07.29.08
portland show that was slated for august 23 at doug fir is cancelled. sorry. we're going to try to be back in october. next seattle show is october 10 at the tractor.
love,
tim s

05.30.08
we're happy to announce we'll be part of the 1st annual db Fest '08 at Doe Bay on Orcas Island, WA, saturday, july 19. check SHOWS page for specifics.
xo,
t$

03.28.08
seattllites,
we's coming back to the tractor, saturday, may 3, on a great bill featuring the excellent slender means and our own drummer robb "wubby" sieger's other project sister wife. check SHOWS page for specifics and get ready for fun.
t$

01.03.08
merry new year!
next seattle show is saturday, january 19 (late show) at the tractor with our friends the maldives.
see you there.
tim s

11.12.07
for those of you i told i was touring in november, i lied. i'll be hibernating this winter, producing some tracks for my friends the maldives, and writing and recording what will hopefully become my next album. there is a portland show in the works for december, so check back soon. and seattllites, come on down to the tractor this friday, november 16, for a night of fine music with my good friend from memphis, mr. cory branan. the band and i follow his set around 11pm.
xo,
t$

09.26.07
just added a rare seattle all-ages show at a great venue, the triple door, thursday, october 4. it's a benefit for vera project and we'll be opening for greg dulli (twilight singers, afghan wigs) who is performing with special guests petra haden, jeff klein and shawn smith. check SHOWS page for ticket info.

also, the final cut of the "trucker's lullaby" video is finally up on YouTube, so check it out and leave feedback on how terrible my "acting" is...
t$

08.08.07
i happened upon a backstock of the long lost actual tigers CD. the actual tigers were my former band whose songs still litter our current live set. it's available again for sale on the SPEND page.
next seattle show is august 24 at the crocodile. we're also playing portland's Musicfest NW, september 8, at slabtown. check the SHOWS page for specifics.
tim s

07.05.07
back from tour. van broke down again on the last day, again in oregon, this time canyonville. we spent the night in this small casino town and jake won enough $ to pay for the tow and repairs at the roulette table. seattllites, come celebrate our return this friday and saturday, july 6 & 7 at the tractor.
tim s

06.04.07
greetings from the hard road. the van broke 5 hours into the trip and we got stuck in pendleton, or, for a night and a day. apologies to boise and park city for missing the shows. we did play an impromptu set in pendleton at a hiphop honkytonk called crabby's. amazing.... kinda makes me want to start believing in fate. then the local ford diesel mechanic made a housecall to our motel--on a sunday no less--to fix the van (a ford diesel!). we're back on track for denver tonight.
see you there,
tim s

05.15.07
new tour dates are being posted daily on the SHOWS page, so check back often. the sendoff show is friday, june 1, at the sunset in seattle.
'til then,
ts

04.09.07
a cool new remix of "pleasant valley state prison" by c.j. sOb is available for free download at bearsgonewild.com (check out the interview too while yer there). and we made peace with prince and he let us put my cover of "slow love" back up on iTunes.

i'm posting tour dates as they're added on the SHOWS page, along w/ details of this friday's seattle show at the tractor.
see you out there soon,
ts

03.15.07
i'm planning a national tour for june. we'll try to hit most major cities, but please email me if you want to help book or promote a show your town, or if you're off the beaten track and think you can get more than a handful of friends out to a show. any tips on what the cool venue in town is (and if you have any pull with the booker), cheap (or free) places to stay etc. are appreciated. also, if you're a band with a regional following and would like to trade a show and/or if you're a touring band that wants to package, holler at me too.

next seattle show is friday, april 13 at the tractor. my uncle jim will be standing in on bass, so it should be an extra fun night. check the SHOWS page for specifics.
tim s

02.14.07
the prince cover "slow love" should be back up on iTunes very soon. in the meantime you can request it at KEXP or link to the streaming archive here.

next show is a full band affair and a KEXP benefit, march 3 at the high dive in seattle. check the SHOWS page for specifics.

"trucker's lullaby" full video version is coming soon. thanks for your patience.
xo,
tim s

01.30.07
free seattle in-store performance this friday, and a show in portland on saturday. solo at the sunset in ballard on wednesday. check the SHOWS page for specifics.

due to a legal snag involving the Purple One's publishers, the prince cover has been temporarily pulled from iTunes. it should be back up within 30 days. more to come as it unfolds....
ts

01.09.07
my cover of prince's ballad "slow love" is now available for download as part of starbucks entertainment's funeral music (expanded edition) on iTunes. the track is somewhat epic at 6 minutes and features the lovely playing of anne marie ruljancich (jesse sykes & the sweet hereafter, the shins) on viola and cello. you can preview it by clicking the song title on the iTunes page.

next show is a solo/seated affair at the tractor on january 25. check the SHOWS page for specifics.
tim s

12.06.06
next show is december 29 at the tractor tavern in seattle. we'll be premiering the "trucker's lullaby" video. check out the trailer.
put a dent in your holiday shopping at armyoftim.com. funeral music is on sale this month for only $8.99 at sonic boom records (free shipping on orders over $40), and there's a new t-shirt design on the SPEND page.
ho ho,
tim s

10.17.06
check SHOWS page for new additions. some good things coming up in november: solo show with eef from clem snide early in the month at the crocodile, and a full-band show end of the month at the tractor.
ts

10.05.06
next show is october 14 at neumo's in seattle with bobby bare jr. i had the pleasure of hearing his new album this morning and it is very weird and good, as expected. be sure to buy advance tickets at ticketswest, as they're considerably cheaper than the day of show.
see y'all soon,
ts

09.22.06
kurt b. reighley wrote a nice article about funeral music in this week's stranger. read it here.
ts

08.28.06
next show is september 22nd at the crocodile with the minus 5. check the SHOWS page for specs. some cool photos from the south lake union block party are posted here.
tim s

08.11.06
playing a rare free all-ages show this saturday. it's the south lake union block party. check the link or SHOWS page for specs.
xo,
tim

07.13.06
portland and seattle shows with the long winters happening next weekend. check SHOWS section for specifics.
funeral music digital download now available at itunes. (though they have the cover art upside down. jerks.)
seeya soon,
tim s

07.11.06
just capped off a couple intense days of shooting the "trucker's lullaby" video with a sold-out show at the tractor. (see my flickr page for more behind-the-scenes stills.) now we just need to hack down 5.5 hours of footage to a 3.5 minute video. thanks again to the cast and crew of the video shoot in georgetown and the generous hometown crowd in ballard.
tim s

06.24.06
back from the e coast. the show in philly was at a place called world cafe live, which licenses its name from (and shares a building with) WXPN, the local NPR affiliate that hosts the program World Cafe that featured me a few weeks back. the show i played was a pretty weird scene, as the upstairs stage of the venue is mainly a cafe that seems to attract a lunch crowd of businessmen and senior citizens (my show was at 1pm). the place was pretty full, but it seemed only a handful of people were there to hear music. there was a table full of young businessmen trying to conduct a lunch meeting ACTUALLY ON STAGE WITH ME about 15 feet away who i think it's pretty safe to say were not "feelin' the music." but i sold 3 CDs and got a chance to meet 4 people who actually travelled to hear me play. one was the sister of a very good friend of mine in seattle who came from maryland with her friend from DC. i sat with them for a bit and convinced them to give me a ride back to the hotel. they obliged on the condition that they could take pictures with me on the stairs of the art museum where they filmed the famous scene from ROCKY (i will post in the LOOK section). that made the otherwise lackluster show experience completely worthwhile.

the show in NYC at the knitting factory was one of redemption. sam of ghosts i've met, who recently relocated to NYC, played a fine set with spare but tasteful cello and banjo accompaniment. brent arnold, the cellist, plucked out bass notes for a couple tunes, mimicking upright bass, which i thought was particularly sexy. our good friend drew victor, who is back in brooklyn now, is handling bass duties for an outfit called a locomotive. they played a great set too, featuring outstanding male & female 3-part harmonies. i was satisfied with my set as well, and the crowd was more than attentive. the set was heavy on the fingerstyle-guitar songs, which i tend to avoid in the more rockin' band atmosphere because they don't translate as well to a latenite, drunken crowd (and are harder to play for a latenite, drunken tim). but this room was smallish and my gear was limited to a yamaha hollow body guitar with very few embellishments, so i knew my playing had to be the main gimmick for this particular show. "bees at nite" and "sometimes a fool" came off without a hitch, which justified my extra practice in the hotel room in philly. the voice was strong too, despite battling a cold virus stowaway from seattle. post-show, we managed to herd 8 separate groups of friends (and 1 random showgoer) to the same dirty karaoke bar in chinatown, where we all discovered who we really were.

next stop is seattle, july 8 at the tractor tavern for a full-band show. some dates with the long winters are in the works too, so stay tuned.
ts

06.08.06
just added a couple solo shows in philly and NYC next week. check SHOWS section for specifics.
ts

05.30.06
sasquatch wrap-up:
so after 3+ months of anticipation for the high-profile sasquatch festival at the gorge (including a bizarre appearance by yours truly on cable news), we were greeted at the "yeti stage" by a thunder/lighting/hailstorm of almost biblical proportions that resulted in the production folks "calling" our stage because of dangerous conditions. we and the boys from slender means quickly sheltered ourselves (and as many other millers-about as we could fit) from the elements in the provided backstage trailer. we noticed there was electricity in the trailer so i plugged in my guitar, turned the amp up to 10, put it in the doorway and proceeded to play every hot lick i knew as a mass exodus of festival-goers limped along the trail back to their vehicles. the weather cleared about 10 minutes before we were scheduled to take the stage, but the sound technicians were nowhere to be found and electricity had been yanked from the stage. so, for the 50 or so kind people who stuck it out to see me take the stage acoustically and completely unamplified, thanks for singing the electric guitar riffs and listening attentively to the quiet parts. sorry we couldn't rock you as thoroughly as we had planned. we'll make it up to you june 9 at the croc....

read brendan kiley's humorous account of the fiasco on the stranger's blog.

see you soon,
t$

05.23.06
turns out i'm NPR's "World Cafe: Next" artist of the week. check it.
ts

05.16.06
i just found out that our set at sasquatch starts at 6:30 pm, for those of you planning on coming out to the gorge (that's saturday, may 27, by the way).

i "leaked" a copy of my cover of prince's "slow love" to KEXP and they played it last saturday. click here to listen on KEXP's streaming archive (select may 13, 7:36pm). click here to request it now. the track features anne marie ruljancich from jesse sykes and the sweet hereafter on viola and cello. it's from an EP i should have out in june. more info to come...
tS

04.25.06
welcome to the new and improved armyoftim.com. upcoming and past shows are now listed in the SHOWS section, for your convenience. you can also order shirts now on the SPEND page. and be sure to check out the streaming content in the LISTEN section. we're still tweaking a few things, so please bear with us and let us know if something's not working by emailing the webmaster.

and be sure to vote for yours truly for the seattle weekly music awards if you haven't already. the deadline is this saturday, april 29. thanks!
tim s

04.10.06
upcoming shows:
saturday, april 29
tractor tavern, seattle, wa
seattle weekly music awards
a night of music with the nominees, with all ballard venues participating. music starts at 6pm. we come on last at midnight. advance tickets $7. for complete lineup, ticket info and to cast your vote, click here.

saturday, may 27
sasquatch festival "yeti stage"
the gorge, george, wa
also playing saturday are flaming lips, the shins, neko case, iron & wine, ben harper, sufjan stevens, rogue wave and more. tickets on sale at ticketmaster, march 4. set time TBA.

site currently undergoing a revamp that will aid in navigation and include new photos, merchandise and streaming content. should be up in a few days, so check back.
tim s

03.29.06
the croc is the place to be next week:
tuesday, april 4
the crocodile, seattle, wa
elvis costello cover night
and booker pete greenberg's b-day celebration. featuring members of harvey danger, the pale pacific, daylight basement, jen wood, tennis pro, the capillaries, medicine hat, and more. i'll be imitating don henley covering elvis costello, for those of you who missed my singing-drummer performance in austin. order is random, so be there for the whole night and buy pete a birthday beer.
doors 8pm, $4

thursday, april 6
the crocodile, seattle, wa
with eef barzelay (of clem snide) and j tillman a night of intimate solo sets and a super-solid bill. i play second.
9pm, $10
c'mon now,
tim s

03.21.06
JUST ADDED:
wednesday, march 22
chop suey, seattle, wa
with dEUS (from belgium, as heard on KEXP)
we come on first, around 8:30pm, so you dayjobbers can get to bed at a reasonable time. doors 8pm, tickets $9. we'll be packing full band, full set.
full on,
tim s

02.22.06
mark yer calendars for these upcoming shows. i'm actually getting out of town a little bit. more details to follow as they unfold....
friday, march 17
SXSW day party @ big red sun
1102 e cesar chavez, austin, tx  
also playing are slender means, the cops, the saturday knights, figurines, crash gallery, the affair, capitol years
party goes from noon-7pm
the tim seely crue comes on at 12:30pm
admission is free (no badge or wristband needed)
FREE BEER ALL DAY!


thursday, april 6
the crocodile, seattle, wa
w/ eef barzelay (of clem snide) and j tillman
each of us will be playing killer solo sets. show starts 9pm, tickets $10 adv/DOS at ticketweb.com, sonic boom records locations or the croc box office.


saturday, may 27
sasquatch festival "yeti stage"
the gorge, george, wa
also playing saturday are flaming lips, the shins, neko case, iron & wine, ben harper, sufjan stevens, rogue wave and more. tickets on sale at ticketmaster, march 4. set time TBA.
see u soon,
tim$

01.20.06
don't stop 'til you get enough:
tuesday, january 31, 3:15pm
in-studio performance KMTT 103.7 FM seattle
i am their featured local artist of the month for january. really. check it out here. tune in to hear me butcher songs from my own album, live on the air.


wednesday, february 1 tractor tavern
with the maldives and grand hallway
featuring our full band plus the handsome and talented chris zasche on pedal steel guitar. and the master millet will attempt the banjo part on "funeral music." hot fun, kids. best be there. 9pm, $8, 21+
10-4,
tim$

01.09.06
more fun in seattle:
saturday, january 14
neumo's
w/ giant sand and sera cahoone
a great bill. super -happy to be sharing a show w/ giant sand once again. they're one of my favorites. sera cahoone is a talented seattle songstress with a beautiful voice. don't miss this one, folks.
doors 8pm, tickets $10, 21+
i open at 9pm.
forever yours,
seely in '06

01.06.06
next seattle event:
friday, january 6
sunset tavern
"Guilty Pleasures Cover Night"
Yours truly and a cast of all-stars cover the songs you don't want to admit you love. I will be playing a couple songs by my most beloved/hated artists. We're winging the order so get there on time and stay for the whole thing. Other performers include Ian Moore, Transmissionary Six, Downpilot, Gary Reynolds, Amy Stolzenbach, Head Like A Kite, Cantona and more.
8pm, $5, 21+. Fun!

12.12.05
seattle:
wednesday, december 28
tractor tavern
with drew victor and the maldives
drew's back in town for the holidays, so i'm reuniting once again with my tourmates of yore. i play last w/ full band. doors 9pm, tickets $8 day of show or advance at sonic boom records locations.


everyone:
check out this awesome MSNBC article on FUNERAL MUSIC. go here.
merry,
timS

11.22.05
next seattle show:
wednesday, december 7
sunset tavern
with will johnson and hart kingsbery
i play last (10:30ish?). showtime 9pm, tix $7.
i've started a myspace page to humor those of you who claim it will launch me into the stratosphere. check it here if you're into that sorta thing.
launch me,
tim s

11.10.05
champions,
2 seattle shows coming up:
wednesday, november 16
tractor tavern
with j tillman and ghosts i've met
a great bill with some of my favorite musical people (brother joe plays piano for ghosts, j tillman has one of the purdy-est voices i've heard come out of a man). show starts at 9pm, tix $8. tim + band take stage sometime 'round 10:30ish. 21 +


sunday, november 20
chop suey
with the trachtenburg family slideshow players
(part-time seattllites, as seen on conan o'brian)
and tullycraft
(full-time seattllites, as heard on KEXP)
a super-eclectic and cool bill--and ALL AGES! (bar w/ ID)
doors 8pm, tickets $10. i open the show with a solo set.
c'mon,
tim s

10.25.05
saturday, october 29
the vera project in seattle
1916 4th ave (between virginia and stewart)
with love as laughter, sam champion and the can't see


hey kids,
this is a rare all-ages show and we're threatening to sport halloween costumes. feel free to do the same. tickets are $8, doors are at 7:30pm. the band and i come on at 8pm sharp.
tS

10.14.05
sunday, october 16
chop suey in seattle
with dios (malos) and swords
i open the show with synth and laptop jockey jason "jake" rowe (probably 9ish--show up early just in case). tickets $8, doors 8pm.


KCRW Santa Monica recently added FUNERAL MUSIC to ther rotation. KCRW is a great community radio station. check them out here.


write your own review for FUNERAL MUSIC at amazon.com. click here.
see you all soon,
tim s

09.29.05
friday, september 30
christoff gallery
6004 12th ave s, #17
in seattle's georgetown neighborhood
christoff gallery is a unique art/performance space with full bar. this event is the DVD release party for my friend jason reid's film THE REID/SECREST OLYMPICS and the gallery features the art of my friend andrew miller. doors are at 6pm, the film screens at 10pm and i play a solo set at 11pm. come on down. it's free!
tim s

09.19.05
thursday, september 22
with slender means and the hope (CD release)
the high dive, 513 n 36th in fremont
9pm, 21+, $7
i come on last w/ band 11:30ish.
bring,
tim s

08.19.05
2 seattle shows coming up:
sunday, september 4, at bumbershoot
seattle center, backyard stage, 1:30pm
for complete lineup and stage location, visit bumershoot's site.


friday, september 9, at the tractor
with mike dumovich and j tillman
the "ballard ave CD release party," with 2 of my favorite seattle singer-songwriters. i play last w/ band. doors 9pm, tickets $8 at venue or advance at sonic boom records.


3 glowing reviews for FUNERAL MUSIC so far. read 'em here if you want:
the stranger
three imaginary girls




and help keep FUNERAL MUSIC in KEXP's top ten. request it here.
tim s

07.28.05
next show:
tuesday, august 16 at chop suey in seattle
with devin davis, onalaska and model photographer
devin davis is a talented popsmith from the chicago area. onalaska features members of seattle favorites minus the bear and these arms are snakes. i come on with my band at 11pm. doors 9pm, $7.


KEXP has been spinning all sorts of tracks from FUNERAL MUSIC. request your favorite here. we'll be servicing other great stations around the country in the next couple weeks, so be sure to demand it from your local station.
thanks again for listening,
tim s

07.11.05
tuesday, july 12 at the crocodile
with luke temple and braden blake
i play with the band at 9:30pm


thanks to all you kind folks who bought the album over the weekend. you can purchase it online at sonicboomrecords.com.


KEXP is adding me to their rotation this week. make sure it stays on the air by dropping them a request here.
more to come shortly. stay tuned.
tim

07.05.05
hey all,
we're celebrating the long-awaited official pressing of "funeral music" with a slew of events in seattle this weekend:


friday, july 8 at the high dive
513 N 36th, in the heart of fremont
a solid bill all the way around featuring local faves western states and j tillman.
the boys in the band and i hit the stage around 10:30pm
doors 9pm, tix $6, 21 and over


saturday, july 9 on KEXP
6pm live in-studio performance
tune in to 90.3 FM in the seattle area or online at kexp.org


sunday, july 10 at sonic boom records
2209 NW market in ballard
3pm live in-store performance and CD RELEASE EXTRAVAGANZA!
your first chance to get your hands on a brand new copy of "funeral music"
sonic boom will have it on sale for the first time ever at the unbelievable price of $9.99!
free and all-ages


for you folks outside of the seattle area, the official release date is july 12, though it may take a little while to get into your local store. in the meantime, you should be able to order a copy online at sonicboomrecords.com.


stay tuned here for the latest developments and expect a new look for this tired old site very soon.
love,
tim

06.12.05
wednesday, june 15 at the tractor
with juana molina
juana molina makes sultry argentine electro-folk. go to her site for mp3 downloads. jason r. will join me with his laptop for our "electro" set at 8:30pm. c'mon.


this show may be your last chance to score the hand-pressed, hand-drawn CD-R version of "funeral music" (see example). a proper pressing is taking place through our friends at thingmakers and we're expecting it'll be done in early july.


more info coming soon on a KEXP live in-studio, sonic boom records in-store, show w/ nicolai dunger and bumbershoot appearance. stay tuned.
sorry,
tim

06.02.05
i'm opening for democratic national committee chairman howard dean (!) this sunday at the premier (1700 1st ave s, seattle). the band and i come on at 7:30pm, and dean's speech follows. ticket/donation is a bit pricey for the average clubgoer, but if you're a supporter of the cause, hey....
https://www.democrats.org/support/seattle.html


in the future: tractor june 15, opening for juana molina, live set on KEXP july 9, and official CD release in july. stay tuned for more info.
ts

05.12.05
good news!
90.3 KEXP featured me on a couple segments entitled "your new favorite band" on tuesday, may 10. you can hear the tracks they played and hear what they had to say on their archive for the next 2 weeks at www.kexp.org. go to their streaming archive section and enter the date and times (8:07am and 4:13pm) to hear what was aired. and now is a great time to show your support by making a request at dj@kexp.org, no matter where you are in the world. KEXP is a great place to discover all kinds of new music and they stream their programming to the world at the above weblink.


next show is memorial day weekend, sunday, may 29, at the tractor. i am proud to be sharing this bill with my brother joe's new project, pillowfighter. more info to come.
'til then, stay strong.
ts

05.03.05
¡hola cholos!
thursday, may 5, at the tractor
with pistol star (featuring paul kimble from
grant lee buffalo)
and cantona
cinco de mayo celebration with tecate and tequila specials! tim+band play 2nd (9:30ish?)
showtime 9pm, tix $6
luego,
seely

04.21.05
thanks to all you kind folks who have supported me through this month-long onslaught of seattle shows (and to youse guys at the josh rouse show who didn't know you were supporting me until i was on stage!). it's great to see the new and familiar faces.


listen up:
KEXP (awesome seattle station) spun my track "on film i play myself" last friday for the first time. whether you're in seattle or anywhere else in the world, do the kid a favor and request him via dj@kexp.org. you can stream the station online at www.kexp.org.
love,
the kid

04.06.05
busy busy....
this may get a bit confusing, so take a deep breath and scroll down until you see something you like.
TS events for the coming week:


thursday, april 7 at the sunset tevern in ballard
with ed harcourt and martha wainwright
my third and final show of their seattle residency tour. the tears are welling up. they will be missed but the show is absolutely not to be missed!
i open solo at 8:30pm.


friday, april 8 at the crocodile
with the devlins and susan enan
i open solo 9pm.


monday, april 11 at hattie's hat in ballard
GUEST BARTENDER NIGHT!
yours truly and my freind and like-minded singer-songwriter drew victor will be looking cool behind the bar and handing out free drink tickets to lucky folks in attendance from 8-10pm or whenever we get fired.


tuesday, april 12 at the tractor in ballard
with drew victor and the maldives
reuniting with my tourmates from last summer, but also bidding farewell to drew who is moving to brooklyn the following day. come pay your respects. the tim will be sporting full band, full set, for those of you who have been waiting to see me sorta rock.
phew,
tIM

03.29.05
thursday, march 31 at the tractor
with ed harcourt and martha wainwright
continuing the saga with this amazing lineup. for those of you who showed up late last week, please note that my set starts at 8:30 sharp.
come on down,
tS

03.21.05
seattle shows galore! apparently i've become the tractor's new house band....


for the philanthropic non-smoker:
tuesday, march 22 at the tractor
this show benefits INNER CITY OUTINGS
admission/donation is $20 and we hit the stage at 8pm sharp! this is a non-smoking show and 21+


for the frugal progressive-folkie:
thursday, march 24 at the tractor
with ed harcourt and martha wainwright
one of three seattle shows i'm playing with these talented touring singer-songwriters. i open the show at 8:30pm. admission $8 advance at sonic boom record stores, $10 day of show.
21+, smoke 'em if you got 'em.
tiM

03.10.05
friday, march 11 at the crocodile in seattle
with the frames and mark geary
i managed to weasel my way onto this bill at the last minute. it should be a great show but i've heard it's already sold out. if you're one of the lucky ticket holders, i will see you there. i play a solo set at 9:30 sharp! so don't be late.
TPS

03.01.05
benefit show in seattle:
monday, march 7 at sunset tavern
with mooncalf and gabriel burn (of dark sergeant)
all door proceeds go to cover our friend beth mcdaniel's medical expenses ($10 suggested donation)
show starts at 9pm, i play the middle slot (somewhere around 10pm)
see you there,
tIM

02.18.05
seattllites:
wednesday, february 23 at sunset tavern
with my honcho drew victor and nik freitas


i'm working out a couple more numbers with my current lineup of players, so this show is guaranteed to be somewhat sexier than most. i think i/we come on last, in the neighborhood of 11pm.


been hard at work producing/arranging some stuff for an extremely talented kid called mark adamec. it's a project we started when i was living in oxford, mississippi, and i'm super-duper excited to be finishing it up. the "restless child" track in the LISTEN section is a rough mix from these sessions.
overboard,
tS

02.08.05
another show in seattle:
thursday, february 10 at cafe venus/mars bar
609 eastlake ave e
i open for lost incredible at 9pm.
onward,
tim

12.14.04
seattle tim action:
wednesday, december 22 at chop suey
1325 e madison, 9pm
with my past tour honchos drew victor
and the maldives
see yu there,
T-I-M

12.08.04
merry holidays, one and all!
fellow seattllites:
hark! a show--a benefit at that. ('tis the season.)
this saturday, december 11 at ARTWORKS
1914 4th ave (gallery below VERA's space)
tim plays at 10:30, DARK SEARGANT at 11:15
7pm doors, all-ages, CHEAP bar upstairs w/ ID
DJs and performance art throughout the night
$5 cover
proceeds benefit university district mural project
bring yourself before you sting yourself....
always,
tiM

11.13.04
hey folks. i'm back. been geeking out as of late with this new instrument called a spring drum. sounds like something out of an old sci-fi film. you'll probably hear it on every new song from here on out....


show w/ giant sand was great. howe's new lineup is more than competent and nice gentlemen to boot (they even pretended to like my playing).


still shopping the new record out there to the music biz folk. we've got some interest from a few, which is very promising.


got a weird remix for the track "funeral music" in the works. found a janky-ass pedal steel part buried deep in the recording session from mississippi. and working on putting together a few shows for the coming months. more info to follow.
stay strong,
tiM

10.29.04
a couple of events this coming week:
tuesday, november 2, US and A
VOTE!
all the cool kids will be there.


and another tim show:
wednesday, november 3, the tractor, seattle
with giant sand and the handsome family


i open w/ a short solo set at 9pm sharp!, but the rest of the show is well worth the cover (howe gelb of giant sand is my hero). c'mon.
TPS

10.15.04
forgive me.
it's been too long. been busy moving out of the house of destruction after 7 yrs. and into seattle's fre-lard hood. settling into my new digs, though. got the recording gear set up and working on a prince cover ("slow love"), potentially for a valentine's compilation.


check the photo collage in the LOOK section. some stuff from tour and elsewhere. thanks to the photographers: chris deichl (live photos), jason rowe (nightlife) and colin white (sad clown).


thursday, october 21, the tractor, seattle
with mooncalf and dark sergeant
tim is #1! (plays first, 9pm-ish)


y'all seattllites should try to make it to this show at the tractor next thursday. mooncalf and dark sergeant are on the bill, too, and i will be playing with members of both bands (and my trusty keyboard molester jason rowe) for the majority of my set. not to be missed!
huge love 4 u and u and u,
tim

08.22.04
just added:
tonight, sunday, aug. 22 at the tractor tavern
i open for alexi murdoch at 8:30pm.
bring it,
tim

08.13.04
home safe in seattle. homecoming show:

saturday, aug. 21 at the tractor tavern


rosie thomas headlines, tim plays middle slot, luke temple opens at 9pm. i'll have CDs for sale and free buttons. it's a saturday night, so no excuses. come say hello.
tim


8.13.04
i'm currently cruising through the winding roads of the redwood forest, left hand on the wheel, right hand typing. multi-tasking, as they say. with tour comes difficult decisions: should i prop my left foot on the dash? how badly would my body then be mangled if we wrecked? shall i consume more crap even though i feel miserable? (i usually opt for the all-crap diet on the road for adventure's sake. with varying results...)


the LA show was the best/most fun i've played in years. eric and his bass-playin buddy nick rocked 3 songs (halfway house, pleasant valley state prison, on film i play myself) and were stellar even with only a couple hours of practice (thanks again, dudes). the crowd was a reunion of seattle expatriates who were oh so attentive to the army's set. the tim was very pleased. i drew some of my best sharpie cover art, too. the best was a greenleaf tree mouse eating the empire state building. my friend chris d. took some awesome photos that i will post here when i learn how. the late night led us to stone canyon for nightswimming, piano bangin' and an ass-kicking dance party, thanks to sara and johanna for being great hosesses and thanks to all the honchitos who made this run possible. MVP award goes to douglas for bringing all his extra gear that i ended up using.
huge,
tim


08.11.04
we take the stage tonight at 10:30ish at the knitting factory (hollywood) for those of you interested in coming down.
rocknroll,
tim

08.10.04
sitting in the silverlake portion of LA watching a shaven cat eat. freeloading at erin and eric's place (thanks guys). eric's going to bang some drums for the show tomorrow. he was the touring drummer for the 'tigers and we're happy to be reunited for the show. i'm slated to come on last (10:30ish) for those of you who are hitting the show.
SF show was great. made some coin. reaquainted with some old friends, one being hudson bell, who also played that night. thanks mucho to jeanne and peter for the hospitality.
honchitos forever,
tim

08.07.04
figured i'd write something coherent during the daylight hours for a change. i'm in the van just south of ashland, or. on the way to SF for the show on sunday. we are 8 strong in the vessel. personnel: jason rowe (playing keys in my "band"), drew victor, drew's banjoman chris, jason d. of maldives fame, jeff london, douglas mapes (merchant, latenite designated driver), colin white (part flava flav, part S1W), and i, the army. this is turning out to be a very fun crew. we made enough at the seattle show to cover gas, which was pretty much our only concern. portland show was very fun despite the slim crowd. thanks to shana for the floor space for sleeping in the hotel and for assembling CDs and buttons.. and thanks to the waitstaffs of the sandy hut and the montage for tolerating our ranch dressing and vinegar chugging competitions. bad times. all worries
just crossed into california.....
next time,
tim

08.07.04
Re: HONCHO UNDERPANTS?
kraP! so... lunch at the acropolis!!! ouch!
MAN! afterrhours at the silverado.....
that's some serious confusion...?/delusion///penetrusion...
SIKE!
i love chocolate!
see U in SF!!!!!
ghost of tims past

08.06.04
Re: TOUR HAS BEGUN IF YOU WANT IT
krap. so this is touR.... this is hard.../hard are my muscles from lifting ganga big equipment from an all-ages club full of 4 drunx that are living in the vaN for 10 days.. . jason r. is SOOPorting the tim on these dates--and man is it very good! yes!
AND the show 2nite was so SM(ALL-ages) and yet VERY AWESOME! you know that is how WE do! 2morrow we stay here...AGAIN! bottom-feedin' up in PDX! YES! till 2morrowww.awesome.com...

07.27.04
hey all. here be the confirmed west coast dates so far:


aug 4, seattle, sunset tavern
aug 5, portland, the meow meow
aug 8, san francisco, the make-out room
aug 11, LA, the knitting factory


these shows will feature a separate set by me and each of my travelling companions: drew victor, the maldives and jeff london (amy blaschke joins the bill for the sunset show). set times/order will vary from night to night. i'm planning on updating the site daily from the road, but when in doubt, arrive early!


in the current absence of a proper record label, i'll be printing "limited edition" copies of my new album, FUNERAL MUSIC, available for $10 at these shows. each CD will be one of a kind, with custom-designed-on-the-premises cover art by yours truly.


stay tuned for frequent tour updates/jounal entries from the road. looking forward to seeing you somewhere out there!
WESssTSIDE,
tim

06.29.04
the scoop on the show:
thurs., july 1
sunset tavern, downtown ballard, seattle
9pm, $5


mike dumovich opens
the maldives play 2nd
the tim plays last (10:30/11ish?)


pat, matt m, and diarmuid of mooncalf (and the same diarmuid of actual tigers fame) will help me out on a few songs, thank god.


hittin the road with the maldives and drew victor in august. west coast dates to be posted soon....
tS

06.05.04
i put together a show thursday, july 1, at the sunset tavern in ballard, seattle, wa. my friend jason's band, the maldives will play, too. really cool stuff. and mike dumovich will open if everything falls into place (a great melancholy seattle singer-songwriter). come, listen, drink PBR or cheap red wine. or cola. or nothing. just come...


home recording enthusiasts:
check the new tape op mag (no. 41, may/june, i believe). some great EQ and microphone basics. very useful. and an interview with sigur ros about the converted swimming pool facility in iceland they call their studio. a truly great publication. if you're into re-amping a guitar track through a hallway and setting up a tube mic on omni in the shower stall of your upstairs bathroom (like me), you'll really dig it.
TS

06.03.04
i'm back.
saw some good seattle rock shows in the interim. sondre lerche, destroyer, the shins and fruit bats--theses are the artists you hippies need to check if you haven't already.
hi-fived dan from destroyer twice for being awesome. witnessed some hardcore honky-style double dutch rope-jumpin outside of neumo's. a girl broke my favorite shirt out by the ropes...
dratttt......
on the "creative" side, been painting some since i finished the record. if you move into an apartment or townhouse by gasworks park, maybe you'll see my handi-work.....
putting a show together july 1 at the sunset tav in seattle. stay tuned for specs.
shabbbba,
Tim

05.25.04
sorry it's been so long. i'll try harder from now on, girl. been busy mixing. i think i'm done, though. sending this here prelim version around to labels to see if anyone's interested.


b-day show at the tractor was fum. thanks to douglas and kim for the cake. and the hugs. no new shows planned but i's workin on it, so stay tuned.
always,
tim

04.19.04
Hello friends.

I'm playing a show here in Seattle at the Tractor, Wednesday, April 21. Also on the bill is Graham Travis. I think I should take the stage sometime around 10pm. I will be turning 27 at midnight. Gifts and/or hugs are encouraged.


Almost have this record I've been working on in the can. Just need to mix the beast. Check out some tracks in the LISTEN section.


As always, feel free to email me for any reason. I will be posting your questions and my answers in the LEARN section for kicks, so bring 'em on.


Thanks again to the talented Mr. Colin White for helping me put this site together.


Forever,
Tim