February 2012
1 post
Upcoming Shows: Leap Day show at Brennan's Pub &...
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - Brennan’s Pub
What will you do with your extra day in 2012? Spend it with us at Brennan’s for a free show with some great artists. Music starts at 8pm sharp and goes all night, here’s the skinny: 8:00pm - Cooper Walker 8:30pm - Chris Allen 9:00pm - Jules Larson 9:30pm - Razorface w/ Jeff Cleveland 10:00pm - Cowspace
Thursday, March 1, 2012 - Lot...
January 2012
5 posts
Video: "Beyond Belief" (Elvis Costello cover) with...
Jeff Cleveland and I paying tribute to an Elvis Costello classic “Beyond Belief” - the first song from his Imperial Bedroom album.
Brennan’s Pub - January 18, 2012
Big thanks to Mike Kang for shooting and posting the video!
Upcoming Razorface Shows:
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 - Brennan’s Pub - 8pm, FREE. Fantastic lineup of artists, don’t miss it!
Recap: Acoustic Set w/ Jeff Cleveland at Brennan’s...
I hate the Denver Broncos for beating the Pittsburgh Steelers in the playoffs a couple weeks ago, but I love playing music with Jeff Cleveland more. Sometimes you just have to weigh two things out and go with it. Music prevailed and Jeff and I delivered a set of self-described mid-tempo depressing music under our newest stage name, Well-Contained Aprehension. Here’s how it all happened,...
Setlist Blog #9 - Brennan's Pub - Wednesday,...
The first show of the year was my first chance to book the 8pm-10pm slot before Cowspace’s weekly maraud. I enlisted my friend David Bowick to kick things off and joined him for a mix of Ocelot Robot songs, a Butch Walker cover, and an original tune that he and wrote together. David’s voice sounds better than ever and for some reason these songs came very naturally, something that...
Recap: Acoustic set at Good Hurt - Friday,...
I was lucky enough to get to play one more time in 2011 in my own backyard. Good Hurt was bustling last Friday night and I got to play a longer set than usual. A few of my closest pals came out to support, many thanks to the Fist, the Reel, and BotNasty for the support. I took this opportunity to try out some new songs I’ve written - it’s a challenge to write about them here as...
Upcoming: 1st Wed. of the Month Residency Show -...
Not as an end, but as a beginning, 2012 comes to town this Wednesday night on the westside - acoustic sets from four diverse artists, all for free and all followed by a full band set from the mighty Cowspace. Music starts at 8pm sharp so get there early and check out the lineup:
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - Brennan’s Pub
8:00pm - David of the Dramedy
8:30pm - Cooper Walker
9:00pm -...
December 2011
5 posts
Recap: Acoustic Set w/ Jeff Cleveland at Brennan's...
Playing music with Jeff continues to inspire and challenge me. It’s a totally unique experience from anything else I get to do musically, and it’s different and exciting ever time we play. We tried out a couple new covers this past Wednesday at Brennan’s church, starting with Jeff’s pick “Merrittville” by Dream Syndicate - an epic tune that’s just damn...
Recap: Acoustic Set w/ Jeff Cleveland at Brennan's...
The Borrowed Taylors, Candy Weapons, Dinosaur Tooth, Cowface – call us what you’d like (until we come up with a name for you to call us). Jeff Cleveland and I have played a few shows together and we’re building on our repertoire each time, adding 2 new originals for our most recent performance at Brennan’s on Wednesday, December 14. Check out the stat sheet:
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 -...
Video: "Adelaide" (Old 97's cover) - live at...
Late, late, late night at Brennan’s for this cover of Rhett and the boys’ sweet tune from Drag It Up. Made to be broken…
Setlist Blog #8 - Brennan's Pub - Wednesday,...
Many times things seem to work out. Many times they don’t. Fortunately the events transpiring on Wednesday December 7, 2011 at Brennan’s Pub fall on the right side of that line. With Cowspace mainstay Jeff Cleveland out of town for his usual Wednesday gig, I was graciously allowed to host an all acoustic night featuring some of my most talented friends. I really enjoyed the process of...
Upcoming: Acoustic Night at Brennan's Pub hosted...
Come on out Wednesday 12/7 as I host a FREE night of live acoustic music at Brennan’s Pub. Check out the posse: 8:00pm - Cooper Walker 8:45pm - Alder 9:30pm - Ocelot Robot 10:00pm - Arison Cain 10:15pm - Jordy Altman 10:45pm - Chris Allen 11:30pm - Razorface Brennan’s is basically awesome - they have a full bar and ½ price delicious burgers on Wednesdays!!! Music starts at 8pm and goes...
November 2011
2 posts
Recap: Acoustic Set w/ Jeff Cleveland at Brennan's...
Even though it was only the second time ever that Jeff and I played a set together, I felt a familiarity and comfort on stage with my good friend on Wednesday night. It was a hell of a lot of fun to play this set with plenty of spontaneity and few miscues for good measure. Here’s the way it went down, and soon I’ll post an audio clip of our version of “Clap Hands” from Tom Wait’s...
Setlist Blog #7 - Brennan's Pub - November 2, 2011
Sometimes it’s so hard to say, but everything’s gonna be alright. With seven new tunes in the set, this particular Wednesday night was a personally thrilling exploration of some new artists and genres that kept me on my toes. I don’t think Bjork or Smokey Robinson should feel threatened in any way by my renditions of their songs, but I do hope that the patrons of...
October 2011
4 posts
Upcoming: 1st Wed. of the Month Residency Show -...
In weakness we pile our desires up in the hamper of our dreams, each one more beautiful and useless than the last. When we are strong we wear them proudly.
Prepare for another thrilling installment of Razorface live! The first wednesday of the month is quickly approaching, and if you look to the west you’ll see your fate written in the haze. Brennan’t Pub on a Wednesday night is...
Article: Razorface and Cowspace Featured on Music... →
Nate Hertweck of Razorface at Brennan’s Pub. June 1, 2011
Lead guitarist of Ocelot Robot, Nate Hartweck’s side project Razorface busting out some obscure tunes from some classic artists like Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, Warren Zevon and really too many other greats to mention them all. Just check out his tumblr site at razorface.tumblr.com to see a list of all the songs and artists he...
Recap: Acoustic Set w/ Jeff Cleveland at Brennan's...
It was a true thrill to learn and play some new songs with my great friend Jeff Cleveland. Jeff has been a huge inspiration to me recently and I learn so much from ever lyric and every note that we share. I hope this is the first of many collaborations with Jeff. In our first live set of tunes together we tackled some of our favorite artists and some of each other’s own, here’s the...
Setlist Blog #6 - Brennan's Pub - October 5, 2011
Wednesday’s show marked the first installment of my new residency at Brennan’s Pub in Marina Del Rey. My good friend Jeff has graciously offered me the first Wednesday of every month at 8pm opening for his incredible band Cowspace and I plan to fill those sets with new covers, fullfilled requests, and as many of my own musings as possible.
My approach to performing is that it is an...
September 2011
10 posts
Brennan's Residency Announced - Razorface show 1st...
Brennan’s Pub has shown up on my musical credit card statement a lot lately, and now I’ll be stretching my legs out there on what is commonly referred to as “the regular.” From this day forward, on the first Wednesday of each month, Razorface will be diving into the canon of recorded music, digging out hidden gems and sunken treasures, and offering them up for aural...
Recap: Acoustic set at Good Hurt - Saturday,...
I love the Good Hurt. In many ways, it’s been the host to my live music develpment in Los Angeles. My band Ocelot Robot played our first gig (in public) there back in 2009 and we return home to the Hurt anytime we can. They were also the first to let me do the Razorface thing and they are currently hosting a killer battle of the bands. I imagine running a club is a tough task, and I tip...
Upcoming: Acoustic Show - Sat. 9/24/11 at Club...
Tourist towns are a drag sometimes, but in non-tourist towns you can get beat up, just for looking a little different. I guess the thing to do is just stay at home. I don’t know if it’s the perfect way to start off a Saturday night, but it isn’t not an un-awful way, so join me at the Good Hurt this Saturday night for 30 mind-bending minutes blending acoustic almost atrocities...
Recap: Acoustic set at Brennan's - Wednesday,...
Brennan’s Pub still has that new car smell (figuratively of course) to me, each night spent there another spin around the block with the stereo blasting. Like most times I put a guitar around my neck, I can only hope that anyone in earshot has half as much fun as I do! I tried to pull a wide variety of tunes for this set, a few of which will show up in future setlist blogs - because they...
Razorface featured on Root Note Music Blog →
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One of my favorite blogs, Root Note Music written by my friend Marina, did a nice piece about Razorface and my main squeeze music project, Ocelot Robot and the film festival we’re doing this fall. Check it out!
Setlist Blog #5 - Good Hurt - Thursday, September...
I was so eager to get back to playing Razorface shows that I managed to book this one on my best friend’s birthday - sorry Geoff. Fortunately, theGR!D brought his whole crew to the Good Hurt on Thursday to celebrate. Unfortunately, it just so happened that I picked a fairly dark and lamenting set of tunes to play on this night. No better way to celebrate with friends and family than a...
“Drinkability” - live at...
biancacaruso asked: T Bone Burnett- Kill Zone
Recap: Acoustic set at Brennen's - Wednesday,...
After a too long summer hiatus, I returned to the stage Wednesday night at Brennen’s to open for my good friends Jeff, Son, Cooper and their band Cowspace! In this set I barreled through a bunch of new tunes I’ve been working on and a couple I hadn’t touched in a while, with varying degrees of success. On this night, I was reminded that the song is king, and all you can hope to...
August 2011
2 posts
Video: "Hard to Believe" (original) live featuring...
Dig on this original tune co-written by and performed with David Bowick. Look out for more original tunes soon…
Read more about this performace in Setlist Blog #3
Upcoming: Acoustic Shows - Wed 8/31 at Brennan's...
Buy me a used car lot, wouldn’t sell any of em I’d just drive a different car every day, depending on how I feel Razorface returns from complete obscurity to relative obscurity with a brand new music. If you like listening to songs, these nights of wonder are for you.
-Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at Brennan’s Pub in Marina Del Rey, 9pm - FREE -Thursday, September 1, 2011 at...
June 2011
14 posts
Video: "Can't Hardly Wait" live featuring David... →
Check out this live performance of “Can’t Hardly Wait” originally by the Replacements, done here in the style of Justin Townes Earle.
Read more about this performace in Setlist Blog #3
Setlist Blog #4 - Good Hurt - Thursday, June 23,...
I grew up on the blues, and I’ve come to learn that there are many types - from Roosevelt Sykes to Willie Dixon to Dave Mason to Robert Cray to Steve Earle, and everything in between, I’ve had a lifelong relationship with the genre. At times I’ve turned away from the blues, probably because (as Bleeding Gums Murphy says) the blues isn’t about making you feel better,...
Razorface launches YouTube page - dig it... →
Upcoming: Acoustic Show w/ guest Anthony Mancini... →
Citizens. Join Razorface with special guest Anthony Mancini of Night on Fire for a performance of cosmic proportions - likely the final music presentation of the summer. This is a big mission that will entail several smaller tasks: -RSVP on Facebook to get on the FREE guest list -Invite your friends and acquaintances to do the same -On the day of the event, arrange for transportation to the Good...
Razorface live recording of “Just Like Tom...
Setlist Blog #3 - Good Hurt - Thursday, June 9,...
There were several unintentional themes to this night’s set: I played mostly songs from this young millennium, with 5 of the 7 tunes being released in the last couple years, and only one that came out before 2004. There were several Texas connections, which I have no explanation for… There was also a strong father theme, and even though i discovered the music in this set through...
Recap: Acoustic set at Brennan's - Wednesday, June...
Another memorable night at Brennan’s Pub, with Jeff from Cowspace not only graciously inviting me to open for him, but also joining me onstage playing a mean harmonica on the very first tune of the night: Dylan’s “Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues” - what a thrill. I was also graced by help from the amazing Son on a classic song by the Band that I just learned and David...
Recap: Acoustic performance at M Bird Studio...
Believe it or not, I’d never performed at a hair salon before Saturday’s set at the swanky M Bird Studio during the Culver City Artwalk. This last minute show came together quickly - We had just wrapped on a video shoot for Ocelot Robot and my good friends BotNasty, The Reel, and the Cine-Slayer himself came with me to the salon to support. The folks at M Bird were extremely welcoming – a big...
Upcoming: Acoustic Show w/ Special Guest! -... →
From Music on the Left:
Nate Hertweck, lead axe and showman for the L.A. rock quintet Ocelot Robot, graces the Good Hurt stage for the second time. This time he’ll have a special guest along to add special sauce to Nate’s down home folk/rock classics.
See the full post here…
Go to the Facebook Event here…
Was it a millionaire who said imagine no possessions? Please stop by the...
Setlist Blog #2 - Brennan's Pub - June 1, 2011
I was offered the chance to do a 50-minute set to open for Cowspace on their regular Wednesday night gig at Brennan’s (which they’ve been playing for the past 14 years, over 650 shows!), and jumped at it. I immediately began to learn new tunes for the show, and as the setlist took shape I notice that more than half of the songs I’d picked were country tunes of sort. My...
May 2011
5 posts
Upcoming: Acoustic Show - Wed. 6/1/11 at Brennan's... →
Life is a carnival, two bits a shot. This Wednesday there will be a music, specifically live music, even more specifically live music by Razorface. We’re talking not one, not two, but literally several songs. In a row. Performed live. At Brennan’s Pub in Marina Del Rey. This is all true. You should strongly consider coming. This show is free. For a recap of the last (and also first)...
Bob Dylan 70th Birthday Tribute Show
On Tuesday, May 24, 2011 there was an incredible Bob Dylan 70th birthday tribute show held at Brennan’s Pub in Marina Del Rey hosted by Jeff from Cowspace. He was kind enough to let me play “To Ramona” at the very end of the night to a mostly empty room as a small tribute of my own. Happy Birthday Bob!
“Everything passes, everything changes, just do what you think you...
Setlist Blog #1 - Club Good Hurt - May 19, 2011
Many thanks to my closest friends that came out to support my first acoustic performance at Good Hurt on Thursday. It was a fast 25 minutes for me, but your support has truly had a lasting impact. I’m looking forward to playing again with all new tunes on June 1st and hope to do many more beyond that… In the meantime, I’ve created this setlist blog as a way to connect you to the songs I’ve...
Upcoming: First Razorface Acoustic Show - Good... →
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is. Join me for my first acoustic show. This Thursday at 8pm sharp. RSVP on Facebook to get in free.