September Update

September has been crazy-busy so far. I loved getting to reconnect with MATT CHRISTENOT this weekend in Jonesboro. In my search for great neighborhood coffee joints I tracked down a place near the ASU campus and found it closed late Friday. Attempt numero uno. Deterred but not defeated, I wandered back over there on Saturday evening. When I walked to the counter, I asked the Russian exchange student working the evening shift if they had soy milk. She said they did, so I ordered a soy latte. After trying three drink options she finally explained in broken english that there coffee maker wasn’t working. No espresso, no coffee, but she would gladly sell me a soda. OUCH! Back to Barnes and Noble’s Starbucks to feed the monkey on my back. That was the ONLY strike i could come up with against my new friends at Arkansas State. The Nashville show last weekend (pictured above right) was such a blast. Thanks to the faithful few who showed up for our little experiment. I’m in the studio the last weekend in september with Geoff Clapp and JP Scott to get some of this James Tealy Trio nonsense recorded. If you stayed on the site this long to read, why not drop me a note HERE.

Peace,
James

New Music Recommendation of the Week

MODERN SKIRTS - Catalogue of Generous Men. Athens, GA has cranked out some trendsetting bands over the years (REM and the B-52’s are on the shortlist). Over the last few years, a refreshing singer-songwriter scene has again begun to swell and this piano-based 4-piece is riding the crest with solid songwriting and rich harmonies. This is not the “roll-down the windows and crank up the party” sound of Athens’ past. This is the subway-riding, earbud candy of Athens’ future. (Clicking on the artwork to the left opens the album in iTunes.)