Andrew Vladeck

Just back from a whirlwind 25 shows in the US and Europe - it can even make the pace of life here in NYC seem slow.  I’m happily cooling my heels in Brooklyn with the help of some backyard bbq and brew.  THANKS to everyone who contributed to the EP>LP campaign - we reached the goal!  There’s an interview up at Penny Black Music, and a nice pitch for the NYC show at Unveiled Arts.  Here’s a livestream video from the Homecoming Show at Joe’s Pub in NYC.   After the first couple minutes they sort out the sound and other issues and it’s great! Now summer’s here, and the time is right to kick back, daydream, and write songs for the upcoming record.  I’ll be playing in NYC and the Northeast from time to time, so keep a… more »

Gooten Tag - This tour has been going at such tremendous speed that I have had very little time to write or post what i’ve written or the photos i’ve taken.  Take that as a good sign!   I’m backstage in Hamburg - I’ll dash off some of the latest adventures…  Photos posted on FB album and page!  I’ve wanted to keep a short blog… but I’m having trouble breaking it down… or writing in any non-disjointed, or semi-decent fashion.  so here’s a rough mix sampling below. Or you could skip to the photos and read the captions.  More photos from friends and fans to come…Last night I had my third Amsterdam show in two days and I feel like I made some great new friends (some came to all the shows!) and re-connected with old ones.  It was magical. … more »

Here’s a video of the making of the limited-edition handmade companion booklet to the Passing Knowledge EP. [All the copies have been sold - so enjoy the video!]   more »

I just drove about two thousand miles through states east of the Mississippi River, playing for good people.  I took the backroads when I could. I saw the log cabin birthplace of Abe Lincoln and took in the charm of Amish Country.  I made an album of photos through my windshield, so maybe you’ll feel like you were riding shotgun.  Now I’m embarking on the European leg of my tour (next week!), if you know anyone please send them along!  After all the driving, I’m looking forward to riding the rails to some of my favorite cities.  Details at website and Facebook.  more »

Every 17-years or so the locusts come out of the Nashville earth and litter the trees and streets.  Birds can’t believe their luck and can hardly get off the ground, their bellies are so full. Yes, I’m ON TOUR, bringing my new record to the people. Only one month left to get the limited-edition release and other deals, so get yer copy HERE. (Reviews coming in!) Here’s a quick hello video from the Tennessee trail - where it’s HOT as heck.  At the end of the video I play a new song for those lucky few… you? more »

It was an absurdly gorgeous spring day in New York’s Central Park and my Ranger partner, Linda, and I were patrolling (or, as we often referred to it, pa-stroll-ing) through the Conservatory Garden.  All of the flowers had exploded at once and everyone was euphoric.   Linda and I commented to each other how blessed we were to have such a wonderfully random job – to be running around with school kids, teaching nature stuff and climbing rocks one minute, and the next be on routine park patrol without a care in the world.  Just then we heard a shout for help – aimed at us.  “Help, Ranger! Help!” Linda and I flashed looks of trepidation at each other. We had received no training ­– medical, nor enforcement – to help anyone in trouble. We were primarily educators, though for that too we were barely trained.  It was the trial-by-fire approach of city bureaucracy: untrained educator-officer with silver badges and funny… more »

Announcing the release of my new 6-song record and its companion pocket-size book, Passing Knowledge and Other Songs ~ as well as the effort to fund the new full-length album to be recorded this summer!  Here.  The digital version of the new EP and Book is available for $5 and you’ll receive the download today.  I think it’s my best recording ever, and the handmade book is super cool!   I’m also offering great deals on my catalog to fund this summer’s record - I introduce all these things in this video filmed in my Brooklyn home!     You can preview the songs at… more »

I know I’ve been a little quiet since the flurry of January shows that took me to 6 different states, through 12 different snowdrifts.   Since I’ve been home I’ve been busy working in my little workshop.  Last week we mastered the new EP, Passing Knowledge, with Joe Lambert in Brooklyn.  Done!  For those of you on my mailing list, you’ll receive a free song shortly.  For those who aren’t, subscribe using the form to the right, and get an advance copy of the title track! This week, over at the End Up Records headquarters, we finished designing the amazingly cool artwork (a 20-page pocket poetry booklet with an introduction by the award-winning writer Will Heinrich).  It’s been a wonderful winter to whittle away at things and get ready for the Record Release (soon!) and the spring shows… more »

[Friends, since I’m working behind the scenes as of late, please allow me to tell you a story.   I was out recently with a few friends and was recounting this tale about a pickle I found myself in during a similarly frigid winter.   I was a NYC Urban Park Ranger a ways back.  An interesting gig…]~ * ~ * ~ * ~It was an unusually mild and bright day for January.  Central Park was filled with New Yorkers and tourists ambling around the meandering pathways.  Most of the birds had migrated south months ago –except for one stubborn old goose.  That goose was now sitting in the middle of the lightly frozen pond in front of Belvedere Castle.  The goose seemed content, and to be enjoying the day as much as everyone else.  It looked around, took in the beautiful day, and quietly honked at the passersby.A middle-aged woman from the Upper East Side approached my partner and me… more »

I’ve some shows in the next week where I’m unveiling some new songs and an advance copy of the new EP will be available.  Official release this spring!Los Angelians: my first show in LA in moons! Show me how you do.Jersey Cityites: coming to give you my love.   (New Yorkers: think of Jersey City as Brooklyn, except closer to many,  and cheaper, with some amazing restaurants. Not so scary.  NYC coming soon, promise.) Rehearsal Video Here’s a fun little clip from out rehearsal on Monday at Lauren and Pascal’s home. AN ASIDE This is one of those loopy weeks that seem happen a lot lately.  So many different things flying around.  On Friday I play the NYC “Metro Area”  with my ensemble (Lauren Balthrop and Marika Hughes).… more »

Man alive, this month is so chock-full it makes me excited and nervous!    

I’m getting ready to debut my new EP with this batch of shows.   And new songs too!  The record will formally be out early spring!

 If you know anyone in them environs send them along. Til soon pardners ~ Andrew Mid-Winter Recess Tour details here. NYC hold tight, something special soon!  Europe - May is the month!   Still putting together shows in the UK, France, and Scandinavia. I will also be performing this month with The Rozz & Val Show at 92Y Tribeca and with The Honey Brothers at Sundance and in LA. Will leave you with a video from Vienna (Austria - not Virginia!).  Perhaps you’ve seen it?  It will be the lead song from the New EP! more »

Here’s a fun video interview that came out yesterday on BreakThru Radio TV.   Thanks to   Serious Business Records for the feature and to musicians Lauren Balthrop and Jason Lawrence for joining me. more »

Hey kind friend! It’s been a New York “minute” since I wrote - so much good stuff going on since coming back from Europe.  Here’s the latest, plus and some gifts for you - below! Andrew Happy Chrisma-Hanu-Kwanzaa-Rama-Krishna! (a Gift!) NYC is such a beautiful melting pot, and I love this time of year when we choose to celebrate or not-celebrate any number of holidays.  If you’re like many friends and family here in NYC, it can be a lot of fun, and a little confusing. So I wrote a song for my diverse hometown peeps: an inter-faith,  cross-cultural, mixed-marriage song for them all.   It’s my holiday gift to you and yours! Click here to listen and download “Happy Chrisma-Hanu-Kwanzaa-Rama-Krishna!“ This year we of Balthrop, Alabama  are performing the Third Annual Holiday Shows at Lincoln Center and Joe’s Pub. Click here for details. more »

I had a big bday recently, and it was pretty awesome to celebrate by playing three Ramones songs with Marky Ramone (from, you guessed it, The Ramones) on drums and The Honey Brothers. Though it was embarrassing having “Happy Bday” sung by the audience.  See a video of us playing “I Wanna be Sedated“ with a banjo, a ukulele and a Ramone. more »

Thanks to everyone for making my NYC Homecoming Show and the CMJ Show a lot of fun.  I’ve been going non-stop since the European Tour, but now I’ll be under the radar for a while as I finish my new EP.  I’ll post photos and mp3s and videos as they come in so be sure to sign up for my newsletter!  This is the best record I’ve ever made and I can’t wait for you all to hear it.  I’m very grateful to Lauren Balthrop, Colette Alexander, Misha Volf, Jason Lawrence, and Giovanni Palacios for playing on it, to Misha Volf for producing, Dave Schiffman for mixing, and Adrian Grenier for use of his studio.  In the meantime, be sure to catch me under my many aliases - as Dory Honey of The Honey Brothers (at all our shows this season, including Music Hall of Williamsburg), as Cotton Tyler Guin of Balthrop, Alabama (at Lincoln Center), and as Val of The Rozz & Val… more »