Alex Radus: Tour-Blog

On Feb 14th Alex Radus won Society Hill Playhouse's 3rd Annual Singer/Songwriter Competition: Valentine's Day Sucks 3. The competition was a benefit to raise money for Bckseet Productions' upcoming world debut of "Hung on a Blond Ponytail: An Act of Rock." The evening was a great success with wonderful musical performances by some of Philly's finest - John Glaubitz, Mark d, Janice Rowland, Ted Wioncek, and headliner Ashley Phillips - also featuring, of course, a lovely and supportive audience! Thanks to all who came out to show the love!

Lance Davis (www.myspace.com/latebloom) and I are putting the final touches on my new record, "Love Me Like You Hate Me." I really can't wait to get it out to you all. Lance an amazing producer/engineer - just doing an incredible job. This album has been such a joy to record - I really hope not only our hard work but our passion for this project comes through in what you'll be hearing. Stay tuned for the release date!

Alex

A big thanks to the Lehigh Valley Music Awards for their nod this year. Congratulations to all the winners! My good friends Maria Woodford, Dave Cahill, Pete Lutz and Ian Thomas were nominated as well...check them all out at www.theirnames.com

Check out the awards at www.lvmusicawards.com and .org

time's doing nothing but ticking
my feet want to fly but they're sticking
i'm gonna be right here
to see this through
i'm gonna be right here
i've got things to do
i'm gonna be right here
here until the end

and you can see my eyes
and call them blue
you can see my eyes
and call them blue
you can call them blue
i'm alright with the truth

there's no point in talking if you're lying
there's no point in talking if you're lying
and you talk so much
you talk every day
what are you saying now?

take all your memories and build a small town
get the hell out of your bedroom get on the street and walk around
you gotta build yourself
up from the ground
you gotta build yourself
up from the ground
and do it by yourself
no one said it wasn't hard

there's no point in living if you're dying
there's no point in living if you're dying
and you die so much
you die a little every day
what's the matter now?

put on your robe and grab your gavel
forget what you've been told
forget the apple

you gotta put your hands out in the dark
you gotta put your hands out in the dark
put out your hands
and feel your way around

you gotta see yourself and call it a spade
you gotta see yourself and call it a spade
you gotta see yourself
and not be afriad at all

and you can see my eyes and call them blue
you can see my eyes and call them blue
you can see my eyes and call them blue
it's alright.

alex's ep "the devil and the pumpkin" is now available for digital download at www.philafunk.com

also available (for the first time) is duende's 2-disc farewell concert. recorded at the legendary listening room Godfrey Daniels, the show spans duende's 5 year career, including many previously unreleased songs.

go to www.philafunk.com and browse for "alex!"

philafunk.com is an interesting new service I found down here in philadelphia...sort of myspace meets itunes. Check it out!

waking
into the great blank pre-dawn page
woman follows whim downstairs to the coffee maker

outside
a great milky canvas pulls itself over the
world

later
moonlight and mirror
finds a perfect sinuous line
hidden underneath a dress

*new boston show added* Alex will be performing at Club Passim's "Cutting Edge of the Campfire Festival" Saturday, May 28th. check the SHOWS section for details!

When I was in high school I was lucky enough to have some very talented friends - who also happen to be wonderful people too...this Sunday - seeing as how it's Easter, we're all going to be home and we thought we'd put a little reunion show together. Hope you can join us and take my word that Dave Dribbon, Chris Konopka and Christina McGeehan are some gifted musicians and songwriters you don't want to miss.

We'll be at John and Peters on Sunday - Easter - at 9 pm. Check the *shows* section for more details - hope to see you there!

Alex

This Monday Merel Brigante, Charlie Cheney, Sean Michael Dargan, Pete Lutz, Alex, Andy Waldeck, Maria Woodford and a few more special guests head to Merel's studio in lovely Austin Texas to beat Charlie's new album into submission.

On Wed we fly back, rock the Indian Rock Inn (www.indianrockinn.com) and at 9am Thursday morning Alex begins shooting for the indie film "The Constants of Korrin" under the direction of Mike Viney and Joe Saunders of Old City Productions. "Constants" is a 30 min love/murder story involving a turkey sandwich, a beautiful girl and a mind-twisting ending.

great music, free beer, warm sunshine...don't think we're ever going back to PA. Caught an amazing band from L.A. - Soda and His Million Piece Orchestra. Highly worth checking out - Tom Waits meets Preservation Hall. We're working out a Jet Blue $99 dollar scenerio from NYC to L.A. so we can play some shows with these guys. Hope we can get them out to the NYC/Philly area for you soon. Speaking of which - my favorite band in the world (Thamusemeant) is playing at the Knitting Factory in NYC on April 3rd - they almost never get out to the east coast - anybody want to carpool?