Author Archives: freedy

Early June means staying up until 5:37 a.m. at the Holiday Motel in Sturgeon Bay and recording a song you just wrote with three people you just met; in other words, the Steel Bridge Songfest.  Thursday, June 7th to Saturday, … Continue reading →

I’m heading up to the Twin Cities and beyond this weekend–along a route that should be a construction site for a high-speed rail line–to play music with my friends The Alison Scott Band.  Friday, April 27th at the Amsterdam Bar … Continue reading →

The Hobart Brothers with Lil’ Sis (Jon Dee Graham, Susan Cowsill, and me) are taking it on the road in April.  We’ll do an acoustic trio tour across the plains in a great question-mark shaped route that features starring roles … Continue reading →

Live from my illegal East Village sublet.  Yes, the jig is up folks, and we’re moving on to other I’m sure equally legal pastures this week.  So, I’m taking the opportunity to play a live, streaming-only, 25-minute gig through Stageit.com … Continue reading →

Hello Friends.  SXSW 2012 is Mar. 14-17 in Austin, and I’ll be down there with my friends Susan Cowsill and Jon Dee Graham promoting our new Hobart Brothers with Lil’ Sis record, “At Least We Have Each Other”, made due … Continue reading →

Well, the leaves are turning here along Lake Mendota as I practice singing Steely Dan songs for the upcoming Oct. 19th free after-work Steely Dane show in the Overture Center Lobby.  We’ll be blowing your minds in two sets, from … Continue reading →

I am back East for a few trio gigs with my friends Jared Nickerson on bass and Dave Schramm on guitar.  We just imagine that there’s a drummer onstage, and it seems to work out fine.  Four of the original … Continue reading →

Dave Adler, Biff Blumfumgagnge and I will play and sing for you, without a p.a., at Ground Zero Coffee in Madison on Wednesday, August 31st, from 7:00 pm to 9.  This is a free show of course, but you’ll want … Continue reading →

The Alison Scott band has invited me onto their bill at the Dakota in Minneapolis for a late-night musical journey.  Oh, we will rock, yes we will.  Check the Shows page for info.

Door County in the summertime is a pretty nice hang, I’m telling ya.  Why, there’s just no reason not to jump in the car on Saturday the 30th and drive right up to Valmy, just north of Sturgeon Bay, to … Continue reading →