Hello everyone,
We are on the road to Colorado as we speak. Warm weather and stunning views surround us as we drive. Very excited to announce that the "Live at The Blues Museum" CD reached number 2 on the national XM/Sirius Radio Network- Bluesville. Woohoo!!! July was packed full of festivals. We made a long awaited appearance at The Milwaukee Summerfest on the Harley Davidson Stage. It was great to catch up with many old friends including stage manager Rudy Valentino- descendant of the famous slient screen star - Rudolf Valentino. The weather was very hot and so was the show! Then it was on to our fav St Louis club- BB's for yet another fun show. We had a great afternoon show at The Eat to The Beat Series in Southfield, Michigan then it was the amazing Concert of Colors in Detroit. We performed in at the Max. M Fisher Music Center . It was a great show in air conditioned comfort- the house was full, and the vibes were friendly. We then headed out on tour to Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota, California and Washington. Our show at The Hub in Cedar Falls, Iowa was quite unique- we were fortunate to have a drum circle play with us on a few songs. After the show we drove north for a few hours to lessen the trek to the Fargo Blues Festival in North Dakota the next day. The Fargo Blues fest was amazing- a bright blue sky with a large music friendly crowd. The place was pretty full for our 4.15pm show and we had a huge lineup for CDs after the performance. We then drove to Wisconsin. On our way we witnessed a bizarre accident. A semi trailer truck lost its two back wheels and scraped the side of a mini van packed full of kids and their parents. Incredibly the driver of the mini van steered his vehicle out of harm's way onto the median strip. Mean while the truck driver managed to steer his massive truck to the right side of the highway with out flipping over or taking any cars with him. No one was hurt thankfully!!! Our show at The Prairie Dog Festival was also a fine time. We caught up with our old friend Matt Eimer who helped us out in 2010 when our van broke down. Matt was the stage manager for the fest and really went out of his way to make us feel welcome and comfortable. The next day we performed at the World Famous Byrons in Pomeroy, Iowa and had a blast!
After chilling out with friends in Reno, Nevada we headed to the beautiful Mammoth Lakes in Northern California. We performed at the Bluesapalooza in the woods. It was a fabulous show and the lineup also included Trampled Underfoot, Johnny & Edgar Winter and Rick Derringer. The wood site was packed to the rafters. We hit the road after the show to get closer to our show at Roadhouse 101 in Lincoln City, Oregon. The traffic was bumper to bumper for the last leg of the journey but we made it with time to spare. The next day was the fabulous Mount Baker Blues Festival in Bellingham, Washington. It was a toasty 100 Degrees F but the hospitality was unbeatable. We had freshly caught BBQ cooked salmon brought to our dressing room for our after show feast. We got to hang out with good friend Hamilton Loomis and his band and even got to jam with every one at the end of the evening. We all had a fabulous time in a beautiful part of the world. In August we have many more festivals coming up plus a special "Hair Raising Event" at the B & O Station in Youngstown, Ohio- a Celebration for Life for Cancer survivors on Thursday August 16.
Hope to see you out on the road this Summer and Fall.
Thanks and Peace,
Harper & Midwest Kind
www.harper.biz (Official Harper Website) CDs and E Book
www.youtube.com/harperband (for live video clips)
www.facebook.com/harperandmidwestkind
www.facebook.com/pages/Harper-and-Midwest-Kind/163124467948
www.musicpage.com/harper
www.reverbnation.com/harperandmidwestkind
www.myspace.com/harperband
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Harper and Midwest Kind July Blog
Hey Everyone,
Happy July 4 to all my American friends. Well its hot here in Michigan- hitting the high 90's F for several weeks now. This summer is reminding me of Perth, Western Australia where I grew up. Lots of sunshine, lots of dust and very little rain. Don't get me wrong Im loving all the sunshine but a couple of good downpours of rain would be nice. The new CD "Live at the Blues Museum" has been getting a great deal of airplay all over the world. The CD is currently number 8 on the national XM/Sirius Bluesville Charts. This is very exciting. A huge thank you to Bill Wax and his crew for their incredible support for my music over the years.
The month of June saw us performing at Michigan's Nor Eastr Festival in Mio. Extremely hot weather but great music and good vibes. If finally got to see and meet the guys from Lansing's "Steppin in it"-great band!!! Then we headed to Bettendorf, Iowa for another show at the fabulous Muddy Waters. Then it was on to Des Moines for our second show at The Gas Lamp (formally Blues On Grand). We had a very good turn out -and will be returning in November. The Hambone Music Festival in Rochester, Minnesota was alot of fun. Smart thinking Music Director--Lynne Oldre-Mortenson moved all the bands from the out door main stage to the tent stage. Good thing she did because we were hit with a huge blast of soaking rain. It didn't effect the festival one bit- the bands played on and everyone huddled under the all weather tent. We left early the next day for a concert in the park in Blues Springs, Missouri- for another scorching hot performance both musically and temperature wise!! Oh how nice it was to hit the air conditioned hotel room later that evening. The next show was Michigan's Huntington Rogue River Blues Series in downtown Rockford. We had an amazing show complete with a little kid down the front doing "the worm" through out the show.
We ended the month with our annual show at The Rathskeller Biergarten in Indianapolis. Good to see so many friends. We were saddened to see that the Biergarten maybe ending its live music due to a power struggle with the folks who run the Athenaeum . The crux of the matter it that they want more money!!! Its a pity that live music and the folks who support it are the ones to suffer. There is a "Save the Biergarten" page on Facebook if any of you would like to sign up.
July sees my band Midwest Kind and I heading all over the country- Wisconsin, Missouri, Michigan, Iowa, North Dakota, California, Oregon, Washington and Colorado. We have some fabulous festivals booked- Milwaukee Summerfest, The Concert of Colors, Fargo Blues Festival, Prairie Dog Blues Festival, Mammoth Bluezaploosa, The Mount Baker Blues Festival, BBQ at The Summit and the Pearl St Festival just to name a few. Hope to see you out on the road this summer :)
Thanks and Peace,
Harper & Midwest Kind
www.harper.biz (Official Harper Website) CDs and E Book
www.youtube.com/harperband (for live video clips)
www.facebook.com/harperandmidwestkind
www.facebook.com/pages/Harper-and-Midwest-Kind/163124467948
www.musicpage.com/harper
www.reverbnation.com/harperandmidwestkind
www.myspace.com/harperband
Happy July 4 to all my American friends. Well its hot here in Michigan- hitting the high 90's F for several weeks now. This summer is reminding me of Perth, Western Australia where I grew up. Lots of sunshine, lots of dust and very little rain. Don't get me wrong Im loving all the sunshine but a couple of good downpours of rain would be nice. The new CD "Live at the Blues Museum" has been getting a great deal of airplay all over the world. The CD is currently number 8 on the national XM/Sirius Bluesville Charts. This is very exciting. A huge thank you to Bill Wax and his crew for their incredible support for my music over the years.
The month of June saw us performing at Michigan's Nor Eastr Festival in Mio. Extremely hot weather but great music and good vibes. If finally got to see and meet the guys from Lansing's "Steppin in it"-great band!!! Then we headed to Bettendorf, Iowa for another show at the fabulous Muddy Waters. Then it was on to Des Moines for our second show at The Gas Lamp (formally Blues On Grand). We had a very good turn out -and will be returning in November. The Hambone Music Festival in Rochester, Minnesota was alot of fun. Smart thinking Music Director--Lynne Oldre-Mortenson moved all the bands from the out door main stage to the tent stage. Good thing she did because we were hit with a huge blast of soaking rain. It didn't effect the festival one bit- the bands played on and everyone huddled under the all weather tent. We left early the next day for a concert in the park in Blues Springs, Missouri- for another scorching hot performance both musically and temperature wise!! Oh how nice it was to hit the air conditioned hotel room later that evening. The next show was Michigan's Huntington Rogue River Blues Series in downtown Rockford. We had an amazing show complete with a little kid down the front doing "the worm" through out the show.
We ended the month with our annual show at The Rathskeller Biergarten in Indianapolis. Good to see so many friends. We were saddened to see that the Biergarten maybe ending its live music due to a power struggle with the folks who run the Athenaeum . The crux of the matter it that they want more money!!! Its a pity that live music and the folks who support it are the ones to suffer. There is a "Save the Biergarten" page on Facebook if any of you would like to sign up.
July sees my band Midwest Kind and I heading all over the country- Wisconsin, Missouri, Michigan, Iowa, North Dakota, California, Oregon, Washington and Colorado. We have some fabulous festivals booked- Milwaukee Summerfest, The Concert of Colors, Fargo Blues Festival, Prairie Dog Blues Festival, Mammoth Bluezaploosa, The Mount Baker Blues Festival, BBQ at The Summit and the Pearl St Festival just to name a few. Hope to see you out on the road this summer :)
Thanks and Peace,
Harper & Midwest Kind
www.harper.biz (Official Harper Website) CDs and E Book
www.youtube.com/harperband (for live video clips)
www.facebook.com/harperandmidwestkind
www.facebook.com/pages/Harper-and-Midwest-Kind/163124467948
www.musicpage.com/harper
www.reverbnation.com/harperandmidwestkind
www.myspace.com/harperband
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Harper and Midwest Kind June Blog
Hey Everyone,
Summer is nearly here in the Northern Hemisphere- woohoo!! We had a fabulous May tour which took us to Iowa, Kansas, Florida, Alabama, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Maine and Michigan. Our shows at the Boogaloo Cafe in Burlington, Iowa and Uncle Bo's in Topeka, Kansas were alot of fun. Always nice to visit our good friend Suki. We then headed south to Florida by way of Memphis, Tennessee where we were hit with one of the worse thunder/lightning/hail and rain storms ever. We were stuck in construction on Interstate Highway 55 driving very slowly, hazard lights on. We were pelted with hail, huge blasts of wind with cracks of thunder and lightning all around us. There was no where to get off the highway to take shelter- we just had to proceed and hope for the best. Thankfully the bad weather began to subside and we were on our way. We managed to roll into the Paradise Inn in Pensacola Beach, Florida in time for the mega Monday night jam. We met up with my former but fabulous guitarist Tyler Mac who toured with me for five years. Drummer Justin Headley (Sauce Boss) and guitarist John Hart (Sauce Boss) were also in the house. We had 10 musicians up on stage, - three guitarists, two drummers, bass guitar, lap steel guitar, keyboard, harmonica/didgeridoo and saxophone. It was an amazing jam. We all hung out after the show and played lazer frisbee in the car park woohoo!
After a great show at the Paradise Inn the next day we headed to our favorite juke joint- The Blues Tavern in Mobile, Alabama, then it was the Funky Blues Shack in Destin/ Sandestin. We hung out with our good buddies Ken and Rachel Brown. Then we headed north to Rochester/ Syracuse, New York for the amazing Dinosaur BBQs. The Armor Inn in Hamburg, New York was the next stop, just out side of Buffalo. This is an amazing new venue run by former Lafayette Tap Room owner Marc Alfieri. Then it was home to Michigan for two shows - Guy Hollerins in Ann Arbor and Scooters in Flint. At the Flint show our awesome former drummer of five years Marc Dixon sat in with us as well as the incredible Heather and Don Jones of"Jones n' Live". After a quick breather we headed back east to Connecticut for the Bayou n Boogie Festival. We were mixed in with a bunch of brilliant Zydeco Bands which was kind of different, but it worked. Bobbi and I hung out with Mitch Wood for a bit, which was cool. Our final show was at the Timeout Pub in Rockland Maine, which is always a good time.
We had some mega problems with credit cards during this tour. It does happen from time to time but for some reason, we had multiple problems in May. One hotel charged us twice, then we discovered that someone had stolen our credit card number and racked up $2500 worth of on line goods. Thankfully the credit card company was on the ball and shut the card down before any damage was done. Then when we were at the hotel for the Bayou n Boogie Festival, we were charged for all the rooms for all the bands. Thankfully that was sorted out too. What a drama!!!. To top it all off when we arrived home in Michigan, a young guy backed his car into my van. I was in the store at the time and never saw the accident. The lady who owned the car sort me out and told me what had happened. That just goes to show you that there are honest people in this world for which I am very thankful.
We have bunch of festivals and concert series coming up this summer in the US. We will be performing in Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Indiana, Wisconsin, North Dakota, California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Ohio and New York. We would love to see you all out on the road.
Thanks and Peace,
Harper & Midwest Kind
www.harper.biz (Official Harper Website) CDs and E Book
www.youtube.com/harperband (for live video clips)
www.facebook.com/harperandmidwestkind
www.facebook.com/pages/Harper-and-Midwest-Kind/163124467948
www.musicpage.com/harper
www.reverbnation.com/harperandmidwestkind
www.myspace.com/harperband
Summer is nearly here in the Northern Hemisphere- woohoo!! We had a fabulous May tour which took us to Iowa, Kansas, Florida, Alabama, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Maine and Michigan. Our shows at the Boogaloo Cafe in Burlington, Iowa and Uncle Bo's in Topeka, Kansas were alot of fun. Always nice to visit our good friend Suki. We then headed south to Florida by way of Memphis, Tennessee where we were hit with one of the worse thunder/lightning/hail and rain storms ever. We were stuck in construction on Interstate Highway 55 driving very slowly, hazard lights on. We were pelted with hail, huge blasts of wind with cracks of thunder and lightning all around us. There was no where to get off the highway to take shelter- we just had to proceed and hope for the best. Thankfully the bad weather began to subside and we were on our way. We managed to roll into the Paradise Inn in Pensacola Beach, Florida in time for the mega Monday night jam. We met up with my former but fabulous guitarist Tyler Mac who toured with me for five years. Drummer Justin Headley (Sauce Boss) and guitarist John Hart (Sauce Boss) were also in the house. We had 10 musicians up on stage, - three guitarists, two drummers, bass guitar, lap steel guitar, keyboard, harmonica/didgeridoo and saxophone. It was an amazing jam. We all hung out after the show and played lazer frisbee in the car park woohoo!
After a great show at the Paradise Inn the next day we headed to our favorite juke joint- The Blues Tavern in Mobile, Alabama, then it was the Funky Blues Shack in Destin/ Sandestin. We hung out with our good buddies Ken and Rachel Brown. Then we headed north to Rochester/ Syracuse, New York for the amazing Dinosaur BBQs. The Armor Inn in Hamburg, New York was the next stop, just out side of Buffalo. This is an amazing new venue run by former Lafayette Tap Room owner Marc Alfieri. Then it was home to Michigan for two shows - Guy Hollerins in Ann Arbor and Scooters in Flint. At the Flint show our awesome former drummer of five years Marc Dixon sat in with us as well as the incredible Heather and Don Jones of"Jones n' Live". After a quick breather we headed back east to Connecticut for the Bayou n Boogie Festival. We were mixed in with a bunch of brilliant Zydeco Bands which was kind of different, but it worked. Bobbi and I hung out with Mitch Wood for a bit, which was cool. Our final show was at the Timeout Pub in Rockland Maine, which is always a good time.
We had some mega problems with credit cards during this tour. It does happen from time to time but for some reason, we had multiple problems in May. One hotel charged us twice, then we discovered that someone had stolen our credit card number and racked up $2500 worth of on line goods. Thankfully the credit card company was on the ball and shut the card down before any damage was done. Then when we were at the hotel for the Bayou n Boogie Festival, we were charged for all the rooms for all the bands. Thankfully that was sorted out too. What a drama!!!. To top it all off when we arrived home in Michigan, a young guy backed his car into my van. I was in the store at the time and never saw the accident. The lady who owned the car sort me out and told me what had happened. That just goes to show you that there are honest people in this world for which I am very thankful.
We have bunch of festivals and concert series coming up this summer in the US. We will be performing in Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Indiana, Wisconsin, North Dakota, California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Ohio and New York. We would love to see you all out on the road.
Thanks and Peace,
Harper & Midwest Kind
www.harper.biz (Official Harper Website) CDs and E Book
www.youtube.com/harperband (for live video clips)
www.facebook.com/harperandmidwestkind
www.facebook.com/pages/Harper-and-Midwest-Kind/163124467948
www.musicpage.com/harper
www.reverbnation.com/harperandmidwestkind
www.myspace.com/harperband
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Harper and Midwest Kind May Blog
Hey Everyone,
We are just about to head out on tour for the whole month of May. We will be heading to Kansas, Iowa, Florida, Alabama, Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan, Connecticut and Maine. Festival season is in full swing and we have close to 25 festivals booked so far. The new CD "Live at the Blues Museum" was released on April 16 which coincided with my wedding anniversary with my lovely wife Bobbi. We had some amazing CD release parties at The Key Palace Theatre in Redkey, Indiana and The Gem Theater in St Louis, Michigan. We had a short road trip to West Virginia for the Empty Glass, a very cool club in Charleston and Roanoke, Virginia's Blue 5. The Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival in North Carolina was just amazing. After a short fierce blast of rain in the afternoon, the blue sky broke through and the rest of the day and evening was stunning. We had a large wild crowd at the Grove Stage. Unfortunately our Sunday show on the Main Stage was a pretty soggy affair. It just rained and rained. The rain was even leaking through the roof of the stage. But the show must go on and of course it did. It was very inspiring to see so many people standing in the rain. Some with umbrellas, some bare foot in the mud, while others were wrapped in cold wet blankets. These were the die hard music fans and they were going no where!!!
We have four CD release parties coming up at Uncle Bo's, Topeka, KS (May 5), the Dinosaur BBQs in Rochester/ Syracuse New York (May 16/17) and the Ann Arbor, Michigan release party at Guy Hollerins (May 19). We will finish the month with a cool festival "Bayou n Boogie Festival" in Sterling, Connecticut and our favorite pub- Time Out Pub in Rockland, Maine. For those of you who would like to download the new live CD please go to www.cdbaby.com/cd/harperandmidwestkind or go to www.harper.biz for both downloads and physical CDs. We had some great reviews of the new Disc which is very exciting! Hope to see you out on the road this spring and summer,
Thanks and Peace,
Harper & Midwest Kind
www.harper.biz (Official Harper Website) CDs and E Book
www.youtube.com/harperband (for live video clips)
www.facebook.com/harperandmidwestkind
www.facebook.com/pages/Harper-and-Midwest-Kind/163124467948
www.musicpage.com/harper
www.reverbnation.com/harperandmidwestkind
www.myspace.com/harperband
We are just about to head out on tour for the whole month of May. We will be heading to Kansas, Iowa, Florida, Alabama, Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan, Connecticut and Maine. Festival season is in full swing and we have close to 25 festivals booked so far. The new CD "Live at the Blues Museum" was released on April 16 which coincided with my wedding anniversary with my lovely wife Bobbi. We had some amazing CD release parties at The Key Palace Theatre in Redkey, Indiana and The Gem Theater in St Louis, Michigan. We had a short road trip to West Virginia for the Empty Glass, a very cool club in Charleston and Roanoke, Virginia's Blue 5. The Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival in North Carolina was just amazing. After a short fierce blast of rain in the afternoon, the blue sky broke through and the rest of the day and evening was stunning. We had a large wild crowd at the Grove Stage. Unfortunately our Sunday show on the Main Stage was a pretty soggy affair. It just rained and rained. The rain was even leaking through the roof of the stage. But the show must go on and of course it did. It was very inspiring to see so many people standing in the rain. Some with umbrellas, some bare foot in the mud, while others were wrapped in cold wet blankets. These were the die hard music fans and they were going no where!!!
We have four CD release parties coming up at Uncle Bo's, Topeka, KS (May 5), the Dinosaur BBQs in Rochester/ Syracuse New York (May 16/17) and the Ann Arbor, Michigan release party at Guy Hollerins (May 19). We will finish the month with a cool festival "Bayou n Boogie Festival" in Sterling, Connecticut and our favorite pub- Time Out Pub in Rockland, Maine. For those of you who would like to download the new live CD please go to www.cdbaby.com/cd/harperandmidwestkind or go to www.harper.biz for both downloads and physical CDs. We had some great reviews of the new Disc which is very exciting! Hope to see you out on the road this spring and summer,
Thanks and Peace,
Harper & Midwest Kind
www.harper.biz (Official Harper Website) CDs and E Book
www.youtube.com/harperband (for live video clips)
www.facebook.com/harperandmidwestkind
www.facebook.com/pages/Harper-and-Midwest-Kind/163124467948
www.musicpage.com/harper
www.reverbnation.com/harperandmidwestkind
www.myspace.com/harperband
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Harper and Midwest Kind April Blog
Hey Everyone,
Happy April!! Its Spring for us here in the Northern Hemisphere. April is an exciting month because the new CD "Live at the Blue Museum" will be released on April 16. This CD was recorded on a cold wintery night on December 17, 2011 before a packed house of rabid music fans at Canada's only "Blues Museum", in Place Concorde, Windsor, Canada. "Live at The Blues Museum" features 75 minutes/ 15 live tracks from my last five CDs. Please go to my website www.harper.biz if you would like to grab a copy.
March was a month of blessings combined with considerable stress. I was forced to cancel our three week tour to California, Washington, Utah, and Colorado as I had to have a surgical procedure that just couldn't wait. Im very happy to report that the surgery was a complete success and my band and I will be back on the road this month. My sincerest apologies go out to our fans and the many clubs that had booked us. A huge thank you for the words of encouragement and positive vibes from your all. It made the healing process so much easier!
Early March saw us performing at some of our favorite clubs in Michigan, Rochester Mills Brewing CO, Billys Lounge and Scooters. We had a packed house for the Friends of the Blues show at the Bradley Bourbonnais Sports Club in Illinois. Bobbi got a free lesson on hoola hooping after the show. The Kankakee Friends of the Blues are a cool bunch of people!. BBs in St Louis is always a favorite stop. Two new clubs for us - The Muddy Waters in Bettendorf, IA and The Hub in Cedar Falls. Both fabulous clubs with great crowds. We visited The Washington in Burlington for St Patrick's Day and were treated to some very tasty corned beef and cabbage. Our final stop was the legendary Byron's Bar in Pomeroy, Iowa.
We have an exciting Spring and Summer schedule full of festivals and concert series coming up which will take us all over the USA. Hope to see you out on the road :)
Peace and Thanks,
Harper & Midwest Kind
www.harper.biz (Official Harper Website) CDs & E Book
www.youtube.com/harperband (for live video clips)
www.facebook.com/harperandmidwestkind
www.facebook.com/pages/Harper-and-Midwest-Kind/163124467948
www.reverbnation.com/harperandmidwestkind
www.myspace.com/harperband
Happy April!! Its Spring for us here in the Northern Hemisphere. April is an exciting month because the new CD "Live at the Blue Museum" will be released on April 16. This CD was recorded on a cold wintery night on December 17, 2011 before a packed house of rabid music fans at Canada's only "Blues Museum", in Place Concorde, Windsor, Canada. "Live at The Blues Museum" features 75 minutes/ 15 live tracks from my last five CDs. Please go to my website www.harper.biz if you would like to grab a copy.
March was a month of blessings combined with considerable stress. I was forced to cancel our three week tour to California, Washington, Utah, and Colorado as I had to have a surgical procedure that just couldn't wait. Im very happy to report that the surgery was a complete success and my band and I will be back on the road this month. My sincerest apologies go out to our fans and the many clubs that had booked us. A huge thank you for the words of encouragement and positive vibes from your all. It made the healing process so much easier!
Early March saw us performing at some of our favorite clubs in Michigan, Rochester Mills Brewing CO, Billys Lounge and Scooters. We had a packed house for the Friends of the Blues show at the Bradley Bourbonnais Sports Club in Illinois. Bobbi got a free lesson on hoola hooping after the show. The Kankakee Friends of the Blues are a cool bunch of people!. BBs in St Louis is always a favorite stop. Two new clubs for us - The Muddy Waters in Bettendorf, IA and The Hub in Cedar Falls. Both fabulous clubs with great crowds. We visited The Washington in Burlington for St Patrick's Day and were treated to some very tasty corned beef and cabbage. Our final stop was the legendary Byron's Bar in Pomeroy, Iowa.
We have an exciting Spring and Summer schedule full of festivals and concert series coming up which will take us all over the USA. Hope to see you out on the road :)
Peace and Thanks,
Harper & Midwest Kind
www.harper.biz (Official Harper Website) CDs & E Book
www.youtube.com/harperband (for live video clips)
www.facebook.com/harperandmidwestkind
www.facebook.com/pages/Harper-and-Midwest-Kind/163124467948
www.reverbnation.com/harperandmidwestkind
www.myspace.com/harperband
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Harper and Midwest Kind March Blog
Hey Everyone,
Spring is nearly here and there is no snow in Michigan!!! We have an exciting offer for all the members of our blog and Facebook. We are offering for purchase, 50 signed CDs of the new "Live at the Blues Museum" CD prior to its official release of April 10. Just go to the Harper website: www.harper.biz and click on the merchandise button.
February was a nice and warm month for us. My band "Midwest Kind", Bobbi and I headed south to Alabama, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina. It was great to catch up with some friends at the Green Bar in Tuscaloosa, AL, where there was a devastating tornado in 2011, thankfully the Green Bar was not hit. Then it was on to Humphrey's in Huntsville for indoor show. There was some wild "dance offs" happening that night. Pretty funny to watch!. We had a fabulous Sold Out show at The Bradfordville Blues Club in Tallahassee, Florida. We love this club!- huge bonfire, juke joint atmosphere, a fish fry and some very cool people!!.
Bobbi and I were invited to present our didgeridoo workshop at The Southwestern State Hospital, just over the border in Thomasville, Georgia. We had a nice visit with the staff and patients and everyone was very happy to receive some didgeridoo therapy.
We headed further south to Punta Gorda, Florida to our favorite Irish Pub- The Celtic Ray. We had five shows at the Ray and they were all alot of fun. The new renovation is just about complete and it looks amazing. We performed at the Buckingham Bar Blues Festival. There was a huge turnout, but the weather took a turn for the worse, as dark ominous clouds rolled n. The temperature took a sudden dive and only the most ardent music fans stood their ground. We got to perform to our favorite students and the Buckngham Exceptional Student Center in Fort Myers. All the kids lined up to have some didgeridoo played on them. Its amazing the effect the didge has upon the soul. We performed at Guanabanas- a stunning club in Jupiter, our fav hang, Aces Lounge in Bradenton and the fabulous Backroom Bar in Delray Beach. Then it was north to The Beal Street Bottle Club, where you can bring your own booze. We finished off the tour with Papa Mojo's in North Carolina and Fiery Ron's Hometeam BBQ in Charleston, South Carolina. A very busy but fun tour.
A whole week off then we have three shows in Michigan. In March we will be touring to Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Washington, California, Utah and Colorado. Gee Im tired already. Hope to see you out on the road.
Peace and Thanks,
Harper & Midwest Kind
www.harper.biz (Official Harper Website) CDs & E Book
www.myspace.com/harperband
www.youtube.com/harperband (for live video clips)
www.facebook.com/harperandmidwestkind
www.facebook.com/pages/Harper-and-Midwest-Kind/163124467948
www.reverbnation.com/harperandmidwestkind
Spring is nearly here and there is no snow in Michigan!!! We have an exciting offer for all the members of our blog and Facebook. We are offering for purchase, 50 signed CDs of the new "Live at the Blues Museum" CD prior to its official release of April 10. Just go to the Harper website: www.harper.biz and click on the merchandise button.
February was a nice and warm month for us. My band "Midwest Kind", Bobbi and I headed south to Alabama, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina. It was great to catch up with some friends at the Green Bar in Tuscaloosa, AL, where there was a devastating tornado in 2011, thankfully the Green Bar was not hit. Then it was on to Humphrey's in Huntsville for indoor show. There was some wild "dance offs" happening that night. Pretty funny to watch!. We had a fabulous Sold Out show at The Bradfordville Blues Club in Tallahassee, Florida. We love this club!- huge bonfire, juke joint atmosphere, a fish fry and some very cool people!!.
Bobbi and I were invited to present our didgeridoo workshop at The Southwestern State Hospital, just over the border in Thomasville, Georgia. We had a nice visit with the staff and patients and everyone was very happy to receive some didgeridoo therapy.
We headed further south to Punta Gorda, Florida to our favorite Irish Pub- The Celtic Ray. We had five shows at the Ray and they were all alot of fun. The new renovation is just about complete and it looks amazing. We performed at the Buckingham Bar Blues Festival. There was a huge turnout, but the weather took a turn for the worse, as dark ominous clouds rolled n. The temperature took a sudden dive and only the most ardent music fans stood their ground. We got to perform to our favorite students and the Buckngham Exceptional Student Center in Fort Myers. All the kids lined up to have some didgeridoo played on them. Its amazing the effect the didge has upon the soul. We performed at Guanabanas- a stunning club in Jupiter, our fav hang, Aces Lounge in Bradenton and the fabulous Backroom Bar in Delray Beach. Then it was north to The Beal Street Bottle Club, where you can bring your own booze. We finished off the tour with Papa Mojo's in North Carolina and Fiery Ron's Hometeam BBQ in Charleston, South Carolina. A very busy but fun tour.
A whole week off then we have three shows in Michigan. In March we will be touring to Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Washington, California, Utah and Colorado. Gee Im tired already. Hope to see you out on the road.
Peace and Thanks,
Harper & Midwest Kind
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www.myspace.com/harperband
www.youtube.com/harperband (for live video clips)
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Harper and Midwest Kind February Blog
Hey Everyone,
February is here and we are heading south to Alabama, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina where it is nice and warm. I have recently finished mixing and mastering the new CD "Live at The Blues Museum" at my favorite Ann Arbor studio Big Sky Recording with sound engineer- Geoff Michael. Im happy to say we had so many great tracks that it was very difficult to decide which track to use. We narrowed it down to 15 tracks- 75 minutes of music. The CD will be released officially on Tuesday April 10. There will also be a Television presentation due to be aired later in the year. "Live at the Blues Museum" will be my first live CD in ten years- wow time flies. A huge thank you to my band "Midwest Kind"- Chris, Scott and Matt and to Johnny V who recorded the show. Incredible thanks to The Canada South Blues Society for making this show possible.
January was an easy month with a lot of shows in Michigan. We visited the Upper Peninsula - Blackstone's Pizza Company in Iron Mountain and Upfront and Company in Marquette. We had amazing weather with very little snow which is just about unheard of in this part of the world. We had a few scary moments driving back to our beautiful cabin in Cornell provided by the very generous- Steve Pence. There must have been at least 50 deer either crossing the road or about to. One particular deer just stood in the middle of the road with its back to us, totally oblivious to the large Chevy Express waiting for it to move. The GPS decided not to work so we had to work out our route in the dark. Thankfully we arrived at our destination safely.
We took a short trip to Missouri, Kansas and Illinois with shows at Mojo's, BB's, The Trouser Mouse, Uncle Bo's and the amazing Fat Fish Pub. The following week was a huge show at the Kalamazoo State Theatre with Motor City Josh. It was a fantastic double bill with a packed house full of rabid music fans. We had a fun show at Ann Arbor's Guy Hollerins. The last weekend of January saw us performing at the Hamlin Pub where we had some major sound system problems, then The Cabbage Shed in Elbert followed by the amazing Scooters in Flint. The Scooters show turned into a pro jam of sorts. Former drummer Marc Dixon played on a number of tunes, Heather and Donnie Jones, of Jones'n Live, Raphael on bass. Even Paul Wiley Smith got up and sang a few tunes. We had a lot of fun and good vibes were shared by all.
We hope to see you out on the road this Winter and Spring.
Peace and Thanks,
Harper & Midwest Kind
www.harper.biz (Official Harper Website) CDs, E Book & T Shirt orders
www.myspace.com/harperband
www.youtube.com/harperband (for live video clips)
www.facebook.com/harperandmidwestkind
February is here and we are heading south to Alabama, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina where it is nice and warm. I have recently finished mixing and mastering the new CD "Live at The Blues Museum" at my favorite Ann Arbor studio Big Sky Recording with sound engineer- Geoff Michael. Im happy to say we had so many great tracks that it was very difficult to decide which track to use. We narrowed it down to 15 tracks- 75 minutes of music. The CD will be released officially on Tuesday April 10. There will also be a Television presentation due to be aired later in the year. "Live at the Blues Museum" will be my first live CD in ten years- wow time flies. A huge thank you to my band "Midwest Kind"- Chris, Scott and Matt and to Johnny V who recorded the show. Incredible thanks to The Canada South Blues Society for making this show possible.
January was an easy month with a lot of shows in Michigan. We visited the Upper Peninsula - Blackstone's Pizza Company in Iron Mountain and Upfront and Company in Marquette. We had amazing weather with very little snow which is just about unheard of in this part of the world. We had a few scary moments driving back to our beautiful cabin in Cornell provided by the very generous- Steve Pence. There must have been at least 50 deer either crossing the road or about to. One particular deer just stood in the middle of the road with its back to us, totally oblivious to the large Chevy Express waiting for it to move. The GPS decided not to work so we had to work out our route in the dark. Thankfully we arrived at our destination safely.
We took a short trip to Missouri, Kansas and Illinois with shows at Mojo's, BB's, The Trouser Mouse, Uncle Bo's and the amazing Fat Fish Pub. The following week was a huge show at the Kalamazoo State Theatre with Motor City Josh. It was a fantastic double bill with a packed house full of rabid music fans. We had a fun show at Ann Arbor's Guy Hollerins. The last weekend of January saw us performing at the Hamlin Pub where we had some major sound system problems, then The Cabbage Shed in Elbert followed by the amazing Scooters in Flint. The Scooters show turned into a pro jam of sorts. Former drummer Marc Dixon played on a number of tunes, Heather and Donnie Jones, of Jones'n Live, Raphael on bass. Even Paul Wiley Smith got up and sang a few tunes. We had a lot of fun and good vibes were shared by all.
We hope to see you out on the road this Winter and Spring.
Peace and Thanks,
Harper & Midwest Kind
www.harper.biz (Official Harper Website) CDs, E Book & T Shirt orders
www.myspace.com/harperband
www.youtube.com/harperband (for live video clips)
www.facebook.com/harperandmidwestkind
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