As of August, 8th, my small, hometown, Appleton WI., will be hosting a 4 day music fest with over 100 artists/bands and more than 30 venues. It is a HUGE undertaking and I am anticipating that it will create the same energy, band romances, and inspiration that the original SXSW did for me. Yep. I was there. Waaaaay back when. I was much cooler then … but nowhere near as good. heh. that’s me waaaaay Read more…
Back in 2008, I decided I wanted a change. I was tired of my stuff and thought that if I re-arranged the furniture and hung new art, I would start moving in a new direction. I changed the direction of the couch and it was much more pleasing ~ it gave me a little boost. I cleaned out my bookcase and I felt a little lighter. I decided to focus on purple as my new Read more…
Every Saturday afternoon under the Live Oak in the luscious Opa garden … We’re back back to our best from 3-5pm on Saturdays at Opa, on South Lamar, in the 78704. We’ve been working on a slew of new material and doing our dang’dest to keep the current material fresh and funky. After falling asleep at 11:30pm on NYE, I made a 2013 resolution to try to be fun this year. I haven’t been called Read more…
Hey All! As usual, as always, as what it’s been for 5 years …. I’m playing every Sunday night. At the Winching hour from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. It all began with me ‘n Matt Giles on West 6th and has gotten greasier and gone further South by the year. Now-a-days, you’ll find Tanya & The Dirty Mercy on Sunday’s late afternoon at Opa! ~ 6-8pm Singing the sun down under Opa Lights. Opa is located where Oltorff hits S. Lamar in Read more…