On The Road...again

It's been a while since the last post and I apologize for the delay. The last couple months have been decently busy - a few gigs, some driving, good food, and nicely settling into my place here in Silverlake. I'm still trying to get things sorted out for a fall tour - my trip back to the UK might have to wait until the Winter but we'll see what happens.
This coming week I'll be heading out on the road for a few days - first, on Friday, I'll be heading to Cottonwood, AZ to play at the Main Stage - which is a new place in the Verde Valley and I'm looking forward to checking it out. The second show is back in Orange County on Saturday night down at Alta Coffeehouse on the Balboa Peninsula - starting at 8 to 10:30pm. Then Sunday at The Cinema Bar in Culver City - my friend Laura Jay will be starting off the night. It will be her first show and I'll be playing guitar with her. Laura writes some great melodic/Americana-ish songs and the music will start around 9pm. Then my band will hit the stage in the 10 o'clock hour.
After a couple days back at the day job then I'll head back to Arizona and play at the Flagstaff Brewing Co. on Thursday the 27th and Friday at Vino Loco from 6 to 8 which is just about a block away in the downtown area. On Saturday I'll head back to California - back to the Cinema Bar for my friend Todd Kivi's Going Away/Retirement party. It's going to be a 2 night party - Friday and Saturday - and I'm happy to be included in the show. I'll be playing on Saturday night - 9pm. After what I know will be a long night, on Sunday I head up the coast to Paso Robles to finish the month at the Paso Robles Brewing Co. 3 to 6pm that afternoon. As Always, I'm looking forward to getting on the road...again.
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Here are some photos from the last couple months

Driving through San Francisco streets

The Bay Bridge from the Ferry building

The stage at Grant and Green in North Beach

Jeremiah and the Red Eyes at Grant and Green in San Fran - (yours truly, Tommy Bele on bass, and Matthew Magener on drums)

An awesome day walking along Sunset Blvd - with the Hollywood sign in the distance

Tarts in a case in Silverlake - Cuscatleca Bakery - they do some great work there

Huevos Rancheros at Millie's on Sunset in Silverlake (I love my neighborhood)

My buddy Eddie Elliott playing at Standing Sun Wines in Buellton, CA

Jeremiah and the Red Eyes - onstage at The Echo for the Grand Ole Echo - May 19th with Laura Jay on vocals, Matt Magener on drums, and Mike Brady on bass - one of the many configurations of The Red Eyes

My favorite taco truck - Echo Park, CA

Jackie Bristow playing in Santa Ynez, CA - with Mark Punch on guitar and John on bass

The horse ranch where Jackie played in Santa Ynez

Two of my new friends

On the beach on Hwy. 1 just above Ventura

Jackie Bristow and Mark Punch onstage at Standing Sun Wines in Buellton - another great night of music

A day of barbecuing - pork shoulder and a chicken - 7 hours of smoking - I was pretty happy with it in the end.

The laundromat

yours truly,
Jeremiah

Photos from the road in March

Back home in LA - after driving 5,500 miles throughout March. For the most part it was a good time - some exhausting drives though - like that one across Texas. Heading up the coast was a great way to end the March Tour. I'll be back out on the road for a trip up to San Francisco at the end of this month but I'm looking forward to when I can get out for a longer stretch. For now I have these photos from the road
yours truly,
Jeremiah

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On the road - heading east from Denver

Gates' BBQ in Kansas City - mixed plate - ribs, ham, and beef - a huge serving and very good.

Heading to Nashville from St. Louis - crossing the state line from Kentucky

In Knoxville, TN - on the bill to play on the air on WDVX's the Blue Plate Special

The stage at the WDVX studio - which is also the Knoxville Visitor's Center in downtown Knoxville

Onstage at The Blue Plate Special

The Danberry's - from Nashville, TN - they were very good

On the road through Kentucky

The Southgate House Revival in Newport, KY - which is a town right across the river from Cincinnati

The lounge of the Southgate House - a cool place and I look forward to coming back

Driving into St. Louis

Onstage in St. Louis at The Heavy Anchor

The Dead Soldiers from Memphis, TN at The Heavy Anchor - they were awesome

Back in Nashville at the Fat Bottom Brewery watching a band with Mikaela

Leaving Nashville - on an overcast morning - soon a storm come rolling in

Heading back to the west - on the road in Arkansas

Some incredible Texas BBQ in Sulphur Springs at Bodacious BBQ

A full moon night in Flagstaff, AZ

The San Francisco Peaks - as seen from Flagstaff, AZ

On the I-40 just east of Kingman, AZ

Home in Los Angeles

The stage at Standing Sun Wine in Buellton, CA

Almost home - March Tour

Here - back in Flagstaff, Arizona - a favorite town of mine and I'm glad that this is the last stop before heading back to LA. It's been a busy month of traveling - playing lots of shows, seeing friends and family - and it's going to be strange to go back to life in LA - back to the day job and back to the day to day things.
My last official show was Friday night in St. Louis - it was good one at the Heavy Anchor - a crowd that was listening and I caught up with an old friend - and the Dead Soldiers who were from Memphis, TN were really good. My cousin Mike and I ran into them later at Mangia. The next day I drove back to Nashville to see friends before leaving the area completely. The drive is only 5 hours and by that point really easy to get there.
It ended up being a quiet, relaxing night and after a decent night of sleep I woke up ready to head back to the west. I had wanted to get to Dallas, but I got out of town a little later than expected - I had stopped by Trader Joe's on the other side of town to see some friends before leaving. A storm started rolling in - a storm that brought rain and later, snow. That night I only made it to Texarkana which isn't too far down the road, but the weather and my late start and the fact that Dallas was still a ways away that night, I stopped right there on the Texas border.
The next day I had wanted to make it to Las Cruces, New Mexico - a good 12 hours away - so I prepared myself for a long day of driving. I made several stops along the way - once for BBQ in Sulphur Springs and coffee in Abilene - and then no major stop until I rolled into New Mexico. I was pretty beat. It's a strange thing to be in your car driving for that long alone. Thoughts of the past come into my mind - and thoughts about the future - listening to music keeps things interesting, although occasionally I'll continue with no music. I was happy when I got into my motel room that night and was able to rest.
Yesterday I woke up not sure of where I wanted to go. It's about 13 hours or so to get back to LA and I didn't want to spend another day driving. So I asked some friends in Arizona about what was going on and my friends in Flagstaff said that they were planning dinner and a bit of a guitar jam - so I decided to head there.
I drove up through the mountains of south west New Mexico and into the eastern mountains of Arizona - all places I hadn't seen before. It was a good drive - although by the 5th hour I was ready to be there. I hooked up to the I-40 in Holbrook and cruised into Flagstaff just as the sun was setting in the sky. It felt good to be back in this town - and out of the car. I was able to see the full moon rise up into the sky and had a great night with some great friends.
It's about a 7 hour drive back to LA from here. I need to time it so that I miss the worse of the LA traffic - so I'm more than happy to just hang out in town for a bit more - a bit more of a reprieve from reality.
yours truly,
Jeremiah

In Between Days - Tour Break

Back in Southern California for a few days - took care of some business this morning, going to work tomorrow and then the next, then on Monday I fly back to Denver and continue eastward with the tour. It'll be a stop in St. Louis, a stop in Nashville, then early Thursday morning on the 21st I'll head to Knoxville, Tennessee to play on the WDVX show The Blue Plate Special - 12 noon EASTERN standard time. Here's the link:
WDVX Blue Plate Special
From Knoxville I head up to the Cincinnati area and play from 10pm to 1am at The Southgate House Revival in Newport, KY - which is right across the river from downtown Cincinnati. This place has been good to me in the past and I'm looking forward to coming back to this venue.
After the Southgate House I'll be driving over to St. Louis to play Friday night, the 22nd, at The Heavy Anchor - which is a place I played last year - it's a cool spot and I'm glad that they're having me back.
It'll be nice to be out on those midwest and southern roads once again - I'm looking forward to getting some BBQ too.

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Here are some photos from the rest of The Homesick Blues Tour

Mikaela Dewar at Vino Loco in Flagstaff, AZ

The road out of Flagstaff

Monument Valley

The town of Frisco, CO - a rest stop on our drive through the mountains as the snow fell and fell

Chris Evans and yours truly in Denver

Mikaela and I at The Laughing Goat in Boulder, CO

Chris and I at The Laughing Goat

Mikaela and I at the KRFC studios in Fort Collins - after our Live @ Lunch show

On the road to Taos - Southern Colorado mountains

The sign for the Taos Inn - where I played that night

Taos, New Mexico

Some mighty fine huevos rancheros at The Coffee Spot in Taos

Flying high over Colorado
thanks for looking
yours truly
Jeremiah