Second Life and Live Blues

Second Life is a virtual world stored on computers, with tens of thousands of people online at a time interacting, creating things, and listening to music.

I stream live performances from my studio - a small audio isolation booth here in Portland Oregon - to three dimensional venues and listeners all around

the world. There's a whole world of live music to be enjoyed as well, with an active blues scene.

In between live shows, DJ's play gems from their personal stash. Over all Second life has a lot to offer to the

creative mind - and it's a lot a lot of fun - I recommend exploring it.

While you're there, check out my live shows!

My calendar of live broadcasts on Second life is up to date at the top of this page.

Listen from outside Second Life athttp://red.neostreams.info:8147/

Live in the studio

At the PSU Farmers Market

Found this footage from a show a few months ago. Played there this morning, in the pouring rain. A good day in spite of the weather. Spotted a cart selling Hot Tamales! Played the Robert Johnson song about "Hot Tamales" and made some friends!

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This week at the Farmers Market

Haven't booked much this year - still a bit stiff getting around. But man I need to play for the people!

Headed down to the East Bay last month. NO Muffin this year - but we missed the Muffineers so much we had to make the trip. Played at the Starry Plough and the Missouri Lounge, caught the Happy Clams and the Cave Painters, Salem and many other favorites, saw my righteous friends, especially Joan and Jenny, Doug, and...well, it's a long list. Great to see everyone! Special thanks to Paul Pot (of the Clams) for the spiffy poster.

I have a few upcoming Farmers Markets, and my broadcasts online through Second Life.

Keeping my schedule a bit thinner while I adjust to getting around with a cane - and finding that there's PLENTY of music to keep me occupied right here in my studio. Getting music into an independant film was a GOOD shot in the arm when I needed it - "Mine" is the second one, I also have a piece in a film about Bay Area musical legend Girl George, "George and the Arizona Star".

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Video from last Sunday's Second Life performance, courtesy Geoff Steuart.

Dan Lange in award winning film

A selection of my music, recorded during tracking for my release "Streetwise", appeared in the film "Mine", which won the audience choice award at this year's SXSW. I'm as pleased as punch!

The piece can be heard in it's entirety on the Soundclick player at the top of this page.

Starting to bring Blues to Second Life...possibly entering third or fourth childhood.

I've been playing a couple of shows weekly at Virtual Venues on this marvel of technology, and exploring the world of user-created content therein.

Muffin!

We drove down to the Meadow to see our friends and play some music. As always, a great party.

Spring is here

Jane and I went camping at Yaquina Bay this past beautiful weekend.

Looking forward to the start of the Hillsboro Farmers Market. In the meantime, I've been getting comfortable recording in the Cube; I recorded a voice demo for an Actor friend last week, and it looks like he's got some work with it.

The view from the cube

Watch this space; I'll be posting a few songs that I've recorded in the Cube on Soundclick - let me know what you think.


SOUNDCLICK -Tales From The Cube

The Cube

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A few pictures of my musical work space - a Whisper Room set up as a practice and recording studio.

Because everyone loves pictures of guitars.

Great times in the Northwest

Been having a ball, lately - recently played shows at the Mock Crest and at Cafe Marino, and broke new ground at the Hillsboro Farmers Market.

This week, on Wednesday night, I'll be playing a showcase at the Hawthorne Theater.

Still feeling pretty new to the area - headed east instead of west Saturday morning, wound up in Gresham instead of Hillsboro. Fortunately, I had Cymande playing in the background. Impossible to stress out while listening to Cymande.

Drivin' South...

Next Friday, Jane and I will be headed to Berkeley to visit our friends down there.

Heading down on short notice, so no shows have been booked, but I will be hitting the Starry Plough open mic on Tuesday the 18th - look for me there and at the Missouri Lounge on Wednesday night.

Portland Summer

Tuesday night was another great night at the Mock Crest tavern. http://www.mockcrest.com/

This North Portland bar was the first placed I played on arrival here a year ago; it's turning out to be a favorite. Folks who had heard me elsewhere have been tracking me down there; the place books some fantastic local Blues, and is the regular stomping grounds of Rollie Tussing http://www.rollietussing.com/ .

Playing on the porch

Visited Silver Falls this weekend and logged some "porch time" . Guitars just sound better on a porch.

Muffin again!

May was a month full of travel - visited Jane's family in Europe, spent a week in Philly with my bunch, and ended up at this year's Meadow Muffin.

A great time, spent visiting people I love. What could be better?

The Muffin this year, of course, was dedicated to the memory of Pat Quinn, and was full of his spirit. You could feel his wild grin beaming down on us!

It was particularly cool to hear Cap'n Mike Hudson and the Sea Kings on the bill, and to hang out with him again.

Now it's back home - the weather is finally warm ad sunny here in Portland, so Busking is happening, and I have a show at the Mock Crest this Sunday.