home of the mighty lopez

Hey….thanx for dropping in. I’ve had this website 4-5 years now, & I really haven’t been that active on it, mostly ’cause of that lack of new music. This past year I put some effort into writing, actually completing some songs. I ended up with 6 that I like enough to want to record….a 600% increase in song-writing productivity from the previous 30 years. Let’s just say I never tried too hard.
So I recorded two live sessions towards the end of Aug……one at “The Barn” in Huntsville & one at Ghettoblaster Sound Factory” in Bracebridge. Due to sound problems, the Huntsville session was a wash, but I liked what I got in B’bridge. It will be released as “Mighty Lopez”, the premiere release on the fledgeling “Tree Ring” record label. The official launch will be held @ the El Mocambo in T.O. on Oct. 26th…..I will be doing a Muskoka launch party, most likely in conjunction with Sean Cotton’s cd release…..Tree Ring’s second offering.
So….with a cd to promote, I will be trying to get out more…expand my circle of gigs. I will also try, on a daily basis, to post my goings’ on here. Please feel free to add your 2 cents.

So here’s a sneak peak of my upcoming release….I’ve always loved the song “Benzedrine”, written by Toronto songwriter Richard Carstens. We played it together in “The Whammee”from /88-/90. “Sweet Suzanne” is a Blair Martin composition….another of my favorite Toronto underground songwriters from the /80’s. I played briefly & recorded this & other songs with the “Raving Mojos”…/92ish. Tobacco Pouch is a re write of the song which appeared on Jugheads’ 2nd cd. The other songs were written over the past year, pretty much quadrupling my songwriting output of the previous 30 years. Hope you like….

So, as a tribute to my awesome daughter Ramona, i fooled around with this remake of the Ramones classic
hope you enjoy it !

come on over and set a spell…we’re just gettin started

ok ok my battery just died…but soon

meanwhile…here is a little diversion…click me.

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