Although tour has now ended, I am going to pick up where I left off and continue giving some day-to-day posts from the road. These will lead up to Polyrhythmics’ big shows in Portland this Friday and Bend this Saturday, as well as the grand finale in Seattle on November 24. A few things about […]
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Tour Blog, Fall 2018, Day 8
Although tour has now ended, I am going to pick up where I left off and continue giving some day-to-day posts from the road. These will lead up to Polyrhythmics’ big shows in Portland and Bend this weekend, as well as the grand finale in Seattle on November 24. “Will it play in Peoria?” Before […]
Tour Blog, Fall 2018, Day 7
Although tour has now ended, I am going to pick up where I left off and continue giving some day-to-day posts from the road. These will lead up to Polyrhythmics’ big shows in Portland and Bend this weekend, as well as the grand finale in Seattle on November 24. After Chicago we had an early […]
Tour Blog, Fall 2018, Day 6
Polyrhythmics play Chicago for the first time! My sister has lived in Chicago for some years now, so I was happy she would get the chance to see the band in her town. As it turned out, the venue, the Tonic Room, was about a 10-minute-walk from her apartment, so it was an area I […]
Tour Blog, Fall 2018, Day 5
I should take some time to talk about Stuart Jackson. Stuart has been the touring sound engineer for Polyrhythmics for a year and a half, in addition to providing driving services and getting the van and trailer where it needs to be when we can’t do it as a group. He also is on the […]
Tour Blog, Fall 2018, Day 4
On Tuesday night we played in St. Paul, Minnesota, at a club called Vieux Carre. Vieux Carre is a sit-down dinner club that focuses on the food and culture of New Orleans, as evidenced by the name. The walls of the club are covered with beautiful black and white photos like the one below of […]
Tour Blog, Fall 2018, Day 3
I’m a day or so behind but I’m going to keep going! In Lincoln, Nebraska we played the Zoo Bar, a small blues club that opened in 1973. The walls were covered with old posters and flyers with some of the biggest names in blues music, all of whom had played the Zoo Bar at […]
Tour Blog, Fall 2018, Day 2
Hi Everyone! I’m blogging from Nebraska. Our first show of the tour in Denver went well. I think we’ve built a little following over the several times we’ve played there, and the city has a certain circle of folks that are into creative groove-based music. Also, I always look forward to meeting up with my old friend Justin and his friends […]
Tour Blog, Fall 2018, Day 1
Hi all! I thought I would try to bring the tour blog back (it’s been years!) Last night/this morning I took a 12:50 am flight to Denver, arriving at 4:30 am by myself. The Polyrhythmics van and trailer were somewhere near there at the time, having left Seattle Thursday morning with a few members in […]
Brian Blade Fellowship
I first heard the Brian Blade Fellowship, now known as Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band, in 2003 when they performed at the Ballard Jazz Festival. I was not familiar with any of the musicians in the band except for Blade, and it was honestly one of the most significant turning points in my musical […]