Wait (or scroll forward) until I pan the camera on the audience and you’ll see the nifty tablecloths and floating candles, plus a huge curtain that reminded me of Batman’s cape.
The sound is once again strangely warbly, but it’s still kinda interesting to have artifacts like this of my live shows. Do you need a link to view the video? It’s at http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/5124227. Enjoy!
Last night I made some amazing broccoli with peanut sauce from a recipe in Molly Katzen’s Vegetable Dishes I Can’t Live Without. Here’s my summary:
Broccoli:
- boil water, then reduce to simmer
- throw broccoli in for 2-3 minutes
- remove from hot water, rinse to cool
Peanut Sauce:
- mix peanut butter, honey, and a bit of hot water
- when it’s smooth, add dash of cider vinegar
- mix and add cayenne pepper, crushed garlic, salt
For the full “Tad’s Saturday night” experience, dip tender crisp broccoli in the peanut mix and watch a Star Trek movie.
This show was a return engagement at Duke University’s Campus Concert Series in the Bryan Student Center. Specifically, it’s a return to their Armadillo Grill in the basement.
When preparing for the webcast, I tweaked the audio/video settings to try and get a clearer picture and sound, and it’s a little better, but the audio is still kinda warbly. Oh, and if the video doesn’t appear in this posting, it’s also up at http://tinyurl.com/tadwebcast
Following me on the bill at this show was Duke student and hiphop artist TOON.
Last night I played at a sandwich shop in Durham that has music on Thursdays. I’ve played there a number of times. It’s pretty chill, sometimes a little too chill, as in, folks are eating dinner and no one wants to be the only one to clap. But it’s still a nice little place and I get paid a little and get a free quesadilla. So last night I used their wireless to stream this show live on my Ustream channel.
I’ve been trying to do that more, any place I play that has Internet. The video’s a little pixelated, the audio is a little warbly. I’m still figuring it all out, but how cool is it that I can broadcast easily and be seen live anywhere in the world? And then archive my entire 2-hour show for future (blurry) viewings, for free? Enjoy the show, ye interested parties, and if the video doesn’t embed for some reason in this posting, here’s a link.
I’m returning to Duke to play the Campus Concert Series tonight at 7:30pm. It’s in the Armadillo Grill downstairs in the Bryan Center. For directions, go to Shows and click on the little globe icon.
Also, depending on internet availability, I’ll try to stream video of the show live on my Ustream channel. Just check my Twitter status to get a link. Oh, you don’t already follow my sandwich updates on Twitter? I’ll bet you can guess the link.
Enchiladas and live music, woohoo! Let’s see, any other news? There’s a strange burned plastic / cigarette smell in my room that I can’t figure out or find the source of. Fingers crossed that it’s benign.
See you tonight!
All my online activities have slowed down this winter. I’m not even tweeting the contents of my sandwiches as frequently, and for this I will try to make amends. Check my Twitter feed for references to donkey meat and gloriously free cups of ice.
I have used up all my rolls of online fat and am hungry to produce new content. Thus, you should know that I am performing in Charlotte NC on Saturday Jan 16 at the Midtown Plaza location of Common Market, everyone’s favorite punkrock deli. Know also that I will be at Carrboro NC’s own Open Eye Cafe for a Sunday brunch show from 12 – 2 pm on Sunday Jan 24 and in the underground and mostly smoke-free Cave in Chapel Hill NC the following week, on Sunday, Jan 31 at 9 pm.
Why two hometown shows in a row? And on weird days and times? For love of my friends Caleb and Joel. Caleb Hawley is joining me at the Open Eye Cafe, and he’s a wonderful, soulful Stevie Wonder of a fingerstyle guitarist from NYC. Likewise, Joel Ackerson, lately of Reno NV, is touring the East Coast with a new record and I want to play tennis with him. So I set up a show for him at the Cave on the only day he’s in town. Joel’s music is serious: it wears glasses to connote how serious it is about catchy tragedy. Glasses also protect Joel’s music from the flying glass splinters of your shattering heart at his shows.
In other news, I was thrilled recently to learn that I’ve won an ASCAP Plus award! It’s a small cash prize that recognizes emerging artists who play a lot of shows but don’t get a whole lot of radio play. Considering how many hardworking performing songwriters there are out there, it’s pretty awesome to be selected, and an honor. Thanks, ASCAP!
Ok, I made some calls and it’s confirmed, I’m coming to Charlotte to play tonight at 8pm. It’s at Common Market on South Tryon St. Come out and let’s warm our toes together in a punkrock deli!
Tonight’s show at Harry’s Market was cancelled due to snow. Fingers crossed, we’ll see what happens for tomorrow’s show in Charlotte. Keep ya posted.
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