http://www.ferriswheeljunkies.com/blog News, updates, and random thoughts from Eric Hochstadt, an independent musician in Orlando, FL. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:27:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So I've been neglecting this site lately, and I hope to get better about it in the very near future.  But nevermind that for now.  I'm playing tonight at Taste in College Park.  Doors are at 9, I should be on around 10.  Louis Defabrizio is on just after me, ... http://www.ferriswheeljunkies.com/blog/live-tonight-at-taste-in-college-park/ I'm opening for Robin Yukiko tonight at Austin Coffee & Film in Winter Park, FL.  We're both going to be awesome, so you should come enjoy the show.  That's all for now.  It's a busy day. http://www.ferriswheeljunkies.com/blog/live-tonight-austin-coffee-film-9pm/ Come out to Taste in College Park (717 W Smith St, Orlando, FL) this Saturday night for live performances by me, me, and someone else.  More accurately, it's a Herons show with opening sets by The Brick Sound and me (doing Ferris Wheel Junkies songs).  So you can catch me ... http://www.ferriswheeljunkies.com/blog/taste-in-college-park-this-saturday-night-613/ First off, I think I found some new musicians to play with... maybe.  I've been so busy with other things lately that we haven't had a chance to get together.  But I'm optimistic that this could work out, and with some luck I'll be playing my songs again for the ... http://www.ferriswheeljunkies.com/blog/its-been-a-while-odds-and-ends/ When I'm not busy being a Ferris Wheel Junkie (or being the Ferris Wheel Junkies, since I'm currently flying solo), I also play lead guitar for an Orlando band called The Herons.  I think we're pretty darn good, and we've got a show coming up at The Social tomorrow night, ... http://www.ferriswheeljunkies.com/blog/the-herons-live-the-social-tomorrow-night/ Ben Folds' new tour kicks off tonight in Orlando, and I've got a front-row ticket. Needless to say, I'm pretty darn excited. http://www.ferriswheeljunkies.com/blog/ben-folds-tonight-at-hard-rock/ Just a quick note (or two) about a couple friends.  First off, former Ferris Wheel Junkies drummer Austin McMahon recently released a new CD entitled Many Muses.  Many Muses was an Editor's Pick at CD Baby and shows off Austin's diversity not only as a drummer but also as a ... http://www.ferriswheeljunkies.com/blog/many-muses-murfins-and-burglars/ So at least I was right about one thing... I am embarrassingly bad with guitar maintenance.  The buzzing wasn't being caused by the neck angle; it was being caused by worn frets.  So I made the wrong adjustment, which led to the intonation problems.  Bill at Guitar Factory got the ... http://www.ferriswheeljunkies.com/blog/guitar-troubles/ Apparently my Washburn needs a setup. I sat down this afternoon to record 'Another Mile' and 'Mexico' (Jump Little Children cover) for YouTube, but intonation just wouldn't hold. I probably screwed something up messing with the truss rod adjustment the other day. Note to self: buzzing ... http://www.ferriswheeljunkies.com/blog/drat-foiled-again/ I missed the Band Marino / As Tall As Lions show at The Social tonight because I completely forgot about it. I'm eager to hear Band Marino's new stuff, and I didn't really listen to As Tall As Lions until I caught the tail end of a set here ... http://www.ferriswheeljunkies.com/blog/oops-and-a-rant-on-smoking/