Song Recorded by Valerie Carter and Jackson Browne Included on Album Released Today!

So honored that "Day After Day" a song I wrote with John O'Neil is the lead track on "Valerie Carter the Lost Tapes Volume 2" out today! It's a lovely duet with Jackson Browne!

"The Lost Tapes Volume 2 is simply a magical collection of sweet songs.  Valerie Carter was a kind, gentle soul who made the world a better place by sharing her gifts and bringing out the best in others.  Her recordings reflect a family of musicians working together in concert, who best exemplify the Laurel Canyon sound of harmony and community.

The Lost Tapes Volume 2 is available on all major streaming platforms and the official Valerie Carter website and Facebook page."

 

"Everybody Knows the Way the Wind Blows" single coming Friday April 8!

 

 

 

A Leg To Stand On Music will release the new single 

"Everybody Knows the Way the Wind Blows" Deena and Chasing Colours April 8th on all music platforms.

 

"Everybody Knows the Way the Wind Blows" is the result of a long distance collaboration with UK-based producer Chasing Colours

Chasing Colours sent the music my way and I sent the words and melody back to him on the internet wind across the Atlantic. Around the world we’ve become all too aware of airborne illness and toxic ideas. Love, hope and music travel in the air too, and the more of those things we put into the breeze, the more there will be in the world.

The gift of love, hope and mobility that A Leg To Stand On facilitates is a profound and tangible way to help children and make a difference in their lives.  I am delighted and honored to be able to contribute a song to ALTSOMusic.

A Leg To Stand On Music is part of the A Leg To Stand On charity organization to raise funds to provide critical and life-changing mobility treatments to children in developing countries. The organization who recently celebrated their 20,000th child treated since programs began in 2003. By providing free, high-quality prosthetic limbs, orthotic braces, and appropriately fitted wheelchairs to ALTSO’s CoolKids, the charity offers not only mobility to each of its beneficiaries, but the ability to independently attend school each day, in areas where public transportation is absent or unaffordable, providing them access to education, self-esteem, and tools to live self-sufficiently.

 

Matters Magazine Feature on The Cucumbers!

Thanks so much to Donny Levit for the wonderful feature on The Cucumbers in Matters Magazine, a deep dive into Jon Fried's and my musical life and history!

 

Happy New Year!

Cucumbers Interview in Rock and Roll Globe!

INTERVIEW IN ROCK AND ROLL GLOBE Many thanks to J. Poet and The Rock and Roll Globe for the great interview and article about The Desk Drawer Tapes. "The recently reunited Hoboken New Wave greats dig into their vault (and desk drawer) for a killer new rarities set" Read more here.

"The Desk Drawer Tapes" New/Old Music From The Cucumbers!

Today's the official release date for "The Desk Drawer Tapes" - Dedicated with love and thanks to the musicians we played with on these recordings: John Williams, Yuergen Renner, Brett Ollerenshaw, Steve Villano, Steve Foreman, Joshua Fried, Dave Ross, Kurt Wrobel, EdNo, Amy Rigby, Ben Williams, Daniel Sugarman, the engineers who recorded, mixed and mastered: Scott Ansell, Real Tom Lucas, Rob Friedman, Knut Bøhn, Paul Wickliffe, Roger Moutenot, Scott Anthony, lyricist: David L Graham, and cover artist: Ann Shoshkes Available now for download on bandcamp - for streaming on spotify, apple music and more.

Video Premier and Interview in Punk News!

Check out this wondeful interview about The Cucumbers past, present and future by John Gentile, and video premier for "Beauty From Afar" from the soon to be released Desk Drawer Tapes. PUNK NEWS INTERVIEW! They call The Cucumbers "New Wave/Art-Folk-Rockers!"

"The Boss's Song" Video Premier

Many thanks to The Big Takeover Magazine for premiering "The Boss's Song" video. It's a preview from the new/old Cucumbers album, The Dest Drawer Tapes coming out on June 4, 2021! Check it out HERE!

Coming soon - "The Desk Drawer Tapes"

Live on Russell Hill's Country Music Show!

Honored that Russell Hill's Country Music Show is going to feature a #LiveFromTheLounge session with Jon Fried and me on Valentine's Day! Tune in to Express FM this weekend (11am-2pm UK time.) Here's a photo of Russell modelling his "Somewhere in Blue" shirt. He looks great! Thanks for inviting us on your show, Russell!

A Film AND A Video!

Yesterday wasn so exciting. One of The Cucumbers songs "Don't Watch TV" was in the film The Little Things starring Denzel Washington! AND a brand new video for "Thursday" was premiered in Glide Magazine!

Best of.....

Nice way to end a bad year. So honored that "Some Days" (my recordings with The Poor Man's Opera ) made Jersey Beat - Jim Testa 's Top 10 New Jersey Albums! Thanks so much Jim! And Mark Moran , Rick Wagner , Andy Riedel , Dave Hartkern for being such a great band! Thanks so much to Joe Belock, Mr. Three Chord Monte, for including my song "Thursday" (with The Poor Man's Opera ) on his Best of 2020 broadcast! What an honor to included on one of my very favorite radio shows! And to The Marconi Experiment for including "Dance The Night Away" in their year end podcast.