WELL WELL WELL

...if it isn't me again. Resurrected from the beloved [gentrified] concrete jungle that is Brooklyn/Nueva York

Guys, ONE OF MY BIGGEST DREAMS HAS COME TRUE. I'll be playing at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3 on Saturday, January 9th at 7pm. Tickets can be purchased here: http://www.ticketfly.com/event/1021231

Tell your friends! Bring your lovers! Nir and I have been working on my debut album for three years and we would love it if you came to check out the album LIVE from top to bottom.

Personnel:

Nir Felder - MD and guitars
Ryan Scott - badass guitarist
Dan Mintseris - keys (St. Vincent)
Richard Hammond - bass (Joan Osborne)
Doug Yowell -drums (Suzanne Vega)

ALSO, for a limited time, check out this track from my debut album 'The Departure'. My gift to you.

Love,
May
xoxox

Nine months.

While biking through Williamsburg tonight, my ear caught an angelic voice whilst my eyes caught a glimpse of dim light tucked on a quaint street. I had to find out where it was coming from. I quickly turned around, and followed the voice. It led me to a bar called Lot 5 Bar. The voice turned out to be Joni Mitchell, blaring to an empty minimalist bar with a lone Polish bartender named Emilia. So I had no choice but to go in and have a drink. Emilia and I shared our NY wartime stories; stories of heartache, struggle, love, and redemption. Before we knew it, two hours flew by and I had to make my way home in the crisp, autumn night. The bare streets were my friends and I finally made my way home, feeling accomplished. Alright NY, I forgive you.

January

Winter is one of my favorite seasons. Maybe it reminds me of my country and the (mostly) four seasons each province encounters. What I like most about winter though, is that it represents a sort of "reset" button in the year. A time to reflect and hibernate; a time in which being recluse is absolutely acceptable and understandable. I think that it's healthy to take a break from the world, from the humming and the hawing, from even your closest friends.

I've taken the time to look inwards rather than outwards during the winter and it's been nice to just focus on myself for a while - which tends to happen by default as a musician already but I wanted to search a little deeper. Writing has been the perfect vehicle for me to express the musings in my head and surely, soon enough, I will have another record in the can.

I have two shows in January, one tomorrow, in fact. I'll be playing at Pianos at 8pm with my right-hand-man, Rob Ritchie on guitar, and another show on January 29th at Strong Place at 7:30. All details are in the 'Events' section of my website.

Amid the bristling air and clear blue skies, I have also managed to get a little help from my friends and submitted a video for this year's NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Competition. You can check out the video here.

Winter feels warmer when you have friends around, so I hope to see you sooner than later.