went to a pre-campfire party at club passim last night – was so fashionably late it was basically couture – and I expected to sneak in amid loud mingling; instead I barged in during quiet q&a. so: passim’s matt smith & darlington howland being interviewed by wumb’s dave palmater about the festival, while I ate tofu that I thought was steak (not pictured):

can’t wait to play tomorrow night, I love this place.

not even 5 minutes after buying my elijah t-shirt, these two hot ladies had already fabulously cut up them up, 80′s style, & donned them:

this was at sully’s in hartford where I played w bronze radio return last night.

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If you’re still walking around Boston not knowing who Mieka Pauley is, we really need to do something about that. Her latest, Elijah Drop Your Gun, takes all the smoldering soul of her voice and all the concise urgency of her songwriting and soups them up with more straight-up rock gusto than her largely acoustic past had prepped us for.

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badass Boston folk musician… throaty, tough, stripped-down songs form the perfect counterpoint to the overproduced, overwrought studio stuff that passes for “folk” these days

played a really intimate show tonight w my friends lady clown in brooklyn. no amplification, just in-your-face acoustic, w folks sitting literally a couple feet from me.

here’s lady clown, I drew on the pic so you know who’s who:

finding peace at uncommon ground in chicago:

dwight & nicole were amazing last night as always, we all played at sullivan hall in nyc. I love playing shows with them. actually I want to play shows as nicole; sharing the bill is a close second.

dwight & me taking a creepy break from our post-show drinks: