For those of you who haven't heard Ilya Litoshik's Turvy Organ, I guess you don't know yet that he is one of the most unique songwriters in Colorado. He has set up this house show next weekend that should pretty awesome. I hope to see you there on Saturday, 9pm at 2535 Glenarm Place.
Love,
Thrifty
The fourth annual Fort Collins Music Experiment is nearly upon us! As always, it will be an amazing opportunity to explore the Colorado music scene sprawled across 2 nights, 30 venues, and featuring more than 300 bands. I’m performing with Sean at Bizarre Bazaar at 11:45 on Friday night, right after Galaxies. Plan out your whole weekend with the schedule here, and don’t forget to buy your pass here in the next week to get the pre-sale bargain.
I'm back at school again, and it may be a while before Sean and I will be playing together. Luckily, I had so much fun playing acoustically(ish) in the fall that I've booked some more shows for a solo set. I'll be playing at Unit E in Denver on the 17th and GNU in Fort Collins on the 24th. I'll probably be doing a bunch of material that I don't usually play: maybe some stuff from my debut EP and Caffeine Heartache, a cover or two, and definitely a few brand new, never before heard songs. Look out Denver and Fort Collins, because I won't stop until you demonstrate mild enjoyment!
A thousand valentine candy hearts from,
thrifty
You may have already heard my new Christmas song "Television Special," but now you can download it for free as part of the wonderful new Act So Big Forest compilation, Christmas Forest Vol. 5: Golden Ring. It includes some awesome stuff by the likes of Otem Rellik, Candy Claws, A.M. Pleasure Assassins, Galaxies, Cotton Keys, Sour Boy Bitter Girl, and so much more!
Also, I've just announced a new show for December 30th at The Terminal. It's going to be a fairly awesome, almost-New-Year's-Eve party with //Helvetica from Boulder and Bruce and the Deadites. Click on the poster for more:
I've been lonely on stage for too long. Finally, I'm back in town and Sean is resuming his role as the Thrifty Astronaut Orchestra. We played a smattering of shows together in August, in Fort Collins, Boulder, and Pueblo. Now, we're back together to play a few more this month, finally getting to Colorado Springs and Denver. Check out the Upcoming Shows page for more complete information. Below is some footage from our rehearsal yesterday.
Love,
thrifty
November is finally upon us and the holiday season has arrived. Soon Thanksgiving and Christmas will roll around, and most importantly Black Friday. You may remember that I posted a protest song last year entitled, "Jesus Saves on Black Friday," and this year I will be giving it away again for free here. So I hope you check it out and send the music video to your friends, because it will only be available until November 26th.
love,
thrifty
Some may have noticed that Thrifty Astronaut is quiet these days, suspiciously silent, in fact. Perhaps I have gone soft, or perhaps I am hatching a larger plot. However this is only a farce, for I am now bettering myself with the benefits of higher education. Things have been topsy-turvy, but I hope to soon settle in and maybe even release a modest EP before the year is up. In the meantime, I wrote a love song for capitalism that can be downloaded here. If you don't already know, Toby Hendricks of Otem Rellik/deadspacevolume is the coolest guy ever and designed this site for me. It was also his birthday yesterday, so do yourself a favor and go buy his albums. See all of you soon. Sooner than you might think.
love,
thrifty