tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56372592011-04-21T17:17:33.845-04:00Dan Tan TunesChronicles the start of my public musical journey, as I begin to perform in public, and try to get some songs published...Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comBlogger821100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1158557022500410662006-09-18T01:22:00.000-04:002006-09-18T01:23:42.513-04:00MIGRATION, NEW BLOG SITE...I'm in the process of migrating all of my web presence to dantanmusic.com. Everything is scattered, but gradually becoming centralized. The merging of my personal and public lives in virtual space. An attempt to streamline, and simplify. The blog will be migrating to my own server at http://blog.dantanmusic.com . This blog here on Blogger will no longer be updated.Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1148180890365989562006-05-20T22:59:00.000-04:002006-05-20T23:08:10.386-04:00Oliver Twist Open Mic, Thursday, June 1, 2006So I've decided to give open mics another try after a long hiatus. Went to see an old friend, Rebecca Lynne, perform last night in Durham, along with Dawn McDaniel Graff, and Jeff Mandler. Haven't seen Rebecca for ages. Rebecca told me that the Oliver Twist open mic is the best open mic she's been to, so I'm going to give it a shot.Local radio Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1147783565880097732006-05-16T08:44:00.000-04:002006-05-16T08:46:05.920-04:00Whoa! Looks like the Six String Cafe is resurrecting!Helios Six String CaféHelios Coffee Company413 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh, NCis merging withSix String Café and Music HallFormerly of MacGregor Village, Cary, NCFor Release May 16, 2006Helios Coffee Company and The Six String Café and Music Hall haveannounced a joint venture that will combine the two companies. Thecombination brings together Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1143186235299839942006-03-24T01:11:00.000-05:002006-03-24T03:25:13.746-05:00A few new songs...There are a few new recordings on the site, again, really quick rough draft recordings. My cousin wanted to use my songs for her wedding, and I had to record them tonight so someone in the Philippines could download them and put them on CD's. One of these days I'll sit down and do a proper CD release, but life gets busy you know... Music is a passion of mine, but I don't Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1124484151543007082005-08-19T16:11:00.000-04:002005-08-19T16:42:31.583-04:00Kyler EnglandOfficial Site: www.kylerengland.com ; Myspace : kylerenglandOne of my favorite musicians is in town for a series of gigs, and I'm running sound for an outdoor private house concert tonight. Kyler also opened last week on the side stage for Clay Aiken at Alltel Pavilion, and opens this coming week for Avril Lavrigne! "Mix" 101.5 is also playing an interview and a live performance Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1113850223092608572005-04-18T14:42:00.000-04:002005-04-18T14:50:23.096-04:00Open Mic @ Six String CafePlaying the Open Mic at the Six String Cafe tomorrow (Tuesday). Come on out!I usually try to play between 8pm to 9pm, it depends on where my name lands on the signup list. Performances start at 7pm, signup is at 6pm for musicians.My first Six String Open Mic in more than half-a-year. The last open mic's I played were last year in California (Barefoot Coffee Roastery, Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1113424829626144342005-04-13T16:33:00.000-04:002005-04-13T16:40:29.626-04:00North Carolina native (and Enloe H.S. and NC State grad) Kyler England isreturning for a show at the Six String Cafe this Saturday, April 16th, 8pm.Some of you first heard about her when she and Vienna Teng were touringtogether. She returns on this tour with her awesome electric guitarist AlexMcKinney. Blu Sanders will open for her concert (www.blusanders.com).She is one of my favorite Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1113199966740166622005-04-11T02:12:00.000-04:002005-04-13T16:33:32.263-04:00Written for Doris, Erika, and Christina. May they find life through this painful journey.Please know that we grieve with you and our hearts cry out. I wish that words were enough.(Update 4/13/2005: Doris Hsu passed away at 1:50AM today.)The Cry©2005 Dan TanDon't know much more I can doI'd rather not betray insecurities withinNever seen the light of dayWhy this road that I have travelled?Did I Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1106414012545620802005-01-22T13:02:00.000-05:002005-04-11T16:10:27.886-04:00Wrote a new song last night. Tentative title,"Little Girl of Grace"Litte girl where have you gone?Into the dark of disbeliefThere's a light that beckons you to come on homeDid you think that you'd discoverMore than you thought you had knownFind the meaning and the purpose in the coldWhat you say do you believe, do you believe,Do you believe that you are homeDid you dream of, did you wish for, allDan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1105860909217823952005-01-16T02:32:00.000-05:002005-01-16T02:35:09.216-05:00Attended the Shelly Moore Band (http://www.shellymoore.com) concert at the Vineyard Cafe, Raleigh, NC. Out-of-the-blue, an old friend of mine, Jeff Dolan, emailed me on Friday. We played in a band together briefly about four years ago (Sean was part of it too). He invited me to the concert, so I came to check it out.
Get this-- Jeff was the bass player in a band called Remember Jonah. Their Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1098463155168472332004-10-22T12:29:00.000-04:002004-10-22T12:39:15.166-04:00Rebecca Lynne is playing at the [b]BTI "Night of Dreams" [/b]([url]www.nightofdreams.org[/url]) in November.
[b][u]November 5th and 6th[/u][/b] at the [b]BTI Performing Arts Center [/b]in Raleigh
Showtimes are currently listed as [b]7:30pm [/b]on both nights.
Come on out and support her, and all the other talented performers who will be taking the stage! ([url]http://www.nightofdreams.org/Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1097027185963216912004-10-05T21:43:00.000-04:002004-10-05T21:46:25.963-04:00More Open Mics
I plan to play at two more open mics in CA this week...
Barefoot Coffee Roasters, Wednesday, signup at 7pm. 5237 Stevens Creek Blvd, Santa Clara, CA. 408-248-4500.
The famous Brookdale Lodge, Thursday, signup at 7pm. Near Santa Cruz.Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1097026763565563442004-10-05T20:51:00.000-04:002004-10-05T21:39:23.566-04:00Brookdale Lodge
I plan on playing the open mic at the famous Brookdale Lodge on Thursday night. Signup is at 7pm. Near Santa Cruz.Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1097006537849829172004-10-04T00:01:00.000-04:002004-10-05T16:05:55.003-04:00Red Rock Cafe
I'm in California for business, and played the open mic at the Red Rock Cafe last night. Audience response was very good. I played after the "headliner", who played a half-hour set (David Kim, "Inner Beginner" ). I'm currently listening to his CD, which is a lot of fun. Some nifty arrangements with cool sounds. You can tell he spent a lot of time on it. Met a bunch of cool Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1091540910962702272004-08-03T09:46:00.000-04:002004-08-03T09:48:30.963-04:00Six String
I will not be playing tonight. I may not be back at the Six String for a few weeks, and hope to play again there by the end of this month.Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1090941589570919742004-07-27T11:16:00.000-04:002004-07-27T11:21:16.943-04:00Jimmy Depoy
Jimmy Depoy is playing tonight at the Six String Cafe! He writes...
I will be playing "OPEN MIC NIGHT' with my guitar teacher, Mr Mike Krause at SIX STRING CAFE in Cary, NC at 8:00 PM, Tuesday July 27th. Two years ago this week I played in public for the very first time at SIX STRING CAFE. I have played there 11 times and at other places more than 20 times since then, but Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1090866090356129412004-07-26T14:20:00.000-04:002004-07-26T14:21:30.356-04:00Six String Cancellation
I'm cancelling tomorrow. Open mic will still be there, but it will go on without me. Sorry...
Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1090461335135148792004-07-21T21:28:00.000-04:002004-07-21T21:55:35.136-04:00Six String Cafe
I'm playing this Tuesday, 27th of July. I've given up on predicting a time. It's been so packed lately, that they've been doing random selection off of the sign-up list. But I will be there!
Mindy Smith
Have you heard of Mindy Smith? Someone just introduced me to her music... Some music tracks can be found here, and on her official website. "Come to Jesus" is an amazing Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1089784609649975112004-07-14T01:20:00.000-04:002004-07-14T02:01:18.026-04:00Six String
Wow! It was packed tonight! Like sardines in a can... A TON of people in attendance, and so many performers that the sign-up list ran out of space. Sooo many good performers. It was stacked, though, because a lot of them were professionals. Great night, fantastic performances all around. Unreal... Everyone was SOOO good.
Bebo Norman and Scott Cash
A year ago, I heard this kid Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1088633246947590892004-06-30T17:37:00.000-04:002004-06-30T18:17:02.570-04:00New Song
Sang a new song last night, called Ballad of the Lost.
When my mother was eight years old, she was sent by her father to visit her older sister in Taiwan during the Chinese civil war between the Communists and the Nationalists. While she was over in Taiwan the remaining Nationalist cities began to falter, and almost as if overnight most of the mainland fell under Communist rule. My Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1088085095862453122004-06-24T09:09:00.000-04:002004-06-24T09:51:35.863-04:00Six String
Playing this Tuesday at the Six String. June 29th, 2004.
I've been bad about updating my blog lately :-(. Been a busy month, and will continue to be busy at least up through August.
Have written a couple new songs these past two months.
School of Life - apparently, this is a big hit with people. I've had more comments on this song than on any other song I've ever written besides Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1084080238297126062004-05-09T01:23:00.000-04:002004-06-24T10:27:59.746-04:00Six String
I'm playing this Tuesday... www.SixStringCafe.com
Jessica Faulkner
One of my co-worker's daughters was murdered at UNC-Wilmington last week by another student. We're a small company, and it's been a stunned and somber week for us. If you've seen this on the news, well, remember that there is a real family right here in Cary that is grieving.
I have to warn you, that I've been Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1082656316055905532004-04-22T13:51:00.000-04:002004-04-22T13:54:55.560-04:00Random People...
Dropped by a guitar shop very briefly yesterday while running errands, and I hear someone behind me say, "Hi Dan!" I turn around, and I recognize one of the audience from the Six String. He says, "Man, one of the songs you performed yesterday has been going through my head!"
"The slow one, or the fast one?" I inquire.
"The fast one!"
I start playing the song on a guitar. "ThatDan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1082411623567312502004-04-19T17:53:00.000-04:002004-04-19T18:48:43.716-04:00JIMMY DEPOY @ HARLEY DAVIDSON
Ray Price Harley Davidson1126 South Saunders StRaleigh, NCApril 23rd at 7:00PMApril 24th at 12:00PM and 2:30PM*I-40 Exit 298B go north about 1 mile
Jimmy is also playing as a featured performer at the Six String Cafe on the open mic nite, April 27th, probably around 8pm (tentatively). Yes, he is as young as he appears, but way better than he should be for his age :Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1082349409873311462004-04-19T00:36:00.000-04:002004-04-19T18:55:41.936-04:00Rebecca Lynne and Friends
Playing for TIPS at the Six String Cafe Monday night, 8:00 PM. Come out and support them! Rebecca blew everyone away at the Tori Tribute. I could tell the audience was floored by her performance, and I guarantee you will be too.
Six String Open Mic
I'm playing this Tuesday, and next Tuesday at the Six String Open Mic. I usually fall into the 9pm timeslot, but it's aDan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1082269309463240892004-04-18T02:21:00.000-04:002004-04-18T23:54:17.246-04:00"Visiting Angels" Showcase, Sunday, 3pm in Durham near Duke U
Free concert tomorrow, featuring some of the artists from the Tori Tribute! They will be playing original songs. Can't beat a free concert, especially with this caliber of performers.
Location is near School of Science and Math, and near Duke, at the Ooh-La Latte Cafe. Directions here. On Broad Street very near the intersection Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1082224675670475252004-04-17T13:57:00.000-04:002004-04-17T14:00:49.280-04:00Temple Ball Galleries - Tori Amos Tribute Tonight
Tori Amos Tribute is tonight, at 8:30pm, doors open at 7pm. Tickets are $10, proceeds benefit the anti-abuse organization RAINN. Directions to Temple Ball Galleries can be found here. Many, many, diverse and talented performers will share the stage tonight. Sure to be a great show.
Six String Anniversary
If you'd rather stay closer to Cary, Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1081921905567341562004-04-14T01:51:00.000-04:002004-04-14T02:00:12.280-04:00Six String
Holy Cow! I have to say this, there were these two girls that played, and they were unbelievable! I forget the names, but I think it was Jenna and Atiki, vocal and piano. First time they've ever played and sung, and I honestly think they are better than 90% of the people who come to the open mike night. Totally captivating, I couldn't believe how good they were.
Er, no offense to Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1081805472270366512004-04-12T17:31:00.000-04:002004-04-12T17:34:01.500-04:00Six String
I'm playin' as usual at the Six String Cafe open mike tomorrow night, April 13th. I usually play my set somewhere around 8 - 9pm. Performances start at 7:15pm. See my blog entry for "Thu Apr 01" to see how the last open mike went. 10-year-old Jimmy Depoy stole the show with a full band performance. It was awesome...Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1081805119091616042004-04-12T17:25:00.000-04:002004-04-12T17:28:08.356-04:00Kyler & Vienna Teng
Date: April 16th (Fri)
Location: Six String Cafe in Cary, NC
Time: 8pm
Cover: $7
The Six String Cafe in Cary, NC, is once again hosting Vienna Teng and Kyler England for a performance this Friday! If you missed the last show, you missed a real treat. Just ask the NAAAP folks who came out for the last concert.
More info on artists at the end of this email.
Tori Amos Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1081375951767957452004-04-07T18:12:00.000-04:002004-04-07T18:15:16.153-04:00Andrew Peterson in Cary, NC!
Acclaimed and veteran singer/songwriter Andrew Peterson is performing at the "Colonial Baptist Church Auditorium" on April 16th, 2004, at 7pm. Doors open at 6:30pm. If you don't know Andrew Peterson, USA Today calls his latest CD "harrowingly beautiful". His latest CD is "Love & Thunder", available online at places like Grassroots Music and the usual Amazon.com, andDan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1080812311695685082004-04-01T04:38:00.000-05:002004-04-01T04:44:17.280-05:00Usual report
Six String was good. Ha ha, the night belonged to Jimmy Depoy and his crew, who stole the show. This time, it was a full band, Jimmy on his guitar, a drummer, and a violinist. All about his age, too. Check out his music.
The act that followed Jimmy and band was really good. I couldn't catch the name, Pajama Don? Pajama Dan? Apparently from Thomasville, NC. Amazing harmony, Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1080306395508491822004-03-26T08:06:00.000-05:002004-03-26T08:09:07.560-05:00Six String
I'm playin' at the Six String Cafe this Tuesday, at their Open Mike Nite, as usual.Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1079677135499212292004-03-19T01:18:00.000-05:002004-03-19T01:25:08.793-05:00High Compliments
Nathan Asher paid me a high compliment this past Tuesday. He said, "What I like about your music is that you have a very authentic voice. What I mean is that your voice rings true."
That has to be the highest compliment I've received in a very long time. I don't really care if people like my songs or not, but if they sense that I am singing what I believe to be true about Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1079420548310054802004-03-16T02:02:00.000-05:002004-03-16T02:04:50.170-05:00Six String
I perform tonight, Tuesday the 16th of March, 2004. Haven't completely worked out my set yet, but I may be doing two keyboard songs and one guitar song. I figure, I need to force myself to perform with the keyboard.Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1078708283558930262004-03-07T20:11:00.000-05:002004-03-07T20:13:37.123-05:00Michelle Hunter
Michelle said the concert went fantastically. The coffee house venue is where she played, and it was packed out! Response was great, and she has a lot of encouragement to continue playing other shows in the future! Awesome... I'm sorry I missed it, but hey, it's the first of many, so I'll catch one in the future... :)
Six String...
I gotta write about what happened at the Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1077903640442197782004-02-27T12:40:00.000-05:002004-02-27T12:44:02.060-05:00MICHELLE HUNTER - LAST REMINDER
If you know anybody 'round Nashville, tell 'em to check out Rocketown this Saturday for Michelle Hunter's concert at 8:00 pm! Accompanying her on stage will be upright bassist Joseph Digerness and Garett Buell from the highly acclaimed band Caedmon's Call.
Info can be found on the preview page of her new website.
A few MP3 samples can be found on my site.Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1077554089927540492004-02-23T11:34:00.000-05:002004-02-23T11:40:03.793-05:00Vienna Teng
Friend of mine just told me that Vienna Teng's new CD will be out this week! Can be previewed and purchased online at her record label's website, Virt Records. Some cool promotionals with Amazon.com are going on too, where pre-orders give you access to online versions of live recordings... See Virt Records for more details.
Vienna Teng will next be in the area (North Carolina) Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1077295430999074062004-02-20T11:43:00.000-05:002004-02-20T17:13:19.293-05:00Michelle Hunter
Check out www.dantan.net for some SAMPLE MP3s, including part of a live bootleg that has never been released before. I'm dumping some stuff temporarily on my site, since her site is currently being professionally redesigned in Nashville.
Six String
Rebecca Lynne is NOT playing this Tuesday, unfortunately, but she will be playing at the Tori Amos tribute concert in Carrboro in Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1077082660264952012004-02-18T00:37:00.000-05:002004-02-18T00:44:17.140-05:00Six String
I played tonight. Slow night, we started at 7:15pm and ended shortly after 9pm. The news reports about impending snow/sleet/freezing rain kept away most performers and audience, but it was still good. Enough to make a crowd, and some new people too. My song list was (1) Face the Dragon, (2) Fragile, and (3) When the Rain Comes. The last song is one of my favorite Third Day songs, Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1076886350657584922004-02-15T18:05:00.000-05:002004-02-15T18:07:43.200-05:00MICHELLE HUNTER
Woohoo!! She's playing at Michael W. Smith's Rocketown in Nashville on Feb 28th! See my site for promo flyer and more information. Promo flyer temporarily up on my site until her new website is finished. Don't know exactly when that will be, but when I hear about the new site, I'll post the link here...
Six String This Tuesday
I'm playing this Tuesday at the Six String Cafe. Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1076455620955200032004-02-10T18:27:00.000-05:002004-02-10T18:34:01.576-05:00Hair
I got a hair cut. The first major style change in my hair for... oh I don't know. Maybe a decade? O_o
Now it's closer to Asian-spiky hair, but not quite...
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Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1076426447980021152004-02-10T10:20:00.000-05:002004-02-10T10:22:56.653-05:00Koo Chung, Neah Lee, and Shane and Shane
Koo Chung and Neah Lee will be touring with Jacob's Well, a band whose first CD was produced by the dudes from the established indie group Shane and Shane.
If you are interested in having them play in your area, contact either Koo Chung or Shane and Shane. There are "booking" links on both their sites, and they need local people to find venues for themDan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1076051666859661752004-02-06T02:14:00.000-05:002004-02-10T10:06:41.373-05:00UNC versus Duke
Man, wish I had decent reception on my TV. I missed a nail-biter of a game between UNC and Duke. ACC overtime basketball... nothing more thrilling... UNC will win next time, I have faith. We only lost by one point in overtime. Coach K now has exactly a 50% win rate against UNC. We'll have to make it 49% next time we play Duke...
Orchestral Scores
The first original song I Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1075878208188018262004-02-04T02:03:00.000-05:002004-02-04T10:07:31.110-05:00Website updated
I've posted some more assorted rough recordings to my website. Check them out at http://www.dantan.net.
Six String
Six String was awesome tonight. Fantastic crowd, and as usual, some great performers, both regulars and new people too. Thanks to Dave Cox for accompanying me on "Face the Dragon", the blues lead riffs are greatly needed for that song. Thanks to everyone who cameDan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1075838128830264562004-02-03T14:55:00.000-05:002004-02-03T14:57:08.420-05:00Six String Cafe
Playing tonight at the Six String Cafe, hope to see you there.
Starbucks
Did a small impromptu mini-concert this past weekend outside Starbucks on Creedmoor for a few people who gathered to hear me practicing new songs outside. It was good to meet and talk with y'all, Anthony and Liz. Keep up the drumming, Anthony! Come out to the Six String sometime! Shirley and Doug, good Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1075357141841796902004-01-29T01:19:00.000-05:002004-02-04T23:40:11.700-05:00Well, it's been a busy month, and I'll be at the Six String next Tuesday for the first time in a few weeks. Been snowed in for the past two days.
Have written two new songs this month, "Fragile", and the blues-rock'ish "Face the Dragon". For lack of better description, I'll call "Fragile"... acoustic... emo... folk...rock...
Will perform those next Tuesday night, which will be February 3rd. Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1074147754360536002004-01-15T01:22:00.000-05:002004-01-15T01:31:09.466-05:00A Good Six String night...
Tuesday night, I did the most emotional performance of "The Jewelry Box" that I have ever done. It made people cry. When I finished, I had to take a step back and breathe, because I was trembling.
Shelby Merchant was there, and he had requested that song about a month ago, and then I didn't see him at the Six String for a long time. So he was there, and he is about Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1074010155535192982004-01-13T11:09:00.000-05:002004-01-13T11:10:34.780-05:00Six String Tonight
January 13th, Tuesday, 2004, I will be at the Six String. Performances start at 7:15, and run til closing. I usually play around 9'ish, but it varies.Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1073454811308121842004-01-07T00:53:00.000-05:002004-01-07T00:58:28.140-05:00Six String Review
Okay, I chickened out and played two keyboard songs, and one guitar song. See previous post if you're wondering what I'm talking about.
Did an old song written six years ago, "Tear Dreams". Then did Amazing Grace, set to the tune of "House of the Rising Sun". Experienced guitarist Dave Cox joined me for Amazing Grace, soloing over the verse. Then I closed with a guitar songDan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1073370054697865802004-01-06T01:20:00.000-05:002004-01-06T01:22:06.373-05:00Six String this Tuesday
1/6/2003 I will be at the Open Mike at the Six String Cafe. I usually get stuck in a 9pm - 10:30pm time slot. Come check it out! I'll be playing an all-keyboard set, so I'm not planning on playing the guitar this time around, unless I change something at the last minute.
It has the potential to be a major disaster, so if you like watching people crash and burn, come onDan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1073193940895105442004-01-04T00:25:00.000-05:002004-01-04T00:26:50.483-05:00Michelle Hunter
Woohoo! Michelle Hunter was in town, and I got to see her, 3 months after she moved to Nashville. Her site is currently having some issues, because of MP3.com's recent business acquisition by the owners of Download.com. Well, a LOT of band sites are hurting cause MP3.com was hosting their songs. She's having a new site designed, which will be up early this year, but until thenDan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1073061108672723002004-01-02T11:31:00.000-05:002004-01-02T11:33:15.513-05:00Six String Recycle
I played last Tuesday at Six String. Ha ha, got to play six songs, and got on stage twice! It was an unusual night. Only 5 performers signed up initially, and I opened. Then, all these large groups of people showed up just to eat dinner and chill to the music. Uh, but by then we were almost done with the performers, and the customers hadn't even gotten their food yet.
SO,Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1072810898196673322003-12-30T14:01:00.000-05:002003-12-30T14:59:46.903-05:00The amazing Jimmy Depoy the boy
Hey! Jimmy Depoy is on the WRAL-TV website! Look at the "Featured Video" section, and then click on the "10 year-old singer/guitarist..." link. It's streaming video.
Jimmy is a kid from Cary who I've seen play at the Six String before. Plays classic country, has the whole cowboy look, boots, hat, etc. A born performer if I ever saw one. Very confident on Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1072148605790630872003-12-22T22:03:00.000-05:002003-12-22T22:04:38.546-05:00Six String Cancelled
Well, I'm cancelling playing at the Open Mike Nite at the Six String this Tuesday. Unfortunately, some family Christmas stuff has come up, and that takes priority, so I won't be there.
However, it's likely that I'll be there next Tuesday, the 30th, since otherwise that would mean missing more than two weeks at the Six String...
Christmas!
Found an interesting link about Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1071604070933037452003-12-16T14:47:00.000-05:002003-12-16T14:48:42.030-05:00SIX STRING CORRECTION
Okay, I've decided not to go to the Six String tonight. I really need the rest, and besides... People are dropping like flies from the flu all around me. And rest is needed if I'm going to fight off the flu, and since it's likely I'll get the flu, I might as well start getting as much rest as I can before I get the flu.
However, I'll be at the Six String for Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1071508516396659452003-12-15T12:15:00.000-05:002003-12-15T12:16:06.920-05:00Song Writing
I sat down and scribbled a list of songs I've written, and I think I came up with something like 20 songs that I've actually completed. A frightening number of them being quite recent. There are a couple of songs that I'm working on right now, that are in various stages of song-written completion. One is for a friend of mine who died shortly after I graduated from high school. Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1071066934534449952003-12-10T09:35:00.000-05:002003-12-10T09:36:19.810-05:00Six String
Was very cool. Not as many people, but a good crowd, just fewer performers. Ended an hour earlier than usual. Kudos to Josh and the "Cadillac Stepbacks" bluegrass band, who closed the evening with an impromptu bluegrass jam that could have been a trainwreck but turned out well.
Thanks, Franco and Bill, for coming out and staying til close.
I opened with "The Jewelry Box", which Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1070859131967232392003-12-07T23:52:00.000-05:002003-12-07T23:56:27.450-05:00TYF
The concert was awesome. I opened with a 4-song set, then Koo Chung put on a great performance. Eight songs, I believe. I really feel like a lot of the youth at the concert connected with Koo. He shared the story of how he ended up pursuing music full-time, and his experience dealing with asian expectations and family conflict resonated with a lot of the youth. It's an amazing story, Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1070491338105728932003-12-03T17:42:00.000-05:002003-12-03T17:47:09.920-05:00Opening Performance at TYF
I'm opening at Triangle Youth Fellowship this Saturday, Dec 6th. Koo Chung from New York is the headliner. See the TYF website for more details. Location is Duraleigh Korean Presbyterian Church, event starts at 6pm, music starts at 7pm, Bubble Tea (aka Pearl Tea) will be served, and canned goods will be the entrance fee.
Six String Cafe
I'm playing at the open mikeDan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1069308195541325062003-11-20T00:08:00.000-05:002003-11-20T01:03:40.983-05:00SIX STRING ON TUESDAY
I'll be playing the open mike at the Six String on Tuesday, and then taking off work on Wednesday to work with dangerous powertools to once-and-for-all clean up accumulated storm debris from my parent's yard...
Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1068884794751425832003-11-15T03:26:00.000-05:002003-11-15T03:26:55.110-05:00Wrote a new song Friday night. I was inspired by the double concert on Thursday, so I'll give partial credit to Kyler England and Vienna Teng. New musical phrases and melodies have been running through my head non-stop for the past day. I was actually listening to Kyler's song, "Something so Beautiful", and figuring out the chords (drop-D tuning). Then, a simple chord progression popped into Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1068842473344450882003-11-14T15:41:00.000-05:002003-11-14T15:41:33.030-05:00WOW!!!
The concert was AWESOME!
It was a very special treat, because Kyler and Vienna decided to do 2 joint concerts, one at 7pm, and one at 9pm.
Ha ha, Dave at the Six String apparently didn't know about it. You should have seen his face when Vienna started into one of her own songs shortly after what-was-supposed-to-be Kyler's concert began... Ha ha ha! But it's all good, both concerts Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1068747969160074562003-11-13T13:26:00.000-05:002003-11-13T13:37:38.280-05:00I told some friends they could donate via direct deposit into the "Feed Dan" fund by coming to this website, but I must confess, that is UNTRUE!!
But since you're here, you can check back on this web log periodically to see the next time I'm performing. Heh heh... If you're interested in live music, tonight there will be two incredible acclaimed musicians at the Six String Cafe-- indie Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1068615318005605872003-11-12T00:35:00.000-05:002004-03-19T01:23:40.170-05:00... Thursday Concert ...
*CORRECTION - Cover charge for Kyler England and Vienna Teng is actually $5 PER CONCERT ! ! I asked the Six String today, and found out it's $5 for EACH. So the 7pm Kyler show is one concert, and the 9pm Vienna Teng one is another one, each being $5, so $10 if you want to listen to both.
Kyler England's concert proceeds will benefit INTERACT, a local organization Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1068589879627309672003-11-11T17:31:00.000-05:002003-11-11T17:33:58.016-05:0011/13/2003 - Kyler England and Vienna Teng are both playing at Six String this Thursday. Cover is $5 for both concerts, Kyler plays at 7pm, Vienna plays at 9pm. It'll be an awesome concert! Both are acclaimed and accomplished singer/songwriters. Kyler is more rock/pop/alternative, Vienna is more girl/with/piano. People compare Vienna Teng to Michelle Branch and Norah Jones, not that she's Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1068181397586703632003-11-07T00:03:00.000-05:002003-11-07T00:06:04.246-05:0011/11/2003 - I'll be playing again November 11th, 2003, at the Six String Cafe's Open Mike Night.
12/6/2003 - I'm opening for a New York musician, Koo Chung, at a local Triangle Youth Fellowship concert. The evening will start at 6pm in a coffee-house style atmosphere, and BUBBLE TEA and snacks will be served!!! Woohoo!! Bubble tea finally comes to the Triangle! It's about time. Concert Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1067354085252723122003-10-28T10:14:00.000-05:002003-10-28T10:14:44.603-05:00Catch me tonight at the Six String Cafe!
All new songs on the menu for tonight's 3-song set. If you were here last week, you'll have heard two of them. "Prodigal", written on the 17th of October; "The Jewelry Box", written about two months ago; "Got to Move On", written last night.
Hm. Was thinking about how many songs I've written in the past few months, and came up with this list.
"Simple Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1066977036199417372003-10-24T02:30:00.000-04:002003-10-24T02:30:35.880-04:00Have decided to play next Tuesday, again, at the Six String. So if you're free, catch me there! Will be earlier, so I'll be stuck in a timeslot somewhere between 7:15 and 10pm.Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1066976958070568012003-10-24T02:29:00.000-04:002003-10-24T02:29:17.756-04:00Played Tuesday at the Six String. Got good response from the audience, even though it was midnight. Some awesome musicians played that night.
Played three songs, "Prodigal" (thanks, Rebecca Sun, for coming up with that name), "The Jewelry Box", and ... um.... "Blow Wind Blow" (??unnamed??).
Talked to Sean Wen out in Seattle before I played. He's starting to record and produce demos for localDan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1066690291232865802003-10-20T18:51:00.000-04:002003-10-20T18:51:30.680-04:00SIX STRING CAFE TUESDAY
I'm playing at the Six String on Tuesday. Can't predict a time, but I will aim for 8pm-10pm time slot. Hope to see some of y'all there. My set will be three new songs, all written very recently.
DAN TAN ON CABLE TV
www.ThePeoplesChannel.org has show listings and schedules. Look for "Asian-American Focus" sometime next weekend. The schedule's not updated yet, so Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1066456954662322912003-10-18T02:02:00.000-04:002003-10-20T18:40:53.483-04:00Oh yeah, wrote a new song early early Friday morning, called "Prodigal" (title credit goes to Rebecca Sun). It's a song of abandonment and return to God... I have no idea what style you'd call it, but I think it'd be something like P.O.D. meets Switchfoot meets Lifehouse?
Got you out of my sight
Can't get you out of my mind
Day and night I can't escape
Crawlin' under the ground
Shut my ears Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1066454979721764812003-10-18T01:29:00.000-04:002003-10-18T01:29:39.573-04:00I will be performing at the Six String's Open Mike Nite this coming Tuesday, 21st of October.
Have decided to alternate Tuesdays at the Six String with Tuesdays at my home recording a demo. So I'm going to flip-flop weeks, one week at Six String, other week at home recording...
I’m going into Chapel Hill tomorrow to tape two episodes of “Asian-American Focus”, a local Chapel Hill Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1065735027523446162003-10-09T17:30:00.000-04:002003-10-09T17:30:27.373-04:00Yup, I may not be playing at the Six String for a few weeks while I get settled with a bunch of other things I have to take care of. A lot of video editing to do right now for a wedding contract.
Random stuff: On October 18th, I'm being interviewed for a local Chapel Hill public-access cable show, "Asian-American Focus". Not sure when the program will air, but it's, um, local to Chapel Hill Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1065471512115977162003-10-06T16:18:00.000-04:002003-10-06T16:18:32.006-04:00Well, haven't played out at Six String much lately. But I did lead the worship team at Evergreen Community Church this past Sunday, as a guest worship leader. It was a lot of fun working with their praise team.
My friend Lisa in Nashville is going on tour with Michael W. Smith, to be the spokesperson for Compassion International's excellent sponsor-a-child program. Michelle Hunter moved to Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1063687860308877002003-09-16T00:51:00.000-04:002003-09-16T00:58:55.803-04:00I'm planning on playing at the Six String Cafe again, 9/15/2003, but there's a possibility I may not be able to play.
It's been productive to be there, since I've taken to writing songs while seated outside the cafe. Three new songs, written in the past three weeks, two written at the Six String Cafe. "River of Tears" and "Wind". "The Jewelry Box" was written this past Saturday night. That Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1063052618294318252003-09-08T16:23:00.000-04:002003-09-08T16:23:38.370-04:00I will be playing at the Six String Cafe tomorrow (Tuesday 9/9/2003) at their weekly Open Mike Nite, aiming for a 9:00pm timeslot.
Not sure about the song set yet, but if you have requests, let me know via email.
Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1062658417489754982003-09-04T02:53:00.000-04:002003-09-04T03:00:43.256-04:00Just came back from a retreat in Texas, CCR (Career Christian Retreat), sponsored by an organization of Chinese churches in Texas. Co-led a small group, met a ton of people, bootlegged the praise music during the sessions, learned a lot, went two days without sleep, took a nap on the tin roof of my cabin (great view of the valley), got rained on while napping, ate lots of apples, shared Christ,Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1061077097200719782003-08-16T19:38:00.000-04:002003-08-16T19:40:41.906-04:00Six String was awesome! Ended up playing a different set than I thought I would. "To Life", a piano song written in memory of Billy and Nancy Fan's mother; a new song that's untitled, somewhat hard blues inspired; and a gentle acoustic version of Amazing Grace.
Anyways, am attempting to design a CD face for a friend. Looking for cool fonts online, and found one called "Jacks" at Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1060636834168599202003-08-11T17:20:00.000-04:002003-08-11T17:21:23.050-04:00I'm playing at Six String Cafe Tuesday night, and will be looking into performing at some local places in the near future (Borders @ Crossroads is a possibility). I'll be shooting for a 9pm - 10pm timeslot. Come for performances... They start around 7:15, and there are always some great acts. Buy dinner there to support the Six String Cafe for their generosity!
This'll be my fourth time Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1059968383610397392003-08-03T23:39:00.000-04:002003-08-03T23:42:05.413-04:00I was at the Six String Cafe this past Tuesday for Open Mike Nite again. Performed and also just watched everybody else.
Well, very late in the evening, this girl performed-- Michelle Hunter. And she blew everybody away! Her songs were all Christian songs, with a very personal feel to them. I'm serious, the while time she played, I didn't see anybody eating or drinking anything. People justDan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637259.post-1059768993354790662003-08-01T16:16:00.000-04:002003-08-01T16:16:33.380-04:00This is the beginning of the chronicle of my sloth-like growth as a musician.
I've written songs since I was 13, but never contemplated actually pursuing songwriting seriously. Well, recently a former co-worker of mine, who part-owns a small studio and song publishing company in Nashville, heard one of my recent songs, and told me that I should get it published.
Pursuing music full-time has Dan Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234300788132023333noreply@blogger.com