Extracurricula

Episode Nine of '13 Songs'

Reveals more secrets about the creative process.

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John in New York

John Roderick has been announced as a special guest performer for an upcoming Nada Surf show at the Bell House in Brooklyn, New York. Nada Surf will be performing the entirety of their 2005 album "The Weight Is A Gift", followed by a second set of mixed material. John will be opening the show.
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Bowie tribute without John

Due to other commitments, John Roderick has had to cancel his appearance at the Bowie tribute night at the Moore Theater in Seattle. The line-up remains impressive, with the 100 piece Seattle Rock Orchestra and choir, and guest vocalists including Jon Auer (Posies), David Terry (Aqueduct) and many more.

GIVE Seattle 2009

Over 30 Seattle artists have contributed tracks to GIVE, a downloadable music and video compendium for charity. For just $7 you will get the best Seattle has to offer, and 100% of the proceeds go to the GIVE beneficiaries. Several GIVE artists are still finishing their exclusive GIVE tracks, including The Long Winters. » Read more

John talks about Kathleen Edwards collaboration

John Roderick recently revealed on Twitter that he has been working with Canadian singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards. Paste Magazine got a reporter to investigate. » Read all about it

Sit on John's lap and tell him your wishes

John Roderick will make his annual appearance as Santa at the Three Imaginary Girls Winter Holiday Spectacular, on Wednesday 23 December at Chop Suey.

Electric Aphorisms

When I was first introduced to Twitter it sounded to me like another in a long line of social networking tools that I could happily live without. Conventional wisdom seems to be that MySpace and Facebook and Twitter are giant convention centers full of kids, parents' stolen credit cards in hand, desperate to interact with musicians great and small. I am supposed to be out there hawking my wares, instant-messaging with teenaged super-fans in Nebraska and Smolensk, presenting myself as just the right blend of charming and superficially complicated to be intriguing without being dangerous. I'd rather eat ground glass. This almost universal consensus that social networking is the ONLY way for musicians to promote and distribute their music sounds like a bunch of publicist crap. God help us if it's true.

Amen

Amen

Yep. I am thoroughly

Yep. I am thoroughly enjoying the looks I get these days when I tell people I got rid of my iPhone, disconnected the cable TV and don't look at their facebook page.

yessirree, got the book at

yessirree, got the book at the show at webster hall in october (complete with autograph) which i am assuming will one day be my retirement windfall.

and my favorite:

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"Looking back over the holiday I'd have to say the most touching remembrances were the "Merry Christmas! ;)" texts. I'll always cherish them.

it just makes me feel so loved.

peace..whatever it is most people need to get..you got it!

p.s. perfect size for my green tea, starbucks coffee or glass of pinot. right..holds that mondo bottle of vodka (from Costco) just fine. :)

John Wesley Harding's Cabinet of Wonders

Wed September 16, 2009 at (Le) Poisson Rouge, New York, NY, featuring John Wesley Harding w/ Steven Page, Eugene Mirman, David Gates, Elizabeth Ziman, John Roderick and Jon Auer.

13 songs with John

A series of quasi-weekly check-ins with John Roderick on YouTube as he works on writing the songs for the upcoming Long Winters album.

» Episode One where John builds a fence.

Reconsidering the Groupie

One of the panels at the EMP Pop Conference will be 'reconsidering the groupie' and John 'Honest' Roderick will be one of the panel members. Access is free, registration recommended.

When: Saturday, 4/18, at 3:15 - 4:15 pm
Where: EMP|SFM, Level 3
» More details on the EMP website.