I thought we did well and played the gig as though it was any other gig which was no mean feat since we hadn't actually played any other gig, save for a three-song set the night before a particular Virginia wedding last month. But after a weekend of non-stop rehearsing (not "practicing" as I was told by our very helpful guitar tech Bob Webber-thanks, Bob!) and jitters and outfit crises and nightmares where Dave (that's what I call him) turned into a giant fire-breathing lizard spouting Proust, well after all that the actual performance felt very natural and easy...(click here to read more)

Crossing Dragon Bridge was released on April 18. The record was made with Chris Eckman in Ljubljana last Fall and it is Steve's first solo record since "Here Come the Miracles" in 2001.