String of Seattle Dates...& More!

6/30/11

Quick note to the list to plug a run of Seattle-local shows, including an evening of storytelling and music with the delightful Auntmama tonight and a couple of fast-approaching dates with the (mostly-)Full Band. <skip to calendar> Hope folk are well and summery!

In other news, since I last wrote Brian Hoskins’ Ad Astra Choir at Lindbergh High School in Renton, WA, premiered my original commission “Sing to Me”—a tremendous thrill. Stay tuned for audio (and possibly video), which I will post to www.wesweddell.com once it’s ready.

Video of various sideman endeavors has also been popping up (though sadly none with my main side-project, Reilly & Maloney—about to hit the region themselves with a run of dates), and I’m pleased to welcome some new names into the mix including Steve Wacker (album) and Rose Laughlin (live). Had a great run with Ian Lang when he was here, and excited for new, WW-graced recordings from Nancy K. Dillon and Deb Seymour (the latter imminent!).

And, oh, The Bushwick Book Club... These events have become some of the most vibrant I have ever experienced on the local songwriting scene, and we’re steaming right along with an Independence Day bash featuring Howard Zinn’s The People’s History of the United States July 3. To recap: a collective of songwriters reads a book each month, writes original music inspired by it, and then performs these songs in a show! Look for my column about the Book Club in July’s Victory Music Review, and come see it for yourself!