Good Times

Damn last night was fun.
Myself, Drew Shoals, Matt Weiers and Guy Tyler played the PDX Underground Series last night to a nicely full room of people(many thanks to everyone who came) who actually dug the hell out of the crazy shit we were playing. The high points for me were probably the two free pieces that we began and ended the first set with. Playing with these musicians is a very powerful thing for me and I felt more excited about the music we made last night than almost any other show I've played since I got here. I think we reached a level of open-music playing that is most often neglected in these parts. Everyone was listening and reacting and playing such great, creative things that I really got high from it. There will surely be more of this group playing around.

Be sure to check out the next PDX Underground date:
April 17th, 9-11pm
Trio Subtonic
They play great brazilian/hip hopish groovy jazz.

Also coming up:
The Guy Tyler Band
w/ The New Sound of Funk and Copacrescent
April 7th @ the Fez Ballroom
Show starts at 9pm, GTB plays at 11
I'm really excited about playing the Fez with this funky soulful band. Please come out and dance and listen, you won't regret it.


Something to check out:
Matt Weiers has been interviewing prominent musicians and composers for some time now and he's finally taking them from the type writer to his website. There are some great, informative conversations here, and a picture of Matt on his sailboat.