Upcoming Mess Of Shows:) Check It Out!

Hey there, Eric here again:) Just wanted to tell you that I am excited for these upcoming shows:

We will be headlining Tulsa Pride this year and I will be building a set for this show (!!) with Jimmy, and some friends of ours today. Have some big stuff in store for the night. Here is the poster:)

The band will be performing this coming month for Pride events in: Albuquerque (June 10th at the SOCH!), Oklahoma City (June 25th-Pride Block Party at The Boom!), and St. Louis Pride (June 27th). I will be appearing solo acoustic at Las Cruces for an event (with my good friend and talented songwriter, Namoli Brennet!) on June 18th and again with her at Tucson Pride’s H20 event on the 19th. I will also be performing at Emerald Coast Pride in Panama City Beach on June 26th! If you are around these next two weeks, I will also be headed through Louisville, Columbus, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and New York City solo acoustic (check the tour page. Also joined by Andy Moore on a few dates!!!).

July 2nd will also be a big day for this little band of ours because it is our first show where we perform an entire set of another musician’s songs. This show is titled: Eric and the Adams goes GAGA! We will perform the hits of GAGA with some big stage and musical surprises. DEFINITELY not the show to miss. One Night Only. Check out the poster we made for it:

See you soon and have a great summer!:)
~Eric

Bumping Into Music:)

I swear, I need to start committing to blogging more. I have been terrible this year so far at updating my blog SOOOO whether anyone reads this or I feel I don’t have much to say, I am going to blog.

Sometimes I do have something fun to blog about. Last night, I met Angel out at Cain’s Ballroom to see one of her favorite artists, Jennifer Knapp. I had heard of Jennifer and seen one of her videos on TV a lloooonnng time ago, but this was my first show to see her (I think we have a friend in common-Steven Delopolous). She was a huge staple in the Christian music scene a while back and let music for 8 years to live in Australia. I got there a bit late and everyone was seated so it was a bit strange to make my way through the crowd unnoticed. I found Angel and Heather in the back and watched the second act, Derek Webb. I have to admit, I love the women….singer/songwriters. Even though I, myself, am a male singer/songwriter, it is harder for me to appreciate men the same way in this kind of music. Derek, though, was great. I really thought his songs were well written and performed. There were many surprises in his choice of chords that made it fun to listen to him. He did a great song called, “God’s Hometown”. You could hear a pin drop while he played it. Then, two of the Hanson brothers came out of nowhere and helped him with the chorus of his last song, Elvis Costello’s “Peace Love and Understanding”.

After his set, Jennifer Knapp got onstage and I could she had the audience before she ever got up there. I have never seen her play live and I was even more interested after she said this week in the media that she is gay. I was curious as to how this affects an artist with such a heavy Christian music background. When she finished her third song, she said something about “the elephant in the room”. It didn’t cross my mind that she actually would address it in her show. She never quite said the big, “I’m gay..or here/queer stuff” but we all knew what she was referring to. I was proud to see the audience applaud her and after she spoke of this, I could tell she wasn’t as tense. I ended up leaving through her set to get back home. It was very cool to watch Angel witness these moments for Jennifer. It reminded me of how I felt watching Ani DiFranco years ago. I always felt like she understood my story without ever knowing me. What a great feeling. Angel tried to meet Jennifer and give her a CD but as things usually go, once the show is over, it gets kind of chaotic. I know she was disappointed and I told her that I felt it…an Eric and the Adams CD would get to her in some way.

Well, flash forward to this morning, when I arrived at the airport, guitar and suitcase in hand. I was headed off to my flight to Minneapolis to play an hour outside at St. John’s University. When I walked up to the escalator, so did Derek Webb. I recognized him right away and told him how great the show was the night before. He was very down to earth, approachable, and a real nice guy. we talked for a bit and as we walked up to the ticket counter, I offered him my “Resonate” CD and told him how Angel wanted to give the Eric and the Adams CD to Jennifer but couldn’t the night before. He said he would definitely give it her. AWESOME!! Love when stuff like that happens. I even spoke with him a bit at the gate before his plane left. He had a few book suggestions (Chris Anderson’s “A Long Tail” and “Free”). Going to pick them up next week.

Now I am in my hotel room about to head over to the Dining Commons (been forever since I’ve been in one of those,ha). Hope they have pasta (I’m in the mood for it!). Thanks to my tour guide, Jon, for running me around too.

~Eric

“eric (himan) And The Adams Rock New Year’s To 7,000!” Video:)

WHAT an amazing way to bring in the New Year! The band played a show out in the cold on a nice big stage on 37th St. in Tulsa. At first, I was freezing and even had to go get some long underwear and extra socks to keep warm, but once the crowd started coming out when we started, I forgot about the cold altogether. Check out the video! Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate with us!

I am heading to bed and will be adding some shows tomorrow!:) A few band shows and some touring solo-acoustic in February.

G’night!
~E

Eric And The Adams Debut Cd! Order It Now!:)

SOOOOO excited to tell everyone that my new band, Eric and the Adams, will be releasing our new CD this Tuesday! We have our Cd Release Party this Saturday and if you buy your ticket at Ticketstorm (search Eric and the Adams), you get the CD that night for FREE! RIGHT NOW, you can order the new cd at the band site: www.ericandtheadams.com. It’s $4.99 +tax+shipping! Ok, back to work I go!:) Will be available on iTunes too on Dec. 8th!

OH! My cd, RESONATE was just licensed to TV SHOWS!! Keeping Up With The Kardashians, The City, The Hills, Khloe and Kourtney K. Go To Miami, Tough Love, Real World, and more!!:) !!!!

Eric And The Adams First Music Video! Here….right Now!!

Eric & the Adams “Every Move” from Kelly Kerr on Vimeo.

Check it out!!! The first ever music video from ERIC AND THE ADAMS!:) This is “Every Move” and it is one of the five songs off of the debut release, out December 8th at our websites, www.ericandtheadams.com and iTunes, Rhapsody, Amazon, and more!! Hope you enjoy and thanks for watching.

~Eric

New Video!!

This is our band practice! Check it out!
~Eric

Practice Makes Perfect…i Think Thats How It Goes…

Here is a short video of the band (Jimmy on bass, Angel on drums, and Ted on electric guitar) and I practicing in our space for the Cd Release Party in town next week.  We are playing the song “Little Boy Blue”, which is the track we are in the process of making a music video. I freaking love playing with this group of musicians and Cas was smart and brought her camera to practice. Thank heavens, for smart people!

 Its been a bit of a whirlwind lately with everything going on for the cd and tour. I don’t think I have ever worked this hard in front of the scenes and behind at the same time. Just when you think you are going to fall apart, some bit of inspiration gives you a jolt and your off again. Sometimes success seems millions of miles away and then sometimes, it seems right on the other side of the door. I guess you just have to not be afraid and open the door.
~Eric