Atlanta Show Added
Just added a show in Atlanta – that’s right, Georgia. November 9th at The Five Spot, 8:30 PM, with Paul and Storm. Tickets can be got through Ticketmaster (though they’re not on sale yet), and probably should if you want to be totally safe – the place holds about 180 and there are 125 demands on Eventful, so I’m guessing it will be a big crowd.
Georgia!
Size Doesn’t Matter
I knew ticket sales were low for the Burlington show last night, so I wasn’t surprised to see a smallish crowd. And it really does change the dynamic of a show – the energy level drops, everyone’s afraid to make noise, and that performer-audience feedback loop doesn’t generate as much heat as when there’s a huge mass of people. But as I said last night, the per capita enthusiasm levels were as high as ever (for which I commend the fine people of the great state of Vermont) so I think we all handled ourselves pretty well in the end. Thank you guys for keeping up your end of the bargain – I hope you didn’t mind me trying out some new stuff, but I thought it was better to work without a set list and just see what happened. And as they said in Casablanca, we’ll always have zombies.
Tonight the Iron Horse in Northampton. Onward!
Radiohead: What the?
Radiohead has announced that their new record “In Rainbows” will be sold as a digital download with flexible pricing – fans can choose how much they want to pay for it. They’re also selling a physical item, a kind of superbox with a bonus CD (and some LP “records”!) for 80 bucks. There’s no label, there’s no distribution deal. I think this is a great move for them, and at the very least it’s an experiment the rest of us can learn from – I hope they’ll be forthcoming about the numbers they get. If I had to guess I’d say this plan will get the music to more ears, possibly generate less gross revenue on digital sales, but vastly improve their bottom line – their profit margin is going to be a lot higher than it would be with a label/distributor, plus this is likely to drive plenty more people to live shows and merchandise.
This is what you’ll get when you mess with us…
JoCo in NE
Hey all – a reminder of a couple of shows coming up, plus some new ones.
First an important clarification – this Friday at Johnny D’s in Somerville, MA there is ONLY ONE SHOW. The time was changed to 9:45 and some calendar listings ended up with both the old time and the new time. So don’t come too early and don’t come too late. Just come right on time.
Wednesday 10/3 – Higher Ground in South Burlington, VT
7 PM with Paul and Storm
This is my first time in VT so be nice. Hint: this means you should buy tickets. For God’s sake Vermont, don’t let Texas win.
http://higherground.frontgatetickets.com/choose.php?lid=14405
Thursday 10/4 – Iron Horse in Northampton, MA
7 PM with Paul and Storm
Looking forward to coming back to this place, last time we played there it was a big old blast. Plus it’s close-ish to where I grew up, in comparison to something like San Francisco anyway, so if you look closely you may be able to spot some people I went to high school with in the crowd.
http://www.nbotickets.com/auto_choose_ga.asp?area=9
****NOTE TIME CHANGE****
Friday 10/5 – Johnny D’s in Somerville, MA
9:45 PM with Paul and Storm
What is there to say about Johnny D’s that hasn’t been said already? Nothing.
Sunday 10/14 – Joe’s Pub in NYC
9:45 PM with The Petersons (http://www.petersonic.com)
Excited to play here for the first time – plus if you haven’t seen The Petersons before, you should. I offer my personal money back guarantee.
http://web.joespub.com/caltool/index.cfm?fuseaction=detail&performanceID=3454
Friday 10/19 – Sellersville Theater in Sellersville, PA
8 PM with Paul and Storm
New venue for me, probably a whole new attitude, maybe a makeover, who knows?
http://www.st94.com/music/2007_10.html#coulton
And that’s it for now, though there’s always stuff in the pipeline. Spread the word – see you soon…
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