Seriously Advance Notice.

The Prestons are confirmed for another 7-8pm slot at Luthiers Co-Op in Easthampton, Massachusetts on Friday, September 7th.  Details will be forthcoming as the date approaches, but we suggest you pencil us in on your calendar now. We don't want to miss you.

Alone.

I'll be playing a rare solo show during the 7-8pm slot at Luthiers Co-Op in Easthampton on Friday, May 25th. I might stand up. I might sit down. I might bring an acoustic, or I might go solo electric. Haven't decided yet. But there will be songs, so show up and I'll sing them at you.

The Prestons - April Gig.

The Prestons play the 7-8pm slot at Luthiers Co-Op in Easthampton, Massachusetts on Saturday, April 28th. The music continues with ReBelle from 8-9:30, and then Larry Dulong and Random Sighting from 9:30-11pm. Luthiers is a fantastic venue within a guitar shop. How cool is that? We love it there.

A New Release From The Prestons.

On November 24th, The Prestons launched their latest collection of songs as a free download on their Bandcamp page. Beautiful Rain is a six-song record, featuring three each from Bill and Rick (or Liam and Chard, if you will). Plans are afoot to release a physical CD sometime next year, very likely come Spring when the duo starts playing shows again.

Okay, so much for the third-person press release style stuff. You'll note that I've made some changes over there in the right-hand column. In addition to the links to my solo albums, there are now links to all three albums by The Prestons. I've listed everything in reverse chronological order, with the latest offering on top. Much in the way the blog posts themselves are arranged, come to think of it.

Just click on any of the album covers to pop over and download whatever suits your pleasure. My solo releases each have a nominal charge attached, but everything by The Prestons is free. Bill and I never connected the page with any payments account, so we decided to continue along that same altruistic path with Beautiful Rain.

In the meantime, stay warm through the next few months, and enjoy the Winter holidays. We'll see you in the Spring.

The Last Fridays Album.

Available as of right now on Bandcamp. Enjoy. Tell your friends.

Action Shot.

Our good friend Hannah captured the band at work last night in Easthampton.

The Town Council at Luthier's Co-Op. Photo: Hannah Zahn

The Advocate Session.

The Valley Advocate, a widely-read local weekly, has been taping a series of in-office music videos, much in the same vein as NPR's Tiny Desk concerts. Expertly filmed by staff from Northampton Community Television, and with audio captured by Signature Sounds, the videos are all top-shelf productions of intimate performances in a very cool setting.

I recently taped an Advocate Session, and it is now online. CLICK HERE. There's an interview clip, and another of my five-song set.

The Nightcrawler.

Click: Some nice ink on the Last Fridays from Gary Carra and the Valley Advocate.

Pugwash Tour Photos: Portland.

We played "Picture Book" by The Kinks and "Nice to Be Nice" together. Photo: Andy Levine.

The Empire. Portland. 3rd October, 2016.

Clockwise from top left: Thomas (and Shaun), Joey, Shaun, and Tosh.

Pugwash Tour Photos: Northampton.

With Thomas on Joan Holliday's radio show. WRSI - 93.9 The River

The opening act (never heard of him - Rick something). Photo: Andy Levine.

Above: the soundcheck. Below: the show.