SINGING TO STOP CANCER

This Friday, April 25th, I will have the honor of performing at Relay For Life®, the American Cancer Society's signature event, at The College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY.

It was my niece Lauren's idea and I think it's a brilliant one. I'm humbled to be part of Relay For Life. Cancer hits close to home for too many of us. Life is short. Cancer makes life shorter. Let's shorten the life of cancer.

The entertainment, which will also feature performances by several local bands from the Albany area, is a special part of this annual event held at the college. The festival is expected to draw over 500 participants with over 60 teams, and has already raised almost $30,000 for the American Cancer Society.

The band and I will be playing two sets, at 6:45pm and 10:00pm, on the mainstage on the Campus Green. For more info, please check out the site here.

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ABOUT RELAY FOR LIFE®
Relay For Life® is a fun-filled overnight experience designed to bring together those who have been touched by cancer. At Relay, people from within the community gather to celebrate survivors, remember those lost to cancer, and to fight back against this disease. Relay participants help raise money and awareness to support the American Cancer Society in its lifesaving mission to eliminate cancer as a major health issue. During Relay For Life® events, teams of people gather at schools, fairgrounds, or parks and take turns walking or running laps. The events are held overnight to represent the fact that cancer never sleeps. Through the survivors' lap and the luminaria ceremony, we honor the people who have faced cancer first hand, and we remember those who have been lost to this disease.
For more information about Relay For Life®, please visit www.relayforlife.org/relay/.

SURPRISE

So I'm playing at Palmer's Crossing last night (a warm spring night, almost a full moon) when who should walk in but our MySpace Street Team and friends from Boston, Queen "T" and the infamous Blondie. I think I actually stopped singing and said, "Hey what are you guys doing here?" Laughter, mayhem, and a good time were had by all. It's only after such random events that you realize how lucky and fortunate you are to be a musician and to meet and be touched by so many Angels.

Side note - my good friend and songwriting partner Steve Buonanotte has been the best new friend a guy could want. Michael Coughlin, always the constant, and Lala keep me believing and make a guy wake up and want to write a blog!

Life isn't always how we want it to be,
But sometimes...

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JOSH KELLEY

I had the very cool pleasure of meeting Josh Kelley at his show at Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ last night. Check out his new release Special Company (mixed by our fellow mofo Jeff Juliano) and catch him on tour.


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