Wow, guess i haven't been keeping up on my blogging!

Song Release Party

Friday, March 7
8:30 PM
Free

Crazy Wisdom Tea Room
114 S. Main
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Check it out!

For 24 hours on Sunday, the 3rd of February, 2008 (PST) "Someday" will be featured on GarageBand.com's Folk Rock front page.

http://www.GarageBand.com/go/7UZEIV7GCQ

Update

Hey everyone, want to apologize for my blogging lameness. Myspace is just so easy to update and most of my online activity occurs there. I've been doing a lot of writing and recording, literally close to 100 songs and ideas waiting to released! Still doing it all myself, wish I had a producer/collaborator in the studio but someone with that kind of time on their hands and no financial needs is pretty darn hard to find. I've been going to the open mic at the Ark again, used to go all the time when I was a kid, it's different now but still fun. Also starting to plan for our summer music festival at the farm, we've got big ideas, been getting some great help and input, will need lots more! ok, I'm all blogged out, here's a goofy shot from my latest photo session. Later! BK

Billy on 107.1 FM

Billy will be playing a few songs on Music & Mocha with Martin Bandyke on Ann Arbor's 107.1 FM -- Friday morning, Nov. 9 at 9:00 AM. DJ Martin Bandyke broadcasts his show from different Espresso Royale locations every Friday; coffee or lattes are $1.07 during the broadcast!

This Friday he will be at the Carpenter Rd. Espresso Royale. (2871 Carpenter Rd.) So tune it in, listen online, or better yet, stop by! http://www.annarbors107one.com/index.php?fuseaction=home.display&id=1358

Don't forget

This Thursday (Nov 1), at the Ark, opening for Bluehouse!

Interview with Billy in the Ann Arbor News

Video shot by Roger Lelievre during the interview at Carr Park in Manchester
See the interview in the Sunday issue of the Ann Arbor News, October 28, 2007 or check it out at Mlive.com

Really cool!

My song "I don't write love songs" has been selected as the grand prize winner of the "great lakes songwriting contest!" Check out the site, so many great songs, I'm very honored.

Big news!

I will be opening for Bluehouse at The Ark! in Ann Arbor Nov 1. Very cool. I have some more big news but I can't say yet....hope you don't hate suspense as much as I do!

Review!

From the Ann Arbor Observer

An update/Catching up

It's been a little over two years since my Dad and I finished the new recording room our barn. After years of recording out of a tiny travel trailer this dedicated creative space is a huge improvement for me and I can't wait to see if it's reflected in my recording. I spent the winter of 2006 reworking and remixing unreleased material that had been accumulating for awhile and released the appropriately titled "Overdue". As a result, Overdue is a extreme mix of songs, some newer and some from when I was really young. I feel kind of bad pawning off Overdue as a new CD but it will have to do for now. I spent the winter of 2007 laying down guide tracks for what I hope to be my next truly new release. It was very exciting to actually start recording new material but also a little frustrating that the pace was much slower than I would like. I seem to be able to write much faster than I can record and am getting pretty overwhelmed with songs and ideas. It might be that I need to get some help to speed up the process. I'm so accustomed to doing everything myself in the studio though and haven't gotten up the nerve to abandon that approach yet. Still, I think it needs to happen.

After finishing "Overdue" I started thinking about playing live again and approached an old musical buddy Kip Godwin about putting something together. He was into it, rounded up some of his friends and I starting throwing every song I could think of at them! We even brought back some of the old King Brothers material! Speaking of which, my plan is to release a King Brothers box set later this year. Hearing that stuff again for the first time in awhile I can't figure out how we did that as kids with no help at all! Looking forward to getting it back in to circulation.

More later! -billy