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This Friday, October 15, I’ll be playing my firs

This Friday, October 15, I’ll be playing my first show in #NewOrleans at Chickie Wah Wah @chickiewahwahnola since moving here two years ago. Excited to be sharing the bill with my great friend @michaelcerveris and @loosecattleband. Looking forward to shaking off the rust and dust after this long unintentional hiatus.

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Hey there! My new album is out today. It's calle

Hey there!

My new album is out today. It's called Wolf Reckoning. I'm excited for you to hear it. I hope you enjoy it. There's also a new video for the song "Down at the Museum". You can find that link in bio.

A few thoughts and a whole bunch of thank yous are in order. (I guess what follows is liner notes for the digital age)

First, I want to say thanks if you’re reading this and if you have listened to the music I’ve been making these past 25(!) years. It means more than you can know.

I initially conceived of this album as solo work — me playing everything — as I’ve done at points in the past. But as time went on and the album took shape I thought it would be good to bring other folks in to play on some of the tracks. I’m glad I did. The album is better for it and I’m a notch less insane than I otherwise would have been at the finish.

Thanks to my dear pal Mark Spencer for recording one of the songs and, as alway, playing his ass off on bass and organ.

Rob Sanchez played drums on a few songs and absolutely killed it.

Rebecca Young finally played bass on a few of the songs. Xx

Brett Lanier conjured the w. Texas alien landscape via pedal steel from Vermont.

Kimberly Kaye came by and sang on a song.

Adam Poulin played out there electric fiddle on The Ecstatic Call. Dave Barbe recorded that track.

I was lucky enough to have the incredible Gareth Jones mix the album in London, England. Thank you, G!

Joe Lambert mastered it.

Debora Francis took the cover photo.

Gary Griffiths helped me with the design.

Dwight Marshall, Shane Young and Jim Haverkamp did Wolves video

Dwight Marshall shot the promo photos and filmed the videos for Sunyata and Down at the Museum.

Thanks also to Will Johnson, Skip Werner, Jay Farrar, Jud Ehrbar, Josh Druckman, Bob Andrews, Jayne Ballentine, Jake Wildwood, Creston Lea, Steve Hadeka, Matt Brown, Michael Cerveris.

And finally thanks to my family, Ami Kay, Wallis Lee and Hutchison. I love you.

If you made it this far, thanks again!
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New album, Wolf Reckoning, is out this Friday, Oct

New album, Wolf Reckoning, is out this Friday, October 1. You can now order the album and fancy-ass T-shirt at my website. ALSO, 20% sale on all the earlier records and merch. Link in bio.

Here’s a pic of me and my drum tech by @dwightmarshall

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Wolf Reckoning test pressing hot off the presses f

Wolf Reckoning test pressing hot off the presses from @neworleansrecordpress. Only 2 more weeks until release. You can pre-order now if you enjoy mid 20th century technology in the form of LP vinyl records. We also offer the finest in digital downloads. Or if you need new duds to improve your sartorial sensations, hot t-shirts can be had as well. Link in bio. Love love love, a

Michael Chapman. Rest easy.

Michael Chapman. Rest easy.

Hey friends, I’ve decided to postpone my Octobe

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. Link in bio above.

Get vaccinated & wear a mask!

Love,
a

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Charley Patton/American Badass #1. Oil pastels, pe

Charley Patton/American Badass #1. Oil pastels, pencil on paper. 18”x24”

Thanks for all the emails, texts, calls, and dms.

Thanks for all the emails, texts, calls, and dms. We are fine. We got VERY luck. It was humbling and reassuring to get all the check-ins and offers of help and places to stay. We’ve only lived in New Orleans for a couple of years but I look forward to returning soon. The kids and baby mama are up north with the in-laws waiting for the all-clear

Many were not as fortunate as us. Ida did a number on Louisiana and cut a path of wreckage all the way to the Northeast. I hope that everyone reading this is ok and well, no matter where you are.

Take care.
Love,
A

PS - Above is the most recent addition to our family, Ms Bonnie, hanging out under the live oaks in New Iberia, LA, awaiting her return to #nola.

Waiting out #Ida in Florida thinking about Lee Scr

Waiting out #Ida in Florida thinking about Lee Scratch Perry. What a body of work. What a vibe. Thank you, Rainford. You will be missed. RIP

#theband in progress #levonhelm #richardmanuel #ga

#theband in progress #levonhelm #richardmanuel #garthhudson #rickdanko #robbierobertson #thecatskills #underpainting #acrylicpaintings #selftaughtartist #folkart #classicrock #uponcripplecreek #idontknowwhatimdoing #howdoesthiswork #whenisapaintingfinished

New work: “Dawn and Katie and Modine” Acrylic

New work: “Dawn and Katie and Modine” Acrylic on canvas 24”x18”

The man, the myth, the legend. RIP, Charlie Watts.

The man, the myth, the legend. RIP, Charlie Watts.

Thanks to @americanahighways for the kind words an

Thanks to @americanahighways for the kind words and for debuting the Sunyata video.

Assistant hard at work.

Assistant hard at work.

It’s Bandcamp Friday! If you’re interested in

It’s Bandcamp Friday! If you’re interested in pre-ordering “Wolf Reckoning” LP and/or T-shirt today is a good day to do that as Bandcamp waives their fees on the first Friday of every month due to the impact of the pandemic. Album is out October 1, 2021. Link in bio. With love and thanks, a.

Bandcamp Friday Alert :: Hey friends, if you are c

Bandcamp Friday Alert :: Hey friends, if you are considering pre-ordering the new record and/or t-shirt via @bandcamp please consider doing so this Friday, August 6. On the first Friday of every month Bandcamp has been waiving their fees to help out during the dreaded, and unfortunately still ongoing, pandemic. Link in bio. Thanks for looking and listening. Love, a

RIP Dusty, you beer drinker and hell raiser.

RIP Dusty, you beer drinker and hell raiser.

First single, Wolves, from new album is out today.

First single, Wolves, from new album is out today. Here I am lip-syncing on the edge of a swamp. Good thing it’s not Smell-O-Vision. Link to pre-order album and all sorts of information you didn’t ask for in bio link. Video filmed and directed by @dwightmarshall and @youngshane. Edited by @jim_hovercraft. Bass played by the beautiful and talented @young_reb, drums by the dashing and thumpy @western_static

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Wolf Reckoning out onOctober 1, 2021

Wolf Reckoning release

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