Goodbye to the Maw Band
Brian Maw and I decided to part ways this weekend. It’s too bad. I loved playing with the Maw/Preston/Hunter trio. But Brian wanted to put a different band together–a more conventional rock band, as opposed to the decidedly unconventional trio–and the fact that I had…
Unforced Error of the Day; Or, How I (Almost) Fried My RP255
I’m going to be delayed delivering tracks to Brian Maw for the new EP. This afternoon I was setting up to record some tracks for the EP in my hotel room in London. I brought my Digitech RP255 to London with me for that very…
Preparing to record my first EP with Brian Maw
Brian Maw is going into the studio in Idaho Falls this weekend to record some tunes for a new EP. I’m waiting for the mp3s so I can lay down the harmonica tracks in my home studio. One of the first couple of songs will…
New Year’s Eve was incredible…
I played the Sandpiper in Pocatello, ID with Brian Maw on New Year’s Eve, and it was a blast. But it was also different from what I expected, like I had 5 minutes to set up instead of 30, so I didn’t get a chance…
The dog ate my homework and other Idaho tales
Winter Storm Euclid wrecked my plans for a double gig on Dec. 28 in Alta and Jackson, WY. I got out of bed at 2 AM on Dec. 27 to drive to the airport, but alas–my flight was cancelled, and no other way to get…
Back to Idaho for gigs in December
I’m heading back to Idaho after Christmas for gigs with The Maw Band. So far we’re booked to play the Trap Bar at Grand Targhee on the afternoon of Dec. 28, followed by a gig at the Town Square Tavern Bar in Jackson starting at…
Great performance, distorted recording: “So Sweet” with Brian Maw, Nov 16 2012
The quality of the recording attached to this post is not very high, but the performance is killer. This is me playing a Special 20 C harp through my Audix Fireball mic into my Digitech RP355 running a Champ amp model patch, and from there…
RP Tip #20: When you open the door to new sounds, new roles for the harp come too (clips included!)
I played three gigs last week with The Maw Band in Idaho, and of course I used the RP355 on all of them. I recorded all the shows on audio and video, and I’ve already started putting some of those recordings up on this site,…
Three Performances in Idaho with Brian Maw Nov. 16-18!
I’m going out to Idaho this week to play three gigs with Brian Maw on Nov. 16, 17, and 18. I’m really looking forward to these gigs; I’ll be performing with Brian on guitars and vocals, Eli Preston on percussion, and Bernie McBurnski on bass,…
Back in CT, gigging with MPH in Idaho on 22 September
I arrived back in CT about an hour or so ago, late Sunday night. I’ve already made arrangements to play the Oktoberfest in Victor ID with MPH (Brian Maw, Eli Preston, and me) on Saturday 22 September at 2 PM. See you there! Between now…
