Summer projects

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Louis

It’s September already, I may as well mention the stuff I’ve been working on this summer. Here’s the first thing:

I’ll have a long wonky set of pages soon describing what this is all about, but to summarize I’ve been restoring a 1979 Honda CT90 and becoming a bike dude, within limits. So far it’s been a lot of buying parts and reading about solvents and oils and polishing creams.

The other project is less tangible, I call it “tour simulation.” It’s meant playing a lot of open mics and small shows mostly out of town, trying out my new songs and a selection of old ones that work well solo. It’s been fun. Tonight I’m in Centralia at the Hub, and a few weeks ago I was at Toorcamp. Check out my Sun Tunnels Facebook page to see photos from that, it was weird.

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I remember this. Has it been ten years already?

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Louis | Leave a comment

Thanks Levi!

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Louis | Leave a comment

Open mics

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Louis

I’m getting into open mics again, partly to prepare for the epic 2-hour show I’m doing in Union, WA in three weeks — not to mention Toorcamp the week after — and partly because it’s fun and you get to meet strangers. I played Shadowland in West Seattle last night, and Molly Maguire’s pub last Monday. I’m going to keep this going: Seamonster Lounge next Monday, Hopvine or Skylark the next Wednesday after. Let’s hang out.

If you’re into open mics this page is priceless: openmikes.org. It lists open mics all over the country. Many thanks to Paul Roub for setting it up. You used to have to look in a newspaper. One for every city. Stacks of them. So wasteful. Life has never been easier.

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New old song

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Louis

This is an old song (~11 years) and old recording (~4 years) but a new mix. I’m never quite satisfied with the mixes I do of this song, but this one is pretty good with headphones. I’ll keep at it.

In other news, I set up a Facebook page for Sun Tunnels. Come on and like me. The Facebook corporation will use the fact that you like me to display personalized ads for related goods and services. I wonder what they’ll try to sell you? What says “Sun Tunnels?” Deodorant? Major appliances? I can’t wait to find out.

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