Just a quick little item today to hopefully help you mark your calendar for a few upcoming shows and events through the next few months. I’ll be adding more, but it occurred to me that there’s a nice critical mass starting to build up here: August 5 – Next Saturday I’ll be joining my friends… More »
Author Archives: Chris Steele
The People That You Meet
My hand is finally (mostly) healed, so I’ve been taking advantage of the opportunity to get back out and play more, which has reminded me of the blessing of community that comes with being a performing and writing musician.I know I have written before about Terrance Reeves, Danielle Pinals, Andrew Geano, and our open mic… More »
(Hopefully Not Very) Long Road to Recovery
Hi, everyone! I’m really happy to report that “I Am Not Well” is in fact doing well on Spotify, and bringing more visitors to the website as well. I am hopeful this means my song is getting to more of the people who are going to enjoy it or who need to hear it. I’m… More »
Liner Notes for “I Am Not Well”
Hi everyone! Welcome to my new single. (Or, to paraphrase the immortal Bob & Doug McKenzie: This is my new single, and you are welcome to it.) (And if you’d like to help me keep making more tuneage and get some exclusives along the way, please consider joining my Patreon!) First, let’s give you the… More »
Thank You to the Kind Voices
“Please tell me this isn’t like when your mom sings in church or something,” my friend said. I, the practicing musician of over 40 years and semi-professional musician with a few hundred appearances under my belt, replied “Hunh?” in my most coherent and intelligent way. “Yeah, I mean it’s a great hobby and all…” Dear… More »
No Idea What I’m Doing
It’s been a little while since I’ve written. I know that. Life tends to get in the way of a lot of things that I would like to do these days, but that’s in no way complaining on my part. I’ve had the distinct pleasure of being back-and-forth to Europe, spending some time with people… More »
The Last Few Live Shows of 2022
Hi, everyone! We’re ending the year better than we started, and instead of writing an end-of-year recap, I want to share with you a nice capstone for 2022. I had the pleasure of performing in two fantastic live shows this past month that exemplify the range of what is possible as a performing musician, and… More »
A Showcase, A Video, and Being in Thin Air
I just spent four days in Bogotá, Columbia, and I’m now writing this at Toronto Pearson Airport (because of course the straightest line between Bogotá, Colombia goes through Canada, and I find no fault with that). Bogotá sits at about 8,500 feet above sea level, so while I have loved the city and the scenery… More »
Clock ran out
Just a short entry today. I finally got COVID – had a strange cough after my livestream on Friday, felt like I’d strained a bit. Then on Saturday was feeling a little worn out, but it had been a long week. Then last night in the middle of the night I felt like I hit… More »
Never Throw Anything Away
Happy Sunday, folks. I know it’s been a while since I wrote in this blog, but everyday life has gotten a little bit in the way. The good news is that writing and recording music is progressing nicely. I haven’t been able to get out to play live as much as I would like right… More »