Yesterday Eric played Huntington and TONIGHT IS LIVE IN BECKLEY (March 5) with special guest and local talent, Stacy Grubb.  Click here for Beckley details.

Today’s song is “The Run Down,” and I am asking you to run down to…

ERIC PETERS

++++++++++with Stacy Grubb++++++++++

LIVE Acoustic CONCERT

FREE [and FANTASTIC]

MARCH 5, 2010 – 7pm

@ United Methodist Temple (directions)- Beckley, WV

Eric’s website. Eric on Twitter. Eric on Facebook. Eric reading from his childhood Snoopy diary? Look at the pic above.

Eric will be playing a show in Huntington TONIGHT (March 4) and then on Beckley on Friday night (March 5).

Click here for Huntington details and here for Beckley details.

Today’s song? You guessed it: “Squeeze.” You can hear Squeeze and other songs here:

Eric with special guests The Rambling Dangers (how cool is that name?)
Huntington Renaissance Theatre
900 8th Street
Huntington, WV

Doors Open at 6:30pm * Start Time 7:00pm * Cost: Free

Eric’s website. Eric on Twitter. Eric on Facebook. Eric’s ampersand —> &

This Thursday (March 4) Eric will be playing a show in Huntington and then on Beckley on Friday night (March 5).  So it’s a world tour of West Virginia, basically.

Click here for Huntington details and here for Beckley details.

Today’s song is “Sad to Watch You Wave.” If you come to either concert this week Eric will personally wave at you, possibly sadly.

Eric’s website. Eric on Twitter. Eric on Facebook. Eric sad, not waving —>

This Thursday (March 4) Eric will be playing a show in Huntington and then on Beckley on Friday night (March 5).  So it’s a world tour of West Virginia, basically.

Click here for Huntington details and here for Beckley details.

Here is a little fact-sheet on Eric for those who don’t know who he is (for shame, remedy immedietely). Click here for “Who is Eric Peters?”

Now, for today’s song: It’s “Little By Little,” and I like it a lot.

Eric’s website. Eric on Twitter. Eric on Facebook. Eric’s team –> LSU

FB users can click here for the video.

This Thursday (March 4) Eric will be playing a show in Huntington and then on Beckley on Friday night (March 5).  So it’s a world tour of West Virginia, basically.

Click here for Huntington details and here for Beckley details.

By the authority vested in me from that game of paper, rock, scissors, I declare this week “Eric Peters Week” in all of West Virginia and here at www.SDSmith.net.

I plan to post a video each day this week as a clever enticement to your ears and heart. I hope you will come to either concert. Eric is a grand fellow and puts on a wonderful show.

Today: A song for his boys called “I’ll Go With You.” Live in Beckley, WV in 2009.

Eric’s website. Eric on Twitter. Eric on Facebook. Eric smiling —>

FB users can see the video HERE.

Art.

This is going to be the title track of AP’s forthcoming record. See his fascinating, postpartum thoughts here.

Great News! Exclamation point. Eric will be playing in Beckley, WV on Friday, March 5th at United Methodist Temple.

Facebook Event here. Other news here. Nothing at all here. Enjoy his new song. It has the words “Ha, ha!” in it.

You have to love this guy. It’s the rules.

Also, he has a new T-shirt for sale. Get that.

OK, I have given you enough of a break from talking about Eric Peters.

So, Eric came to town and a great time was had by me and my family and friends and everyone was very complementary of him after the concert. Great reviews from the (pretty good-sized) crowd.  

One thing people kept saying (especially in my family) was how much Eric reminded them of me. Also, we really do have a lot in common. The disconcerting thing about this truth is that it reveals my oft-expressed admiration for EP as your basic prideful, self-love. Dang it.

But, honestly…Fact: I have nothing like the talent of Eric Peters. He is a unique bird. Plus I’m taller and, I assume, much better at lawndarts.

Here’s a video my brother (Will) shot and my other brother Daryl (Josiah) put on the “internets.”

Eric introduced this song by making a very clever joke about the connection between 80’s music and vermin and things that kill vermin (Ratt, Poisen, Anthrax, etc.). Then he talked about discovering the music of a different era, the music his parents loved. The Turtles, the Beatles, etc.

All I can say to that is a huge “ditto.” (How predictable, right?)

It’s a catchy EP tune from the Beckley, WV concert called, “Little by Little.” You can find it on the record Miracle of Forgetting. (My favorite EP album? May be.)

Today is the day. Come on down to The Place and enjoy some great, live, FREE music.

7pm — Beckley, WV — The Place (at the United Methodist Temple *directions)  

Contact me (HERE) if you have questions.

If you are a local (southern West Virginia), come out and support one of your own. LeeAnn Sharp is a very gifted woman, and you will be delighted to hear her live.

It’s been a while since I have gotten to hear her and I am really looking forward to it. Bring a friend, or twenty.

There’s plenty of seating, the concert is FREE (no tickets needed), and it will be like ice-cream cake for your ears.

LeeAnn Sharp

LeeAnn’s favorite quotation about music? 

“Quiet music should be played Loud.” –Linford Detweiler

Also, that Eric guy. But I think I’ve mentioned him a few times before.

We are a mere two days from the Eric Peters concert in our very own Beckley, WV.

Friday — December 4 — 7pm — The Place (at The United Methodist Temple). Directions Here.

So, who is this guy?

Who is Eric Peters and why should I come to his show?

Here are some links to get to know him:

Here’s a bunch of interviews with Eric (including one by me).

Listen to Eric describe in brief each song on his new record, Chrome.

Listen to the entire title track from his new record, Chrome.

Check out Eric’s past records and hear samples here.

Buy Eric’s good stuff here. NOTE: He has a HUGE sale going on now!

Here’s Eric’s bio at The Square Peg Alliance.

Visit Eric’s website for anything else.

Finally: Use your imagination. Start with a Mr. Rogers cardigan.

Top photo by Jeff Holland, used with permission.