Nov 4, 2012 | *RockHarp Diaries* |
My favorite radio show is “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me.” I save the episodes and listen to them when I’m packing, one of my least favorite jobs of being a touring musician. To my mind, you’ve really made when you’re on the “Not My Job” segment. Wait, wait … I should...
Oct 29, 2012 | *RockHarp Diaries*, Food |
I admit: have never made a soufflé. I am not a good cook. I am founder and curator of The Burnt Food Museum (http://www.BurntFoodMuseum.com.) But I understand that cooking is a metaphor for life. Each day is like a recipe and the order in which you do things can...
Oct 26, 2012 | *RockHarp Diaries* |
We slept in an urban courtyard in Helsinki on the tour buses ’til 5AM, then drove to the harbor, and got to customs some time before 7:30. Everyone left the bus – I grabbed my fanny pack at the last minute, not sure why. I assumed we’d all get off the bus for...
Oct 24, 2012 | *RockHarp Diaries*, Food |
I’m sitting on the pavement in an empty courtyard where the tour-busses are parked. I’m outside the bus because I can’t think inside with all the conversations. “The Circus” is the name of the club where we played tonight in Helsinki, Oct. 23rd, 2012. I’m...
Oct 22, 2012 | *RockHarp Diaries* |
We’re leaving Helsinki and traveling to Tampere, an hour or so away – but still in Finland – for our first show. As I checked out of the hotel, I learned my luggage has just arrived at the airport, but there’s no time to get it, today, so I won’t see it...
Oct 21, 2012 | *RockHarp Diaries*, Tour Diaries |
Sat. Oct. 20 and Sun. Oct. 21, 2012 Five days at home was glorious but brief. This is what it looked like in the evening, honest: My greatest achievement during the break, aside from repacking and submitting my absentee ballot for the Nov. 6 election, was a date with...
Oct 18, 2012 | *RockHarp Diaries*, Events, Performance |
I love when people buy tickets early to my shows — it feels like we’re planning a night out together. So I wanted to make it really fun for people to buy early tix to my 2012 Solstice Show – Regent Theater, Arlington,MA”...
Oct 18, 2012 | *RockHarp Diaries* |
I’ve been on tour with a rock band for the last two months, watching the legendary Steve Vai every night from my spot (behind him and eight feet to his left) – and sharing the stage with four other stellar musicians: Philip Bynoe -bass, Dave Weiner – guitar, ...
Oct 17, 2012 | *RockHarp Diaries*, Events, Performance |
This year’s adventure is joining legendary guitarist Steve Vai on tour for 100 shows in nearly 30 different countries of North America & Europe. That’s an energy I want to capture. And I’ve come up with a plan to do it. Our last show is Dec....
Oct 2, 2012 | *RockHarp Diaries*, Random Thoughts, Tour Diaries |
I don’t know where we are – somewhere between Denver and Boise — but I just woke up early (10:30 AM – it’s early, on a tour-bus), opened the bus curtains and saw … sheep. Sheep running by the side of a two-lane road, with cowboys on horses and herding-dogs. my...
