WHISPERZ in LA CRESCENTA

Sunday, May 6, 2007Whisperz at 9-11 PM3670 Foothill BlvdLa Crescenta, CA 91214 After a weekend at CaliFur, I’m gonna do something I’ve never done before, perform solo at pub in California. So tell your friends, tell your family, tell the people that you hate, that I’ll be there and show up with bells on… Okay, […]

Meow, Woof, and Dine at El Arroyo on April 29

Sunday, April 29, 2007Benefit for Thundering PawsEl Arroyo @ 3PMat Bee Caves Rd and Hwy 71Austin, TX Join us for a fun afternoon Sunday, April 29, 2007, from 3pm to 5pm. Thundering Paws will have a benefit event at the El Arroyo restaurant in Bee Cave, near the intersection of Bee Cave Road and Highway […]

ABC World News Video Podcast Loves Celtic Music

Wow! I haven’t seen it yet, but I got an email from someone who told me about a feature for the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. As he describes it ABC World News Video Podcast went out to find some popular podcast and my podcast was one that was picked for it! Now if I […]

Announcing New Irish Podcast

I know. I know. I don’t need to start any more podcasts, but this is something that’s been dear to my heart for a long time. So I thought I’d go ahead and start officially promoting it as such. It’s called the Irish Songs & Lyrics Podcast. It began as just my Celtic lyrics directory […]

Today’s To Do List and Update

Yesterday, Andrew and I were back in the studio working on Real Men Wear Kilts. It was a lighter workday than usual. Gigs are forcing us to take a step back. In April, we’ll jump back into the studio with fervor, but too many gigs in March to do just that. This weekend, we fly […]

BROBDINGNAGIAN BARDS NAMED BEST NONE OF THE ABOVE BAND OF 2006-07 BY THE AUSTIN MUSIC AWARDS

AUSTIN, TX (March 15, 2007) – Indie Celtic music favorites the Brobdingnagian Bards were named Best “None of the Above” Band of 2006-07 at the prestigious Austin Music Awards held last night at the Austin Convention Center, kicking off the music portion of the international South By Southwest music conference. The AMA’s are celebrating their […]

Good vs. Great Sales

I was reading an article by Seth Godin called “Good Is Not Almost As Good as Great” where he mentions firing half of your sales force of “good” sellers and keeping the “great” ones. That really kinda struck home with me due to a recent experience. We play at a convention where we have a […]

LASIK Eye Surgery in Austin Review, Part 2

Read Part 1 of my Lasik Eye Surgery in Austin Review of the Eyes of Texas Laser Center here. The rest of day of surgery I spent adding Artificial Tears to my eyes, occasionally adding the Anti-Biotic and Muro. Little by little my eyes stopped itching. It was tough to forget about the itching too […]

LASIK Eye Surgery in Austin Review

It was back in 1994 when I ran into my friend Laura outside the tower at the University of Texas at Austin. I remember her from high school. She had had thick glasses. Not nearly as thick as her sisters, but thick just the same. She had no glasses on when I met her. We […]