skyfest

whatup everybody,

so on saturday, i had the pleasure of opening day 2 of live music at the skylands music and arts festival in blairstown, NJ.  it was awesome.  great day of music, culture, community and fun.  i played a little over a half hour set with my good friend blase ur on bass.  this was blase and my second time ever playing together, and we were totally vibing out there; really feeling the music and getting into it!  blase adds sooooo much to the set with his mad bass skillz...

we played to an intimate, but lively crowd of early bird types, since 11:30 am is a bit early to go see live music on a saturday.  it was an awesome crowd though, all about the music and listening and connecting.  very cool. 

after our set, blase and i hung out and watched caravan of thieves, who were great musically, and lots of fun.  then i hung out with the extremely talented vance gilbert backstage before his set.  he basically made fun of me for a half hour, then for another hour during his set..  but all in good fun!  he had an amazing set, truly inspirational.  the guy is a performer, an amazing guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and comedian.  it was cool to hang out with him, swap CDs and learn a bit from a guy who's been around. 

now i'm getting ready to head to toronto for the next leg of the tour!  playing at C'est What and opening Alysha Brillinger!  awesome. 

check out tickets for the TO show here, and for more info, as always, visit www.levischmidtmusic.com!

peace.

L