A weekend off.

It was a real good week of shows. I got to meet (and reacquaint myself with) a bunch of great people at Artistic Roots on Tuesday. The open house at the Veggie Art Girl Boutique was a lot of fun, and the food was pretty fantastic. And last night at Tony's was just crazy. I started early and played late, and people were into it the whole time. I'm very grateful for everyone who came out to show their support and have a good time. :)

I don't have any shows on Saturday or Sunday, which is a rarity these days. A quick look at the schedule, and I see no other weekends off between now and... April, it looks like. So I'm making it a point to enjoy this. I'll be hanging out with my boys, doing a little housekeeping, maybe some cooking... you know, rock star stuff. Actually, If the opportunity presents itself, I might sneak down to the studio to get some album work done.

On the radio and at the bar.

Today started with a visit to the Daily Planet Morning Show (WPNH 100.1fm). I had a great old time talking about places I'm playing and my progress on the new album. You can listen to a mp3 of one of the songs I played right here:

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Tonight I'll be playing a solo show at Tony's Italian Grille & Pub in Thornton, NH. The show starts at 6:30pm, and it's always a good time up there. Fantastic food, too. I love talking food with Tony (when he's got a free half-minute); the guy knows so much. It's obviously his passion, and it's great to see someone so invested in doing what they love. Come start the weekend with dinner, drinks, and a little music!

Veggie Art Girl Boutique.

Tonight is the open house at the Veggie Art Girl Boutique in Holderness, NH. I'll be playing music from 5 to 8pm. This place is as hip as New Hampshire gets; you really ought to check it out. Lots of good deals on cool NH-made stuff. Speaking of which, they (along with Artistic Roots, where I played a couple days ago) are part of the Plymouth Shop Hop, which is a pretty sweet way to get the local holiday shopping thing going.

In other news, I've got a solo show coming up tomorrow at Tony's Italian Grille & Pub in Thornton, NH. Man, I like that room. It's another early show - 6:30-9:30pm.

Back on the radio.

This Friday (December 4) I'm going to be on the radio again. I'm visiting the Daily Planet Morning Show at 6:30am (ouch), and hanging out for about an hour. We'll talk about the upcoming album and the show schedule, and I'll probably play a song or two. Maybe I can get Amy to play along on that slide whistle of hers. Tune in to The Planet 100.1fm to hear it happen live, and keep an eye on the blog for a mp3 of the show later that day.

Artistic Roots.

Tonight is the open house at Artistic Roots in downtown Plymouth, NH. I'll be playing a piano set from 6 to 8pm. I'm told there's a silent auction with a bunch of good stuff up for bid. Stop on by!

In other news, the Trio show at Shooter's went very well last week, and I'm setting up a schedule to play there through 2010. It has been suggested that we should come up with a band name other than The Jim Tyrrell Trio. Suggestions welcome. :)

Upcoming shows.

December starts off with a couple midweek Open House sets. On Tuesday December 1st I'll be at Artistic Roots in Plymouth, playing a piano set from 6 to 8pm. And Thursday December 3rd is an Open House in Holderness at the Veggie Art Girl Boutique and Taylor Made Graphics. That one's from 5 to 8pm.

On Friday night (December 4) I'll be at Tony's Italian Grille & Pub in Thornton for a solo show. That one's from 6:30 to 9:30pm. I might be going back to Burlington next week for another dueling pianos show at Ri Ra; I'm awaiting confirmation on that one.

In other news, work on the CD is continuing. I've got it roughly half-done. Pop over to my Facebook page and you can preview a few tracks. Or listen to 'em right here on that fancy music playin' thingy on the right.

A long-overdue update.

Man. Has it been that long? I guess it has. Sorry for my apparent absence; it's been busy, and thank Goodness for it. October was a bleak month, but November is making up for it, thanks in large part to the dueling pianos show in Burlington every Thursday. I'm headed back tonight, in fact. Friday is a night off, and then Saturday I'm playing a benefit at the Littleton NH Elks Lodge with classic rockers No Limitz.

In other news, my novel is way behind schedule; I've simply had more important stuff to work on. But it is still an intriguing project to me, and I continue to give it the old college try.

In the studio, I have made improvements in my mixdown techniques, and I've got the new CD about half in the can. You may not be able to order it in time for Christmas, but it'll get done, by God.

And I'm starting to put ideas together to revamp my main web site (www.jimtyrrell.net). It's been sitting dormant for a while, with this blog getting what attentions I can pay these days. But I want jimtyrrell.net to be the hub for all my web doings, so I'm working that out.