andrew weathers

you can check out my set from Radio Greensboro a couple of weeks ago here: http://radiogreensboro.tumblr.com/post/286520582/andrew-weathers-12-06-09

rad. the shows so far have been going well. Full of friendly people, and good times. playing in a converted warehouse last night in Huntsville, AL. I think more buildings need to be revived like that. It makes for such a beautiful environment. Today we drove to Oxford, MS, passing the NASA space museum and a tree full of shoes. I’m looking forward to playing tonight. This is a nice town. The home of William Faulkner.

so now comes the best part. here is where we cram all of the equipment, clothes and non-perishable food i’ve piled in my living room into the car. leaving tomorrow morning, and we’ll be gone for exactly a month. i’m hitting a lot of places i haven’t been to since last year, so come out if you can, and spread the word!

December 17th – WonderRoot – Atlanta, GA

December 18th – U*Space Gallery – Atlanta, GA

December 19th – Flying Monkey Arts – Huntsville, AL

December 20th – U of MIss – Nutt Auditorium – Oxford, MS

December 21st – One to One Studios – Jackson, MS

December 22nd – Open Ears at Blue Nile – New Orleans, LA

December 26th – The Stafford – Bryan, TX

December 28th – Club 1808 – Austin, TX

December 29th – EARLY SHOW – End of An Ear – Austin, TX

December 29th – LATE SHOW – Wake the Dead – San Marcos, TX

December 30th – Notsuoh – Houston, TX

December 31st – Super Happy Fun Land – Houston, TX

January 2nd – Gypsy Coffee House – Tulsa, OK

January 3rd – Donut Whole – Wichita, KS

January 4th – Clawfoot House – Lincoln, NE

January 5th – Fishtank Performance Studio – Kansas City, MO

January 7th – Schlafly Tap Room – St. Louis, MO

January 8th – Mixtapes! – East Moline, IL

January 9th – Swan Dive – Louisville, KY

January 10th – Contemporary Space 13 – Cincinnati, OH

January 12th – Howler’s – Pittsburgh, PA

January 13th – Highwire Gallery – Philadelphia, PA

January 17th – Porcelain Rose Men’s Home – Greensboro, NC

i’ve got a track – autumn drone no. 4 – on this year’s silber christmas compilation. download it here

i have been reading Martin Duberman’s Black Mountain to unwind after a weekend packed with good tunes. there was a great time had at the porcelain rose, dancing and improvised sing-and-stomp-along included. i performed the new piece that i’ll be playing on this tour twice this weekend. first at legitimate business, and also on Reed Benjamin’s Radio Greensboro.

now that the semester is closing out, and the weather is getting cold, it’s time for me to get ready for this tour. i will not forget heavy socks and several pairs of long underwear. my face is all clogged up, as it has been for the past few days, but i see that being healed by orange juice and vanilla chai tea. or healed by delicious. whichever you want. anyone that listened to the interview on WUAG tonight would tell you how ridiculous my stopped nose makes me sound. anyway, having played this piece twice, there are definitely a few kinks that need to be worked out, but it’s pretty much ready to go. i’m excited about this one.

listening to willits + sakamoto’s ocean fire. during my trip to miami, i saw a sound intallation that sakamoto did at the art museum on FIU’s campus. it consisted of speakers playing into some kind of thin, horizontal membrane covered in sand. it was intended to mimic the elaborate mandalas made by buddhist monks. i saw it as a modern take, and therefore an acceleration, on the deliberate process of making a mandala. i remember watching monks make a mandala at the NC art museum as a child.

i’m still booking a couple of dates for this one. please get in touch if you think you could possibly help, or have any ideas about someone who might be able to.

Jan 1 – North TX

Jan 3 – Southern Kansas

Jan 5-6 – Kansas City, MO (Maybe)

Jan 11 – Ohio

we are getting closer to the release of A Great Southern City, but we’re not quite there yet. In the meantime, I have a new split with Philly’s Noose of Laurels out. NoL is the project of Jeff Bumiller, who also plays in Northern Valentine. His work is great, peaceful and harsh at the same time. My piece is the piece that I performed during my trip to Italy over the summer. For electric slide guitar and computer. More glitchy sounds than usual, but also some rich textures. It’s called Existing From All Sides at Once. Check out some Sartre.
We handscreened the covers, and I made paintings on mylar to go inside. Only 50 of these, so pick them up! Only $5 plus shipping.

http://fullspectrumrecords.com/shop