Snowed in - Philadelphia…… In like a Lion……

There’s a cold wind blowing up against the side of my little house upon the hill- I have to say that I am somewhat sad to see that it’s tapering off.  I think I’ll spend the day in and work on some new songs; I have a new new one in the pipeline called “Astral Plane”- I may post a Flip vid of it later on today.

Thanks to everyone that made it out to the Triumph show last week- we had an impromptu reunion of Steph’s band, The Good Problems (www.myspace.com/thegoodproblems)- and I got a bad case of tennis elbow from my furious tambourine playing… we’ll be back at the Triumph coming up on April 29th. Thanks also to my good friend Jay Horvath for playing the drums on these last few months’ shows- he’s moved on to another project but I’m sure we’ll end up playing together again sometime in the future- here are some pics from the night-

Add commentMarch 2nd, 2009

Triumph 2-25-09

   Thanks to everyone that made it out to the Khyber last Tuesday with the Streofidelics- up next is a show at the Triumph Brewery in Olde City Philly- all the details are on the shows section of the page but here’s the link:

  www.triumphbrewing.com

This will be our last show for a while with Jay Horvath on drums, help us give him a great send off- also on the show are Steph Hayes and Mia Johnson- check it out.

    We also had a good time down in Charm City (Baltimore) last weekend with e. Joseph and the Phantome Heart- we are working on another appearance at the Wind-Up Space in the next few months. Joe’s pizza down the street also serves up a mean crab cake to go along with the smooth jazz set they were throwing down in the front window, all in all a good time.

  In other news, plans are unfolding for a summer tour with my friends from Kansas City, The 3’s- we may meet up for a few dates in the Midwest before geading back East- more is forthcoming-

 My new record is available online at CDBaby.com- give a listen and get yours today, either as a disc or digital download:

Add commentFebruary 12th, 2009

Welcome  the brand spankin’ new web page- www.chrisschutz.com!  I am now posting in a blog format, so look for this page to be a bit more interactive- with some footage from my handy Flip and other assorted stuff to come.  Lots has been happening so far this year; we have some cool shows coming up including our first show in Baltimore in quite a while-check it out;

Up next after Baltimore is a hometown show at Philly’s venerable Khyber with my pals from Asheville, NC… the Stereofidelics!

The Khyber

56 S 2nd St
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 238-5888

www.thekhyber.com

this is a 21+ show $5 at the door and kicks off at 10pm- check it out!

In other news, copies of the latest record, “Gemini” are now available through CD Baby - each copy comes with stickers and limited-edition Chris Schutz + Tourists button- get yours today!

here’s the link to CD Baby

Chris Schutz + Tourists \”Gemini\”

January 27th, 2009

Happy New Year

Here we are sitting on the cold stone step of a new year, hurrying to cast aside the breath of the old life that was 2008- as the world economy finally begins to settle into a Great Depression, I ask myself, “how much do I really need”. If this is a such a depression, why are there so many things that aren’t so depressing? True love? Grit and passion? Spanish guitars and the thrum of great gospel music? Money doesn’t make the world go round, it merely greases the wheel we’re all tied to- out with the old, in with the new and all that- I’m putting on the blinders and writing songs, there’s something free and occasionally easy- happy new year!

January 1st, 2009