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JazzFest

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Anders is playing JazzFest on Sunday, May 3, 12:00 PM at the Rhythmpourium Stage.

Anders on Troubled Men Podcast

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Anders sits down with the Troubled Men Podcast at Snake & Jake’s Christmas Club Lounge (site of Anders’ ongoing Sunday evening gig) for a wandering conversation.

Art show at NOLA ‘Nacular in New Orleans

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I’m having my first art show at NOLA ‘Nacular (1172 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA) on Saturday May 3, 6-10pm. Art by me and Leah Perrotta. There will be live music, snacks, and drinks.

I am also playing a solo show at the gallery with David Dondero on Thursday May 22.

New Orleans Sunday night residency

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I play every Sunday night, 7-8:30pm at Snake & Jakes in New Orleans, LA. Un-amplified, under-lit, totally acoustic, just me and a guitar. Come watch me try to navigate my fretboard in near total darkness. Free. (Be sure to check my Instagram page for confirmation that I’m actually playing…)

Flash sale! 35% off & BandCamp Friday.

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Hello friends,

It’s Bandcamp Friday, wherein BandCamp waves their fees for today only and all the $ goes directly to the artist.  In light of that the folks down at headquarters thought we’d put on a little sale.  

So…. if you buy a reissue copy of the double LP random colored vinyl  Tell it to the Dust reissue LP at full price everything else is 35% off.  Just use the code BUYTHEDUST at checkout for the discount.

This offer only runs through the weekend!

With love, a

Tell it to the Dust &The Wounded Astronaut double LP out now

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Hello friends,

I’m excited to announce that my first solo album, Tell it to the Dust, along with The Wounded Astronaut EP, is now out on Sunset Club Records as a 2 LP set on random multi-color vinyl.  This is the first time that either of these releases is on vinyl, and it may very well be the last, so get it while you can! The label is doing a very limited run of 250 copies on random colored vinyl. The only way to get a copy is to order HERE through Bandcamp.  The LPs came out great and I was able to go by the pressing plant while the records were being made to see some of the cool colors.  I’ve included pictures of some of the discs.

2024 marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Tell it to the Dust.  I have many fond memories of the writing and recording of these songs.  At the time I was living in Raleigh, NC and many of these songs were written when I was living with my old pal Matt Brown in his tiny house.  The songs were fleshed out during jams with Jim Vincent (drums) as a duo and we soon added Bo Taylor (bass and guitar) and then Greg Elkins (keyboards and guitar) to the mix.

I moved to NYC in 2003 and got to recording the tracks from these releases soon after.  All the basics were cut live live to tape with me on guitar or piano and vocals and Jud Ehrbar (Varnaline, Space Needle, Reservoir) on drums in two days at Fireproof in Red Hook, Brooklyn with Adam Lasus manning the controls.  The studio was above an old Brooklyn firehouse and had a really special sound.  Adam Lasus and I had worked together a number of times before and it was a smooth and productive couple of days.  Adam let me use the front room of his studio as a place to work and I did a lot of the overdubs myself there and had a few special guests stop by to play and sing, including Kendall Meade (vocals, electric piano), Joan Wasser (violin, vocals), John Parker (electric and acoustic bass), Richard Buckner (acoustic guitar, electric piano), Tianna Kennedy (cello), Rob Ross (saxophone), and Jud Ehrbar (percussion and vocals). I later travelled back to Raleigh, NC for additional overdubs with Bo Taylor (electric guitar, bass), Greg Elkins (electric guitar, organ), Sara Bell (organ) and happened to catch my buddy Jay Farrar as he was passing through town after a gig and put him to work (slide guitar, organ, vocals).  I later returned to Fireproof where John Agnello mixed the album.

All of the songs were record as a piece and, at the time,  I struggled with which songs to include on Tell it to the Dust.  The “leftovers” were released as The Wounded Astronaut EP, but any of the songs on the EP could have been on the full length.  So, it seems fitting to have them all together as they were created.

You can order the LP here.

With love and thanks,
Anders

Visit Bandcamp for more info

Double LP reissue: Tell it to the Dust w/ The Wounded Astronaut

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Hello friends.

I’m excited to announce that my first solo album, Tell it to the Dust, along with The Wounded Astronaut EP, will be released as a double LP via Sunset Club Records on June 1, 2024.  This is the first time that either of these releases will be on vinyl, and it may very well be the last, so get it while you can!  The label is doing a very limited run of 300 copies on random colored vinyl.  The only way to get a copy is to order through Bandcamp.  You can find a link to the release here.

 

2024 marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Tell it to the Dust.  I have many fond memories of the writing and recording of these songs.  At the time I was living in Raleigh, NC and many of these songs were written when I was living with my old pal Matt Brown in his tiny house.  The songs were fleshed out during jams with Jim Vincent (drums) as a duo and we soon added Bo Taylor (bass and guitar) and then Greg Elkins (keyboards and guitar) to the mix.

 

I moved to NYC in 2003 and got to recording the tracks from these releases soon after.  All the basics were cut live live to tape with me on guitar (or piano) and vocals and Jud Ehrbar (Varnaline, Space Needle, Reservoir) on drums in two days at Fireproof in Red Hook, Brooklyn with Adama Lasus manning the controls.  The studio was above an old Brooklyn firehouse and had a really special sound.  Adam Lasus and I had worked together a number of times before and it was a smooth and productive couple of days.  Adam let me use the front room of his studio as a place to work and I did a lot of the overdubs myself there and had a few special guests stop by to play and sing, including Kendall Meade (vocals, electric piano), Joan Wasser (violin, vocals), John Parker (electric and acoustic bass), Richard Buckner (acoustic guitar, electric piano), Tianna Kennedy (cello), Rob Ross (saxophone), and Jud Ehrbar (percussion and vocals). I later travelled back to Raleigh, NC for additional overdubs with Bo Taylor (electric guitar, bass), Greg Elkins (electric guitar, organ), Sara Bell (organ) and happened to catch my buddy Jay Farrar as he was passing through town after a gig and put him to work (slide guitar, organ, vocals).  I later returned to Fireproof where John Agnello, assisted by Adam Lasus, mixed the album.

 

All of the songs were record as a piece and I struggled with which songs to include on Tell it to the Dust.  The “leftovers” were released as The Wounded Astronaut EP, but any of the songs on the EP could have been on the full length.  So, it seems fitting to have them all together as they were created.

 

New Paintings

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March east coast and April-May west coast tour dates now on sale

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New tour dates announced.  Tickets on sale now here.

3/20 Washington, DC
3/21 Metuchen. NJ
3/22 Brooklyn, NY
3/23 White Plains, NY
3/24 Kingston, NY
3/25 Norwich, CT
3/26 Boston, MA
3/27 Shelburne Falls, MA
3/28 Keene, NY
3/29 Burlington, VT
3/30 Montpelier, VT
3/31 Hardwick, VT
4/25 Bellingham, WA
4/26 Seattle, WA
4/27 Portland, OR
4/28 Applegate Valley, OR
5/1 Reno, NV
5/2 Petaluma, CA
5/3 Lodi, CA (private show)
5/4 Los Angeles (Mar Vista), CA
5/5 Encinitas, CA

New tour dates announced

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Anders will be touring the south and east coast in late September and early October.  These will be shows in private studios, houses and performance spaces.  These are intimate, un-amplified, shows.  You can go here for ticket links and more info.

  • Sept 26:  Memphis, TN
  • Sept 27:  Franklin, TN
  • Sept 28:  Atlanta, GA
  • Sept 29:  Brevard, NC
  • Sept 30:  Raleigh, NC
  • Oct 1:  Baltimore, MD
  • Oct 2:  Philadelphia, PA
  • Oct 3:  Durham, NC
  • Oct 4:  Athens, GA

The Black Flight out today

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Hello friends,
The Black Flight is out today. I want to say a big thank you to everyone who preordered the LP! It’s reassuring to have your faith and support in what I do. So, THANK YOU!
I also want to let you know that there are now CDs of The Black Flight available as well as a new T-shirt design and sticker in the store.
LPs and any other orders will ship in first week of September.
I’ll be on tour opening for Son Volt in August and more shows will soon be announced.
Thanks again for listening.
With love and gratitude,
A

The Black Flight ::: new album announcement

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Hello beautiful friends,

I have a new album coming out on August 11, 2023.  The album is called The Black Flight. It is a collection of songs about my great uncle, Leslie Hunter Parker,  who was a fighter pilot in WWI and was shot down and killed during a dogfight in Belgium in 1917.

The songs are all told from different perspectives (his, his girlfriend, parents, comrades, me).  The album is solo, just me and acoustic guitar, recorded live in a single day in New Orleans, LA.  This is a document, a raw, warts and all album.  The songs are all interwoven.  Some tell the same stories from different perspectives.  Thoughts and impressions appear in different songs.  Musical movements within songs are meant to convey place and situation and feeling.

The songs are ones of daring, braggadocio, fear, longing, lust, memory, action, insouciance, terror, heartbreak, inspiration, and legacy.

The album features a beautiful, if haunting, painting by WWI veteran and artist, Claggett Wilson on the cover as well as an essay about my great uncle on the back of the LP.

We are doing a very limited run of 250 LPs. You can pre-order the LP here at the website or via Bandcamp.  Eta on the records is early August.

You can check out the first track from the album here.

 

West coast tour starts this week

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Tour starts this Friday.  Link to tickets is HERE.

Friday April 15 : Bellingham WA
Saturday April 16 : Seattle WA
Sunday April 17 : Portland OR
Tuesday April 19 : Chico CA
Wednesday April 20 : Reno NV
Thursday April 21 : Lodi, CA (private party)
Friday April 22 : Petaluma CA
Sunday April 24: San Diego CA

Bandcamp Friday: 20% of all sales will go to Ukraine relief org

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Today is Bandcamp Friday, wherein BC waves their fees.  I will be donating 20% of all Bandcamp sales through this weekend (March 4-6) to the Ukrainian charity organization Razom.  So, if you’re interested in an LP, CD or t-shirt drop by and take a look here.

Razom is a trusted Ukrainian-American 501-C that raises money to send medical, tactical, and other needed goods directly to Ukrainian soldiers. It also partners American doctors to train Ukrainian doctors.
From their website:
Razom was founded on purely volunteering efforts of Ukrainian Americans in NYC during the 2013-14 Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine. Razom, which means “together” in Ukrainian, believes in the enormous potential of dedicated volunteers around the world united by a single goal: to unlock the potential of Ukraine. We work towards that mission by creating spaces where people meet, partner, and act.

April 2022 West coast tour tickets on sale now

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Anders will be touring the west coast in April, 2022.  All shows are hosted in private homes/studios.  These are small intimate shows and are always a lot of fun.  Link to tickets is HERE.

Friday April 15 : Bellingham WA
Saturday April 16 : Seattle WA
Sunday April 17 : Portland OR
Tuesday April 19 : Chico CA
Wednesday April 20 : Reno NV
Thursday April 21 : Lodi, CA (private party)
Friday April 22 : Petaluma CA
Saturday April 23 : Los Angeles, CA (TBD/host needed)**
Sunday April 24: San Diego CA
**If you are interested in hosting in Los Angeles please get in touch.

West coast tour January 2022

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First tour in over two years!  I’ll be on the west coast in early January doing shows.  These will be house shows – intimate settings with no PA.  All shows require proof of vaccination.  Hope to see you there.
Thur Jan 6 : Blaine WA
Fri Jan 7 : Seattle WA
Sat Jan 8 : Portland OR
Sun Jan 9 : Chico CA
Mon Jan 10 : Reno NV
Wed Jan 12 : Petaluma CA
Fri Jan 14 : San Diego CA

 

Wolf Reckoning out now!

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The new album is out today.  Available on LP or as digital download.

There’s also a new video for the song Down at the Museum:

October tour postponed

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Hey friends,

I’ve decided to postpone my October East Coast tour.  I’m just not feeling great about the ongoing COVID pandemic.  Part of playing music is the sharing and celebration and I just don’t know if it makes sense to do either at this time.  Hopefully with more folks getting vaccinated this will change.

I am hoping that the planned West Coast tour can proceed in November, but we will see how things pan out.

All that said, if you’re interested in hosting a show at your house, art space, studio, bunker, etc anywhere in the US in the future please get in touch!

If you’d like to support the cause you can pre-order my new album via Bandcamp.

Get vaccinated & wear a mask!

Love,

a

Wolf Reckoning, new album from Anders Parker, out October 1, 2021//Pre-order LP now//House show hosts needed.

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Hello friends,
I’ve got a new album called WOLF RECKONING that will be released October 1, 2021 on Recorded & Freed.  It’s a collection of seven new songs.

The first single, Wolves, is out now.  You can watch the video premier via Glide Magazine here.

You can pre-order the album, digital or LP, and t-shirts on Bandcamp.

I’ll be touring in the fall.  If you are interested in hosting a show at your house/studio/art space/event space/etc please get in touch.
Thanks to all of you who have been listening to the music and coming to the shows over the years. I look forward to seeing you all again soon.

With love and thanks,
Anders