RYAN HOMMEL TRIO strikes back! With a slightly rotating lineup from week to week, RH3 will be playing every Tuesday night at the Wheelhouse in Greenfield, MA. Don’t miss the first night of this residency on November 22nd, the Tuesday before Thanksgiving!

RYAN HOMMEL TRIO
Tuesday, November 22nd
9pm
FREE!!

*Featuring*
RYAN HOMMEL – guitar
KEITH LAUDIERI – drums
ALEX CHAKOUR – bass

Back in April, long time friend and musical mentor Shane Allessio and I played a few of my original songs on a balcony in London in front of a camera and some friends. Here’s the result! Thank you so much, BalconyTV!!!

A friend of mine was kind enough to let me hang onto his beautiful Gibson Les Paul circa 1987 – here’s me taking it for a spin for the first time!!

While I was at SouthBySouthWest in Austin, TX this past week, I was hit between the eyes with a hard-to-handle piece of news. Melvin Sparks passed away unexpectedly at the young and spry age of 64. Just a week before, I was playing one of he songs he was known for with the two musicians he was known for playing with. I’m lucky enough to be considered a part of Beau Sasser Trio, based in Northampton, MA – here’s a clip from that show with BST (feat. Bill Carbone on drums, me on guitar and special guest Jamemurrell Stanley on congas). We play tomorrow night (3/23/11) at 10pm, Bishop’s Lounge, Northampton, MA. No cover.

Hope everyone’s had a relatively easy winter… Seth and I had a great time on tour and for those of you who missed us (or can’t get enough!!), here’s a couple clips for ya! Enjoy!

Things couldn’t be going any better for Seth Glier and me. Our new record The Next Right Thing was nationally released this past Tuesday, Jan 11th and debuted on the iTunes Top 100 charts. Our single “Lauralee” broke into Clear Channel and is currently #2  among many amazing artists iheartradio.com. Every CD release show so far has been at capacity, or beyond capacity.

I am so thrilled to deliver this news… and never have I been THIS EXCITED to uncover what’s next for us. It’s my hope that you’ll continue to follow along and be amazing as you always have been so far. Happy New Year to you all, here’s to doing “The Next Right Thing” as opposed to the next thing right. Take ownership of what’s yours, people!

Love,

Ryan

I’ve had a wonderful time here in D.C. hanging with my girlfriend and some good friends. It’s amazing what a few days of rest and re-charge will do after a hectic week such as last.

Seth and I played a couple great showcases at CMJ last week. I got to sit in on a couple industry panels and learn a thing or two from the pros… But really, anyone can be in this business. Last week we also did a gig up in Ogunquit, ME with Livingston Taylor at Jonathans. As always with Liv, it was a magical night that left us eager to play with Liv again, and excited to keep improving our live set.

This week will see Seth and I in upstate NY and making our way out to the mid west (the best west!!) via Cleveland for a Halloween show!! Check out my calendar page for more info.

Till next time…..