Full band show this coming Monday night in NYC.
It is definitely gonna be fun one and the full band is coming with me.
Monday, June 15th 7:30 pm
The National Underground (downstairs)
159 E Houston St, between Allen and Eldridge, NYC
www.TheNationalUnderground.com
We play at 7:30. Think of it as an extended super happy hour.
It was warm this weekend and I am looking forward to the summer. I am booking a bunch of shows now so stay tuned for updates on confirmed dates soon. Mixing with Jim is going very well. If you ever want to record in the NYC area, you cannot do better than working with Jim Bentley at The Fort. I will have some new songs to post up here very soon.
The new record is going to have some live show favorites like Skip James Radio, The Lucky Ones, We Left Everything, The Lowest Low and so on. We recorded a lot of songs. I am fired up to get this record out there.
Yes, I am definitely looking forward to the summer.
I went to Clint, Michigan’s record release party last night at the Living Room. You can buy their record HERE. They sounded amazing. Clint couldn’t be a nicer guy and Ms. Amy Bezunartea’s voice melts my heart. She was kind enough to sing on “Here’s to Outliving Me” with me (you can hear her well on “Companion of an Angel” and a bunch of others). Their songs are really sweet and sound familiar, but are really original. Definitely worth your time.
You should check them and the record out soon.
Also, Larry Crone opened the show last night and that guy is amazing, too! I was blown away by him and his band. He played amazingly great songs on a ukelele (something I just played for the first time in Hawaii). You should check him out soon too.
We just got back from Hawaii.
It is an amazing place and we had an amazing time. I learned how to paddle surf (I use the word “learned” loosely here) and cannot get enough of it. It’s a bit tough to do here in NYC, but my friend told me last night that they do an annual paddle surf race all the way around the island of Manhattan as a charity fundraiser. If you ever get the chance to try it out, you should.
Beyond the surfing, we just had a blast with the friends we went with, met some very amazing people and at some great food. It was definitely a trip for the ages.
After a quick stop over in LA to see some friends on the way home, we’re back home in NYC. It’s a bit of an adjustment being home. Thankfully we came home to nice weather otherwise I may have gone crazy with the transition.
My nose is back to the grindstone, mixing the new record (I’ll post a song here soon) and booking some shows. Will keep you posted as things move.
Here's to Outliving Me
NPR picked Here’s to Outliving Me as Song of the Day!
As a regular listener to their podcast, I couldn’t be more excited about it.
Click HERE or the link at the bottom of this post to download the podcast and the track “Now I’ve Got it Made” from the record.
Here’s what NPR had to say about the record:
NPR.org, January 28, 2009 - Doug Keith’s debut LP, Here’s To Outliving Me, is familiar but fresh. The New York native’s songs are rooted comfortably in traditional folk and Americana, without being mawkish or treading into tired territory. This is largely because Keith’s voice is so richly textured, backed by sweet harmonies and beautifully layered instrumentation.
Keith is a modern-day troubadour. He sings of the usual topics: women, heartbreak, death, and longing. But thanks to a welcome trace of roughness in his voice, he comes off as a well-weathered and sage source of advice and storytelling.
For Here’s To Outliving Me, Keith also has a few tricks up his sleeve: The addition of a Wurlitzer, lapsteel and electric guitars on a handful of tracks makes the songs a bit richer and more complex. Jennifer O’Connor, who has recorded with The Hold Steady and Ben Folds Five, lends some surprising backing vocals on tracks like “The Companion of an Angel” or “Now I’ve Got It Made”.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99961288
Thanks NPR!
The new record is really coming together well.
Mixing has begun and you know you’re in good shape when the songs don’t need much tweaking. I am really excited to get this record out and will be posting MP3s here soon.
Doug Recording Vocals, February 7, 2009 - Photo by Craig Chin
Hot on the heels of releasing Here’s to Outliving Me I decided to go back in the studio and start recording a new record. I’m recording this one at The Fort again but this time I am recording it primarily live with the full band (Craig Chin, Ben Lord, Kendall Meade, Lindsay Sullivan & Margaret White) all playing at the same time. It is sounding really, really good.
We’re recording a bunch of the songs we have been playing live lately. There’s no set release date yet, but I am hoping to get this one out pretty soon. We’re mixing it now so it shouldn’t be too long.
I’ll post some MP3s as soon as they’re ready.
I am blown away by the reviews that Here’s to Outliving Me has been receiving; so far nothing but positives. Here are a few snippets from the reviews it has been getting:
“A soulful collection of self penned songs fill this album with a hazy vibe of good times and melancholy. Doug Keith obviously has a way with a tune and an ear for a ramshackle chorus. There are moments of great beauty ‘There Are Days’ boasts a lyrical almost gossamer guitar solo that precedes a stirring mixed voice chorus that just hits the spot. You know… that spot……the one where Neil sings the chorus to Old Man and the others join in……..that spot. This is a great album. Buy it and cherish it. Then play it to someone else.” - Americana UK (9 out of 10)
“A fantastic solo debut from this New York singer-songwriter who conjures the spirit of Dylan, Young, and Waits–the former, for example, at the height of his sneering Hawks-backed era on “Salty Woman.” “Take the Hammer Down, Dear” shares the earthiness of Richard Buckner’s finest work. The songs are almost uniformly beautiful and heartrending, with backing tracks whose crisp acoustics, tinkling pianos, piercing organ, and percussive heartbeat channel the finest work of the icons Keith convincingly recalls.” - PURGe (#3 in 2008’s Top 20, 2008)
“…from the first notes of “The Companion of an Angel” from his upcoming release “Here’s To Outliving Me” I was hooked. As a nice bonus Jennifer O’Connor is featured on a number of tracks including “Companion…” Its theme of an undying love for an angel-like woman is one I can relate to.” – songs: Illinois
“Doug Keith’s lyrics create imagery like the classic country/folk storytellers and there’s a lot of delicate interplay between Doug’s vocals, his guitar work and the work of his band mates.” - Brooklyn Rocks
“Eleven endearing indie pop songs… Ear pleasing melodies, warm acoustics and occasional moments of shoegazing simplicity.” – Hear/Say Magazine
“We will watch Doug Keith and his future work very closely because he will be huge.” - Rootstime (Belgium)
Buy Here’s to Outliving Me now on iTunes!: www.tinyurl.com/dpk-htom
“A fantastic solo debut from this New York singer-songwriter who conjures the spirit of Dylan, Young, and Waits–the former, for example, at the height of his sneering Hawks-backed era on “Salty Woman.” “Take the Hammer Down, Dear” shares the earthiness of Richard Buckner’s finest work. The songs are almost uniformly beautiful and heartrending, with backing tracks whose crisp acoustics, tinkling pianos, piercing organ, and percussive heartbeat channel the finest work of the icons Keith convincingly recalls.”
-PURGe
http://purgegeeks.blogspot.com/2009/01/lous-top-20-of-2008-part-4.html
Download Salty Woman Here: Salty Woman
My new record, “Here’s to Outliving Me” is coming out really soon and we are going to celebrate its release in top notch form on January 9th at Pianos in NYCs Lower East Side.
Here are all the details:
January 9th, 10 pm
Record Release Party for “Here’s to Outliving Me”
Pianos
158 Ludlow Street (between Stanton & Rivington)
New York, NY 10002
www.pianosnyc.com
This will be the first chance to get the new record and the whole band is going to be playing so you should definitely come out for it.
You can also buy it now from iTunes!: http://tinyurl.com/dpk-htom
-Doug
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