Quick missive about the latest happenings regarding my collaborations with Heather Christian: 1) June 1st we release our 8th Heather Christian & the Arbornauts album, Hymn. It was mastered at Abbey Road Studios and frankly it’s our strongest work yet. Can’t wait for this to get into your ears. 2) June 23rd: Come to NY premiere of Lemon at BAM! The film is Lemon, directed by Janicza Bravo and features Brett Gelman, Judy Greer, and Michael Cera. The soundtrack…

Playing with this monster band late night at Jazz Fest in New Orleans – Wed May 3 at DBA on Frenchman at 2am…

Click through to see details on the late night shows I’ll be playing during Jazz Fest in New Orleans this year…

Tue May 2 @ Howlin Wolf – 11:59pm – Playing the music of one of New Orleans’ legendary figures…

Sometimes you have a gut feeling about what could happen if you get a particular combination of people in the room to make music together – a feeling that it could be something really fun could go down. And that is exactly the experience I had this week with vocalist Sasha Masakowski (Trash Magnolia/Jason Lindner/Zach Danziger) and Jason Nazary (Little Women/Bear in Heaven). My friends in KOLARS were generous and trusting enough to let me open their record…

The next record from Heather Christian & the Arbornauts is now getting mastered at Abbey Road Studio as we speak. We actually recorded this album in 2012, but then ended up releasing 6 *other* EPs last year before getting a chance to finish mixing it. Here’s where you can find Heather’s albums. It’s the the second half of the double record House/Hymn, both done in collaboration with esteemed producer/engineer/mixer Brian Bender (who also produced the…

Proud to have played on the soundtrack composed by Heather Christian for this hilarious, quirky feature film directed by Janicza Bravo. The film premiered at the Sundance Film festival and stars Brett Gelman, Judy Greer, and Michael Cera, among many others. The film debuted at Sundance and was picked up by Magnolia Pictures for distribution. It will debut in theaters later this year. I’ll be sitting in with a few bands during the music portion of SXSW. Keep an…

NYC GIG ALERT! I’m fking stokedddd to say (surprise!) I’m playing at Mercury Lounge this Friday opening for my friends KOLARS. I had the pleasure of watching them for 4 months last year when they opened up for Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds and they’re up to great things. It’s their album release show – but also, check out their killer new music video below. What *I’m* doing: it’s gonna be an adventure. I’ve…

come for Jagged Little Pill, stay for the second set superjam. AFTER SHOW EDIT: Playing with Mikey and Nate was nothing short of a dream come true… stay tuned for more on that front. It was an honor to share the stage with 4 unbelievably talented singers – Jennifer Hartswick (Trey Anastasio Band), Shira Elias and Sammi Garret (Turkuaz), and Mayteana Morales (Pimps of Joytime). They SLAYED that Alanis. Here’s a little fan-shot clip from a moment “Wake Up…