I'm back at school again, and it may be a while before Sean and I will be playing together. Luckily, I had so much fun playing acoustically(ish) in the fall that I've booked some more shows for a solo set. I'll be playing at Unit E in Denver on the 17th and GNU in Fort Collins on the 24th. I'll probably be doing a bunch of material that I don't usually play: maybe some stuff from my debut EP and Caffeine Heartache, a cover or two, and definitely a few brand new, never before heard songs. Look out Denver and Fort Collins, because I won't stop until you demonstrate mild enjoyment!

A thousand valentine candy hearts from,
thrifty

You may have already heard my new Christmas song "Television Special," but now you can download it for free as part of the wonderful new Act So Big Forest compilation, Christmas Forest Vol. 5: Golden Ring. It includes some awesome stuff by the likes of Otem Rellik, Candy Claws, A.M. Pleasure Assassins, Galaxies, Cotton Keys, Sour Boy Bitter Girl, and so much more!


Also, I've just announced a new show for December 30th at The Terminal. It's going to be a fairly awesome, almost-New-Year's-Eve party with //Helvetica from Boulder and Bruce and the Deadites. Click on the poster for more:

I've been lonely on stage for too long. Finally, I'm back in town and Sean is resuming his role as the Thrifty Astronaut Orchestra. We played a smattering of shows together in August, in Fort Collins, Boulder, and Pueblo. Now, we're back together to play a few more this month, finally getting to Colorado Springs and Denver. Check out the Upcoming Shows page for more complete information. Below is some footage from our rehearsal yesterday.

Love,

thrifty


November is finally upon us and the holiday season has arrived. Soon Thanksgiving and Christmas will roll around, and most importantly Black Friday. You may remember that I posted a protest song last year entitled, "Jesus Saves on Black Friday," and this year I will be giving it away again for free here. So I hope you check it out and send the music video to your friends, because it will only be available until November 26th.

love,
thrifty

Some may have noticed that Thrifty Astronaut is quiet these days, suspiciously silent, in fact. Perhaps I have gone soft, or perhaps I am hatching a larger plot. However this is only a farce, for I am now bettering myself with the benefits of higher education. Things have been topsy-turvy, but I hope to soon settle in and maybe even release a modest EP before the year is up. In the meantime, I wrote a love song for capitalism that can be downloaded here. If you don't already know, Toby Hendricks of Otem Rellik/deadspacevolume is the coolest guy ever and designed this site for me. It was also his birthday yesterday, so do yourself a favor and go buy his albums. See all of you soon. Sooner than you might think.

love,
thrifty