Hello from sunny Florida!

At my day job, I rarely get the chance to go to our office in Florida, as I’m usually rehearsing and can’t get away from NY. However, last week my boss called me and asked if I could make it happen as I was really needed. Cue rescheduling two rehearsals, a coaching session and a shift at my Buddhist culture centre. But I made it work and now I’m sitting in a sun-filled office in beautiful Fort Lauderdale, looking at….an interstate. Yes, very glamorous and South Beach. At least the view from our apartment is awesome.

As I was on the plane (I had intended to do all this great work that I never have time for but really need to do, but instead ended up watching four episodes of Numbers. Damn you, JetBlue and your free Direct TV), I realised that I’ve been quite lucky this year and done a fair amount of jetsetting. I was in Arizona in July with Vince, learning what heat truly means, then I wangled a flight with air mile points in September to visit family & friends in London for a few days, now a week in Florida, then home again to London for two blissful weeks at Christmas (or Yule, if you’re non-Christian like me. Whatever. I like presents). I’m really hoping that 2010 will be as good as 2009 for journeys and trips – if not better! Plans are already afoot for a Coyote Love eco-tour in the Catskills region, a show I co-wrote this year has dreams of the Edinburgh Festival and Vince and I are thinking of a road trip back from Dallas after Thanksgiving, via Kentucky to visit/meet his uncle (who he hasn’t seen since he was 3 years old), and bring his mums’ amazing china that we inherited safely back to New York. All sounds good, huh? Now I just need a way to pay for it all. Donations will be accepted.

 

Hello friends and relatives!

As many of you probably know, I’ve been playing with a fantastic band called Coyote Love for about three years now. The brainchild of Hank Wagner, one of the universe’s greatest people, he has been collaborating with many friends to get his beautiful music recorded and performed since I can’t remember when. I got involved when he asked me to record some saxophone tracks for one of his songs back in 2006 (I think?), and I’ve ended up being one of the longest-serving members of the band. I have played at most Coyote gigs and recorded tracks on several of the album’s songs, as well as introducing flute parts in some of our music and serving as the main backing vocalist at live gigs (along with duties as a sax/flute player). It has been a profound benefit to me that Hank thought I was good enough to play with him and my other awesome bandmates; I am not a professional musician (or at least, I don’t feel like one) and I’m playing with some of the most talented and creatively inspiring musicians I’ve ever met. Often I sit at rehearsal and wonder when someone is going to turn around, look at me and realise they’ve made a horrible mistake!

Regardless, I plan on riding this gravy train for as long as no one kicks me off it. We’ve finally got our album released (buy it on our website! Buy it on our Facebook page! Soon you can buy it on iTunes!) and we are having the mother of all release parties THIS Saturday, November 7th. All are welcome, it’s a free event and you’ll get a free copy of the album for showing up! You can also buy snazzy Coyote Love t-shirts for a modest price and hear music from some of our incredibly talented friends, including Left On Red who I include on practically every compilation CD I ever make. Seriously. They rock.

For more info about the party, become a fan of us on Facebook or check out our website calendar. Or I could just post it on here, I guess.

Keep rocking, y’all!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coyote Love Releases self-titled debut Album, ‘Coyote Love’, on November 7 2009.

After years of development, recording, rehearsing, gigging, talking, and
preparing, Hank Wagner and Coyote Love are finally releasing “COYOTE LOVE”
the self-titled debut CD and download series.

The CD release and Company Launch party thrown by Coyote Love Entertainment
will be held on
Saturday, November 7th! Save the date!

Flannery’s Bar
205 West 14th St (between 7th and 8th, closer to 7th)
7:30 – 11:30pm
With Special Guests “LEFT ON RED” and the extended Coyote Love musical
family of KICK-ASS MUSICIANS!
FREE Admission!!!

And while we are feeling so “free”, come and get your FREE CD at our Party!

And if you feel like “Awww but I wanted to SPEND MONEY on Coyote
Love.”…well that is okay too. We’ll have awesome T-shirts, download
cards, and other Merch for sale at the party. Hey there will even be a
straight up “Contributions” jar for those of you who really- really want to
help us out,

7:30 Meet and greet with the band!
8:15 LEFT ON RED to perform
8:45 COYOTE LOVE – set #1 – Songs from CD part I
9:30 Special guest performance.
9:45-10:15 – COYOTE LOVE set #2 – Songs from CD part II
10:15 – Hang and shmooze!
10: 45 COYOTE LOVE set#3 – Our newest song plus our favorite tributes!
11:30 – Party Coyote Style.