Hey! I'm playing at The Saxon Pub Friday evening, late show at 12:30am after Jeff Plankenhorn! It's gonna be a fun time and I will have some great players backing me up! I'll be there, will you?
Ash
Ash
Lately this question has been coming up in and around me. Why do I want to play music? What do I want to do with my ability? When I start to answer, I know what the feeling is, but I can’t seem to put it in to words. I will do my best to do this now. For those of you who know me well, you know that I have a strong faith in God, the Universe, a power and a light in every thing. It lives in all of us and is easily covered up by ego, fear, resentment, etc.. When we are hurt or disillusioned it is our ego that tells us “this is not fair,” “I am a victim.” I have been faulty of this as every human has. Because we are human, we have the ego. With faith, each day, each moment I strive to listen not to what my ego has to say, but what my truth is.. It can be extremely difficult! I have read a lot of books on spirituality and guidance on inner truth that have showered me with the knowledge I have in my brain on this subject. What I have taken from almost every piece of literature I have read is that truth is inside each of us, always. It is there regardless of whether we wish to hear it or not. Layers of fear (whatever they may be for each individual) grow over the truth masking it, fogging it and suffocating it. Somehow we grow to find comfort in this. We grow to find comfort in being a victim. We learn how to feel good in this state for whatever reason.. Maybe attention or excuses to be destructive to our selves or others or excuses to not be the best we can be and so on. This can turn into a vicious cycle.. Or not. We can choose to be happy. We can CHOOSE to LOVE ourselves. I am not preaching something I have not struggled with. I am not throwing a pity party, I am simply saying that if we are human we have issues. Everyone does. The more we can access the love for ourselves, the more we give our pure, honest, good love to others. And also accept love from others. It’s a beautiful thing. So let’s work on loving one another and ourselves with whatever we do in our daily lives. Move forward gracefully (or not, it’s okay to be clumsy) with intention. I believe if we instill this in our daily practice, we will uncover our truth and feel a divine sense of freedom. As I sit here and write, it’s helping me on my own path. I have no idea how many people will read this. I’m sure my mom and a few of my friends. I am not writing this to get recognition though. I am writing this for myself. It feels so liberating to put my truth out into the world for anyone who will listen. This is why I play music. Music is so dear to me and so true in my heart. Music holds me when I need to be consoled, music lifts me when I’m creeping away from truth, it grounds me when I’m feeling heady, it loves me when I can’t seem to find a reason to love myself, speaks to me when I’ve closed my ears to the divine. In return, I respect the music and lyrics that choose my Being to move through. I feel so honored and blessed by this. Through music I vow to.. heal honor respect encourage spread light inspire grow love all in this Universe. The divine light in me recognizes the divine light in you. God Bless, -A  This weekend, for the first time, I got to pee (in a toilet) riding down the hwy at 75 mph. Also, for the first time, I got to play to a sold out crowd of over 150 people all silent, hanging on every note that fell off of my lips. They were not there for me, but I was there for them, open and honest as I could be. Larry Joe Taylor brought me down to Port Aransas to play the Third Coast Theater with him. I opened his show with a short set of originals and then got up with his band to sing a couple of duets with him. I had such a great time even with the nerves running through me like a river flows to the ocean. I am looking forward to the next time! Thanks Larry Joe, Mark, Joe, Herb, Casey and to my sis, Jack, who is so much fun to be on the rd with! This Friday, Colin Colby (on lead guitar & vox) will be at Chisolm Trail Ballroom in Lockhart, TX! Show starts at 8pm & it's $10 at the door. I am really excited to play at this new venue in Lockhart. I've heard some great things about it, so if you're around c'mon out for a time! peace & luuuv, A Hello friends! I wanted to give you an update on what's goin' on in my world- I have taken most of February off to write, start learning the piano and work on my meditation that keeps me rooted.. It's been great! I am feeling nice & good & healthy. I'm excited to start playing shows again soon and wanted to let you know where I'll be in the coming months. A few things I think you need to know: I'm gonna make an album soon & it's gonna have a roots, organic, earthy feel & tone. Simplicity is what I have in mind. I'm starting to write on the piano & will start playing it at shows here real soon. I cut & hi-lighted my own hair, it was a science experiment, but I think it worked out. Today, my cat is crazy & loving the outdoors & I'm doing my best to keep him from getting swooped by a hawk flying overhead. It's a good day, the sun shines & the birds chirp to remind we that we are all one. Thanks for reading- schedule below! Bless ya, A 2.25.2012 9pm Aloft Hotel Austin, TX 3.2.2012 8pm $10 Wingman Ranch House Concert Houston, TX Please get in touch for directions and/or tix w/ Colin Colby on lead guitar 3.4.2012 Larry Joe Taylor Songwriter's Contest Stephanville, TX 3.10.2012 9pm $10 Grande Stafford Theater Bryan, TX w/ Colin Colby on lead guitar 3.15.2012 5pm House Wine Austin, TX SXSW showcase 3.22.2012 9pm Saxon Pub Austin, TX w/ Larry Joe Taylor Band 3.23.2012 Time- TBA Third Coast Theater Port Aransas, TX w/ Larry Joe Taylor Band 3.29.2012 8pm $15 Chisolm Trail Ballroom Lockhart, TX w/ Colin Colby on lead guitar 4.4.2012 8pm La Kiva Terlingua, TX w/ Colin Colby on lead guitar 4.5.2012 Time- TBA Holland Hotel Alpine, TX VIVA BIG BEND FOOD FESTIVAL w/ Colin Colby on lead guitar 4.5.2012 Time- TBA Cochineal Marfa, TX VIVA BIG BEND FOOD FESTIVAL w/ Colin Colby on guitar 4.6.2012 8pm Thirsty Goat Terlingua, TX w/ Colin Colby on lead guitar 4.8.2012 5pm Starlight Theater Terlingua, TX w/ Colin Colby on lead guitar 
Thanks to FFR & family for having me out to play with you at Dosey Doe! What a stage.. They announced me while I was standing on stage behind the beautiful red velvet curtain.. then the curtains open and there I am and there the people are! So very cool. The guys asked me to join them on a song with my washboard then we all went back to their place in the country and hung out and listened to records with their dogs.. Good times. Excited to play with these guys again in Steamboat, CO on Jan 4th @ Ghost Ranch! 
I wasn't gonna vote because I didn't know who to vote for or if I was even registered.. AND if I was registered, where I should go to vote. After talking with a few friends and family, I realized that I could go anywhere to vote in my county and that I was probably registered because I had a drivers license. I FEEL SO INVIGORATED that I actually went and exercised my right as a citizen! 
Someone once told me that if a person has perfectly symmetrical features on their face, they are the definition of beauty. Well, folks, we see here that is not always the case.. Purdy, huh?!? There's beauty in imperfection.. Yet, everything is perfect the way it is.. This concept is something I am really working on honoring right now. We have no control over what happens around us, but we do have control of our emotion reactions. On a deeper level, we create the images that we see in everyday life. I won't get too into that though, not yet. Here's a story!!! ... I was driving with a friend out to W. TX yesterday for some shows in Terlingua (abt 10 miles from the Mexico border and absolutely gorgeous). What was supposed to be an 8 hr drive turned into about a 12 hr drive.. A turn was missed in Alpine.. blah blah. We went about 100 miles on the wrong road when I realized.. "We should have been there by now and all I keep seeing are these signs that say 'historical maker 1 mile.' I think we're going the wrong way, yeah.. we're definitely going the wrong way." So, we turn around (it's a little after 10pm at this point) and head back the way we came. After a few miles (speed limit 70mph), we are hauling ass toward a pack of wild boars in the middle of the road, just hangin' out on a nice Monday evening in the Texas desert. We did not have time to slow down and there was just enough room for the vehicle to squeeze through the middle of the boar family without even running over a toe. Whew! We couldn't do anything but laugh at this point.. So we're driving along laughing and thanking God we didn't hit a wild boar in the middle of the desert. A few miles down the road.. in a quick few second (still laughing) a precious fox runs out in front of the car and goes under. You know when little kids around 3 or 4 yrs can't yet tell the difference between laughing and crying? They make that face that's in between.. like a laugh-cry.. It's confusing and awkward, but beautiful at the same time. That was us in the car. Do we cry, do we keep laughing.. What the hell just happened? We had to pull over and say a prayer for that little fox. It was as if the sweet sacrificed his soul for our lives. We kept driving and almost ran over a skunk, got sprayed and then a fleet of bats flew up in the front of our windshield. About 3 hrs later we made it to our hotel and got to sleep. Magical. Frightening. Mysterious. Life. Love. Darkness. Nature. Desert. Mountains. Cry-laughing. Sacredness. AM  It's been a great ride so far. Steamboat Springs was awesome.. Good people, dancing, riding and the same tastin' whiskey they have in TX.. Now I'm in Denver at my friend's house.. Tessa & Per (Swedish I think?). They're awesome.. They put me in the basement.. I'm in the basement right now with a naked woman painting on a wall. Comforting. Thanks Tessa & Per! Tomorrow (which is today now that you're reading this) I'm going to visit Red Rocks and sing on the stage.. Manifest destiny! (with Tarah and baby Axel) ... Then I have a show in Dillon at a place called Adriano's, 7PM, with Chris Carter on guitar. Yeah! He rocks. I'll try to post every few days.. I didn't get pepper spray, a taser or a gun (DAD!) like some of you suggested.. But I think I'm in good hands.. If i'm attacked I can use my head butting or knee lifting skills. Luuuv & light and all that stuff! Wheeee!  I leave for tour next Thursday up to CO! Driving by myself.. But meeting and staying with good people along the way! | 
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5.19.2013 Saxon Pub (Austin, TX) 10:30pm W/ Band *after The Resentments 5.25.2013 Blackheart (Austin, TX) w/ Band 9pm 5.27.2013 Aloft Hotel (Austin, TX) Solo Show 9pm 6.1.2013 Linda's Fine Foods (Wimberley, TX) Solo Show 7pm 6.9.2013 Saxon Pub (Austin, TX) 10:30pm W/ Band *after The Resentments 6.15.2013 Saxon Pub (Austin, TX) 6:30pm W/ Band *opening for Johnny Nicholas 6.27.2013 The Red Shed Tavern 8pm *Acoustic show w/ Jacob 6.30.2013 Saxon Pub (Austin, TX) 10:30pm W/ Band *after The Resentments 7.14.2013 Saxon Pub (Austin, TX) 10:30pm W/ Band *after The Resentments 8.14.2013 Saxon Pub (Austin, TX) 11pm W/ Band *after Walt Wilkins 8.21.2013 Saxon Pub (Austin, TX) 11pm W/ Band *after Walt Wilkins 8.28.2013 Saxon Pub (Austin, TX) 11pm W/ Band *after Walt Wilkins Man From N.Y.
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