February 27, 2024

forestilke - cosmic danger (live at briarwood)

a live version of 'cosmic danger' from the Briarwood front room (02.04.2024) 
humbly submitted for NPR's Tiny Desk Contest, 2024.

 

February 15, 2024

thundersnow 2024

i'm not making the trek this year, but Garth will be there holding it down. hope y'all have a blast this weekend & eat a pasty for me. big love to the U.P. crew ๐Ÿงก 

here's a pic from the very 1st Thundersnow way back in 2013:

January 18, 2024

January 08, 2024

Weekly Beats 2024

Weekly Beats 2024, week 1 - 'friday party' 

Several years back, our good friend Maurice told us about a weekly songwriting/ recording challenge he had been participating in called Weekly Beats. This is Emily's 6th year participating (!), and after seeing/hearing what a life-changing practice it has been for Em/ Maurice/ so many others, I decided to give it a go this year. I've got some loose ideas on how i want to approach it, but mostly just going to follow the inspiration & (try to) keep it simple so i don't burn myself out. ๐Ÿ•Š

I made a slow-mo video of me preparing & tracking the first song and i'll share that below. The video description also includes some gear/ process details if any of you fellow nerds are interested. I do want to shout out this beautiful guitar — a Century Guitars "Clydesdale" made by the guitar boss Chris Jury. This was an early xmas gift and i am absolutely in LOVE with this guitar.
#askmeaboutmytone

*I'm planning to post a simple video each week to document the process, so feel free to follow my jwh youtube page if that's something that interests you. Ok!

January 01, 2024

2023

Thank you for listening and caring about us and the music we make. It was very meaningful to be able to play a few shows this year and to continue to share these songs with you.
We love you and will continue to love you. ๐Ÿ–ค

ps: head HERE if you would like to read my note/ year-in-review, "2023: the year i was able to start listening to music again.

XO,
jwh

pic courtesy: instagram.com/p___v________/


December 25, 2023

we start over

Our song for this year's Jon Solomon Marathon Radio Show on WPRB is live now on soundcloud. It will be set to free download till new year's day, after which it will be streaming only. 

Big thanks & love & hugs to Emily (extra vox), Billie Howard aka Akosuen (viola & violin), and Gary Gahan of Spanned Canyons etc (tenor saxophone). And of course to Jon for doing what he has done for THIRTY-FIVE years now. It really does help to feel less alone. 

And thanks to all of you for listening and caring about us and the music we make together. It was very meaningful to be able to play a few shows this year and to continue to share these songs with you. We love you and will continue to love you. ๐Ÿ–ค

December 04, 2023

barely

the kids are glowing
this yard is haunted
when you look at me
i'm only scribbled in