So much under the bridge

March 11, 2004

The website has been static all this time but I haven't been static all this time. I had the surprise opportunity to open for Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve just this Sunday. Its a rare thing that I perform in front of that many people in a solo acoustic format. When you do that type of thing I think you really have to own the moment. If I'm too nervous, in my own estimation, I only rent the moment. The pressure of this particular situation (an S.R.O. audience stacked with celebrities, rock critics, singer/songwriters, my new management, and EC & Steve themselves) could have been pretty significant. In the end it fell away and came down to me going out there to do something for myself and enjoy the evening. I really did. In the end I love to sing and play. The audience went with me, listened and responded. Its a double edged crowd. If you can't come through with the goods you get shut down but if you're delivering they will give back to you in spades. EC & Steve positively killed. It was a smorgasboard of great music delivered with power and finesse. Elvis's voice is an ever growing force and Steve is mindbogglingly talented and tasteful. Enough has been said about the quality of the writing. As an adjunt to the "writing" I recommend Steve's journal on stevenieve.com.

set list

Someone Who's Cool
Beautiful Pain
Old Mistakes
Something Good
Satisfied
Famous Grave
Always Breaking Heart
the Last Drink

I'm quite excited about the Northey Valenzuela CD and Jesse is just adding a few little things in LA before we solidify the line-up. We're looking for a home for it and all my handlers have high hopes. I'm OK with being dashed on the rocks at this point because I know we've done good work and that's all we can do.