Nathaniel Carroll - A Boy and His Piano (and sometimes his guitar and his friends)

October 28, 2008

The Year Thus Far

Thus far, 2008 has been quite a roller coaster. This is a good thing, because I love roller coasters. My favorite is the Screamin' Eagle at Six Flags over Saint Louis, Missouri.

Thus far, in 2008, I have worked as a paralegal, welcomed my first baby boy into the world, re-enrolled in college (1 more year!), and have still not finished a new album! My eyes are bigger than my stomach, I'm told, and I have decided to reevaluate my goals for the upcoming year. Let's take a look:

1. Spend time with my family (Ongoing).
2. Release an EP (February 2009).
3. Make my fiancee' an "honest woman" (June 2009).
4. Finish school (ETA August 2009).
5. Pick a school for post-grad studies
6. Write a new record for 2010

Lately I've been interested in arranging and recording Christmas/winter songs. I will probably try to record a couple more songs for this year. Maybe I'll revive my albums from the years past and package it up properly. Maybe I'll buy in to the consumerism of the holiday season.

If you see me on the street, ask me how my goals are coming along. If you don't, I'm liable to forget I set them in the first place.

What are your goals for this year? Send them to me at nathaniel[dot]carroll[at]gmail[dot]com, and I'll post my favorite ones on here in the months to come.

xoxo,
nathaniel

Labels: 2008, EP, Goals, New album, Reindeer

October 15, 2008

I-hope-Obama-wins-so-we-can-have-a-post-election-bash show with Andy Zipf and Lauris Vidal on November 5, 2008!

I'm playing at the Outland Ballroom on Wednesday, November 5, 2008. I believe the show is 18 and up with a $5/$7 cover. We will (hopefully) be celebrating Change in which we can believe.

For those of you just tuning in, my fiancee Rebecca gave birth to our beautiful son, Soren James Carroll, on August 1, 2008. He is growing rapidly and is exceptionally alert and interactive. Much like other babies, he makes the most wonderful and strange noises. I will be collecting these sounds on tape in the coming months, and will be incorporating them into my son's first album, which is tentatively entitled "Baby's First Words" or something like that. I'm hoping to start a new movement of pretentious, avant-garde, kid-noise bands...perhaps an equal match for the screamo trend.

See you on the 5th!

xoxo,
nathaniel

April 01, 2008

E-Friends:

Life seems to keep happening no matter how hard I wish it to slow down. It's almost summer time, and I'm booking a little tour at the end of May with a full band. That's right, for the first time ever, my drummer and bestee Brian Edwards will be joined by our friend Daniel Bryant of Southern Hills on bass and possibly cello. I'm cooking up some weird and exciting new sounds, and look forward to performing in your neighborhood.

If you'd like to see Nathaniel Carroll & the Party Line perform in your city, please send me a message on Myspace.com/nathanielcarroll.

I'm going to be recording a few more tracks for the new album in the next week or two, and I'll post them online as well.

For now, check the SHOWS page for tour info.

xoxo,
nathaniel

Labels: Britney Spears, broseph, cello, cellophane, ladies, myspace, peanut butter, Spring, tour

January 07, 2008

Hello, friends!

Dan Chilton of Moxie Cinema fame got me hooked on this new website for musicians and fans alike to discover the newest, best music without the bias. It's called TheSixtyOne.com and puts the power of promotion in the hands of the listener using their "bumping" system. Check out the site:

While you're there, type my name into the search bar and listen to my new jams. Bump them if you like them!

xoxo,
nathaniel

December 13, 2007

Click me for free Christmas!

August 29, 2007

Someone broke a window in my van and stole my keyboard and guitar. I've got some leads and I've contacted Andy Griffith, so hopefully I can retrieve my livelihood.

Friday's show will go on as scheduled! It's at a new venue called Front Porch, which has an in-house upright piano I can use. Joy!

xoxo,
nathaniel

July 02, 2007

A big thank you is owed to everyone who gave us a show, a place to stay, or a small portion of their time and resources on the quick summer tour; you all made it worthwhile. We shook tambourines, broke guitar strings, rode scooters, ate birthday cake, chatted with the elderly, danced the night away, visited creepy hotels, raised money for thirsty African children, blew up balloons, and leaked engine coolant all along the way. My deepest apologies to Little Rock, AR and Tulsa, OK for the canceled shows. The Party Wagon needs a rest (and a new radiator), but we'll be back in action in no time.

For now, I'm back in the daily grind, working full-time (and then some), and sporadically working on the new album. I've also started an email newsletter appropriately called "The Party Line," which I will use from time to time as a more direct source for news updates, mp3 leaks, and the new Birthday Party Line! What is the BPL, you ask? If you have signed up for the email newsletter or contact me in person with your email address, mailing address, and birthday, and I will send you a bizarre personal birthday greeting on your next birthday. No hidden fees, no contracts, no money down. Act now while supplies last!

xoxo,
nathaniel

April 12, 2007

The Scoop:
I'm currently filling out the late spring/summer schedule. Check the shows page for the particulars.

We're shooting a documentary this summer about an all-nursing-home tour I'm doing in June. We're playing day shows at nursing homes and assisted living facilities in hopes of reaching out to the elderly who are otherwise cut off from the rest of the world. We hope to capture their stories and voices on film in an attempt to preserve the wisdom of their generation. Additionally, this will serve as a challenge to other musicians to explore alternative demographics for their music, and alternative motives as well. Music is my therapy. Maybe it's someone else's, too.

xoxo,
nathaniel

February 15, 2007

Lots of exciting things are happening, I promise!

First thing's first: March 6, 2007 is the official digital release date of a split cd I'm doing with Daniel G. Harmann (now of Seattle, WA). It will be available on iTunes. Just search for either of our names. Hopefully it will work. I'll be sure to put links all over the place. We're also making a limited edition run of 100 hand-numbered physical CDs to sell at shows.

I'm going to be playing a string of dates with my good friend from Washington, DC Andy Zipf in early March. I will be playing keys/synth for Andy. These dates will serve as practice for a huge performance at the Paste Magazine SXSW party on Friday, March 16th in Austin, TX!!! This is a huge honor, and I am so grateful for the opportunity to play with such a talented musician.
I'm hoping to snag one more SXSW show on Saturday to play my own set as well.

April showers will wash my van as I drive up to Dekalb, IL for a special performance at The House Cafe with my great new friend John Mallinen, a few house shows at Jefferson Starship, and hopefully some progress on my new album.

Once the May flowers are in bloom, the sky is the limit. I will probably plan one brief two-and-a-half-week tour out to California and back from May 13 to June 1. More later. That will be the only real tour I do, probably. I need to save up some money for another announcement coming this spring.

xoxo,
nathaniel

January 18, 2007

Well, I promised myself I'd update the website often during tour... better luck next year!

Thus far, 2007 has been good to NC/PL. I had a great tour out East with life-changer John Mallinen, spent a wonderful amount of time with my girlfriend from Maryland, and met so many new and amazing friends and family! I cannot wait to go back for another round of touring. Quickly, these are the people to whom I am eternally indebted: Dale G and the Waldorf crew, John Mallinen, John Ugolini and co., Mark @ Lemp, Ryne Watts, Owen Pye, Spencer & Robbie and their Memphis crew, Nick S in Hotlanta, Janet K, Charlotte H, Jenna H, Danny B, Meagan and Dusty's Beats, Dusty's Parents' Beats, Club TSI, NickLaundryLoser, Sam W, and the hundreds of people who came to shows that I did not meet.

I also promised myself I wouldn't play too many shows between now and March, but the SHOWS page states otherwise. I'll be doing a few local house shows and free shows @ the Belmonte and Borders, and will also be touring with Andy Zipf for a few days around the midwest.

In the meantime, while attending school, working at The Moxie, and playing all these shows, I will put the finishing touches on my new record so that I can take it to a certain mega-festival in Texas during March. Keep your fingers crossed!

A split cd with Daniel G. Harmann will be released digitally on iTunes and CDBaby.com on March 6, 2007! Write that on your calendars; this is a digital-only release, so you'll have to purchase it from iTunes fo sho! I might make a limited number of physical copies of the split to sell on the road, but don't hesitate to purchase the e-split.

Following that will be a brief trip to Maryland to spend time with my lady and friends. Then, April will bring showers of shows, homework, and stress I'm sure, which will then be snuffed out by beautiful May (post-finals). I'll probably end up overbooking myself after school gets out and then be out on the road for a month in June. July is already full of trips to here or there for church and school functions, and August will mark my final semester in college (still have your fingers crossed?).

Release Schedule:
March 6, 2007 = Split w/Daniel G. Harmann
May 2007 = Country/Bluegrass EP
Summer 2007 = 2nd Full Length album
Fall 2007 = Electro-pop EP
December 2007 = Christmas Double-album
Fall 2008 = 3rd Full Length album

If I accomplish one of those things, I'll be happy!

xoxo,
nathaniel


	October 28, 2008 The Year Thus Far Thus far, 2008 has been quite a roller coaster. This is a good thing, because I love roller coasters. My favorite is the Screamin' Eagle at Six Flags over Saint Louis, Missouri. Thus far, in 2008, I have worked as a paralegal, welcomed my first baby boy into the world, re-enrolled in college (1 more year!), and have still not finished a new album! My eyes are bigger than my stomach, I'm told, and I have decided to reevaluate my goals for the upcoming year. Let's take a look: 1. Spend time with my family (Ongoing). 2. Release an EP (February 2009). 3. Make my fiancee' an "honest woman" (June 2009). 4. Finish school (ETA August 2009). 5. Pick a school for post-grad studies 6. Write a new record for 2010 Lately I've been interested in arranging and recording Christmas/winter songs. I will probably try to record a couple more songs for this year. Maybe I'll revive my albums from the years past and package it up properly. Maybe I'll buy in to the consumerism of the holiday season. If you see me on the street, ask me how my goals are coming along. If you don't, I'm liable to forget I set them in the first place. What are your goals for this year? Send them to me at nathaniel[dot]carroll[at]gmail[dot]com, and I'll post my favorite ones on here in the months to come. xoxo, nathaniel Labels: 2008, EP, Goals, New album, Reindeer October 15, 2008 I-hope-Obama-wins-so-we-can-have-a-post-election-bash show with Andy Zipf and Lauris Vidal on November 5, 2008! I'm playing at the Outland Ballroom on Wednesday, November 5, 2008. I believe the show is 18 and up with a $5/$7 cover. We will (hopefully) be celebrating Change in which we can believe. For those of you just tuning in, my fiancee Rebecca gave birth to our beautiful son, Soren James Carroll, on August 1, 2008. He is growing rapidly and is exceptionally alert and interactive. Much like other babies, he makes the most wonderful and strange noises. I will be collecting these sounds on tape in the coming months, and will be incorporating them into my son's first album, which is tentatively entitled "Baby's First Words" or something like that. I'm hoping to start a new movement of pretentious, avant-garde, kid-noise bands...perhaps an equal match for the screamo trend. See you on the 5th! xoxo, nathaniel April 01, 2008 E-Friends: Life seems to keep happening no matter how hard I wish it to slow down. It's almost summer time, and I'm booking a little tour at the end of May with a full band. That's right, for the first time ever, my drummer and bestee Brian Edwards will be joined by our friend Daniel Bryant of Southern Hills on bass and possibly cello. I'm cooking up some weird and exciting new sounds, and look forward to performing in your neighborhood. If you'd like to see Nathaniel Carroll & the Party Line perform in your city, please send me a message on Myspace.com/nathanielcarroll. I'm going to be recording a few more tracks for the new album in the next week or two, and I'll post them online as well. For now, check the SHOWS page for tour info. xoxo, nathaniel Labels: Britney Spears, broseph, cello, cellophane, ladies, myspace, peanut butter, Spring, tour January 07, 2008 Hello, friends! Dan Chilton of Moxie Cinema fame got me hooked on this new website for musicians and fans alike to discover the newest, best music without the bias. It's called TheSixtyOne.com and puts the power of promotion in the hands of the listener using their "bumping" system. Check out the site: While you're there, type my name into the search bar and listen to my new jams. Bump them if you like them! xoxo, nathaniel December 13, 2007 Click me for free Christmas! August 29, 2007 Someone broke a window in my van and stole my keyboard and guitar. I've got some leads and I've contacted Andy Griffith, so hopefully I can retrieve my livelihood. Friday's show will go on as scheduled! It's at a new venue called Front Porch, which has an in-house upright piano I can use. Joy! xoxo, nathaniel July 02, 2007 A big thank you is owed to everyone who gave us a show, a place to stay, or a small portion of their time and resources on the quick summer tour; you all made it worthwhile. We shook tambourines, broke guitar strings, rode scooters, ate birthday cake, chatted with the elderly, danced the night away, visited creepy hotels, raised money for thirsty African children, blew up balloons, and leaked engine coolant all along the way. My deepest apologies to Little Rock, AR and Tulsa, OK for the canceled shows. The Party Wagon needs a rest (and a new radiator), but we'll be back in action in no time. For now, I'm back in the daily grind, working full-time (and then some), and sporadically working on the new album. I've also started an email newsletter appropriately called "The Party Line," which I will use from time to time as a more direct source for news updates, mp3 leaks, and the new Birthday Party Line! What is the BPL, you ask? If you have signed up for the email newsletter or contact me in person with your email address, mailing address, and birthday, and I will send you a bizarre personal birthday greeting on your next birthday. No hidden fees, no contracts, no money down. Act now while supplies last! xoxo, nathaniel April 12, 2007 The Scoop: I'm currently filling out the late spring/summer schedule. Check the shows page for the particulars. We're shooting a documentary this summer about an all-nursing-home tour I'm doing in June. We're playing day shows at nursing homes and assisted living facilities in hopes of reaching out to the elderly who are otherwise cut off from the rest of the world. We hope to capture their stories and voices on film in an attempt to preserve the wisdom of their generation. Additionally, this will serve as a challenge to other musicians to explore alternative demographics for their music, and alternative motives as well. Music is my therapy. Maybe it's someone else's, too. xoxo, nathaniel February 15, 2007 Lots of exciting things are happening, I promise! First thing's first: March 6, 2007 is the official digital release date of a split cd I'm doing with Daniel G. Harmann (now of Seattle, WA). It will be available on iTunes. Just search for either of our names. Hopefully it will work. I'll be sure to put links all over the place. We're also making a limited edition run of 100 hand-numbered physical CDs to sell at shows. I'm going to be playing a string of dates with my good friend from Washington, DC Andy Zipf in early March. I will be playing keys/synth for Andy. These dates will serve as practice for a huge performance at the Paste Magazine SXSW party on Friday, March 16th in Austin, TX!!! This is a huge honor, and I am so grateful for the opportunity to play with such a talented musician. I'm hoping to snag one more SXSW show on Saturday to play my own set as well. April showers will wash my van as I drive up to Dekalb, IL for a special performance at The House Cafe with my great new friend John Mallinen, a few house shows at Jefferson Starship, and hopefully some progress on my new album. Once the May flowers are in bloom, the sky is the limit. I will probably plan one brief two-and-a-half-week tour out to California and back from May 13 to June 1. More later. That will be the only real tour I do, probably. I need to save up some money for another announcement coming this spring. xoxo, nathaniel January 18, 2007 Well, I promised myself I'd update the website often during tour... better luck next year! Thus far, 2007 has been good to NC/PL. I had a great tour out East with life-changer John Mallinen, spent a wonderful amount of time with my girlfriend from Maryland, and met so many new and amazing friends and family! I cannot wait to go back for another round of touring. Quickly, these are the people to whom I am eternally indebted: Dale G and the Waldorf crew, John Mallinen, John Ugolini and co., Mark @ Lemp, Ryne Watts, Owen Pye, Spencer & Robbie and their Memphis crew, Nick S in Hotlanta, Janet K, Charlotte H, Jenna H, Danny B, Meagan and Dusty's Beats, Dusty's Parents' Beats, Club TSI, NickLaundryLoser, Sam W, and the hundreds of people who came to shows that I did not meet. I also promised myself I wouldn't play too many shows between now and March, but the SHOWS page states otherwise. I'll be doing a few local house shows and free shows @ the Belmonte and Borders, and will also be touring with Andy Zipf for a few days around the midwest. In the meantime, while attending school, working at The Moxie, and playing all these shows, I will put the finishing touches on my new record so that I can take it to a certain mega-festival in Texas during March. Keep your fingers crossed! A split cd with Daniel G. Harmann will be released digitally on iTunes and CDBaby.com on March 6, 2007! Write that on your calendars; this is a digital-only release, so you'll have to purchase it from iTunes fo sho! I might make a limited number of physical copies of the split to sell on the road, but don't hesitate to purchase the e-split. Following that will be a brief trip to Maryland to spend time with my lady and friends. Then, April will bring showers of shows, homework, and stress I'm sure, which will then be snuffed out by beautiful May (post-finals). I'll probably end up overbooking myself after school gets out and then be out on the road for a month in June. July is already full of trips to here or there for church and school functions, and August will mark my final semester in college (still have your fingers crossed?). Release Schedule: March 6, 2007 = Split w/Daniel G. Harmann May 2007 = Country/Bluegrass EP Summer 2007 = 2nd Full Length album Fall 2007 = Electro-pop EP December 2007 = Christmas Double-album Fall 2008 = 3rd Full Length album If I accomplish one of those things, I'll be happy! xoxo, nathaniel	Next Show Nov. 5, 2008 @ The Outland Ballroom w/Andy Zipf Springfield, MO 8:00 pm, $5 More upcoming shows Releases Info Links The Latest... follow me on Twitter
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