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1.27.11
Tonight! Concert at Duquesne University’s Red Ring Restaurant. Come out for great food, and easy listening music from 7-9pm. (more).
1.25.11
Hey folks! Check out the new Yinzspiration Interview. Pittsburgh resident Kate Stoltzfus has a goal to interview 100 Pittsburghs for her blog and I’m #47. Thankfully, Kate is one of the first people to deviate from the traditional questions that I always get asked. That’s a breath of fresh air.
1.23.11
Hey Philly/Wilmington, save the date! Big show happening at the World Cafe Live in Wilmington on Thursday, February 23rd. I’ll be opening up for Jessica Latshaw. You can find her playing rap songs with her ukulele. And you can find me singing folk(ish) songs with my piano. Oh yes… this will be fun! RSVP on Facebook. Get more details.
1.17.11
College shows! College! There are a bunch of college shows coming up in the next few weeks – locally at LaRoche, Duquesne, & Pitt…and a few others (regionally) in the coming months. If you’re a student and would like me to come to your school, just say the word! Shoot me a message. And now for a nostalgic moment at last fall’s Grove City College show.
1.12.11
Hey folks, I will be playing a local show in Pittsburgh this weekend at SongSpace. It will be an intimate evening of great music and I’ll be accompanied by Jason Rafalak (upright bass) and Ryan Socrates (percussion). This would probably make a great date night :) Check the calendar for full details.
1.9.12
Wow! Thank you to everyone who came out to one of last weekend’s shows in Harrisburg, Lancaster, and DC. What a memorable trip! Videos, pictures, and blogs can never fully capture the moment, but i wanted to post a write-up an attendee shared on her blog yesterday. It’s a beautiful re-telling of Friday’s concert at Midtown Scholar. Happy Monday and happy reading :)
Happy New Year, music lover!
2012 is going to be great and I am so excited for what’s in store…though I don’t know what it is :) I’ll be on the road for a few days this weekend, playing some shows in a few familiar cities – Lancaster (above), Washington, DC, Harrisburg, and Wilmington. Visit the calendar for details. I hope you can make it out!
12.28.11
New shows announce in the following cities! Check the calendar for details! Happy New Year…almost :)
Dec 31: Pittsburgh, PA - First Night @ August Wilson Center
Jan 6: Wilmington, DE – World Cafe Live at The Queen
Jan 6: Harrisburg, PA - Midtown Scholar
Jan 7: Lancaster, PA – Tellus360
Jan 8: Washington, DC – The Corner Store
12.26.11
I hope you had an excellent Christmas.
Finally…pictures from my trip to Nigeria are posted. If you have the time, be my guest and check them out. Most of the photos are accompanied by stories.
12.22.11
Merry Christmas to you! I hope you spend it with the ones you love :)
12.18.11
Thanks to everyone who came out to the various Christmas shows and Advent services this week. We appreciate your support and had a great time sharing Christmas songs, original songs, and worshiping with the folks at Christ Church at Grove farms. Merry Christmas! I’ll be posting some videos up soon.
12.17.11
As you can see, the site is back up! Some evil robots sought to take over…to stop the music. Worry not! We killed every last one of them…and now let the merriness of Christmas continue! Hope you like the new design! – Joy :)
12.15.11 Tis the season to Fa-la-la! C’mon out this Saturday for a really fun time of original and Christmas tunes at the Christine Frechard Gallery here in Pittsburgh. Myself, Elise (and her trio), and JD (and his band) have some fun holiday arrangements for you and we’re really looking forward to the evening. Remember, its a food drive for East End Cooperative Ministry’s food pantry and there are many many things they need. You can find the full list of needed items on the calendar page. 2 or more non-perishable items gets you $2 off the door cover.
12.13.11 Hey its Tuesday and I have a few interviews that you can tune into today! Visit Fairfield, IA’s KRUU-fm for a lengthy interview on Lyrical Venus. It airs at 10:30am (EST). At 4:15pm (EST) you can catch me doing a live interview on Pittsburgh’s local WORD-fm on The John & Kathy Show. See you there!
12.12.11 It’s a new week and this one is filled with Christmas shows. And really there’s something for everyone! Please check out the calendar and drag your friends or family to an upcoming event. And if you’re in the McMurray, Bethel Park, Washington, PA area come out to David’s Music House tomorrow for a special female singer/songwriter night w/ traveling artists Tiffany Thompson, Jenn Bostic, and myself. It’s a good week :)
12.7.11
Hey folks! My friends and I just released a FREE holiday EP, “A Merry Mixtape”, with 6 original and traditional Christmas songs. We’re excited to share it with you and hope you like it! In addition, I just launched the Christmas Store! All CDs are $5, and there’s FREE Shipping on everything! There are also additional discounts and nifty new tote bags for the ladies! Go check it out!
12.6.11
Here is the final installment of “Tales from the Motha’ Land”. I did an interview on Abuja, Nigeria’s Kiss FM affiliate just a few days ago.
11.28.11
Greetings! I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving! I posted a newer blog on what it was like to celebrate Turkey Day in Nigeria. I’ve also been uploading some videos on YouTube.
11.20.11
Hello World! Greetings from Africa! I had some time to publish some journal entries that I’ve written over the past week. Head over to the Blog.
11.9.11
Hey folks. I will be out of the country for a few weeks. But if you need some “Joy” in your life, you can do one of two things
1) visit the media page for plenty of videos
2) LISTEN to a full broadcast of a show I recently played in Wilmington, DE. Thanks to Graffiti Radio for the audio!
Enjoy!
