Hey everyone. Things have been crazy lately and I haven't had much of a chance to write. Let me fill you in on everything.
After playing the CES show and my first Vegas trip, I did a short tour opening for Brandi Carlile. She's amazingly talented and I was honored she chose me to hop on the bill. I can?t really describe her voice....um.... Angels singing in a choir is about as close as I can get. Amazing. Dope. This tour was also really cool because I had a chance to strip down some of the songs to a more acoustic feel. Evan came out to play guitar with me and Michael even laid down some accordion on "Try Too Hard" and "Marathon." I was amazed at all the "Yeah accordion player!" shout outs that he got. Didn?t realize you all rocked out so hard to the accordion. It was a really cool change. Thanks to everyone that came out to those shows. You guys make playing so much fun. Philly and Cleveland especially gave me a really warm welcome. Thanks so much.
I had the chance to do a lot of radio interviews in the mornings on the road. That was really my first time playing on the air on such a regular basis and I learned a lot. Like when you walk into a station and meet a bunch a people, you can always pick out who the DJ is before you even meet them. Morning show DJ's are hilarious and they're always louder than the rest and dressed crazy and wacky and in your face. They?re like cartoon characters. I had a blast doing those interviews. One guy even shook my hand with a buzzer. I didn't know those things actually existed in real life. But he got me.
After the Brandi tour I was able to go back home to Rochester to chill out for a few days. I haven't seem my fam and friends in so long, so it was great to just let things slow down again. I've been doing a lot of writing and was able to record a few demos at my studio at home. After a few days I hopped back to NYC to do a few photo shoots and interviews. Be on the lookout for a bunch of articles I'll be in this month.
Now I'm back on the road doing some more shows. Anna Nalick asked me to hop on a few shows with her, and I'll be doing a bunch of headliners for the first time, which is pretty dope. Check out the site for dates. You can buy tickets online now, too.
Have you guys ever gotten your wisdom teeth out? I was up in Canada with my manager Nick doing some interviews and stuff, and they started hurting. So I got an x-ray and it turns out I have to get them out. I'm not gonna lie, I'm kinda freaked out! I don't want to get them out. But hopefully they'll stop hurting then. Can't I just keep them? I mean, what's the big deal? What if they don?t want to leave my head?
So that's what's been going on. The album comes out in like two weeks. I'm really pumped. All the hard work and passion will finally be available for people. It's really exciting dude. March 21st one of my dream comes true. And a day before that, on March 20, I get to perform on the David Letterman show. I've been watching him since I was little and I'm a huge fan. I can't believe it. Don't forget to watch me.
Thanks again for all the support, and keep checking back for updates, journals and fun stuff. I'm going to watch the Oscars now. I hope "Walk The Line" wins everything! That movie rocked.
Teddy
