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Named #5 Top Live Album of 2013

I was pleasantly surprised and quite honored to see this tweet from Lazlo of Blow Up Radio last night.

Lazlo’s Top 10 Live Albums of 2013 on http://t.co/YOKkDyXSvD right now 5. @joshbicknell – Banding Together 2013 #SupportGoodMusic

— Lazlo BlowUpRadio (@Lazlo_BUR) December 12, 2013

My live album Banding Together 2013, was named #5 in Lazlo’s list of Top 10 Live Albums of 2013! I am so honored to be among a diverse list that also includes Dream Theater, Guster, and the Counting Crows. Wow.

Here’s the complete Top 10:

10. Dream Theater – live at Luna Park
9. Guster – live with the redacted symphony
8. Dispatch – ain’t no trip to Cleveland vol. 1
7. Bruce Tunkel – bootleg series vol. 2
6. The Porchistas – live
5. Josh Bicknell – Banding Together 2013
4. The Howlin’ Brothers – the sun studio session
3. Midge Ure – live in Chicago 2013
2. Skinny Lister – Skinny Lister Folkadelphia Suitcase Session 4/24/2013
1. Counting Crows – Echoes Of The Outlaw Roadshow

And remember, you can pay what you want for Banding Together 2013 right here.

NYC on Sunday 11/24

New York friends… you asked for it. So here it is. I’m playing Sunday on the Lower East Side. It’s a free show and not too late for a Sunday, either. I hope you can make it!

Early Sunday evening, I’ll be playing as part of the band backing Christina Alessi. We’re performing at the Rockwood Music Hall on the Lower East Side, which is arguably one of the best live venues in NYC to discover new live music. Every single time I walk into the place, I see a great band. And there’s no cover charge! Win. Win.

Sunday, November 24th
with Christina Alessi
Rockwood Music Hall
196 Allen Street
New York, NY 10002
7pm sharp & FREE

New Digital Album

Today, I’m releasing my live acoustic performance from Banding Together 2013 as a digital album. Pay what you want for it – including FREE – and download it right here.

Get it today →

Banding Together 2013 features 30 minutes of original music recorded absolutely live. No auto-tune. No overdubs. No editing. Just my voice, acoustic guitar, and whatever other sounds occured during the performance. The album features eight original songs in their simplist form.

This recording originally aired as part of the Banding Together Webathon Concert to benefit the Spondylitis Association of America on blowupradio.com.

Please consider donating to the Spondylitis Association of America here: www.spondylitis.org

I hope you enjoy it!

Hoboken with Christina Alessi

I hope to see you on Thursday night in Hoboken, NJ when I play with Christina Alessi and Damien Musto at Northern Soul.

Unfortunately, we won’t be eating tornado potatoes at an outdoor festival, but we will be playing music indoors at a bar! I’m looking forward to a fun night at Northern Soul in Hoboken on Thursday. I’ll be playing behind Christina Alessi along with Damien Musto. So it’s 60% Hey Tiger. But 100% awesome.

Plus, our super-talented friends Jonathan Andrew and Jason Kundrath each have sets of their own. So the entire night is going to be fantastic.

Thursday, October 24th
with Christina Alessi
Northern Soul
557 First Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030
8pm Jason Kundrath
9pm Jonathan Andrew
10pm Christina Alessi

Banding Together Starts on Friday

Banding Together, the online music festival to benefit the Spondylitis Association of America begins Friday, October 18th and runs through Monday, October 21st. It’s a three “stage” show, meaning that it is being hosted on three websites. There are five opportunities to listen to my solo live acoustic set during the course of the weekend:

Friday, October 18th 7:30pm EST www.40FootHoleStudio.com →

Saturday, October 19th 7:30am EST www.40FootHoleStudio.com →

Saturday, October 19th 4:35pm EST www.ThePenguinRocks.com →

Sunday, October 20th 4:35am EST www.ThePenguinRocks.com →

Monday, October 21st 12noon EST www.BlowUpRadio.com →

Hope you are able to virtually tune in!

Couch Covers – Wake Me Up

A cover version of “Wake Me Up,” by Avicii & Aloe Blacc.

I will sing you songs from my couch.
The songs are not mine.
They are written by others.
Covers.
Couch Covers.

Shareable link: http://youtu.be/PSmHxrktbmg

Banding Together

I recorded a solo acoustic live set for the upcoming benefit for the Spondylitis Association of America, called Banding Together. It airs next weekend, Friday-Monday (10/18-10/21) and features some great local artists including Jonathan Andrew, Joshua Van Ness, Paul Rosevear, and The Wag.

Click here to see the complete schedule on blowupradio.com. My performance will air at the following times:

Friday, October 18th 7:30pm
Saturday, October 19th 7:30am
Saturday, October 19th 4:35pm
Sunday, October 20th 4:35am
Monday, October 21st 12noon

If you donate during the benefit weekend, you will receive a free digital compilation album. The album features exclusive tracks from the artists performing. I donated the first song in my set to this compilation.

My set features 30-minutes of original songs. Just me and an acoustic guitar. It’s not too often that I perform as a solo acoustic artist, so I hope you are able to listen at blowupradio.com.

PS – I released last year’s Banding Together performance as a digital album. You can stream it, download it, and pay what you want for it right here.

Adam McDonough’s CD Release Party

After playing HarvestFest with Hey Tiger earlier in the day, I made my way to Hoboken to perform with Adam McDonough. We celebrated the release of his new record, Coast to Coast. What a fantastic celebration!

Christina Alessi opened the night.

Then we rocked out. Thank you Christina for this photo!

Here’s the setlist.

My drum corner.

And believe it or not, there was cake!

Great party and all-around fun gig. Glad to have been a part of it.

PS – Be sure to go to iTunes and download your copy of Adam’s record Coast to Coast today!

HarvestFest Recap

Well, actually I have a pretty nice little Saturday planned…

Saturday was a beautiful day to play an outdoor show. Hey Tiger performed at Bloomfield’s HarvestFest. It was great to play with them again after not having played since June. The sound system was really great, the crowd was attentive, and we learned what a tornado potato is.

Here is our setlist.

Then Christina and I discovered the awesome power of a tornado potato + fresh lemonade.

Good times.

Two Shows on Saturday

Daytime with Hey Tiger. Nighttime with Adam McDonough. Hope you can make it.

Saturday, September 28th
Hey Tiger
Harvest Fest
Broad Street (between Belleville and Bloomfield Ave.)
Bloomfield, NJ
2:30pm

Saturday, September 28th
Adam McDonough’s CD Release Party
Live at the Loft
517 Jefferson St.
Hoboken, NJ
8pm

RSVP on Facebook →