don't trust religion
anymore than television
each has his own day to die

the whole world's caught up
in a marketing decision
the future is a lie

look what my sweet lady brought home!

photo: Mick Lewis

first show at the living room. thanks for coming!

safe travels to all our brilliant friends making their way to sxsw!

highline ballroom: a lot of fun/interesting things about playing highline ballroom: for starters they have a back-stage with a full spread of cold cuts, bottled water, fresh fruit, chips and other snacks; a nice, clean bathroom, comfortable seating and plenty of space to spread out, hang out and/or warm up. there is a separate station just off-stage for the monitor mixer, who quickly dialed in my request. before we started, an announcer introduced us, which felt a little like being in a boxing ring before a match. being announced really gives a unique focus to the sometimes nervous, rushed moments just before a performance. the stage is very large so you can dance and move around without the slightest concern of colliding with a band mate or being hit by a headstock.  according to friends in the crowd,  the main sound person continually improved the sound as our show progressed, though it was pretty good from the start. at the end of the show, while we gathered our cords and pedals, the announcer got back on the mic and asked for another round of applause for the band, gave merch and next show info, and then helped remove amps and gear, allowing the band to exit the stage with dignity. we had a great time and would definitely play highline ballroom again.

we had an incredible time last night at pianos. such a great enthusiastic crowd for our first show with tom on guitar! thank you thank you!

The meticulous songcraft of Louis Schefano. Noble and sensitive, like an alpha lion delivering a Coup de Grace to a wounded water buffalo before bringing it back to his den where his lioness lies in waiting. 

 david a. schneider 

 

some songs are not showing up as stream-able on the songs page. i can't access bandcamp.com from work so not sure how to remedy. what i can say is more songs are on the way! new and previously recorded/remixed songs. more songs more songs more songs...we are playing 4 new songs at pianos tomorrow night.