I enjoy weekends when I have shows on both Friday and Saturday. It doesn’t happen often enough but lately it has been more frequent. Tomorrow (Friday) I’ll be performing again in Murfreesboro, TN; this time at YEAH! (Youth Empowerment through Arts and Humanities). It seems like a cool spot. I’ve never been, but it appears that it’s an all ages spot geared towards youth. This is another way for me to invest down . I’m doing that show with my friend Details Details & a band called Ray Charles Death Tempo. Hey, why not? Check out this video of Details Details:

Then on Saturday the 24th, I’ll be going back to Clarksville, TN to play at The Coup. They are having their 2-year Birthday Party. I always have fun when I play out there. Everyone is always pretty nice and hospitable. I can’t really ask for more than that. Other than money. Lots of other bands on that bill. It’s actually the second day of a two-day festival thing they’re doing. Nite Nite & Smokee B will also be performing.

If you miss out on these, I’m sure I’ll be updating on Twitter about them. So keep in touch. Be sure to subscribe to my blog so you don’t miss any!

I’m in a strange, never-experienced-before predicament. I’ve spent some time promoting an upcoming show with some friends here in town, KNAPSACKHEROES! (Yeah, you’re supposed to type it with all Caps and an exclamation point at the end, but I’ll refrain from here on out.) They are a mix of new wave pop with rock and hip-hop. When I moved to Nashville, I first heard about them at a house party I went to. I met a couple of guys, one from this band, and the other from this other band. And they said that I would probably really be into Knapsackheroes because I like hip-hop and I like electronic music.

Well I never got to see them until about a year later. I was doing synth and samples for a band; we ended up opening for them. Immediately, I noticed that they had a really energetic live show. The girl I was dating at the time said that the drummer scared her by how he was playing. Well, that’s a good sign. Knapsackheroes was dangerous.

We did a couple of shows together over the years. I’ve gotten to know them a little bit and they’re a great group of guys. They are actually deep students of pop culture as a whole; and between the 5 of them, they have a wide variety of musical taste. Well, we like a lot of the same bands. So I’ve been excited to get to do another show with them on March 17th at Mercy Lounge along with Details Details (a Postal Service meets Owl City electro-pop artist) and Eyes Around (rock band from Alabama).

On Monday, Vinyl Jones, the rapper in Knapsackheroes, had a stroke. He’s been in the hospital for the past couple of days. I don’t know all the specifics. I’m getting updated with the rest of the world on the Knapsackheroes facebook page. I don’t know if he’ll be okay for the upcoming show. I don’t care about a show. I just hope he’ll be alright and can recover. He’s got a loving family (complete with 8 kids) so I know he has some support. But please pray for him. Pray for his family. Pray for his band.

EDIT: He’s home from the hospital; doing physical therapy and the show will go on! Keep praying. But wow!

And check out the Knapsackheroes! EP