2010 Demos Goulash

Here's a mash-up of choice gems from recent home demos - I hope it piques interest in my next batch of tunes and upcoming shows. Wanted to let ya'll hear some of the hooks so they are fresh yet familiar when you see 'em live at my full-band show @ The 8x10 on Saturday, July 10th




Please help spread the word - Support Local Live Music - Peace

www.GarrettAndersonMusic.com

The Kenton Dunson Progressions

I'm honored and excited to lend some guitar licks and some BGVs for the live album release show of the Kenton Dunson Progressions on June 3rd @ The 8 x 10 in Baltimore, MD.

Kenton's CD is stellar - truly representative of a man rocking a mission and showcasing his craft - The backing band he recruited for the show is just nasty - I'm sure I'm speaking for all of us (Dave, Brandon, Roh, Adam, and Cory) when I say thanks for having us on board for this part of your musical journey.

The show is gonna be a great time - I hope to see you there!

stream the tunes at www.KentonDunson.com

peace,

G

Support Local Live Music

Here's a live solo version of "Drop these Blues" from October 2008 at an open mic in Boston. There's something exciting and liberating about playing for complete strangers away from home. I think that fostered a unique patience, intensity, and comfort to this performance - Apparently I was so comfortable that I slipped a quick joke in right before the bridge of the tune, saying:

"Take me to the bridge - that's what all the soul singers sing..."

I hope you dig!

Great Unknown Photo-Blog Part 4

Great Unknown - Release Show - December 5th, 2009 @ The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD


Funky riffs and faces

K and B fueling the party

Ry gets his rim-shots workout

Some of the lovely folks in attendance - braved the first snow of the winter to be there!

Thank you for the support

Great Unknown Photo-Blog Part 3

Great Unknown - Release Show - Decemeber 5th, 2009 @ The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD


From the side of the stage

Bargain Jargons getting in touch with their inner penguin and tea-kettle for "Before Now"

"Well I did not know you was you..."

"But I was looking anywho..."

This photo reminds me of confetti-cake

Great Unknown Photo Blog Part 2

Part 2 -


Kenton bringing his game (I would say A-game, but thats the only kind he has)

Ryan drummed so fast on "New Umbrella" that he was blurry - Note to indie musicians -Make sure the metronome click-track in the headphones isn't so loud that it gets picked up on the recordings of the drum tracks - one of the many things I've learned the hard way.

Judging by the capo position, I think I was working on "Mindy" here - I'm playing my bread-and-butter at-home first-ever acoustic guitar that my parents got me for my birthday in 1998.

Kenton recorded directly into the computer (not into a microphone which would pick up any noise), so he could jam along with the play-back of the other tracks. I would listen from my kitchen or family room and run downstairs when I heard an idea I wanted to keep or explore. As he ripped his piano solo at the end of "Drop These Blues", I knew what I was hearing performed live would be on the record.

Great Unknown Photo-Blog Part 1

Here's Part 1 of a Photo-Blog of the Great Unknown experience - To start, some studio shots. As you can see it was a very modest basement home-studio. It just goes to show - we willed a way (and couldn't have done it without some very generous friends).

The Battle Station - My ol' chunky PC from college with an outdated music software program, A 12-Channel Mixer, some microphones, and a few trusty instruments. Nothing like trying to be artist, engineer, and producer all at once.

A glimpse of the drums and my pedal board (Did you know? Only 2 songs on GU have electric guitar tracks, "Bohemian" and "Great Unknown")

Ryan's view from his throne - even sneaking the cable up through his drums (and t-shirt), the headphones barely reached

Max and momma would visit for dinner and a nap while his pops laid tracks

Writing / Rehearsing a part with Keys and all-around music extraordinaire Kenton Dunson - We'd brainstorm an idea, hit record, and let it happen