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The band is very excited to join the bill for Alice Anna’s showcase at the 8×10 on Wednesday March 2nd.  Doors at 7 we’re on at 8pm sharp.  Please get tickets ($10) ahead of time (contact me or any band member or call the club at 410 625 2000) as Alice Anna might sell this show out.

I’ve updated A Video page with some old concert footage – check it out.

I’m now on Twitter – you don’t haveta be a member to follow me at www.twitter.com/GAndersonMusic

Lots of exciting things in the works – please help spread the word!  Support local live music!

G

*** Next FULL BAND gig is Weds, March 2nd @ the 8×10 – 8pm. More info TBA ***

Many thanks to everyone who came out and the folks at Shanty for hosting.  Highlights were my ladies dancing, a serendipitous birthday cover, and a blue-grass rendition of Come Together.  Here’s the tunes (more or probably less in order)

Set 1: Long Black Veil, Off the Record*, Brainchild*, Steal My Kisses, Two Best Friends*, Walking on the Moon, Birthday Song, Love Vigilantes, Brambles and Burrs*, Mary Jane’s Last Dance, My Girl, Mother’s Touch*, Before Now*, One Day, So Sad So Soon*, What’s the Buzz, For now Goodnight*, Benefit of Doubt*, Anthony’s Song, Irish Drinking Song*, Granny, Livin’ on the Edge, Fly Away, Burning down the House, Sex and Candy

Set 2: New Umbrella*, Wolfman’s Brother, Soft-spoken Prophet*, Come Together, Pinch me, Bodies* > Mario themes > Bodies, Gimme 3 Steps, Sand Dune*, Can’t Always Get, Piano Man > Friend of the Devil, Sunny a.m.*, Say it ain’t so, Two Coins, Coffee Cup*, The Good Life

* = originals

Here’s one last reminder to join us this Saturday 29th at Cacao Lane.  It is the last full-band gig for a while so don’t miss it.  Details are on the upcoming shows page.

To whet your live-music-whistle, here’s us performing Bohemian at our last show.  The tune is about being true to yourself, so to me, Mark’s sax solo absolutely nails the bittersweet angst that can sometimes accompany life’s cross-roads.  I’m sure he was thinking exactly that when he played it (smile)… Enjoy!

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This Saturday, January 29th, 2011
Full band @ Cacao Lane (Ellicott City)
with Dropping Sully (duo) & The Roofwalkers
FREE
(full disclosure: Our friends in the Roofwalkers are traveling from NYC for the gig, so we wanted to give them an earlier set-time for maximum exposure.  DS will kick it off around 9:30, then The Roofwalkers around 10:30, and we’ll start our set a little before midnight. So, please plan accordingly and grab a nap before you come out or clear your Sunday morning to sleep in!)

I’ve added two recent shows to the Archive.  Here’s a new upbeat genealogical tune called Seeds of Me from December 3rd – http://www.archive.org/details/gwa2010-12-03 (It is track #2 in the audio player).

Thanks for continuing to spread the word.  Also please keep your ears open and let me know of any good opportunities to play or promote my tunes, especially as we get into spring and summer – Peace.

Hey all,

Thanks for a great gig on Saturday.  More to come on that in future posts.

For now, here’s a OneTrack of Jebediah (originally from my Portraits album).  I used a banjo and layered some keys on the CD version, but also enjoy playing it on guitar with a little harmonica.  To me its like singing a bittersweet western movie.  Hope you enjoy!

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PS – I tidied up the Live and B-sides tracks at www.garrettandersonmusic.bandcamp.com (in the right column under “discography”), so check ’em out for some free chill tunes and covers.  Thanks for helping to spread the word!

Tristan Gilbert (of jazz-fusion band Break the Blue Line, among others) is joining us this Saturday, January 15th @ The 8×10 (we play at 9pm sharp).  To whet your sonic appetite, today’s From the Archive is a performance of our tune Bodies from when TG joined us back in July.

Here’s the link: http://www.archive.org/details/gwa2010-07-10.gwa2010-07-10_sbd

It’s Track 7 in the audio player.  The lyrics are a play on Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” and the groove is one of our favorites to play – Hope you enjoy!

Thanks for a great New Year’s Eve gig.  My solo set included: New Umbrella, Soft-Spoken Prophet, (Cincinnati) Bowtie, Mindy, Irish Drinkin’ Song, and River of Dreams (B. Joel).  Then Josh Anderson joined me on fiddle for a mini-set of the Dave Matthews Band tunes The Stone, Pig, and Lie in our Graves.  For facebookers, here’s a video of our duo-DMB-set (the video is dark but the audio is pretty good!) –  http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=583567963483&comments&notif_t=video_reply

To keep up momentum as we begin 2011, I’m launching a new series of recordings I’m dubbing OneTracks – With these, I’ll capture and share the nuance and feel of quiet solo performances without any over-dubs or edits.  To kick off the series, here’s Brainchild.

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Hope to see some folks at the upcoming shows, starting with this Friday 12/31 ringing in the New Year.  Check out the upcoming shows page for details…

The fourth “From the Archive” is a solo Mindy from July, 2009.  It would be about five months later that I’d use Mindy as the opening song of my Great Unknown album, but that night I was just trying out a new arrangement of the tune to get a feel for it.  I used to play it in a somber dropped D minor but felt like the lyrics and music were disconnected so I wanted to take another crack at the music.  Inspired by Martin Sexton’s bouncy right hand approach, I slapped a capo on the second fret but left the low E open to keep a steady low-end with my thumb against the busier finger-slappin’ throughout.  It clicked, and it has become one of my favorite tunes to perform.

Here’s the link: http://www.archive.org/details/gwa2009-07-09_990

Enjoy, and Happy New Year!

If “G” is my Nick-name, is “Garrett” my Nicholas-name?

Know someone that enjoys clever wordplay? Gift them my music this holiday season – insanely cheap CD discount right now at the Penny Store. I just mailed CDs to Brooklyn, NY this afternoon and I’ll tell ya, it feels great to spread the music. Let’s keep it up!

Thanks for the support.

Sunset in the Rearview was kind enough to post my song “Lonely Eve” this Sunday. I appreciate the recognition and encouraging words – here’s an excerpt:  “Well, Garret Anderson definitely soothed my poor mood, reminded me things aren’t always as bad as they seem, and definitely made me happier to be listening to good music.”

Read the entire post and explore the rest of the blog at www.sunsetintherearview.com

Thanks!

Next show – solo acoustic set on New Year’s Eve at Cacao Lane – see Upcoming Shows for details