Seasonal Stuff

I'm ready for spring. Not this intermittent, neon-orange, proto-apocalyptic spring that winter has continually flirted with, but actual spring. Sunlight, vitamin d, Mr. Blue Sky, the swampy schuykill smell; yes please I'll have those.

Next week I will be heading up to my friend Zach's wonderful ranch to record an album with Brian and Mike from BC Camplight. Zach and his wife Brandy have been kind enough to give us the run of the place, so do want to record the drums in the silo, the barn, or the pool house? I can't think of a better way to blast out the winter cobwebs than a nor'easterly sojourn with a couple mind-bogglingly talented musicians to capture Brian's unique songs.

Before I go, I'll be playing a show on April Fools day with Adam Arcuragi at Silk City (see the flyer below). We also have some New York City dates in mid-April that will be announced shortly.

The Silver Ages have been rehearsing a bit lately, we have had some tantalizing developments lately--nothing is nailed down yet, so I'm a bit hesitant to let the cat out of the bag (check back). At the very least we will be backing up Rogue Wave at the First Unitarian Church on April 15th and cutting some tracks for a limited edition 7" shortly thereafter.

The War on Drugs record has been pressed, it looks great. You can get a free download of the Barrel of Batteries EP in various locations (google it, lazy bones!), it looks like a June release date with touring sure to follow.

Things to look forward to: Frisbee golf, bike rides, dissolving depression, river pots, bonfires, beach trips...

No City for Old Men

My high school friend Zach Sowers died yesterday from a beating he sustained on June 1st 2007. He has been in a vegetative coma since that night when he was brutally and senselessly assaulted outside his home in Baltimore. My other high school friend Justin Bright has an emotional and exhaustive blog about the attack here. Zach was such an unassuming and good natured guy, it's just hard to fathom that he was murdered. So, so sad.

Yesterday a 35 year old starbucks manager was beaten to death at an el stop in Center City Philadelphia at 3 in the afternoon.

What kind of society produces an individual capable of these unspeakable attacks?

Posting Bills

It Insists Upon Itself

The Wire ends, Top Chef begins. The Circle of Life.

Still working on the cat acquisition. Anybody have a spare tabby lying around?

Musically, I'm soldiering on.. albums have been made, and will continue to be made this summer.

If you want to buy the Adam Arcuragi EP that I recorded on my laptop, go to www.adamarcuragi.com. If you'd like to stream it to have a listen, do so:



Books: Caeser and Christ, by Will Durant; The Star of the Unborn, by Franz Werfel; Life After God, by Douglas Coupland; and The Nine Billion Names of God, by Arthur C. Clarke.

Movies: Morvern Callar, Be Kind Rewind, Michael Clayton, The Roman Empire in the First Century.

Lots of photos on my flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/davidjohnhartley