Just wanted to say the album release is finally coming up! October 23rd at Tip-Top Bar & Grill. Eric and I will be appearing on John Sinkevics’ morning show tomorrow at 11am to get the word out. We’ll also sitting in for Ars Nova’s appearance on GR Live at HOME at the BOB Thursday the 20th to a couple songs, as we’re doing the CD release together and they were kind enough to invite us. I’ll be putting the album up on Bandcamp when it gets a little closer to time.
Recording
Just checking in to say I’m not dead…I’ve just been playing a lot of shows. Gots to pay them bills somehow. Some friends and I have been working on an album; we laid down some tracks at Atelier Studios in Ada last month and have been polishing things up; we’re going to finish it up home-style and put it out sometime later this year, most likely.
Radio Appearance on Local Spins Live
Hey all…I’m going to be talking and singing on the Local Spins Live portion of John Sinkevics’ radio show this Wednesday at 11am. 1340 AM WJRW. So give a listen! It’ll also be archived at localspins.com.
Just Keepin’ Current…
Hey all. These are the shows I’ve got going on in the next couple of months. Unencumbered by the burden of gainful employment as I am, I’m going to be hitting the phones even harder, so there’ll be more to come. Fingers crossed. Anyhoo…
December 18, Elk Brewing (Grand Rapids), 8-11
January 24, The Hideout (Grand Rapids), 8:30-10:3
January 30, Right Brain Brewery (Traverse City), 7-9
February 28, Saugatuck Brewing Co. (Saugatuck), 6:30-10:3
March 13, Michigan By the Bottle (Shelby), 7-9:30
Dale Wicks on Twitter
I have a Twitter account now, so you know Twitter has officially peaked! Anyhow, it’s https://twitter.com/DaleWicksMusic, and I’ll be talking about my various gigs and recording projects…kind of like here, but in 140 characters or less.
I also put a few new tracks up in the music section from Real Still Life. I’ve outgrown the recordings, cringeworthily so, but the songs are still good, so you may listen if you do not judge. Those are at https://dalewicks.bandcamp.com/album/real-still-life. There are more songs on there, but I thought I’d start with these five, so as to not appear too clownish.
New Full-Time Gig…
Tomorrow, I begin the exciting life of a professional musician. Meaning I’ll be otherwise unemployed, so time to start gettin’ serious about these bookin’ thangs. Here are the ones I have coming up:
Michigan By The Bottle (Shelby, MI) 7:00 – 9:00
Elk Brewing (Grand Rapids, MI) 8:00 – 11:00
Saugatuck Brewing Co. (Saugatuck, MI) 6:30-10:30
Upcoming Shows
Hi! I found out how to update this again. Just wanted to tell you about some shows I’ve got coming up. Since this is the part of this site I can update, this is where I’ll probably be doing it henceforward.
8/10 – The Hideout, Grand Rapids (7 pm)
8/16 – Quinn & Tuites, Grand Rapids (9 pm, playing bass for Spanking Monica)
8/29 through 8/31 – The Draught House, Mackinac, (9 pm)
9/5 – Right Brain Brewery, Traverse City (7 pm)
9/11 – Elk Brewery, Grand Rapids (8 pm)
9/20 – The Joshua Dennis Block Party Bash, Grand Rapids (9pm)
2014 Jammies
Did everybody hit the WYCE Jammies this year? I try to make it out just so I can see all of my music friends that I don’t get to talk to as much as I like. I also stopped by Hub’s Inn to see Sam and Emma’s frenetic stage show and Stovepipe Stover’s one-beard band, who I try to catch whenever he’s in town. He comes correct.
Website goin’ live
Website goin’ live today! It’s kind of an exciting moment. Many thanks to Myles at http:www.rtrostudios.com for his design skills and technical support. Still attempting to get the CD release at Founders set up…not an easy task! I’ll let you know when I’ve got something; I’m hoping this fancy new website will help sweeten the pot.