It will be taking place at Rockwood Music Hall (Stage 2) on January 12th and will featured musical performances from Nick Howard, Martin Rivas, and me! There will also be also be a raffle with some fantastic prizes, so bring your luck along.

The last concert raised over $5000 for the foundation and was attended by almost 200 people, so we’re hoping to beat that this year. Tickets are available here: http://tinyurl.com/cftfsb2

To learn about John and his amazing achievements visit:

http://www.johnwjungmemorial.org/about_john

I was touring with Bess Rogers and Alex Berger, and we got to play amazing places such as Liverpool, Brighton, London, and a whole lot more. The shows were cool, but this tour was more about the food for me. But then again, that’s how most of my life is. The most interesting place we played was the Isle of Man (pronounced Mon, like a Jamaican). It’s an island in between Ireland and England full of witches and cats with no tails. I didn’t come across any witches, which was sad because I was hoping to learn some new spells. Oh well, I guess I’ll just have to keep on using www.harrypotterspells.net for my magic addiction.

Here’s a few more pictures of our journeys. Unfortunately, I have no proof that we actually played any music…

Note: I tried to ride the llama too, but he wouldn’t let me.

Find out all the details at http://usandthebrit.tumblr.com/. I can’t wait! Here’s a video to get you all as pumped as I am.

He’s so obsessed with being famous that he insists on wearing sunglasses on his butt everyday. Yes, even indoors. The “Man’s Best Friend Tour 2011″ will include stops in DC, Virginia, Chicago, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Denver, Texas, Atlanta, Charlotte, and Philly. If you live near any of those places we hope to see you on the road!

Pictures are funny aren’t they? I was always so awkward at taking them. Click “more” to take a look at some examples from the past ten years and you’ll see what I mean.

Awkward picture one: I was 14 years old, and even the amazing shirt couldn’t make up for my terrible hair.

Awkward picture two: I was 20 years old, and from the looks of it this is the first time I had ever met this girl… except in reality she was my fiance, now my wife.

Awkward picture three: This was just a few months ago. Notice I’m still wearing the shirt I wore when I was 14… it’s just that awesome.

Keep in mind these pictures are all before I knew about the beauty of Photoshop. You too can look stunning! I’ll have new photos up soon.

My friend Martin Rivas decided to head up a project to raise funds and awareness for victims in the Schoharie Valley. A bunch of NY based artists have donated their music for a compilation entitled “After the Flood”. I’m proud to be part of it! The album is available for download at http://aftertheflood.bandcamp.com/ . Please help the cause and get some great music while you’re at it!

Here’s a before/after image of the Schoharie Valley from the top of the Vroman’s Nose cliff, which majestically towers over the Valley. In the before pic you can make out the wee little seemingly-innocuous Schoharie Creek, on the left at the bend of the valley.

Past showcase finalists include Erica Wheeler, Don Conoscenti, Karen Pernick, Deb Talan, Dan Sheridan, Dee Carstensen, Mitch Barrett, Sarah Sample, Chuck E. Costa, and Liz Longley. That company ain’t too shabby! I’ll update you later with what happens.

In a couple weeks I’ll be driving through the midwest with a couple of extremely talented singer-songwriters. NYC based Rachel Platten is about to be a supastar, and Matthew Santos already is. Needless to say, I’ve somehow tricked them into thinking I should come along. Check out Rachel here www.rachelplattenmusic.com/ and Santos here www.matthewsantos.com/. You won’t be disappointed!

So… please let all your friends know we’ll be making stops in Chicago, Indianapolis, Rockford, Duluth, Minneapolis, Fargo, Omaha, Des Moines, and Fairfield. Check the “shows” tab for more details.

Ah, that was the problem. I was just sitting there waiting for songs to come to me like presents from the creative abyss. Turns out it works better when you actually try. Now, they’re coming faster than ever! Here’s one of them, performed last Friday in NYC.