UPDATED: July 28, 2010
Long time no update, but here are a bunch for you.
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1)Added a new blog entry talking about everything from Summerfest, to an ABC performance, to Lilith Fair, to opening up for Huey Lewis, etc. Check it out now.
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2)New shows added to the events calendar.
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3)Added pics from Summerfest, ABC, and Lilith Fair >> Check them out
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4)New videos added in the video section >> Check them out
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5)Added a video from Randy Brecker in My Favorites
That’s all for now. We’re spending the next few weeks playing more shows, as well as keeping all of the momentum going from all of these great show opportunities that we have had this summer. Live CD recording show is coming up at the end of August, so we’ve got some preparation to do. We’re also doing to new writing, so there’s new tunes coming very soon.
Thanks for all of your continued support!
UPDATED: June 22, 2010
The big news this update is that we were just added as a band on the Lilith Fair 2010 tour stop in Chicago on July 17! Thanks to your voting on OurStage, we were selected out of a list of 150 bands or so to perform at Lilith Fair. Others performing are Sarah McLachlan, Heart, Kelly Clarkson, Cat Powers, Mary J Blige, and a few others.
Also, we’ll be playing at Milwaukee’s Summerfest coming up on July 1. This is billed as the largest music festival in the world with over 800 bands performing in 11 days. We’ll be playing on the Miller Light Stage at 6:30pm, and opening for Green River Ordinance and O.A.R. Should be a great show.
We just did shows at Milwaukee Pride, opening for Joan Rivers, and also at Columbus Pride. Thanks to everyone who made it out to the show to support us!
Last, thanks to Stacy Kagiwada for some great pics from the show I did with Katie Todd at the Indy Hostel in Indianapolis.
>> Check them out
That’s all for now. Please check out the schedule for all upcoming show dates!. Hope to see you at one or more or all.
>> The Events Page
UPDATED: May 12, 2010
Things have been busy, which if you are musician, you know to be very thankful for. I’ve added some new stuff to the site today.
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1)New pictures from recording sessions with Marvin Smith. If you don’t know Marvin, he was the lead singer on most of the albums by The Artistics. Marvin has also completed some solo works, and I’m happy to be playing on the project. Click here to check out some pictures from the sessions.
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2)I add a few new show dates. Katie Todd is creating quite a buzz all over the country and we are getting some great shows as a result. The newest addition to the calendar is opening from entertainment and comedy legend Joan Rivers on June 13 @ 7:30pm for Milwaukee’s PrideFest. Check out all upcoming shows by clicking here.
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3)I hadn’t done a new blog post in a while, so I threw one of those in for good measure.
THAT’s ALL FOR NOW. Thanks for your support.
UPDATED: May 4, 2010
Just a couple of new updates for you.
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1)I head to Milwaukee with Katie Todd on Thursday, May 6. We are doing 2 different things that day. The first is a live radio interview/performance on WUWM 89.7FM. It can also be heard online too http://www.wuwm.com/listen/index.php After the radio spot, we head to Shank Hall for a show Thursday evening. Check the events page for the venue info and time.
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2)I’ve added a few new show dates to the calendar as well. Milwaukee Summerfest is a big one, and I’m happy to be heading back out to New York in September! Check the events page for all the upcoming shows.
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3)Today, May 4, would have been the 82nd birthday of the great trumpet player Maynard Ferguson. I added a clip to “My Favorites” section of Maynard performing “Caruso”.
“This was inspired sitting at a hotel in Lugano, Switzerland where we having dinner outdoors. Maynard heard a version of it by Lucio Dalia. Very enchanting atmosphere with Dalia in the background, I’m sure those of us who were there will never forget!” - Ron Oswanski (Former MF Pianist)
UPDATED: April 8, 2010
Just a quick update... The new album by the Great Crusades titled “Fiction to Shame” that I did a guest spot on is available for pre-order now on iTunes. I sat in on a song called “Smoked a Million Beers”. The direction that I was given in the studio was play anything you want, but sound like you’ve had a few drinks. It was fun to be involved with these guys, and I hope that the album does really well. This is their 7th studio album. They’ll be starting their European tour on April 15, and you can read more about them at www.thegreatcrusades.com. You can listen to a clip from the song that I did with them on my Sound Clips page.
UPDATED: April 1, 2010
No, it’s not an April Fool’s joke. I am actually updating the website! Things have been a little busy. You can read about everything that has been going on in the newest blog entry. Click here to read it now. Otherwise, here is what’s new on the site today.
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-Added a few new show dates. New dates in Chicago, Columbus, and Madison. Click here to view the schedule.
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-Added new pictures from a few of the shows I’ve done in the past couple of weeks. First, I sat in with Jim Manley in St. Louis. Then I have a couple pictures from the show that I just did with Katie Todd at Uncommon Ground in Chicago.
I have a bunch of new video that I’ll be adding to the site really soon. I just haven’t had time to pull it off the camera yet. I’ve got video from shows in Chicago and Milwaukee. I also have video from the show that my buddy Carl Fischer did at The Joynt in Chicago. I’ll get around to that stuff soon.
That’s it for now I guess.
UPDATED: February 27, 2010
We’ve been filling up the calendar for the next few months. We’ve had a couple of weeks off from playing shows, while we get some things ready to go, but in a couple of weeks we are going to be ready to hit the ground running.
I’ll be playing with Katie Todd quite a bit of the next few months, all leading up to a show on August 20 at the Acorn Theater in Three Oaks, Michigan. This show will be special, because it will be recorded and released as a live CD. Check out the events page for a list of all the upcoming shows. There are more on the way too that we are waiting to confirm the details. (More details on my events page)
Also, if you are in the Chicago area on March 5, make sure you make it to “The Joynt” to hear my buddy Carl Fischer and his band, the Organic Groove Ensemble. Carl just released his CD “Adverse Times” and it is some pretty good stuff. If you don’t know Carl, he is a phenomenal trumpet player and has quite the resume including performing with Maynard Ferguson, Billy Joel, Elton John, and many others.
You can get tickets at the door, or for a little bit cheaper online here. I’ll be there, so stop by and say hello!!! That’s all for now!
UPDATED: February 4, 2010
Things to just keep moving along here for me. Thanks to everyone who came to see me this past weekend.
The show with 30 Helens on Friday was packed and despite being ridiculously loud it went great! The debut of our “Tiger Woods Blues” has been quite a success and based on many requests will probably be recorded very soon.
The show with Katie Todd on Saturday was also sold out! We had a great time and look forward to playing there again soon!
Coming up on February 5, I will be playing again with Katie as a part of the Flesh Hungry Dog Show at the Jackhammer. (More details on my events page)
Also, I just added a bunch of new show dates. Katie is booking like crazy! New shows in Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison, Burlington, Indianapolis, and Minneapolis. Check my events page for all the details.
If you haven’t done it yet, please make sure you sign up for the mailing list, and drop me a note on the contact me page or at steve@wrightmusic.com to let me know you stopped by.
UPDATED: January 22, 2010
This update is brought to you by MaybeHip.com!!! I just did a tv show with Katie Todd on the site MaybeHip.com. The show is called “Maybe Hip: Chicago Rocks”. Katie and I did a 20 minutes interview and also performed several songs off both the current and past Katie Todd release.
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-Jan 29, I’ll be playing with 30 Helens at the Bird’s Nest in Chicago. We’ll be starting right at 9PM and playing about 90 minutes.
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-Jan 30, I’ll be in Indianapolis at Urban Element with Katie Todd. I think that we are doing about an hour set. We’ll get started at 8PM!
I hope to see you at one show, the other show, or both shows!!!
If you haven’t done it yet, please make sure you sign up for the mailing list, and drop me a note on the contact me page or at steve@wrightmusic.com to let me know you stopped by.
UPDATED: January 17, 2010
Here we are, only 2 weeks in to January and I’m ready from Summer!!! I am not a cold weather person. Anyway, enough with the whining. Here are some updates for you...
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-I’ll be back at it with 30 Helens on January 29 at the Bird’s Nest in Chicago. Check the events page for the time and location.
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-I’ll be at Urban Element in Indianapolis, IN on January 30 with Katie Todd and the band. Check the events page for the time and location.
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-Added a new set of pictures in the pics gallery. Some great shots from my show at the Double Door in Chicago on Jan 9.
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-Added something new on My Favorites page. Click here!
If you haven’t done it yet, please make sure you sign up for the mailing list, and drop me a note on the contact me page or at steve@wrightmusic.com to let me know you stopped by.
UPDATED: January 6, 2010
Welcome to 2010. I hope that everyone had a good holidays. Here are a few updates to get the year started.
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-I’ll be at Mother Fool’s in Madison, Wisconsin on Jan 8 and then at the Double Door in Chicago, IL on Jan 9. For more info, check out the events page!
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-Added some pictures from the show that I did with Katie Todd at McAuliffe’s in Racine, Wisconsin. Click here!
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-Added something new on My Favorites page. Click here!
COMING SOON TO WRIGHTMUSIC.com
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-New Video Blog
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-More shows coming up in Madison, Chicago, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, etc... Check the events page for all show dates and times.
If you haven’t done it yet, please make sure you sign up for the mailing list, and drop me a note on the contact me page or at steve@wrightmusic.com to let me know you stopped by.