Howdy. Sean here.
Occasionally I get comments on my Myspace page asking me where I’ve been, what I’ve been up to, and when I’m playing new shows. After all, I’ve been pretty bad lately at booking shows, sending out emails, updating my webpage, and the like.
No, I’m not dead.
I’m not slacking. (Ok, maybe a little.)
I haven’t given up music.
Actually, I’m really freakin’ busy these days. Drumming. Here’s a brief synopsis:
My longest running gig, and most consistent, is playing drums almost every Sunday morning in the house band for Seattle Unity Church. Located just on the north side of Denny Park. It’s a trip. David Loy plays the piano most Sundays, and Jason Lindgren plays bass. It’s exactly the type of all-encompassing church you would expect to find in the heart of Seattle. We get jazzy, funky, gospel-y, and sometimes a little klesmer-y. (Yup. It’s a word now.)
And to make up for all my churching, I also play pretty often with Skagit Valley band, Howlin’ Lane Fernando and the Angels of Sin. Oh, the stories I could tell you. Typically our shows involve a lot of songs about drinking, murder, death, drugs, heartache, drinking, lost love, and a gospel tune or two thrown in for good measure. Jason Lindgren plays bass in this group as well. The bastardly handsome Adam Bratman plays guitar (occasionally with his teeth) and Howlin’ Lane Fernando dances around in front of the band, mumbling into the mic from behind his mirrored aviator shades. Our tunes include selections from the repertoire of Hank Williams, Hank II, Hank III, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Elvis, Wilco, the Grateful Dead, The Band, The Byrds, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, the Carter Family, and Social Distortion (among others). It’s all interspersed with Lane’s own tunes and some good harmonies. When we play, people dance, dammit!
Upcoming shows:
November 17th 8pm @ the Swinomish Casino in Anacortes, WA
November 30th 9pm @ the Watertown Pub in Anacortes, WA
December 1st 8pm @ the Corner Tavern in Bow, WA
The Robin Moxey Trio, on the other hand, is a little more stripped down, a little more blues, a little closer to the ground, and requires a little more sweat. brother Aaron helps out on bass to back up the powerhouse that is the one and only Robin Moxey. We don’t mess around. Once a month you can find us making an appearance at my favorite Seattle venue, the Highway 99 Blues Club.
Upcoming shows:
November 21st, 8:30 pm @ the Highway 99 Blues Club in Seattle, WA
January 18th & 19th @ the Halftime Saloon in Gig Harbor, WA
U277 is a new band. Based on an old band. My good friend Stephen Minor, who has tried his whole life to keep from sounding like Bono, finally embraced it when he approached brother Aaron about starting a U2 tribute band. They asked me. Then they asked me if I knew any good bass players. So I asked Jason Lindgren (who happens to look a lot like Adam Clayton). We try to cover the entirety of U2’s catalog, and are always expanding our repertoire. With only a handful of shows already under our belt, this band has proven to be one of the most fun, best rehearsed, and best attended band shows that I’m involved in. My favorite moment of the whole set: during Bullet The Blue Sky, when the lights go down and Bono-Steve busts out his huge spotlight to scan the crowd while improvising on Bono’s iconic rant.
Upcoming shows:
December 6th, 9pm @ the Swiss in Tacoma, WA
January 11th, 9pm @ Station 56 in Tacoma, WA
About a month ago, my good buddy Phil O’Sullivan asked me if I would be interested in playing on his album. So I did, and it’s done now. We made a band, and started playing shows.
Upcoming shows:
November 15th @ Doyle’s Pub in Tacoma, WA
November 29th @ The Swiss in Tacoma, WA
Ok. Who else? Kristin Connell. Michael O’Neill. Jakob Breitbach. Jes Raymond. Rupert Wates. Michael Stillwater. Probably some more I can’t think of right now.
Oh, and also, I’m working on more original stuff. An album is due out in Spring or early Summer, so keep yer eyes and ears peeled. I’ll be posting sneak previews here. Sneaky. I know.
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Hard to believe it’s November already! What with Daylight Saving Time over and the days growing colder, one might be tempted to slip into pre-holiday hibernation. But fear not, party people! 