I was heading east on the California Trail. The first transcontinental Railroad ran parallel just a few miles north of the highway. This was the route the emigrants traveled by wagon train during the gold rush. The sun melted in my rearview as I drove past the last service exits of Reno/Sparks and Fernley into the long desolate stretch of interstate 80. I should’ve fueled up back there, but I left Sonoma County without much forethought, unprepared for the vast and lonesome darkness of the high sierra. It seemed not much had changed since the frontier days. There were very few cars passing and it was a relief to see any sort of illumination. It brought to mind alien abduction and unsolved murders. The radio was static and the cassette player was broken so I hummed a tune I had been working on. At a quarter tank of gas panic began to set in.… READ MORE...

Wednesday the 13th my girls and I will be performing on “Tennessee Shines” at Boyd’s Jig & Reel in The Old City. Tickets are $7.00 in advance for this all ages show. If you can’t join us live at Boyd’s, you can tune in live on your radio dial at 89.9 FM or online at wdvx.com

Here’s a new song called “Las Cruces Sunset” which will be on my next record coming out (hopefully) in February. The song was intended to be about my bus ride to the west coast way back in 1982 in pursuit of the rock and roll dream. Instead, it took a mind of its own (which songs often do) into the social current and heartbreak territory of immigration. I do make a brief appearance in the song, but as it turns out, there were other dreamers on that bus.

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Right-on! This is gonna be a blast!

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Thursday the 4th the band and I will be back on the WDVX Six O’Clock Swerve. Join us at Barley’s or tune in on your radio dial.

Wednesday the 10th I’ll be joining Todd May and Tim Lee for the Sweet P’s Songwriters In The Soul House Series. Y’all come git’che BBQ and songwriter fix!

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JUST ANNOUNCED! A month from today Mic Harrison And The High Score will be helping re-open the legendary Corner Lounge. Only 100 tickets will be available so get yours sooner than later. Advance tickets only available at The Corner Lounge, so stop by and have a beer while getting yours.

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Thanks to everyone who came out to all the August shows, including the girls CD release shows! While continuing to work on my next album I’ll be playing a couple shows with Mic and the boys. Saturday the 8th we’ll be doing at twin-bill at The Shed down in Maryville with Blue Mother Tupelo for the Harbours Gate Benefit. Always love playing The Shed!

Then Saturday the 22nd we’ll be playing “Doodle Soup Days” in Mic’s hometown of Bradford, TN. This is a free event that also features music by Resurrection – A Journey Tribute and The Buzz Kings. Y’all make plans to come cheer us on!

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Lots of acoustic/solo stuff coming up this month, plus a couple of dates with Mic.

Thursday the 9th I’ll be doing a “Songwriters-in-tha-Round” set with Andy Pirkle and Michael Roberts at The Shed down in Maryville opening for Chris Knight. The next night I’ll be picking and singing with Mic Harrison as we open for Chris again at Zanzabar in Louisville, KY.

Mid-month, Ty Hager, Scotty Melton and I get back together for “Ye Old Dogs & Near Beer in-the-round Mini-Tour, Part 2.” We’ll be here in Knoxville at The Open Chord on Wednesday the 22nd, then Saturday the 25th we return to the Down Home in Johnson City.

I’ll end the month back here at home at Boyd’s Jig & Reel for Mic Harrison And The High Score Happy Hour, Round IV.

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