I've taken a break from the road to mix and release the two albums' worth of material I recorded last fall. It's going well and I hope to have the first, "In Place", ready for a September release. Then I'll be touring again in October.

Upcoming dates:

May 14, 2011 In The Flow festival, Sacramento CA

April 22, 2011 Launch Music Festival, Lancaster PA

April 16, 2011 Steelstacks (in the Creativity Commons), Bethlehem, PA

March 20, 2011South Oxford Space, Brooklyn, NY

March 8, 2011 Studio 1510, Oakland, CA (duo w/Laurie Amat, plus Tiny Owl)

March 7, 2011 Luna's Cafe, Sacramento, CA (quartet w/Ross Hammond)

March 5, 2011 Brainwash, San Francisco, CA

March 4, 2011 Asana Tea House, Santa Cruz, CA

March 2, 2011 Borders Books, Bakersfield, CA

March 1, 2011 Songwriters at Play, Steynberg Gallery, San Luis Obispo, CA (w/Tim Pacheco)

February 27, 2011 Plush, Tucson, AZ

February 25, 2011 Borders Books, National City, CA (San Diego)

February 24, 2011 Viento y Agua, Long Beach, CA (w/Tearing Up Jake)

February 22, 2011 Taix, Los Angeles, CA (w/Pi Jacobs)

February 18, 2011 Appalachian Brewing Company, Camp Hill, PA (15th annual Millennium Music Conference)

February 12, 2011 House concert, Philadelphia, PA

November 14, 2010 Caffe Vivaldi, New York, NY (w/Heather Kropf)

November 13, 2010 MilkBoy Coffee, Bryn Mawr, PA (w/Heather Kropf)

October 20, 2010 , Hootenanny, Albany, CA (w/Fisted Lizard (Moe Staiano, Lucio Menegon, & John Shiurba), PG-13 (Philip Greenlief, John Shiurba, & Thomas Scandura), Lob Instagon)

October 18, 2010 Luna's Cafe, (w/Steuart Liebig Trio, Ken Kawamura Quartet)

October 17, 2010 10th Annual Live Looping Festival, (as part of Chinapainting)

October 14, 2010 Gallery 1412, Seattle, WA (trio w/Greg Campbell & Brian Heaney)

October 12, 2010 Nyala, Vancouver, BC CANADA

October 9, 2010 The Abbey, Cumberland, BC (as part of Archwelder, with members of Archipelago, w/Summer Amps)

October 8, 2010 Café Montmartre, Vancouver, BC (w/Nothofagus

October 6, 2010 Amsterdam Cafe, North Hollywood, CA

October 5, 2010 Border's Books, Bakersfield, CA

October 4, 2010 Luna's Cafe, Sacramento, CA (duo w/Laurie Amat)

October 3, 2010 Nomad Cafe, Oakland, CA

October 1, 2010 NorCal Noisefest, Sacramento, CA

September 30, 2010 John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA

August 8, 2010 Musikfest, Bethlehem, PA

July 23, 2010 Commonplace Coffeehouse, Pittsburgh, PA (w/Keith Hershberger)

July 19, 2010 Elbo Room, Chicago, IL

July 17, 2010 Greenhouse Grill, Fayetteville, AR

July 16, 2010 Reba's, Newton, KS

July 14, 2010 Speedtrap, Palmer Lake, CO

July 9, 2010 Bibo, Nelson, BC

July 8, 2010 Gallery 1412, Seattle, WA (joint set w/Greg Campbell & Tom Baker)

July 6, 2010 Ella St. Social Club, Portland, OR (w/Areyougone, Coppertone)

July 3, 2010 Brainwash, San Francisco, CA

June 30, 2010 Café Cordiale, Sherman Oaks, CA (w/Bryan Lazar, Kandace Ferrel)

June 29, 2010 Borders, Bakersfield, CA

June 28, 2010 Echo Curio, Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park) joint improv set w/Emily Hay (w/Dottie Grossman & Michael Vlakovitch duo, Buzz or Howl)

June 6, 2010 Caffe Vivaldi, New York, NY (w/ Pi Jacobs)

May 27, 2010 Metto Coffee and Tea, Mt. Pleasant, SC

May 26, 2010 Kudo, Charleston, SC

May 25, 2010 Wormhole Bar, Savannah, GA (w/The Woodgrains)

May 22, 2010 BFE, Ocala, FL

May 20, 2010 Neutral Ground, New Orleans, LA

May 19, 2010 Fair Grinds, New Orleans, LA

May 18, 2010 Dunn Bros, Houston, TX

May 15, 2010 Private event, Austin, TX

May 13, 2010 Cherrywood Coffeehouse, Austin, TX (w/Avenue Elle)

May 4, 2010 Private event, Newtown, PA

May 1, 2010 Green Line Cafe, Philadelphia, PA

April 24, 2010 Boise Creative & Improvised Music Festival, Boise, ID (joint set w/Archipelago)

April 21, 2010 Fake Jazz, Vancouver, BC (joint set w/Archipelago)

April 19, 2010 The Mandolin Cafe, Tacoma, WA

April 18, 2010 The Parlour, Portland, OR (w/Julia Lucille, Alison Self)

April 16, 2010 Bombs Away, Corvallis, OR (w/Eleveneyes)

April 15, 2010 Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA (duo improv set w/Matt Davignon)

April 12, 2010 Luna's Cafe, Sacramento, CA

April 7, 2010 Borders, Bakersfield, CA

April 4, 2010 Plush, Tucson, AZ

April 3, 2010 Fiddler's Dream, Phoenix, AZ

April 2, 2010 Music at Mueller College, San Diego, CA

March 27, 2010 Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA (w/Joy Shannon & the Beauty Marks)

March 26, 2010 Amsterdam Cafe, Los Angeles, CA

March 24, 2010 Caffe Vivaldi New York, NY

March 16, 2010 Le Cagibi (part of Mardi Spaghetti series 10th anniversary), Montreal, QC

March 14, 2010 Centre St. Ambroise, Montreal, QC (w/Kristen Bussandri, John Garrison)

March 9, 2010 Ronny's, Chicago, IL (w/ Sunglasses, Alniete, Battleships)

March 8, 2010 Elbo Room, Chicago, IL

March 7, 2010 Barking Spider, Cleveland, OH (w/ Rachel Wearsch and the Beatnik Playboys)

March 5, 2010 Backstage Bar, Pittsburgh, PA (w/ Heather Kropf)

March 4, 2010 Gillie's, Blacksburg, VA

March 3, 2010 Globehopper Cafe, Richmond, VA

February 21, 2010 ABC No Rio, New York, NY (as part of Chinapainting) with Michael Evans & Craig Flanagin

February 10, 2010 Caffe Vivaldi, New York, NY

January 13, 2010 Googie's Lounge (upstairs at Living Room), New York, NY

December 7, 2009 Make-Out Room, San Francisco, CA

October 24, 2009 Private engagement, Marin, CA

October 18, 2009 Beyond Baroque, Venice, CA (w/GE Stinson and Steuart Liebig)

October 17, 2009 8th Annual International Live Looping Festival

October 16, 2009 Norcal Noisefest, Sacramento, CA

October 15, 2009 John Natsoulas Center for the Arts, Davis, CA

October 14, 2009 Cloud 9, Corvallis, OR

October 10, 2009 Vinegar Factory, Vancouver, BC

October 9, 2009 Mr. Spot's Chai House, Seattle, WA

October 8, 2009 Library Coffeehouse, Meridian, ID

October 6, 2009 Mercury Cafe, Denver, CO

October 3, 2009 Lincoln Perk, Hesston, KS

October 1, 2009 Cherrywood Coffeehouse, Austin, TX

Sept 30, 2009 Cochineal, Marfa, TX

Sept 29, 2009 Winning Coffee Co, Albuquerque, NM

Sept 27, 2009 Plush, Tucson, AZ

Sept 26, 2009 Private engagement, Santa Barbara, CA

August 20, 2009 Electric Brew, Goshen, IN

August 8, 2009 Horn Farm Center, York, PA

July 26, 2009 Chestnut Hill Cafe, Lancaster, PA

July 25, 2009 Private event, Lancaster, PA

July 19, 2009 ABC No Rio, Manhattan, NY (part of COMA series)

July 18, 2009 Outpost 186/Zeitgeist, Cambridge, MA (w/Jonathan Lamaster, Todd Brunel and John McLellan)

July 17, 2009 Radio Bean, Burlington, VT

July 14, 2009 Le Cagibi, Montreal, QUEBEC (part of Mardi Spaghetti improv series

July 13, 2009 Tequila Bookworm, Toronto, ON (w/James Bailey, Mimo, Ted Harms, & Jay Hay)

July 11-12, 2009 Ingenuity Festival, Cleveland, OH (as part of Chinapainting)

July 4, 2009 Arefa's Espresso, Pittsburgh, PA (w/Keith Hershberger & Heather Kropf)

July 2, 2009 Gillie's, Blacksburg, VA

July 1, 2009 Badgerhaus, Raleigh, NC

June 30, 2009 Mayorga Coffee FactorySilver Spring, MD

June 27, 2009 Fiddler's Dream, Phoenix, AZ

June 26, 2009 The Living Room, Tucson, AZ (w/Michael Huerta, Forest Fallows, Francis Ploski)

June 23, 2009 End of an Ear, Austin, TX

June 20, 2009 Moka's Coffee, Newton, KS

June 19, 2009 Tenn Street Coffee, Denver, CO

June 18, 2009 The Compound, Provo, UT (w/Forest World)

June 16, 2009 Chai House, Seattle, WA

June 15, 2009 Eastside Club, Olympia, WA

June 14, 2009 Dunes, Portland, OR (w/Nevyn Nowhere

June 13, 2009 Portland Playhouse Presents, Portland, OR (w/Juan Prophet Organization, Fruition String Band, Meyercord)

June 12, 2009 Cloud 9, Corvallis, CA

June 11, 2009 Southern Oregon Guitar Concert, Christian Church of Ashland, Ashland, OR (w/Ted Killian)

June 10, 2009 21 Grand w/Matt Davignon

June 6, 2009 Bluesix Acoustic Room, San Francisco, CA (w/Travis Johns, Julie Zielinski, Goh Nakamura)

June 6, 2009 Godwaffle Noise Pancakes, San Francisco, CA

June 5, 2009 Fox and Goose, Sacramento, CA (w/Ross Hammond)

June 4, 2009 Luggage Store Gallery (as part of Orchesperry, Matthew Sperry memorial series), San Francisco, CA

June 3, 2009 Teazers World Market, Fresno, CA

June 2, 2009 Borders Books, Bakersfield, CA

May 31, 2009 Pharoah's Den, Riverside, CA

May 30, 2009 , Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA (w/Magick Orchids, Luna is Honey, The Vacuum Bell)

May 27, 2009 Borders Books, San Diego, CA

May 26, 2009 , Soda Bar, San Diego, CA

May 26, 2009 Trummerflora., San Diego, CA (w/Nathan Hubbard)

May 24, 2009 Viento y Agua, Long Beach, CA

May 23, 2009 The Spot Café, Culver City, CA

May 21, 2009 Mai's Cafe, Ventura, CA (w/Susan D, Yul Vianzon)

October 20, 2008 Java Lounge, Sacramento, CA (Ross Hammond's SMF series, as part of Chinapainting)

October 19, 2008 7th Annual International Live Looping Festival, Santa Cruz, CA (as part of Chinapainting)

October 18, 2008 M2 Wines, Lodi, CA (as part of Chinapainting)

October 17, 2008 Pharaoh's Den, Riverside, CA (as part of Chinapainting)

October 16, 2008 Echo Curio, Los Angeles CA (as part of Chinapainting) w/Crooked Cowboy, The Ohioan

October 15, 2008 Genghis Cohen, Los Angeles, CA (w/Toddy Ivy, Susan D)

October 14, 2008 Bookzoo, Oakland, CA (w/Matt Davignon)

October 12, 2008 Annie's Social Club, San Francisco, CA (w/Pi, Julie Zielinski)

October 10, 2008 Norcal Noisefest, Sacramento, CA

October 9, 2008 Luggage Store Gallery (New Music Series, w/Alan Anzalone)

August 24, 2008 La Candela, Oaxaca, Oax MEXICO, Benefit for Clínica Hospital del Pueblo

August 2, 2008 The Nave, Somerville, MA (as part of Chinapainting) w/ Dennis Moser, Rob Byrd, Tim Nelson

August 1, 2008 Outpost 186 (Zeitgeist), Boston, MA (Vortex series) w/Jonathan Lamaster, Todd Brunel

July 30, 2008 Banjo Jim's, Manhattan, NY (w/ Adam Levy, The Hippy Nuts, Bill Sims Jr.)

July 28, 2008 Mud NYC, Manhattan, NY (Naked Mud series) as part of Chinapainting

July 27, 2008 ABC No Rio (COMA series), Manhattan, NY (as part of Chinapainting) w/John Gilbert

July 26, 2008 The Stain Bar, Brooklyn, NY (as part of Chinapainting)

July 25, 2008 The Skinny Pancake, Burlington, VT

July 22, 2008 Le Cagibi (Mardi Spaghetti series), Montreal, Quebec (w/Pierre-Yves Martel, Nicolas Bernier, Helene Prevost)

July 21, 2008 Take 5 Music, CIUT 89.5 FM, Toronto, Ontario

July 20, 2008 Bread and Circus, Toronto, Ontario (a Bread Cabaret event, curated by Lisa Pijuan-Nomura) w/ Ted Harms, Mimo

July 18, 2008 International Children's Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA (w/ Michael Klobuchar)

July 17, 2008 Barking Spider Tavern, Cleveland, OH (w/ Hillbilly Idol)

July 16, 2008 Cafe Connections, Pittsburgh, PA (w/ Keith Hershberger)

July 15, 2008 Arefa's Espresso, Pittsburgh, PA (w/Heather Kropf)

July 14, 2008 Milk Boy Coffee, Bryn Mawr, PA

July 13, 2008 Cornerstone Coffeehouse, Camp Hill, PA

July 12, 2008 Max Crema's, Fleetwood, PA

July 11, 2008 The Coffee Company, Lancaster, PA

July 10, 2008 Wings To Go, Wilmington, DE (w/ Kurt Houff)

July 9, 2008 The Fire, Philadelphia, PA (as part of Landscape Paperweight) w/Happy Accident, Faux Slang

July 5, 2008 Meridian Gallery, San Francisco, CA

July 3, 2008 Luggage Store Gallery (New Music Series), San Francisco, CA (w/Jonathan Segel, John Hanes)

July 1, 2008 Javawava, Fresno, CA

June 26, 2008 Viento y Agua, Long Beach, CA

June 22, 2008 The Planet Coffeehouse, Tucson, AZ

June 21, 2008 Dry River, Tucson, AZ (w/Paul Baribeau, Great Job, Michael Huerta, Bird Names)

June 20, 2008 Fiddler's Dream, Phoenix, AZ

June 18, 2008 E Street Cafe, Encinitas, CA

June 15, 2008 AC Lounge, Venice CA (w/ Toddy Ivy, Ruthann Friedman, Stage 4)

June 14, 2008 Echo Curio, Los Angeles CA (w/ Fantastic Ego and Warm Climate)

June 13, 2008 Experimental Cafe, Oxnard, CA

May 30, 2008 Boise Experimental Music Festival , Boise, ID (joining in remotely via Ninjam) w/Brian Good, Brian McFadin, and Krispen Hartung

May 22, 2008 Finloop Festival, Helsinki, FINLAND (joining in remotely via Ninjam) w/Stephen Goodman, Jaako Huotari and Rainer Straschill

May 6, 2008 El Breve Espacio Puebla, MEX

October 27, 2007 C & D's Welcome Cafe, Los Angeles, CA

October 26, 2007 Experimental Cafe, Oxnard, CA (w/ Kapiano and Judy)

October 25, 2007 Experimental Cafe, Oxnard, CA

October 23, 2007 Red Victorian Peace Cafe, San Francisco, CA (w/Julie Zielinski)

October 21, 2007 M2 Wines, Lodi, CA

October 20, 2007 6th Annual International Live Looping Festival Santa Cruz, CA (as part of Chinapainting)

October 19, 2007 Meridian Gallery, San Francisco, CA (as part of Chinapainting)

October 18, 2007 1510 8th St Performance Space, Oakland, CA (as part of Chinapainting)

October 14, 2007 The Spot, Los Angeles, CA

August 15, 2007 Zebulon Cafe Concert, Brooklyn, NY (as part of Chinapainting, plus artist Paul Bianca doing live painting)

August 10, 2007 The Coffee Company, Lancaster, PA

August 7, 2007 The Space, Hamden, CT (as part of Chinapainting)

August 1, 2007 Weathervane Music Hall, Brattleboro, VT

July 31, 2007 Tip Top Cafe, White River Junction, VT

July 29, 2007 Secret Garden radio interview, WVKR-FM, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY (as part of Chinapainting)

July 27, 2007 Center for Improvised Music, Brooklyn, NY (as part of Chinapainting)

July 26, 2007 Vox Pop, Brooklyn, NY

July 22, 2007 Deuce Restaurant, Philadelphia, PA

July 15, 2007 Javanican, San Diego CA

July 13, 2007 Synergy Café, Los Angeles, CA

July 11, 2007 Koos Art Center, Long Beach, CA

July 6, 2007 Full Circle Brewing Co., Fresno CA

July 3, 2007 Brainwash Cafe, San Francisco, CA

June 30, 2007 Mama Art Café, San Francisco, CA