Eric Distad

FAWM 2007!

Filed under: News — Eric at 5:22 pm on Wednesday, January 3, 2007

It’s 2007! Happy New Year!

February Album Writing Month 2007 is just around the corner! Go out and spread the word. If you are a songwriter or even just a music fan, be sure to check it out. The main action is at www.fawm.org

Happy Holidays

Filed under: News — Eric at 9:18 pm on Friday, December 29, 2006

Sorry I’ve been a slacker lately. I have a few new demos that I’ll be putting out in January as a belated Christmas present… sort of… and stuff.

Anyway, Hope you all had a Merry Christmas and here’s wishing everyone a Happy New Year!

Quick Announcement

Filed under: News, Shows — Eric at 8:37 pm on Wednesday, October 25, 2006

The show that was scheduled for Oct 26th in Waterton is being rescheduled. Sorry to all those that were coming out to it. Keep an eye on the shows page for the updated date and time.

Guestbook

Filed under: News — admin at 4:59 pm on Friday, September 1, 2006

Hey! Drop us a note and tell us what you think.

Good Times

Filed under: News, Shows, Songs — Eric at 4:29 pm on Friday, September 1, 2006

To all those that came out to Dunn Brothers and the State Fair, thanks. We had a blast and we hope you did too!

We have one more show - the FAWM Showcase at Ginko’s - which is going to rock so hard, it just might hurt! After that, Jen and I will be on a hiatus while we get down to business on the new CD. I may also be posting a couple new song demos, so keep an eye out for those.

Hope to see you out there.

Show Reminder

Filed under: News, Shows — Eric at 5:08 pm on Friday, August 18, 2006

This is just a quick reminder about two upcoming shows.

First off is Friday August 25th at Dunn Brothers in White Bear Lake. This is one of my favorite coffeeshop venues so I was already psyched. To add to it, I have a special guest joining me - G-Slab. Those of you who made it to the FAWM Showcase got to see Jen and I play a few numbers with the G-Slab crew. We’ll be doing it again, with Jen and I swapping around instruments, including G-Slab’s very nifty log drum setup, to fill out the sound. On top of that, G-Slab is going to be joining us for several of our numbers, adding guitars and drums. It’s going to be a big old jam-out BLAST! It starts at 7:00 PM and it costs 0$… that’s right… FREE. (Though Tips are always welcome.) Details are in the Shows section.

The other show is the Midwest FAWM Songwriters Showcase. This one is a show you REALLY don’t want to miss. It’s also FREE (again Tips are very much encouraged) It’s on Saturday September 9th at Ginko’s Coffeehouse in St. Paul on Snelling Ave. 4 FAWM Songwriters (including myself) will be rockin out 4 hours of music. Russ Brown of the Balet School Troublemakers, Amy Curl, Nancy Rost, and myself will be playing the best of our FAWM songs and having a darn good time! Details are in the Shows section.

Work continues on the new album, albeit slowly. Keep tuned her for updates. That’s all for now. Hope to see you at a show!

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Filed under: Uncategorized — admin at 5:45 pm on Friday, July 28, 2006

Other Stuff

Filed under: Uncategorized — admin at 3:11 pm on Friday, July 28, 2006

Here you’ll find the stuff that Eric wants the world to see that isn’t directly related to his music.

Games

Scotland 2005

Links

Filed under: Uncategorized — admin at 7:12 pm on Monday, July 24, 2006

Musicians

Burr Settles
Friend and fellow troubador. FAWM is his baby.
Matt Hopper
Fellow FAWMer and a darn good songwriter.
Andrew Norsworthy
A great singer/songwriter!
Josh Schramm
Fellow FAWMer and road-warrior. He’s a great singer/songwriter!
Erin O’brien
Fellow FAWMer. Very talented performer and songwriter!
The Ballet School Troublemakers
Friend and former After the Dawn bandmate Russ Brown’s latest project.
Pushin’ Daisies
Friends and former Minnesotans newly relocated to Nashville Jerry and Sheila Oliver.
Nancy Rost
Fellow FAWMer. Creative and wonderful piano stylings and wordplay.
Autoclamp
Fellow MN FAWMer. Awesome acoustic duo.

Miscellaneous

FAWM - February Album Writing Month
If you are a songwriter and you are looking for a challenge, this is it.
FAWMers.com
Where the FAWM community hangs out the other 11 months of the year.
Eric Distad’s My Space Music page
Online space where I’ll occasionaly post news, demos and what not.
Eric Distad’s Pure Volume Music page
Online space where I stream my best work. Send this link to anyone you think might appreciate my stuff.

Upcoming Shows

Filed under: Uncategorized — admin at 6:25 pm on Friday, July 21, 2006

FRIDAY, JANUARY 25th
PRE-FAWM MIDWEST SONGWRITERS JAM
w/ G-Slab, Matt Pierce, Autoclamp and MORE!
Dunn Brothers Coffee - White Bear Lake
2751 E County Rd. E
White Bear Lake, MN 55110