Caleb Hawley

I was really looking forward to an outdoor show in the town where I attended High School. Not to mention, it was my mom’s birthday so she was pretty pumped too. But… then the rain came. And after the rain the floods. And then the bass player got electrocuted. And hey, if Kings of Leon gets to quit shows for being pooped on by birds, we can quit for being electrocuted. For a moment I thought we might have a miniature Woodstock in small town Hudson, but fear of death turned us away. The good part is, after everyone left the field it provided us with a massive Slip ‘N Slide… I took advantage and called it a night. See, here I am in my favorite flesh-colored underwear.

I’m please to announce I am a finalist in the 2011 Rocky Mountain Songwriter’s Showcase. This is pretty sweet, because I have grown up going to this festival and have been submitted my songs to this contest since I was 15. I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing… maybe it means they just felt sorry for me or have a rule that you automatically make it after 10 years. Either way, I’ll take it!

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.

July has come around which means two things. First, the Harlem Tavern has finally opened! So, if you’re up in Harlem make sure and check it out at 116th and 8th. Absolutely amazing! Enough commercials.

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.

I’ve spent most of 2011 wondering if I’d ever be able to write a song again. Nothing was coming, and I was beginning to think that I had a case of life-long writers block. Then, Mr. Pablo Picasso gave me some advice that changed everything. He said, “Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working”.

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.