Swing

Well it looks like i'll be playing a few songs at "The House" coffee shop here in Calgary tonight. It will be good to get into the swing of playing some regular shows here. Develop a fan base, and eventually take over the world.

In time i'll get some video and recordings of live stuff up. In the meantime, if you're not around for the show, just imagine it. Set aside an hour or so and try to imagine what song i'm playing at that moment, and whether or not i've incorporated a french horn somehow.

Also, if anyone has a used french horn for sale, that would be great.

EMB

The Album

Well, I figured I should talk about the album. The time has come.

There was a point this last year when I was certain that the record would be finished at this point. Recorded, mastered, and distributed. Obviously this is not the case, because millions of screaming fans don't have their hands on a copy.

I've made a decision that I want to do this. I still do. But I want to do it well. I'd rather give you a really good sounding and well put together album in 6-7 months than give you a handful of crap now. I hope you feel the same way. I've been working on some new stuff and i'm getting really excited about recording it, but I want to make sure it's worthwhile. I have thought about the possibility of recording another EP within the time the real record comes out, just for kicks and giggles. Maybe that's what I'll call it........ I feel like I need to satisfy this craving to get recording, so I don't rush into something with sketchy songs and not quite enough substance. I'm looking to work with other musicians on this one...I've realized that recording by myself may be easier at times but we were built to play music with others in order to brew creativity, and I got very lonely and frustrated when I was trying to do this all on my own.

It's late, and I've written down all of my thoughts for the night. Hopefully we're on the same page about the record, but if not, it doesn't matter. This isn't a democracy.

Close Call

Well, I'm here, with one day to spare.

Not that I have anything important to say....

I never really watch music videos anymore. Not since the days where I could spend hours and hours in front of MuchMusic, entertained beyond words. Now it's a different story, however.

But, I did notice this video recently, and it's pretty awesome. Take a look. And, since I can't embed the video, there's just a link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb9X5jMofEo

Stalemate.

Apologies all around.

I've been through quite the transition point in the last weeks/months/quarter and I've been lacking quite a bit on these posts. Not that I'm trying to make excuses, but:

1)I moved to an acreage

2)Before I could finish unpacking from my move, I started packing for camp

3)I worked at camp

4)Before I could unpack from camp, I was packing for my move to Calgary

5)I moved to Calgary

6)Before I could unpack from Calgary, I had to buy a cowboy hat

7)I bought a cowboy hat

But now that that chaos has passed, I'll give a solid attempt at rekindling my love affair with blogging. And I mean love affair in the most sexual way possible. Sorry if that makes you uncomfortable.

I will talk about the album another day. It needs a lot of space to be talked about. Then we can discuss it in a civilized manor.

If I don't have another post within 5 days, I give you all the right to never listen to my songs again. Then at that point you can stop flattering me and we can quit kidding around about the whole "musician" thing.

......Give me 5 days.

On Tour?

No, i'm not on tour. Just moving.

My life has been pretty crazy the last few weeks...and hopefully within a week or so things will start to slow down and i can start putting the pieces back together.

And then, maybe a tour.

Like Tonight

Often i find myself in the following situation:

Sitting, listening to music on my computer. My interest in whatever i was doing on the computer has dissolved, however my desire to continue listening to said music remains. I am caught between the horrible boredom felt (there's only so many wikipedia articles you can read) and the intense bliss of a genius playlist created from Patty Griffin's "Be Careful."

So, to combat that boredom while continuing to listen, i'll write a blog post.

Angry Letter #1

Dear The Comedy Network,

You suck at picking new shows to put on your network. Your job should be to find funny shows, not necessarily shows that were created in Canada. Those two often don't go together. Trying to help the Canadian TV, Film, and Music business by continuing to choose every pitch that comes in the door and every pilot that is dropped on your desk is not helping the industry.

On a side note, I have a pilot that i would like you to look at.

Please stop sucking.

Sincerely,

Eric Braun