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March 2010

If you can wait 'til I get home.

So it’s been a while. I’m sorry. I’ve been neglecting the Tumblr world in general but I promise from here on out I’m going to keep up on the blog updates. So let’s catch up. Where to begin?

About a week and a half ago I had the honor and pleasure of playing at the historic Webster Hall in New York City. It was such a great experience. The venue was packed and nearly sold out. It was ton’s of fun and I know I’m going to keep the memory of that night with me forever.

I’ve been playing more shows since I left my life as a full time college student just under three months ago. I can see the progress my life as a musician has taken since I took that first big step of dropping out but I will never regret that I chose this path. I know this is going to be a long journey for me. I’m excited and scared altogether to see what is in store for me as a songwriter.

One cool experience I will always take with me is what happened to me last Friday night. Mikey Ballou and I traveled 300 miles to the great state of Connecticut to perform at this lovely girl Shayna’s surprise 17th birthday party. Her friends had asked me months in advance to play this party and I just couldn’t say no. Upon arriving at her friend Julia’s house on Friday afternoon (the location where the party would be held later that night), I was informed by the rest of Shayna’s friends of their plan to wrap me, given my consent, and given to the birthday girl. Their plan was to have me hidden in a large, decorative gift bag (with a hole cut in it so I could breath, obviously) and a large bow. Shayna would then enter the party, find her surprise party (SUPRISE!) and another local CT band, White Rose, would be stationed in the living room ready to perform. After WR’s first song, I was instructed to cough and make some kind of commotion from inside the bag. Shayna would then unwrap me and SURPRISE! (Surprise #2) Long story short, the surprises and party went off as a success. Mikey and I performed an intimate acoustic set some of my songs in the host’s living room, spectated by 15 of Shayna’s closest friends. We had pizza and cake and soda pop. It was all around a fun, successful night! Definitely a lot of “firsts” for me as a musician.

It’s been almost a year since the release of my EP “September” but I’m already working on several new songs for a record I plan to put out by June/July. I’m really excited. The sound I’m working with is different but a better, more mature sound. I feel that the songs I’m writing now reflect my growth as a songwriter in the past year.

Tomorrow, it’s off to CT again, this time with the full band, for a show in Burlington. I’m having the time of my life!

Be loving and take care of eachother.

-CB

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