Ryan Brown: His Amp Goes to 11

For those of you who have yet to experience - the perfect term, indeed - Ryan Brown, you must and quickly. The guy's a high school friend of mine and has more skill in the pinky of his fingernail (or what's left of it after last night's show together @ The Upper Room in Indy) than I could ever dream of having on guitar. Ryan's been the lead guitarist of AUSTIN BRIDGES, a band that I'm friends with here in Indy and has recently reunited with his former bandmates of LADYMOON, which is sure to please many an audience's collective ear canal in the months ahead.

Last night at The Upper Room was as much of a show for me as it was for the friendly folks and familiar faces (how's that for some alliteration) who came on out for the good times. Not once did I find myself concerned about Ryan's ability to keep up with chord changes song after song - a handful of which he had never heard before - or hesitant to give him the opportunity to play a solo. He's truly a musician's musician and puts on one heck of a performance.

Not only is Brown an incredible guitarist, but he's a great guy who would love to see you at his bands' upcoming shows. Please show your support, be prepared to get your face rocked off, and tell him I sent you...

Thanks for visiting & have a great week,

RA

PS - a very Happy 26th Birthday to my great friend and colleague MIKE LUGINBILL!

Review of "I Can See Forever"

Yet another review from friend and supporter David Baer; this time, of 2006's "I Can See Forever." Click HERE to visit David's blog and read his review.

Many thanks to you for visiting and David for taking the time to let the world know his thoughts on my songs,

RA

Review of "The Malibu EP"

A big thank-you goes out to David Baer for his recent blog review of "The Malibu EP" - click HERE to read it now.

Many thanks, as always, for the support. Cheers, David!

RA Ringtones now available

Your cell phone asked for them, and I kindly obliged. Thanks to the nice folks at GroupieTunes, songs from "The Malibu EP" & "I Can See Forever" are now available in downloadable ringtone form!

Thank you for your support & happy calling,

RA

2 Shows w/COREY SMITH...

Southern sensation COREY SMITH and I will be hitting the stage together not once, but TWICE next week in Bloomington & Louisville! I've played with Corey down south back in April and Tuesday night at The Bluebird in Bloomington will be a great reunion. Corey puts on a killer show and has a unique sound of pop, country, folk, and rock - if you've never been a part of a crowd 700 people strong singing every word of someone's songs at the top of their lungs, you need to roll out to one - shoot, BOTH - of these shows!

Tickets are going fast for the shows, so get yours today and spread the word...

Here are the details:

TUES., 9/18
The Bluebird (21+)
Bloomington, IN
$10 adv/$12 door
8 PM door/9 PM show

FRI., 9/21
Headliners (ALL-AGES)
Louisville, KY
$12 adv/$15 door
8 PM door/9 PM show
Andrea Davidson opens

Check my page for more info - see y'all next week!

RA

2 Washington Shows & Counting...

Yo, yo, yo! I'm P Busta Parfait but my dawgs call me BUSSSSTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAA!

If you weren't at Malibu - aka "the best place on Earth" - you have no idea what that means. If you WERE at Malibu, you probably just thought one of the following:

1. And I'm Orange Julius, but my peeps call me Jewls, aiiiiight?!
2. And I'm Charlotte Raspberry, by my girls call me Char Char!
3. YEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHBBBBBOOOOOOYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
4. I squash fun for fun!!!

Nope. That last one was just me as Manny the Super Nanny (sigh).

Hey, all you Enumclawers/White Riverers, I'm headed your way! That's right, I'm making a little run up to the northwest (or the northweezie as I prefer to call it) right after Thanksgiving and it's going to be a blast!

Here are the details - some are still coming in, but will be announced shortly:

Sunday, Nov. 25
7:00 PM
For the amazing Enumclaw/White River, WA YOUNG LIFE crew
Venue TBA
All-ages!

Then, it's off to Gig Harbor for another show for some more amazing people on the 26th. Hey, Tacoma...get on the ball and let's get something rolling for Tuesday the 27th! Someone talk to Tom Davis and tell him to hit me up! ;)

Alright, that's it from me...see y'all soon!

RA