Live Music - Aiden James & Christopher Dallman in SF,CA

Aiden James has a show tonight at 07:00 PM. He is playing at the Dolores Park Cafe in San Francisco, California. Christopher Dallman will be opening for Aiden at this show. Pardon me, because I am just a tad bitter I won't be at the show, but I am sure I will get over it. Only because Christopher promised to make his way east, and do a show with Aiden I can attend. I will hold you to it, boys!

Here is Aiden James while being interviewed by WSTW in Wilmington, Delaware, and singing an as yet untitled song. I get amused because as he mentions the Tin Angel show, I was there. LOL



Here is a video of Christopher Dallman singing Count The Shadows. He is playing for a summer camp of kids.



If you are in the area and don't have plans for tonight, go and come back and post about it.

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Tour News - Aiden James Fall 2009

The adorable and talented Aiden James has announced some dates for a tour, and on some of the California dates, he will be playing with the gifted Christopher Dallman. I have talked about both these artists on this blog, and since I know some of you live in CA, I have to say you would be nuts not to catch them. I, of course, been pestering both to play a show near me. I've seen Aiden several times live, including a recent show in Philadelphia, and he is fantastic. In that performance, he showcased several new songs I loved, including Gonna Hurt More, recently posted on YouTube.



The following is a screencap of the schedule thus far. There are a couple of shows in San Francisco, and I believe Christopher Dallman is opening for Aiden. I have yet to see Christopher live, but I hope to very soon. With the release of new material, including the gorgeous Subterranian I posted about here, and the video for Anthem I posted about here, I am keeping my fingers crossed a tour is in the offing.




You can find more about Aiden James if you click here, and more about Christopher Dallman by clicking here.

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New Video - Aiden James - On The Run

Last Friday night, August 7, I attended the Video Release/Birthday party for Aiden James at the Tin Angel in Philadelphia. First we watched the video, then Aiden came out and sang for us a combination of new material and songs from the CD On The Run. After Aiden finished the successful show with an encore, out came the cake ablaze with candles. These are my pictures from the show.




Finally, the video was released this afternoon, and I am pleased to share it with everyone!



You can find out more about Aiden at his website, and you can purchase On The Run here. After the show, I got a few moments to chat with Aiden, and he had to do an interview. And I had to head to New Jersey.

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Live Music - Aiden James

Aiden James & me after the show.

So last night I went to see Aiden James live at the Tin Angel in Philadelphia. At first I was in a bit of a panic because I ran into some traffic in Philly, and instead of arriving at 7PM for the 7:30 show, I got there at 7:35. Thankfully, things were running a bit behind, and I missed nothing.



The first order of business was to watch his first music video for the title track of his CD, On The Run. The official debut was just a few weeks ago at QFest, the LGBT film festival in Philly. So the lights dimmed and the video started to roll on the screen set up on the stage. On stage right, Aiden's guitar was hanging on the wall, and I could sometimes see the reflection of the images in it. That was cool. Anyway, I enjoyed the video, and it was soon time to bring Aiden out.



As I have come to expect, Aiden was great, his voice sounding perfect as always. Between songs, he was funny as he was telling stories about the songs, and then realized it was tougher to tell these things to the hometown crowd, 'cause all these people he might see on the street would know his business. This, of course, didn't really stop him. He played music off On The Run, as well as several new songs. The new stuff started getting me excited about what might be coming out next. After an encore, out came a cake to celebrate Aiden's 27th birthday, and the crowd sang for him. Then it was time to go, so I caught a moment with him and then headed for the car to drive to my sister's in New Jersey in preparation for the next show, tonight in Newark, the American Idol Season 8 tour with my friend Rickey. So, gotta get ready.

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Live Music - Aiden James

Going to see Aiden James tonight in Philadelphia at the Tin Angel. It is a combo Video Release/Birthday Party for Aiden, and I am looking forward to it. Haven't seen Aiden performing live since last fall when he played with Jay Brannan. The Tin Angel is where I saw Aiden and Adrienne play last year, as well as Tom Goss, Stewart Lewis and Jake Walden on the Rock The Folk Out tour. Hopefully I will get some pictures, although the space is usually dark and not conducive to good pics.

Also, just got last minute word from my friend Rickey that we have tickets to see American Idol Season 8 live in Newark, NJ, Saturday night. He runs the Idol megasite, RickeydotOrg. So looks like it is going to be a big weekend for me!

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Live Music - Aiden James

Aiden James in performance photographed by me.

The always adorable Aiden James posted a new 'Satellite Session' while touring in San Francisco. He discusses the song On The Run from the new CD as he drives across the Golden Gate Bridge. He also performs Gonna Hurt More.

I am excited because next Friday, August 7th, I will be going to Philadelphia to see Aiden for his video release party at the Tin Angel. That is just a week from now! For more information about the show, click here.

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Aiden James - Satelite Sessions #1

I enjoy Aiden James quite a lot - hope to see him next month at a show in Philly where he will be celebrating his birthday as well as the release of a new video. The video just had a premiere viewing at the Philadelphia Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. Meanwhile, he had started a new series at the beginning of the month, singing a song just for us YouTube fans. The first installment captured him singing the song Mifflin County on July 4th. Hope you enjoy this sweet voice and great song!

For more information and to hear more music, click here!

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Great Music - Aiden James - On The Run

Aiden James is another of the singer/songwriters who opened for Eric Himan that I immediately knew I would be following for some time. His voice is like honey to me, pure and smooth, and just pours over your senses. He was recently chosen to play at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival as part of the Emerging Artist Showcase. He will be playing alongside such notables as Ani Difranco, Shawn Colvin, Dar Williams and others next month.

His first CD, Have You Ever, had just one heart-felt song after another. From the first cut, James, to the last cut, Moonlight, there is one gem after another.



Last fall, he released On The Run, an introspective and seemingly personal offering that is again filled with amazing songs. My favorite from the CD is My Oh My, a folky bluegrass song that is all about love. The music and vocals are perfect. There is also the achingly bittersweet Satellites. And the unforgettable You And He, a story about friends having a cup of coffee.



He doesn't have any videos, so that was a collection of pictures I have taken of Aiden at various shows set to his music. But he will be releasing a video on August 7, and I will put it up once it is released. You can find out more about Aiden at his website.

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Rock Show - Pictures I Have Taken

In preparation for the Tom Goss show I am attending this coming weekend, I revisited some of the pictures I have taken over the last few years. I tend to bring my camera, and for the most part have had no problem getting it to the shows. I love taking the pictures, and they certainly bring back some memories of fantastic shows.

Aiden James



Eric Himan




Tom Goss




Ace Young

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