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I read my epitaph, It's much worse than I had thought When my time comes to pass, I'm killed by bullets my men shot
Feb 10 Comments? Posted by Scott Taylor

Live on WSBF at Clemson University

We played a live set on the radio at Clemson University in July of ’11 (WSBF). The DJ, Jordan Young, sent us the tracks. Behold:

Woman

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Tallahassee Habit

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Planned Attack

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Winter Blues

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Ghost of No One

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Notes and Measures

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Lick the Thumb, Turn the Page

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The Song That Says Goodbye

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Georgia

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Jun 26 Comments? Posted by Scott Taylor

Summer Tour!

It’s official = we are going on tour in July! We have a hot slew of dates booked and are making our way down the East Coast and then way over the breadbasket of America, the Midwest. Chris hails from Minnesota, and this will be our first time playing there (Minneapolis). We are also excited for our first show in Chicago which will also be our first show with our stomachs full of Old Style beer.

Here’s the schedule – it’s gonna be hot, come out and hear some new tunes and post-partay with us!

7.8 World Cafe Live – Philadelphia, PA
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=193356414046436

7.9 Spike Hill – Brooklyn, NY
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=240706685939631

7.17 Deep South Bar – Raleigh, NC
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=221252734573373

7.19 The House 5 Points – Columbia, SC
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=235200669837593

7.20 Speakeasy – Knoxvile, TN
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=119638531456116

7.21 The Atlanta Room @ Smith’s Olde Bar – Atlanta, GA
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=213392602033456

7.22 Lindberg’s – Springfield, MO
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=138651509546792

7.23 Memory Lanes – Minneapolis, MN
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=220991491267472

7.25 The Project Lodge – Madison, WI
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=139977092743427

7.27 Martyr’s – Chicago, IL
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=248305161853094

7.29 Wilbert’s – Cleveland, OH
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=119771034776143

7.30 The Bitter End – New York, NY
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=119658581454834

Apr 30 Comments? Posted by Scott Taylor

Norah

On 7/25/02, Chris Dreyer and I played a gig at JP’s in Valdosta, Georgia. Before the show, we sat in Chris’s Jeep in the parking lot, drank the better part of a 12 pack, and listened to just-released Don’t Know Why by Norah Jones about 30 times. We played 3 songs that night before the gig was stopped because of dismal attendance. Last night, we shared the bill with a Norah Jones side project and met her in the green room.

Oct 23 Comments? Posted by Scott Taylor

Tour Diary: Day 1, Virginia

It’s a definite sign you’ve been in NYC too long when you get to Chris’s Aunt’s house in Virginia and start talking about how “huge” and “this would be dope to live in” her BASEMENT is. “Dude, this would rent for like $6000/month in NYC!”

En route to Asheville. Holler soon!

Oct 18 Comments? Posted by Scott Taylor

Full Tour Schedule

After what can only be described as a brutal amount of blood, sweat, tears (lots of em), emailing, calling, MySpace messaging (!), and haggling, we are delighted to announce our official Fall Tour 2010 schedule:

10/18 Ars Nova (A.N.T. Fest Kickoff Party) – New York, NY
10/19 Crash Mansion (CMJ Music Marathon) – New York, NY
10/21 Rockwood Music Hall (CMJ Music Marathon) – New York, NY
10/23 Emerald Lounge – Asheville, NC
10/24 The White Mule – Columbia, SC
10/25 Smith’s Olde Bar – Atlanta, GA
10/26 Jack Rabbit’s – Jacksonville, FL
10/27 The Orpheum – Tampa, FL
10/28 Tobacco Road – Miami, FL
11/01 Midtown Filling Station – Tallahassee, FL
11/03 Char – Cookeville, TN
11/04 Scarlet & Grey Cafe – Columbus, OH
11/05 Shadow Lounge – Pittsburgh, PA

We would love to have you attend! RSVP on the ‘book if you think you can come kick it with us pre-, during, and post-show.

Crash Mansion (CMJ):
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=103818533016509

Rockwood Music Hall (CMJ):
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=158039154229180

Emerald Lounge:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=103848616346351

The White Mule:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=120268514694941

Smith’s Olde Bar:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=152611174773619

Jack Rabbit’s:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=161395163873753

The Orpheum:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=150576774983079

Tobacco Road:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=141172929260359

Midtown Filling Station:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=158617234164332

Char:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=103981199665105

Scarlet & Grey Cafe:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=161119470577987

Shadow Lounge:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=160500473963117

Sep 22 1 Comment Posted by Scott Taylor

Fall Tour Announcement – Part 1

We are very pleased to announce the first leg of fall tour in support of THE BOOK OF AYLENE. We are kicking things off with a show @ the 2010 CMJ Music Marathon and making our way all the way down to Miami, FL. Here are the dates / locations:

10/21 Rockwood Music Hall, New York, NY (CMJ Music Marathon)
10/23 Emerald Lounge, Asheville, NC
10/24 The White Mule, Columbia, SC
10/25 Smith’s Olde Bar, Atlanta, GA
10/26 Jack Rabbit’s, Jacksonville, FL
10/27 The Orpheum, Tampa, FL
10/28 Tobacco Road, Miami, FL

A second leg will be announced soon. This is gonna be a lot of fun! Can’t wait to see all of you on the road (and crash on your couches)!

Aug 28 Comments? Posted by Scott Taylor

Radeberger hooked us up

Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2 is a great new venue, complete with artist green room and a piano that they lower from the ceiling. Radeberger sponsored the gig and gave us a free case of beer, which we drank in ~20 minutes.

Thanks to everyone that came out to the gig, it was fun!

Aug 13 Comments? Posted by Scott Taylor

We’re still in Beta, yo

Still making improvements/changes/edits/fixes to the site. Trying out a lot of Flash-like things without having to use the monstrosity that is Flash. Things like Web fonts and CSS3 are new and can be tricky, especially on Internet Explorer. Here is where you should go if you use Internet Exlorer .

Anyways, pardon our dust for now!

Jul 27 Comments? Posted by Scott Taylor

2010 CMJ Music Marathon – we’re playing it!

So yeah, pretty sweet – we already got confirmed for a date during CMJ. The CMJ Music Marathon happens every year around Halloween and is really the NYC equivalent of South by Southwest.

Whiskey Richard @ Crossroads in NJ, 2006

Our first show ever in NYC was at Lion’s Den (now Sullivan Music Hall) in the heart of the Village in August of 2006 (our homebase was Nashville in 2006 and were known as Whiskey Richard – get it??). We were road warriors that year and managed to pack the venue on our first try. The promoter dug the vibe and re-booked us for Halloween, opening for Papa Mali and as part of the 2006 CMJ Music Marathon.

We played NYC in September ’06 at Arlene’s Grocery and then made the trek in October to spend a few weeks attending the conference events associated with the Music Marathon. Our show was on Tuesday, the first night of the conference, also Halloween and the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade. Sounds like a great night, eh? Let’s rewind to about noon that day….

Scott @ CMJ, 2006

I mozyed over to Lincoln Center and grabbed my lanyard and complimentary tote bag. Took in the sights, saw some exhibits and thought “hey! I should call the guys” Phone was dying so I texted them then went to a payphone to call my lady. I called her, she says “are you sitting down?” I say “yeah, sure, I’m cool, what’s up?” ….

Our band members parked  the vehicle somewhere on the Upper West Side near Central Park West. Some gear was left in the car the night before. Well… we got robbed. HARD. GuitarS, as in mine, the bassist’s, and Chris’s dad’s 1974 Gibson Les Paul Custom (which was on loan). Gone. Day of the show. Our first CMJ Music Marathon.

Needless to say, we borrowed another band’s gear at the show, it turned out fine. That band broke up 3 months later. Chris and I, and a few others as Goodbye Picasso played the new band’s first CMJ Music Marathon in 2008 at Rockwood Music Hall. We played our 3rd CMJ last year at Fontana’s. Rockwood on October 22 will be our 4th.

Crazy how time flies.

Jun 23 Comments? Posted by Scott Taylor

New album, new website

Scott with Judah Friedlander

Soooo…. finally found the time to overhaul Goodbye Picasso’s space on the interwebs. This new version is Goodbye Picasso 4.0, if you will. It is very similar to previous versions but a lot more powerful and hopefully a lot more interactive.

Here are my favorite parts:

Songs with the Audio Player and Lyrics right there!

We are all fans of Chris’s tunes, and once you know the words, you’ll love em even more. The music actually sounds different too when you are moving right along with the words. I highly suggest checking them out.

Shows – lots of ways to keep up with them

You can add shows to iCal or Google Calendar by clicking the + next to the show date. At the bottom of the list, you can subscribe with iCal or RSS. So Easy!

Photos – lots of them, with easy gallery navigation

Photos were something I didn’t want to mess with until I found a cool way to show a bunch of them and an easy way to thumb through them. I think I found a way to do that and fit the Book of Aylene-album-cover-vibe.

WordPress 3.0

There isn’t a day that goes by where I don’t high-five myself for switching to WordPress for all of my CMS needs. I have done a ton of freelance work with it and it is a time, life, and content-saver. LOVE. IT.

BOOM. Play around and leave some comments if you like something.

xoxo

ST

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