Russ (bass player) and I got back from LA on Monday. We had a good time, although I think the convention is definitely geared to more mainstream songwriters (pop/R&B/country) than alternative/indie types (or whatever you wanna call us). On one hand, it was cool to attend panels with hit songwriters like the guy that wrote "Peaceful, Easy Feeling" and "Already Gone" for the Eagles, but at the same time much of the talk was centered on writing "catchy hits." Not really my forté. There was still some good applicable discussion though, and it was good just to have a weekend to think about music, writing, and what I'd like to do.

The December 11th band show at the Grape Street got re-scheduled, and now I'll be doing a solo acoustic show on December 23rd instead. I'm actually kind of psyched because I kinda miss the ol' acoustic and it's good practice to have to play solo now and again. I'm opening for "J.R. and Sharon" who I am told are a very popular State College-based acoustic duo.

Also, I was invited to play a showcase in February for the Philadelphia Songwriter's Project, which is really cool. I believe it's the second Sunday in Feb, at the Adrienne theater in Philly. Details to follow.