Catch me Friday, May 7 at CityArts Festival!

The Dallas CityArts Festival entertainment folks asked me to submit a Stage Plot for my set, anchoring the Exposition stage from 9-10 p.m. Friday, May 7 at Fair Park.

Had to look that up to find out a stage plot is a diagram of your band setup. Seemed pretty silly to draw a plot for just me and my guitar. But I made one anyway and dressed it up in Photoshop.

Oh, the show itself will suck. But my stage plot displays excellent initiative and an active mind!

Check the CityArts Festival Calendar for more details.

Fair Park is site of the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition and host to the world’s largest collection of Art Deco exhibit buildings, art and sculpture, along with numerous museums and other attractions.

Free admission! Exposition Plaza is located on the west side of Fair Park between gates 3 and 4, near the Esplanade. Park outside, pay $12 to park inside or ride the DART Green Line.

Take the Map of Fair Park with you!

Posted in: Gigs at 12:22 pm Thu, May 6, 2010.

An unaffiliated SXSW event

See me from 7:30-8 p.m. Saturday, March 20, at the Red River Art Party, 94 Red River Road at Willow Avenue in downtown Austin, just a couple of blocks from the convention center.

The production will take place on an outdoor stage at the studio of resident artist Mark Goad in the Lightning Flag and Banner building.

It’s an unaffiliated SXSW event! Continue reading

Posted in: Gigs at 6:42 pm Tue, Mar 16, 2010.

Moon cracks Comedy Top Ten

Those of us who work tirelessly in music naturally feel great satisfaction when our years of struggle finally pay off with the recognition we so richly deserve.

And so it is with pride that I announce my cover of a Sinatra classic, (Jerry Lewis) Fly Me To The Moon, has cracked the Mevio Music Alley All-Time Comedy Top 10.

Other than myself, for my spastic vocal performance, I must thank Steve Wheatley of the almost-daily Dalecast for this fantastic honor. I’m now on the chart with a bunch of other stupid songs, more than one of whose titles include references to “boobs.” Continue reading

Posted in: Podcast Roundup at 10:41 pm Mon, Mar 15, 2010.

Fan Turetzky Syndrome on Facebook

Thank goodness Facebook has gotten so hot, because I’ve been on Twitter for months now — blogging for even longer — and I’m so bored with those stuffy old media.

I think Facebook is here to stay, though, so I’ve broken ground on a Band Fan Page. Fan Turetzky Syndrome to follow all the action.

I’ll be posting gig reports, images, audio and video and inviting comments — you know, pretty much the same crap I do here. Continue reading

Posted in: News at 12:49 am Tue, Feb 9, 2010.

Tyrone Kahn explodes some myths

My pal Tyrone Kahn has a thing about profanity, at least where Kahn Man’s Comedy Corner is concerned, because he considers his monthly podcast to be family entertainment.

For example, Tyrone has created his own backwards version of the word shit, which he pronounces as yaish. Nobody’s the wiser, eh?

Farts are another story. On the phone, Tyrone farts frequently and without shame. “I can smell that one from here!” I tell him, while marshaling my forces for a return blast. Continue reading

Posted in: Interviews at 12:39 am Wed, Feb 3, 2010.