A message from the camp de la Franz Nicolay...

"Hi there, it's me, Franz.
 
A college friend who's now a biology Ph.D. student at Rutgers,
got in touch because he needed to go on a plant-collecting roadtrip,
in search of Japanese Stilt Grass (Microstegium vimineum), and
wanted a driving buddy. I needed to go on tour again anyway. 
So we decided to join forces. Car contents: guitar, accordion, banjo,
plant press, lots of plastic bags and about 20 pounds of silica gel.
We can be spotted at high elevations, rivers, wet spots and drainage
areas during the day, and local rock establishments after dark.
 
Aug 4 - Social, Orlando FL
Aug 5 - Cafe Eleven, St. Augustine, FL 
Aug 6 - Village Tavern, Mt. Pleasant, SC
Aug 7 - The Milestone, Charlotte, NC
Aug 8 - Night Light, Chapel Hill, NC
Aug 9 - Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar, Charlottesville, VA 
Aug 10 - Black Cat (downstairs), Washington, DC
Aug 11 - Abbey Bar, Harrisburg, PA
Aug 12 - First Unitarian Church Chapel, Philadelphia, PA
Aug 13 - Maxwell’s, Hoboken, NJ
Aug 14 - Union Pool, NYC 
 
New video: "This World Is An Open Door" by the multimedia artist
Scrapworm:
(http://scrap.j-3.org)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8UIKHA__Rg
 
"Major General" will come out in July in Europe and the UK on
Decor Records (http://www.decorrecords.com/news/index.html),
with two bonus tracks - "The Black Rose Paladins" and "There Will
Be Violins" - and I'll be supporting Chuck Prophet and Mark Eitzel
on European tours this fall. It is UNCUT's 4-star "Debut Album of
the Month" for July. 
 
I just tracked a version of "It's Alright Ma, I'm Only Bleeding",
with circus composer Sxip Shirey & ex-Dresden Doll Brian Viglione,
for a tribute to "Bringing It All Back Home", executive produced by
Jack Kerouac's nephew Jim Sampas ("Kerouac: Kicks Joy Darkness").
Other contributors include Peter Morén (Peter Bjorn and John),
The Stills, Castanets, Mirah, Laura Veirs, Helio Sequence, and more."