RIP: Doris Day

2017: So Far

  photo by Malcolm Smith


 
Some solo and collaborative shows from the beginning of 2017 through early Spring. At this almost...

Report-Back: The Waypost

     I did a quick run to Portland and back same night to play a set at The Waypost (great cozy joint with very nice staff) with Kole Galbraith this p...

Doris Day Or Die no.8

Episode no.8 of the Doris Day Or Die Podcast, an experimental, free improvisation, noise and new music podcast. 

Goodbye?

M...

Deep Thoughts & Deep Listening

I had a great back to back Friday and Saturday night of improvising, listening and experiencing sound. Friday in Olympia at Le Voyeur with #tits, Fail...

Report-Back: IN in Noise 2

Had a great time at InArtsNw's IN the Noise 2, put together by Tyler Griffith. Tony James introduced my set and loaded up on San Pellingrino I launche...

Doris Day Or Die no.7

Episode no.7 of the Doris Day Or Die Podcast, an experimental, free improvisation, noise and new music podcast. 

This episode sees me ra...

Uneasy Chairs: Oregon Trippin'

I spent a few days in Salem and Portland playing a couple shows and playing live on Mid-Valley Mutations. I had been wanting to visit host Austin Rich...

Doris Day Or Die no.6

Episode no.6 of the Doris Day Or Die Podcast, an experimental, free improvisation, noise and new music podcast. 

This episode sees my ji...

Busk 1

I've been very happy playing at the Capitol Hill light rail station. Here is a collection of some of my performances there, including one of my favori...

Doris Day Or Die no.5

Episode no.5 of the Doris Day Or Die Podcast, an experimental, free improvisation, noise and new music podcast. 

This episode sees the r...

Live at The Royal Room

Had a blast playing at The Royal Room. Here's my full set: 

Doris Day Or Die no.4

Episode no.4 of the Doris Day Or Die Podcast, an experimental, free improvisation, noise and new music podcast.

This episode I go solo wi...

Doris Day Or Die no.3

Episode no.3 of the Doris Day Or Die Podcast, an experimental, free improvisation, noise and new music podcast, interspersed with random conversations...

Doris Day Or Die no.2

Episode no.2 of the Doris Day Or Die Podcast, an experimental, free improvisation, noise and new music podcast, this one being a bit more on the noisy...

Doris Day Or Die no.1

Episode no.1 of the Doris Day Or Die Podcast, in which I play various experimental, free improvisation, noise and new musics by people I'm acquainted...

The Colour Out of Space: Live at Vermillion

Blake played saxophone and I played electric guitar with no effects, just guitar straight into amp. 
I used my '77 Les Paul Custom, first time i...

Video: Uneasy Chairs, Vanessa Skantze & Adam Levitt

      Thanks to Jason Lazer for the video of the recent set at Teatro de la Psychomachia of Uneasy Chairs with Vanessa Skantze and Adam Levitt. This w...

With: FHTAGN

I have sat in twice on guitar with FHTAGN this month, first in the basement of Creative Blueprint and second at The Chapel, both working with the same...

At Freeway Park

Blake DeGraw, Uneasy Chairs and Ryosuke Kiyasu...photo by Valerie Ann.


When Ryosuke Kiyasu was in Seattle, he wanted to do a perfo...

With: Adam Levitt & Vanessa Skantze

I had been meaning to collaborate with both Adam Levitt and Vanessa Skantze for quite some time individually but both times I had something set up som...

Ryosuke Kiyasu in the Pacific Northwest

I had mentioned in a previous post  how I came to be exposed to Ryosuke Kiyasu's solo drum performances. I still can't quite quite grasp how I went fr...

I'm Dreaming Of A White Painting

This weekend, I recorded a couple of solo tracks with the Micro Granny 2 again. Distorted, droning and mostly done on auto-pilot as in setting a sound...

Uneasy Chairs: August Shows

August 14th and 15th I have two exciting back to back shows in Portland and Seattle opening for Ryosuke Kiyasu. Ryosuke plays with SETE STAR SEPT, Kiy...

Uneasy Chairs on Mid-Valley Mutations

I was interviewed on Mid-Valley Mutations and it's available here. It was a lot of fun, my buddy from devilsclub was there too. I'm a huge fan of radi...