hi kids!

i’m performing three shows in the next eight days. each shall be a special and unique snowflake of multisensory musical magic. i hope to see some of your fine faces at some of these delightful events. here’s the nitty gritty:

Saturday, March 22, 2008 - 51 Third Street, Troy, NY - 10pm - 5 bucks :::: The HUDSON VALLEY SMASH grinds up lo-fi hiss, keyboard cacophony, and guitar hooks into a perfect pop concoction, served on a shimmering sonic platter for your entertainment pleasure. The HVS brings you some of the best indie-pop the Hudson Valley has to offer, with a little additional help from the strange utopian/bizzaro world called Cherry Valley. featuring: SCIENTIFIC MAPS, KING VIDOR, and THE COCONUT SHOW. Special guest DJ Jesse Stiles
(I play keyboards in THE COCONUT SHOW, in case you were wondering).

Wednesday, March 26th, 288 - Rendezvous - 78 3rd St, Turners Falls, MA - 9pm - Five Bucks! :::: The TROJAN PONY TOUR invades the Montague Phantom Brain Exchange! Featuring performances by Jesse Stiles, Ross Goldstein, and BenGeorge 7, films by Penny Lane, and a brief lecture by Jamie Berger about peepshows. This is gonna be awesome fun!

Friday, March 28, 2008 - Revolution Hall - Troy, NY - 9pm to 3am - Two Bucks! :::: SUPER BALKAN BLOWOUT! Featuring joro-boro, pandemic pete, face removal services [represented by senior operators jesse stiles + curtis bahn], DOSTOEVSKY’S PISTOLS, jenkins, and back from japan. hot!