Dear Friends, my band, The Wingdale Community Singers, has a few a shows upcoming.

On Saturday November 22, at 8PM, we're playing two sets at the excellent alternative/performance space called The Issue Project Room:

http://www.issueprojectroom.org/.

The Issue Project Room is on 3rd Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Directions can be found at their web site. That night we'll be without David Grubbs on electric guitar but joined by Elissa Moser Linowes on bass, and Randy Polumbo on electric guitar and slide.

On Wednesday, December 17th, we're playing the last ever show of the Happy Endings reading series in Manhattan, before that venerable institution migrates over to Joe's Pub. We played the very first show at Happy Endings, too, which happened to be the first performance of the band in public (featuring myself in the role of catatonically nervous person), five years ago. This should be a fun show, with great readers before us (Nelly Reifler and A. M. Homes), and though we probably won't be covering "I Apologize" again, as we did those eons ago, we may have another cover, as per Amanda Stern's requirements. The lineup will be Hannah Marcus, myself, Elissa Moser Linowes on bass, and Nina Katchadourian.

Finally, on January 24th, at Galapagos, we'll be playing a short set, with the same lineup as at the Issue Project Room. The event, which is going to feature some performance art before us, is a benefit for the artist's colony Yaddo, where I have stayed many times myself. A worthy cause.

And for those interested in the writing part of my life, I have a piece in O. magazine this month about being a godparent.

All best,

Rick M.