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• Artist: John Colvert
• Date: Saturday, May 11th 2013
• Time: 7:00pm
• City: John Colvert in Arlington, MA
• Venue: Arlington Musicians Alive and Kicking at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Address: 41 Forster St.
• Country: United States
• Admission: Adults $10 / Seniors $5
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I’ve been looking forward to going out on the road with these guys (and gal!) for awhile now.  This is going to be a very new and different experience and I can’t wait to share it with you!

Love,
John

Wednesday, March 27th
Tin Angel – Philadelphia, PA
w/ Patrick Coman, Amy Alvey, Mark Kilianski, Kyle Swartzwelder, and LIAT

Thursday, March 28th
Acoustic Cafe – Bridgeport, CT
w/  Patrick Coman, Amy Alvey, Mark Kilianski, and Brian Dolzani

Friday, March 29th
Local 121 – Providence, RI
w/ Patrick Coman, Amy Alvey, Mark Kilianski

Saturday, March 30th
Perks and Corks – Westerly, RI
w/  Patrick Coman, Amy Alvey, Mark Kilianski

Sunday, March 31st
Jalopy Theatre – Brooklyn, NY
w/  Patrick Coman, Amy Alvey, Mark Kilianski, Alec Gross, and Julie Kathryn

Friday, August 10th 2012 @ 9pm
Lizard Lounge
1667 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tickets: $8
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For these two very special shows, I got together with my old pal and videographer, Patrick Bosworth a few days back made some candles for the merch table! Check out the video!

We have also been asked to play the side stage at the Bank of America Pavillion for John Prine and Lucinda Williams with our close friends Patrick Coman and the Lo-Fi Angels! That’s on August 19th.  Both John and Lucinda are heros of mine, and this is a true honor.  More on that soon too!

First, on December 21st we’ll be celebrating The Band’s 1968 debut album “Music From Big Pink” by teaming up with Patrick Coman and the Lo-Fi Angels, Sam Otis Hill and Co., and others.  The extra cool part is that we will be PLAYING THE ALBUM FROM COVER TO COVER!  This is a once and a lifetime show and I’m thrilled to pay homage to one of my greatest influences.

December 21st
For the Sake of the Song: Music From Big Pink
Great Scott
1222 Commonwealth Ave.
Alston, MA
9:00pm
Tickets

Then, we’ll keep the party going the next night, across the river at one of our favorite clubs, Toad!  This show is FREE and we’ll be joined by some of our favorite special guests (TBA)

December 22nd
TOAD
1912 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA
10:00pm
FREE!

Hope to see you out there!

- John

]]> http://www.johncolvert.com/wordpress/2011/11/december-21st-and-22nd-boston-and-cambridge/feed/ 0 http://www.johncolvert.com/wordpress/2011/11/music-from-big-pink-the-news-gyros-and-yanni/ http://www.johncolvert.com/wordpress/2011/11/music-from-big-pink-the-news-gyros-and-yanni/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 07:23:00 +0000 johncolvert http://www.johncolvert.com/?p=627 Continued]]> First off, Happy Thanksgiving!  I am so thankful for my friends (current and future), girlfriend, family, and bandmates.  I think picking up an instrument has always been a perfect storm for me.  I would never be doing what I am without all of your continued love and support. Thank you.

Now, to the bazaar stuff.

I only read the news before bed.  I also fear that I’m going crazy.  Both are true.  It was about 2 years ago that we moved into our little palace over the dentist’s office.  When we moved in we quickly decided to go without cable.  All that I would miss were Bruin’s games (which I’ve found a way around… shhh) and the Discover Channel (Mythbusters to be exact).

Before I moved to where I am now,  I made a conscious effort to be mindful of my daily news intake (other than Colbert and The Daily show… I guess I forgot Comedy Central). Honestly… it’s just so damn depressing.  But now, working from home and without TV in the house I’ve found myself waiting until just before bed to sit and read the news on my phone.  Apparently the only time of day that I am willing to sacrifice for police brutality and more Michele Bachmann bullshit is my sleep. What I find even more crazy is that it’s kind of addicting… in a pretty ef’ed up sort of way.  One article after another about how all of us are going to hell in a hand basket… I have got to stop and I don’t understand why I can’t.

I know, that sounds bad.  Being up on current events is important, so perhaps I just need to change my intake method.  As of now, I get sucked into the news for an hour or two every night before bed, then when I finally muster the courage, or when my phone dies, I put it away and try to sleep.  But I’m still stuck awake mulling everything over for another hour or two before I finally pass out.

This is where the crazy comes in.  Not only am I stuck awake, but I’m usually exhausted and borderline delirious by this point, so at first I’ll be pondering Greece’s financial crisis, then I’ll find myself actually panicking as I drift in and out of sleep about having never had a gyro in Greece before everyone just packs up and (grape) leaves!

But fear not.  In my dream that night I was actually attending Yanni at the Acropolis 2 (God, I hope it was in 3D) where Yanni himself (in a tux) handed me a gyro… that had a pound of french fries sticking out of the top… because someone told me recently that Greek gyros have french fries in them… go figure.

Currently it’s 1:30am the morning after Thanksgiving.  My goal tonight is simple.  Take a night off from reading the news.  They say that the last thing you are thinking of before sleep makes its way into your dreams.  So here is my concern: if I typically start with the Greek financial meltdown and end with Yanni 2… what happens tonight when I start with Yanni?

Be well,
John

The surgery itself was a cinch (minus waking up during it, but I was so stoned I wouldn’t have cared if they chopped my legs off). Next I know, I’m in the recovery room. The surgeon and nurse we talking to me and asking questions, but I was completely fixated on a black and white sign across hallway. Immediately I was frustrated. I could tell that the letters were BIG AS SHIT, but I couldn’t read them. Everything was blury and there was a voice in the back of my head whispering “whatever he is saying is probably important. Pay attention or you’re going to die”. I couldn’t. Instead I decided that this sign must be an eye chart and the doctor was just telling me to read line 6… that’s when I started to freak myself out a bit. I couldn’t find the giant E! That’s when I fell asleep again.

I woke up about 10 minutes later a bit more sober, asked the nurse to pass me my phone, and sent out a few texts letting folks know I was doing well and to my ride telling them that I was ready.

So here I am a couple of days later with a couple of percocets in my system, BORED AS HELL. I can’t remember the last time I’ve been so immobile and it’s driving me mad. I’ve tried to watch movies, but I pass out during the opening credits. I have a stack of books that I’ve been wanting to get through, but I’m out cold by the first page. I’ve tried playing guitar, but I’m only comfortable laying on my stomach. My friend suggested I lay down on an ironing board and hang the guitar underneath. It’s frustrating.

I was told to chill out and write a newsletter… I wish I had thought of this yesterday. So here we are, and let me tell you that it’s nice to do something!

In music land, we got our first mix finalized! We’ve got a long road ahead and lots of recording left, but it’s nice to have a shiny reward along the way. I’ll be sharing the track with ya’ll soon! We have also been working out a handful of new tunes for the stage that we’re excited to show you! We’ve got a Cambridge show coming up in a couple of weeks (more on that below).

Thanks to all for the well wishes. Looking forward to getting back to work on the album real soon!

Be well,
John