Albert and Gage e-Newsletter June 2009

We're California bound this month, and we'll drive up I-35 to The Blue Door in Oklahoma City and Crossroads Coffeehouse in Winnsboro, TX!!

Hey and howdy - friends, family, fans and folks,

We've had a somewhat chaotic month, with pressing family issues coinciding with getting the new CD out to radio, Christine's attendance at a board meeting in Hawaii, and remodeling the kitchen.  Thanks for the support and understanding as Chris covered some shows without Christine. 

"Dakota Lullaby" is being well received even though it's just barely out there in the world.  It debuted at #7 on the EuroAmericana Chart and #17 on the Freeform American Roots (FAR) Chart.  Playlists are coming in from The Netherlands, Boston, Pittsburgh, Spain, Hungary, Texas, on and on.  We are always grateful and especially with this record - Tom's songs deserve to be heard far and wide.  Feel free to write to us to suggest your local radio station that plays independent Folk/Americana music - we'll tell you if they have it and send it to them if they don't.  You can order it now at www.moonhouserecords.com.

MoonHouse Records artist Abi Tapia is burning up the highways, as usual, and playing more on the east coast these days.  "Beauty in the Ruin" got a nice review in Dirty Linen magazine and Trinidad, a documentary about Trinidad, CO that contains a couple of songs by Abi, will air on Showtime this month. See the schedule of airings here. Or watch it on Showtime On Demand all June.

MoonHouse Studio has been quiet while we focused elsewhere, but Chris has projects going with Bill Small, Jody Mills, BJ Searcy and Lesli Wood, so he'll be back in there soon enough.


Hazy German morning from the car window
(photo by Chris Gage)

June 2009 Show Schedule
Dates, venues and times have been known to change.  Please call or check the venue's website to confirm. 
Full show schedule online here.
Mon. Jun 8 Donn's Depot - Austin, TX          Every Monday Night with Chris Gage and friends
1600 W. 5th St.  Austin, TX    512-478-0336    
Visit the "Monday Night at Donn's Depot" photo page
9pm
Fri. Jun 12 Folk Scene Taping - LA area
"Folk Scene" with Roz Larman - to be broadcast later on KPFK
Thanks Roz!
 
Sat. Jun 13 "Dakota Lullaby" California CD Release Shows

Fallbrook Americana Series - Fallbrook, CA
for information call (760) 723-7255
Fallbrook Woman's Club 238 West Mission Road; Fallbrook, CA 92028
7:30pm
Sun. Jun 14 Lestat's Coffeehouse - San Diego, CA
3343 Adams Ave. - San Diego, CA 92116 - 619-282-0437
www.lestats.com
9pm
(A&G one set)
Sat. Jun 20 Living Tradition Concert Series - Anaheim, CA
Anaheim Downtown Community Center - 250 E. Center Street
Anaheim, CA - reservations: 949-646-1964
www.thelivingtradition.org
7:30pm
Sun. Jun 21 Dark Thirty Concert Series - Lakeside, CA
11132 Pinehurst Drive  Lakeside, CA
www.darkthirty.com
619-443-9622
7:30pm
Mon. Jun 22 Donn's Depot - Austin, TX          Every Monday Night with Chris Gage and friends
1600 W. 5th St.  Austin, TX    512-478-0336    
Visit the "Monday Night at Donn's Depot" photo page
9pm
Fri. Jun 26 "Dakota Lullaby" Oklahoma CD Release Celebration

The Blue Door - Oklahoma City, OK
2805 N. McKinley  OKC, OK  405-524-0738  www.bluedoorokc.com
9pm
Sat. Jun 27 "Dakota Lullaby" Northeast Texas CD Release Celebration

Crossroads Coffeehouse- Winnsboro, TX
216 N. Main Street - Winnsboro, TX 75494   903-342-1854
www.crossroadsmusiccompany.com


We're back on at the Crossroads - thanks to the Monks for stepping in for awhile there and keeping the gig flame alive...hope to see everyone at The Crossroads - one of the finest venues around, now under new loving care and management!
7:30pm
Mon. Jun 29 Donn's Depot - Austin, TX          Every Monday Night with Chris Gage and friends
1600 W. 5th St.  Austin, TX    512-478-0336    
Visit the "Monday Night at Donn's Depot" photo page
9pm

Coming up next month!

July 4 Chris with Jerry Jeff Walker - Dell Diamond - Round, Rock, TX
July 23 Summer Nights Concert Series - Rapid City, SD
July 24 The Grand Theater - Pierre, SD -
July 25 Friends of Acoustic and Blues Concert - Watertown, SD
July 26 Latitude 44 - Sioux Falls, SD
July 30 Homestake Opera House - Lead, SD
Aug 1 Sioux River Folk Festival - Canton, SD
A note from Christine:

     I am on my way to bed after spending an entire day alone and in silence - sort of a circumstance imposed retreat.  I woke up with complete laryngitis and Chris flew to South Dakota, so I stayed quiet - working in the yard and enjoying our home.  I was gone for almost three weeks this month and there's nothing like coming home to a new kitchen to make a girl want to nest.  Chris and our friend Kevin Johnson transformed our space by painting, tiling the countertops, building oak bars, creating new floor-to-ceiling shelves...I need to go away more often.  I got to do the "Design on a Dime" thing - walk in with my eyes closed and squeal with disbelief and delight. 
     Not all has been delightful this month.  My mom had some serious surgery and needed help for several weeks, so my sisters, brother and sister-in-law and I have been tag teaming to stay with my parents and help them with the day to day tasks that can wear you down.  The "gift in the fist" has been getting to spend concentrated time with my folks, something we don't get enough of.  We watched a couple of movies, I cooked for them (too bad Chris wasn't there because he's the real chef), and I got to help them with crossword puzzle clues that involved music.  The first day I was there Dad needed a 6 letter folk singer that only uses one name.  Odetta!  I felt so smart, in my own limited niche kind of way. 
     Gwen's dad Alpha passed away while I was with my parents, making the loss even more profound.  I guess that we are all at that age; I am surrounded by friends who are helping their parents through those challenging years, or having to let go of them.  I know it's a rite of passage, but one of the more difficult ones. 
     As Chris says, "call your loved ones" - and I say don't be afraid to put some things on hold to be with them. 

     Christine

  And a blurb from Chris:

     I'm going to make a quick trip to South Dakota tomorrow to wish a final farewell to an old friend and former father-in-law, Alpha Braunesreither.  An amazing man and an incredible grandfather to my boys, every Christmas would bring a new trinket that he had hand crafted out of wood or bone or feathers or leather...each one came with a poem (and usually a 50 dollar bill).  He spent the last years of his life chronicling his family tree from immigration from Romania to the Black Hills of South Dakota. 
    I stayed in touch with Al even after separating from his daughter many years ago, and always enjoyed the conversation.  He had a habit of sending mass emails, usually of a political nature, and not usually to my tastes.  More often than not I would read and delete this kind of email, but right before the last election he pushed my buttons and I got in his face.  I'm glad I did - we ended up in the most spirited debate we'd ever had, and my life would be poorer if I'd not responded.  Gwen remarked the other day that he would push and push to see if you were strong enough to push back!  Rest in peace, Al, I'll come up and sing you one last song. 

 

     Call your loved ones, and don't be afraid to push back. 
     See you at the gig!

     Chris

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