~ NEW ALBUM “THE MOTHER OF TROUBLE” DONE CAME ON ALL STREAMING SERVICES !!
~ VIDEO SINGLE “BLACK ROCHELLE” IS OUT TOO https://youtu.be/30SrbQkemdk  

When: Monday nite 1/15 7:30pm ET

WHERE: https://youtube.com/live/weqWw0t2Ozc?feature=share

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DATES OF NOTE

1/11 DECATUR GA, EDDIE'S ATTIC (was a great show, great room, thx)
1/13 TOMORROW NITE - CAMBRIDGE, MA, CLUB PASSIM - SOLDOUT
2/16 - NY, NY City Vineyard, https://citywinery.com/city-vineyard-nyc-  A residency for me!! Guest - CRAIG AKIN ON BASS (he’ll even do a solo set with discussion)

More shows are below
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I’m trying.

It’s a hard road, trying to be an ally.

Being born a Black male in the 50’s and being raised in a world where the question or even the cognizance of sexism in speech and action weren’t palpable daily things, it’s hard. I check myself. I falter. I misgender. I get comedic, leading to fault. I check myself again. I chastise myself for not using the “they” pronoun more frequently regardless of the culturally ingrained visual proclivity. I take the chance to be wrong. I apologize. I try to fail gracefully and absorb correction and chastisement. I’m trying.

But when the line at the Atlanta airport Thrifty counter where I had a reservation was easily 70-80 people deep and hadn’t moved for 1/2 hour, and Budget right next door had a sign that said “cars available” and I went there to the counter without a reservation and handed that woman my license and commented on my having grown grey since the picture and she said “Oh but you’re still handsome” and I blushed (the best I could) and said back to her “Oh (reading her name tag) Rachel, I was about to say the same to you...I love your dreads and eyes” and then batted mine innocently, playing whatever the male version of a coquette was and she handed me my finished paperwork and said “Down the hall second set of sliding doors and have the best day" with the slightest pucker and smiled I had no idea that she had put me in this racing car for about the same price as my Senior Discounted Thrifty car was going to be.

I got a racing car for $80. It rumbles when I start it. I roll down the window at a light and say to some imaginary racing opponent with my own slight pucker “I’m a folksinger” and gun it away, knowing that later I’ll feel guilty for using my male sexist wiles to avoid the line and drive this Dodge Charger to buffet Chinese and then to my gig.

I’m better than this. I’m sorry.