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whoaa what’s up everybody hope you are well and glad to be back in your inboxes.
what have you been up to? seriously, respond to this and let me know. I’m curious, and I’ll share/respond to anything fun in the next go round.
last we talked, things were pretty twisted. luckily, they have since un-twisted—and here we are halfway through the summer a little scattered but stoked on what’s to come.
A few rapid-fire updates:
I’m helping host an open mic every wednesday in Tompkins Square Park. it’s on pause through the month of August (🥵) but come back after labor day and we’ll be rockin’ in the free world.
flew down to Charlotte for a dual purpose visit—hang out with Christian and the Morning Miles crew, and join Ivan, Carlos, and Gorio for RM vs Pachuca in the Club World Cup. all went according to script.
I played a fourth of july show on an east village rooftop while a man in full colonial dress implored me to “play that El Paso song” over and over. some years the rooftop gets fireworks; this year it didn’t.
ran into my former roommate and best friend Dan on a random flight to St Louis—they seated us across the aisle from each other. he was going to a bachelor party, I to a family reunion.
at said family reunion, stayed up until ungodly hours wailing country music with my cousins two decades older. “your mom is my favorite aunt,” one of them confessed. the rugby boys still certainly outpaced us.
anyway, there’s a lot to catch up on—I’ll get right into it:
Upcoming Shows
two of them! one solo and one with the band.
August 10, 7pm | Silvana
How often do you make it up to Harlem? Here’s a good excuse to. An intimate solo set— you, me, and at least a couple songs you probably haven’t heard before.
September 4, 10pm | Pete’s Candy Store
10pm? oh come on, it’s a thursday. we were fun once too. either way freddie and the freeloaders are back at Pete’s so look out—we’ve been practicing.
(poster to come)
Album
this is probably the most significant piece of news: recording on my second album is done! I wrapped it up last weekend in a whirlwind final push.
it’ll still be a minute before it hits the airwaves—it’s off to mr. smooth Esmute next to mix, and then it’s likely a few songs will come out as an EP this fall with the full project to come in 2026.
In the meantime, I’ve got the first rough mix and a few folks have given me some much appreciated feedback, especially my man Peter. if you’d like to have an early listen, shoot me a reply and I’ll send you a link 🙏
Life
like I said, twisty tangles that slowly but surely are managing to un-f*k themselves. I’m out busking in Tompkins most sundays, and between there, Abraço, and St Marks Yoga, I’m managing to hold the physical, emotional, and spiritual threads intact.
so it’s time to build. more soon!