Visiting the Pacific Northwest after missing it for several months has been a great pleasure, but I was very honored to have been given the opportunity to have a show at a Starbucks, of all places, in Lakewood, WA, thanks to great friend and stellar singer/songwriter, the awesome, the rad, Dave Hannon.  Really good turn out, which is much thanks to both our supportive friends and families.  I was stoked to have both my in-laws make an appearance from Tacoma (well, not a total surprise since I was staying with them : ) and also I was paid a visit from my best compadre and artistic colleague Caleb and his fabulous family.  Both of us had a really good response, even from customers just passing through--literally, if they were brave enough to not go around to the side door--and they were very attentive while waiting for their drinks.  I mean, I usually just stare at the Starbucks merchandise I'll never buy.

Dave definitely had a fantastic set.  Psst, I hear he is getting a band and a spring tour put together...  He's a great personality,  very talented and down-to-earth, and I know he will ROCK!

My cold has been clinging to me since Utah, but I managed to pull off the whole set without croaking or hacking or any such gaffes.  Most adorable was Caleb's young daughter and son clapping along and sometimes dancing to both Dave and I's music.  Rock n' roll, capturing impressionable minds, just like in the golden days of rock!

Dave was an excellent host as well, and we were both feeling pretty satisfied after the show; needing some time to catch up, we went to Jazzbones to hear some old friends of his play in the band A Room Called Remember.  They rocked the set, and a great touch is their viola player with dreads.  I imagined them playing a Tonight Show gig.  I think it will happen...

Well, my lovely wife Rachael and I are heading back to Albuquerque as we speak, braving once more the constant bombardment of snowfall, the twists and turns of icy passes, and the bitter cold winds sweeping over the plains.  It was awesome seeing everyone for the Holidays, and I wish everyone a great 2009!

--Kev

Hey all,

this Saturday, Jan 3rd, 2009, I'm playing a show with Dave Hannon at none other than Starbucks!

8223 Steilacoom Blvd SW, Lakewood, WA, 98498

6:30 to 8 PM.

Hope ya westsiders of WA will be there!

 

--Kev

This Satur​day,​​ I will be playi​ng a few numbe​rs at Logan​ Hefte​l'​​s CD relea​se party​,​​ which​ start​s at 7 PM at the EMpyr​ean Coffe​e House​.​​ Also prese​nt are Jonat​han Nicho​lson and Allen​ Stone​,​​ and I'm stoke​d to be playi​ng with all of these​ guys again​;​​ Allen​ and Logan​ are forme​r Spoka​nites​ stopp​ing throu​gh town for the holid​ays like mysel​f,​​ and this is a bless​ing of a coinc​idenc​e.​​

This will be my only perfo​rmanc​e in Spoka​ne while​ I'm visit​ing,​​ so I'd love all my frien​ds,​​ fans and famil​y in Spoka​ne to stop in, suppo​rt Logan​ and my frien​ds,​​ and hopef​ully hear some new mater​ial I've whipp​ed up down in Albuq​uerqu​e.​​

7PM, Satur​day Dec 27th
Empyr​ean Coffe​e House​
154 S Madis​on St
Spoka​ne,​​ Wa 99201​

Cover​ charg​e:​​

$7 to get into the show,​​ which​ will give you a compl​iment​ary copy of Logan​'​​s new CD!​​!​​!​

Hey all! I have here a link to the podcast video of my performance with Carson Metzger at Yusif's Cafe in Albuquerque, New Mexico:

http://www.timbojo.com/Yusifs2U/The_Podcasts/Entries/2008/11/4_Week_4_-_Featured_Artists%3A__Kevin_Morgan_and_Carson_Metzger.html

OR, you can go to www.timbojo.com, click on Yusifs2U, click on the Podcast link at the bottom of the page, and either select ours (week 4) or any of the other podcasts of great musicians down here.

Now, my disclaimer: I have no idea how retarded I am in this video; I don't have internet at home and have had a hard time watching it in its entirety. However, I can vouch for Carson Metzger, who is a dynamic singer/songwriter with songs that truly are part of Carson's own unique Cantos, if you will...and I think you will!!!

So at last I have a "music video" of sorts. Unfortunately, I wanted hydraulic cars bouncing in the background and the sound of wind blowing right before and after the music, but the producer Tim shot it down. Oh, and almost forgot, the black and white overexposed look and flash-editing as seen in horrendous Nashville Country music videos. Whoops, gave away my sarcasm. (You guys know what I'm talking about with the wind sounds, right? Seriously!!! It's like the cliche for setting up the mood for music videos. In fact, you should have heard it just before reading this blog. I'm digressing, so I shall regress.)

I hope you all enjoy! (Cue haunting chinook whistling through your speakers)

--Kev

"Dimestore Sagas" is now available on iTunes & Amazon.com. You can follow the links, here:

iTUNES:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=288607009&s=143441

AMAZON:

http://www.amazon.com/Dimestore-Sagas/dp/B001ESJOZO

It is also possible to make ringtones out of the songs. Woot.

Hope this blog finds you all well! Drop me a comment or a message, lemme know how yer all doin'!

--Kev

Hey everybody!

"Dimestore Sagas", the new EP, is now available to purchase from CDBaby! So if you're the kind of person that likes not just to listen to the CD, but to smell it, see it, feel it, I invite ye to click on the link below.





Thanks for yer support!

-Kev

Hey everybody!!

My first ever CD, "Dimestore Sagas", is here!! Six songs to load the chamber of the trigger-happy imagination!! On the CD are Cibola, Song Girl, Rhubarb Tweady, Cold Lavender Light, Flutterby, and The Tale of the Pocket Revolver.

Currently, it's physically available at my shows, and digital download on DigStation.com! Follow the fist button at the top of my bio to go to the page.

Soon it will be available for iTunes and other e-tailers, and physical purchase through CDBaby. I'll keep ya posted!!

Much thanks again to Jonathan Nicholson, Black Lab Studios, Logan Heftel, and DiscMakers for making the production/manufacturing possible. Also a kudos to my buddy Josiah Freeman and my lovely wife Rachael for the photography on the album!

Hope you all enjoy the CD, and thanks for your support!!

--Kev

Hey one n' all!

My first EP, "Dimestore Sagas", is almost ready to be released!! It will be available for download on iTunes, Digstation, a few other digital downloading sites, and also shipping from CD Baby. And, yes, at any shows.

Of course, I will bulletin and blog relentlessly upon its availability to the public.

The CD will for sure be available at the Yakima Folklife Festival where I am playing on July 12 & 13th!! Please see show listings on MySpace for details.

Thanks so much y'all!!

--Kev

Hey Folks!

Well, I've yet again changed my myspace URL, more for pnemonic reasons. It was www.myspace.com/baldbard, NOW it's www.myspace.com/kevinmorganmusic. So, I hope this blog helps any google searches in the event they try to look me up under the old URL. I can't see that I'll e'er change it again.

Thanks y'alll!!

--Kev

Hiya, ever’ bah-dee!!! Well, Seattle didn’t pan out immediately. Rachael and I have taken a short three month detour down to Mesa, Arizona while she is on assignment. Gosh, that sounds so cool. Anyway, it is beautiful down here, and the weather’s pretty dang nice--it’s weird waking up every morning without a cloud in the sky. No rain clouds, or threatening gray clouds...But, honestly, I still do miss the rain, and I’d still feel at home in Seattle, or Spokane, or the Oregon Coast on a nice rental house on the beach I’ll buy for myself one day. Ah-ha-HAAAaa, my true colors shine through.

I have some free time to work on my music down here and to ponder our next destination, (hoping for Seattle) as Rach’s assignment here is done in mid-June! We’ll be able to get away right when the thermometer blows up at 120 degrees.

I miss what we know and love in the Pacific Northwest, especially our friends and our family. We miss all you guys! Thanks again for all your support.

Lovin’ Spoonfuls,

--Kev

And yes, that game below is what you think it is. Anybody know why the eggplant is only worth 10 points? On Dig-Dug, it’s worth at least a few thousand. Nerds-only response, please.