More Infinite Plastic Internal music up at Archive.org!

 

https://archive.org/details/02-murky-aquarian-moon

These 2014 Infinite Plastic Internal sounds were recorded to be posted at a music site run by a Vlad Afrikan. His label was called Beard of Snails Records. It was nice of him to offer his platform for the presentation of my music. IPI will be doing a gig announcement very soon.

Some shots of The Benson Highway Band in Bisbee AZ, 3/15/25!

 

Photos by and courtesy of Deetroit Drew.

The Benson Highway Band-City Park, Bisbee AZ 3/15/25

 

A grand old time was had by me and hopefully the other The Benson Highway Band dudes at City Park in Bisbee this afternoon! I know for sure that the spots during the songs' arrangements that needed extra care were hit, this giving much satisfaction because I'd been worrying about that. One stick drop moment was quickly overcome. Not sure how much of a niche market The Benson Highway Band will find with the Southwestern biker scene, but the gig had tremendous value to me for stated reason. It can be good for a band to face indifference: what does it mean to you? Can you throw down and jam out even in the face of that? It seemed like a few people dug the sounds and we played well. And got paid. Many thanks to The Prowl!

Below: Benson Highway Band guys tuning up on some such.

Above: gear post set. So much of music is just moving objects from place to place. 

Also: beautiful drives to and from Bisbee. What a lovely day.

Playing this Saturday afternoon in Bisbee AZ!

 

I will be drumming again for The Benson Highway Band this Saturday. The show is under the auspices of The Prowl Motorcycle Show. 

Saturday 3/15/25

Bisbee City Park

1:30 PM

The Benson Highway Band

Sonoran Sunsets

Valley Fever

This show is free!

A few shots from my first gig with The Benson Highway Band and some musings.

 

February of 2025 was a strange month in my musical life. It started off the disbandment of a group that I'd been playing with since October of 2022. We never played out, but jammed a lot and wrote a clutch of tunes that I really liked. One of the members of the group had decided that he'd had enough, though, and we had a strange text chain that finished that particular project. Dismayed, I went pretty much immediately over to Craigslist and posted an ad: "Avant Garage Drummer Seeks..." That approach seemed dubious at best: I swear that there's an underground sex hookup component to Craigslist musicians ads here in Tucson. A few years back I had some pretty, ah, strange emails after posting a similar ad. Much to my surprise, Sean Whalen, singer of The Benson Highway Band responded to me, and we set up and audition. It transpired that they had a show booked for 2/28, at St. Charles Tavern, and were in great need of a drummer. Rehearsals happened. I learned a relatively short set of originals and one cover song. We played the gig. It was great fun, and it seemed as though I mesh well with the group. Plus, the music is cool and fun to play. Stoked! 

Below: two shots by Melissa. Thanks my love!

Next gig announcement for The Benson Highway Band coming very soon!

Playing live this Friday in Tucson!

 

I will be drumming for The Benson Highway Band this Friday at St. Charles Tavern in Tucson! 

Friday 2/28/2025

St. Charles Tavern1632 S 4th Ave., Tucson 85713

8 PM

Barefoot On Bumblebees

The Benson Highway Band

Priscilla Priddy

Free show!

Looking forward to this gig!

PAC Trio live audio up at Archive.org!

 

https://archive.org/details/vru-20200207-215849

Five years to the day since this show occurred. Why Josh Allen is not given more recognition within the Jazz/Improvised Music scene I don't know but it's a shame. The man was built to play the tenor saxophone. Doing music with Josh was draining but worth it. Over Christmas time I was in the Bay, and actually at the Downtown Berkeley BART station, a place where Josh has been known to busk over the years. I hoped to have seen him but he was not there, sadly. 

 

Allen/Cohen/Pino trio music up at Archive.org!

 

https://archive.org/details/allen-cohen-pino62719sf

With hindsight there may have been some political feathers ruffled by this grouping. It was fun though and challenging and oh how I wish I could play with those two slayers again. 

Update on 1/22 Golden Saguaro show

 Due to illness I will not be performing. I am suffering from a bad and painful flu bug. A tough decision but out of an abundance of caution...

Performing this Wednesday at Golden Saguaro!

 

This Wednesday, 1/22, I will be a participant in an event called Drums Against Fascism. Currently I'm reading Anti-Oedipus by Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, a work which posits itself as being one of anti-fascism. Interesting. 

1/22/2025

Golden Saguaro

7PM

Gym Shower

Cullen Chadwick/Mark Pino Duo

Drums Against Fascism open improvisation

$10 NOTAFLOF

There will also be a set from Tucson Marxist band The Working People after this event. I may have to leave early because I have a job that has me arising at 5:20 AM in order to get there on time. They played a live set on KXCI last Sunday and were sounding great. A two-tiered evening of musical community in Tucson!

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