thirty one covers in thirty one days project
check out the blog for the daily cover. new video posted every day from january 1st to january 31st. recommendations welcome.
we wrote a kids song
we wrote a kids song for joe’s nieces for christmas then gave them the puppets in the video as a gift.
what. a. week.
just got back from seeing Ryan Adams in Baltimore. Ok ok you all know he’s my all time favourite song writer of ever.
check this out…
omg
ya.
i know.
i may have cried a little when this tweet came in. followed by lots of jumping up and down and yelling.
In other news:
Just announced…February 18th the Southside Boys and I are opening for the Lemonheads !
May 18-20th I will be in Montreal playing Pouzza Fest. Keep an eye on their website for the schedule.
Hot Water Music, Less Than Jake and the Dwarves are also playing this year.
This weekend Billy + Joe have 3 shows in Boston. January 24th we’re playing in New York at Pianos at 7pm then 8pm the Southside Boys and I will do our set. More shows and information at http://billythekidonline.com/site/tour/
what a week.
what a year.
what a life…
“What’s money? Man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.” – Bob Dylan
my song in new movie featuring juliette lewis
love that my song starts right as juliette lewis shows up… movie also has that lady from the walking dead.
I Released Two Albums This Week
Demo-Lish is a collection of demos both old and new from the past few years. Available on iTunes and the online store. 26 songs for just $9.99
Get Demo-Lish on iTunes
Get Demo-Lish at the Billy the Kid Online Store
Ours Acoustic features all the songs from the Billy the Kid and the Southside Boys album Ours but stripped down to just piano, acoustic guitar, vocals and strings. Give it a listen!
what. is. up.
I was listening to the Lemonheads and it occurred to me to do some snooping and see what Evan Dando was up to these days.
I found this interview that ends with him referencing a photo of his wife and saying “That’s my wife. She’s gone.”
It struck me as really sad.
So I decided to write a song about it from his perspective.
I don’t know if he is overly sad about it or if I did anything justice but I will tell you this…I really enjoyed researching for the project! I felt like some kind of sleuth or amateur detective.
I am pretty sure he is not going to like the song.
Today was weird because I actually finished two whole songs by 7:30pm. The primary reason for this is that I woke up at 5am with an idea in my brain. I always tell myself “Oh you will remember this for suuure” but I have learned that if I don’t run with it and just get it done…well, it doesn’t write itself. So I crawled downstairs, got a guitar, and went back up to bed. My 7am it was finished.
Joe and I have been working on stuff while he is in Australia. Here’s a video of how that works:
that’s my wife. she’s gone.
we met by accident out in the gutter
in a new york moment, a dirty black summer
no time to think, no time to recover (just drive)
get in the car now, before we go under
the lower east side might start to wonder
but i got a habit and it’s got my number
that’s my wife. she’s gone. her picture stays on the wall.
that’s my wife. she’s gone.
she’s gone.
smack heads on lemon drops, under the covers
she was my sanctity, she was my lover
when I kick the habit, I’m thinking of her (oh just drive)
blisters and meltdowns and airports and thunder
blitzed out amazement and dilated wonder
I climbed to the bottom, I learned how to try again from her
that’s my wife. she’s gone. yet her picture stays on the wall.
that’s my wife. she’s gone.
she’s gone
baby come back
but don’t come back
don’t come back
that’s my wife. she’s gone. yet her picture stays on the wall.
that’s my wife. she’s gone.
she’s gone