Monthly Archives: April 2011

i keep reflecting on the past few months and i’m still pinching myself. not only am i wrapping up a solo tour (that i wouldn’t have even thought POSSIBLE a year ago) but i still can’t believe chain of events … Continue reading →

I rolled into hull and the grace, anna, and simon (from ace bushy striptease) were at the train station waiting for me with a sign that said, “NAN”. i felt so happy when i saw that.  we went to place … Continue reading →

trip to norwich took 3 trains and 2 tubes from bristol yesterday. i got a pasty at the station. thought of matt as we like to get snacks at train stations. i arrived in norwich around 4 30 and jason … Continue reading →

It was nice to have a couple extra days in london…i was able to rehearse with adey and simon at simon’s new recording studio (called Crank – near woodgreen – what part of london this is i’m not sure as … Continue reading →

woop woop! April 23 – Go Go Disco Nite @ Buffalo Bar (early show 8:35) – w/ london one nite stands! April 23 – Windmill (later show 10:15) – w/ london one nite stands! April 24 – Bristol (Cafe Kino … Continue reading →

wow. i’m really doing this. it’s been a month. i slept for 9 hours last nite after delicious veggie soup and salad at simon and kelly’s house. my plan of show show show and one day off is working brilliantly. … Continue reading →

oh man. oh man. did we just do this? yes. yes we did! Schwervon! opened 4 shows for belle & sebastian – zurich, milan, munich and vienna. and i don’t think we’ve played for that many people ever. it was … Continue reading →

i woke up early this morning after late night in darmstadt. gute stube show was very fun…i played for an hour (a record set length for my solo stuff) and the audience made me feel like i was being very … Continue reading →

so day 2 was driving to martigny from bern. first we went to copy shop where caro works and i burned more copies of “for champs and losers” since i sold more than i expected the first week of tour. … Continue reading →

caro had to work the day of my first swiss show. but luckily it was in bern so tom picked me up mid afternoon (after a luxurious day of lounging in the sun on caro’s balcony and cooking breakfast) and … Continue reading →