This Sunday the 28th we’ll be joining a great bill for a Concert for a Cure at The Note in West Chester. The concert will raise money for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Along with Mason Porter, Missing Palmer West, John Grecia Band, The New Bolsheviks and Victoria Shea & Company will also be performing.
Philly Weekly
http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/music/Mason-Porter.html
One Fan At A Time
http://onefanatatime.com/2010/01/01/album-review-mason-porter-thunder-in-the-valley/
Philly Acoustic
http://phillyacoustic.blogspot.com/2010/02/mason-porter-is-cursed.html
Pocono Record
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100131/NEWS/1310339/-1/rss01
OK VT and NY folks we’re coming this weekend! Not without a stop in Philly first though.
Here is what our week looks like:
2/11 Philly, The Fire w/Chirs Kasper, Andrew Lipke, Cowmuddy, Spirit and Dust and more!
2/12 Upstate to Westfield, PA (Paul’s home town) for a gig at the Bear Track Tavern.
2/13 VT bound, Snowshoe Lodge in Montgomery, VT
2/14 Burlington, VT at Radio Bean
2/15 New York City at the Rockwood Music Hall
Links to all of these venues are available on our Tour page.
Some more local gigs coming up include The Note on Feb. 28th and Steel City on March 5th
After two snowed-out CD Release Party’s (12/19, 2/6) we decided to take matters in to our own hands last night and have it at Tim’s house in West Chester. A couple dozen folks from town schlepped though the snow to Tim’s for the party. With plenty of beverages to go around and the excitement of the snow storm we had a pretty rowdy bunch on our hands. We got started promptly at 9pm and played our Thunder In Valley album in it’s entirety for the first time. We also streamed the show live on the internet dubbing it the SnowCast!
This band has a history with snow, that’s obvious, but it goes back further than this winter. Yesterday while I was looking out at the blowing snow I was reminded of another snow storm we had a few years ago. It happened to be the night Paul and I met. I came into town with Jesse and we went down to Gee’s deli. They were closing down for the night and having a party in the store. We brought our instruments, played songs and got snowed in. Out of a handful of late nights like this one the band was born that winter. We got Tim on board and booked our first gig at Rex’s soon after. It’s three years later now and the band has grown into something very special and we’re great friends.
I got a text yesterday from a friend it read, “Dude, next time you reschedule a cd release I’m planning a ski trip”. We have an exciting year ahead of us and plenty of more shows on the schedule. We’re not sure yet if we’re going to call any of them a “CD Release Party”.
So maybe these storms weren’t what we wanted to happen but we sure had a great time last night. Thanks to everyone who came to the show and watched the SnowCast. If you missed it, or want to see it again, the SnowCast is saved and is viewable anytime here.
J.D.
So two record breaking snow storms in one season. Both falling on the night of our CD Release Party. Bad luck? Or maybe just an opportunity to do something different?
Tonight we are going to web cast our CD Release Party from Tim’s house at 9pm. Just go to http://www.masonporter.com and you’ll find it. We’re calling it the SnowCast! Tell your friends, should be fun.
Here is a little preview of a song I just wrote in honor of our good luck.
The World Cafe Live is not going to open today. So the show is officially canceled or postponed. We’re getting together in West Chester tonight for a house show. If you’re interested in attending send an email to masonporter@gmail.com and we’ll give you details. We won’t have specifics for a few hours though. So hold tight and be patient. Check back here for more info.
So your wondering if we are going to cancel the World Cafe Live due show due to the snow storm. At this point (Fri. 1:38pm) it is still on. If we have to cancel it will be posted here asap. But let’s hope we don’t have to do that. Please check back for updates before traveling.
Here is video of us performing at the Sherman Theater last Saturday. It was a great time. Much thanks to Ken and everyone at the Pocono Folk and Bluegrass Society for having us.
