4 for 4. April Shows: DC, NY, CT, DC, news...

<> Sunday, April 2nd, 8:30 pm, Bossa, 2463 18th St. NW, DC

<> Friday, April 7th, 8 pm, R&R, 416 West 14th St. (between 9th + Washington) Manhattan, NY

<> Saturday, April 8th, Northeast Climate Conference, Yale University, New Haven, CT. In terms of student organizing on Climate Change this is where it's f**!!ng at: www.climatecampaign.org I couldn't be more psyched to rock this one

<> Friday, April 21st, 8 pm, Potters House 1658 Columbia Rd, NW DC: this is my BIG benefit for Shaw EcoVillage (www.shawecovillage.org) a great local DC non-profit that gets youth empowered to make sustainable urban communities, $10 suggested donation. Bring the whole family. Lots of music, special guests, good cheap homey food, historic DC bookstore/ performance space.

<> Sprouting Daisies Out of My Hair is now available in a store: Revolution Records 4215 Connecticut Ave. NW, DC, yeah. If you're in the neighborhood (Van Ness) go pick one up and browse their quality indie collection

<> I think I can safely say that the next album is underway...exact release date TBA, but probably sometime this summer...get ready for lots of the stuff you've been hearin' at shows...same acoustic hip hop, but with more umph!...Lisette'll be singing in the there for sure. It's gonna be big, get ready.

<> ps...if you've got an idea for a local spot that needs some ukulele-hip-hop don't hesitate to let me know...I'm down for livingrooms, dorm-rooms, vegetable gardens

3 Friday March shows...

Wow - it's been a wild couple weeks of trying out my ukulele rap on unsuspecting revelers and seasoned politicians, not to mention sweet bunches of ya'll faithful folk: Wonderland Ballroom/ Eco-conference in North Carolina/ IOTA open mic feature/ recorded a couple new songs which should be posted soon on www.myspace.com/jonbraman - Here's what's on the schedule for the rest of the month, funky fridays:

Friday, March 3rd, 9:30 pm, the Elevens, North Hampton, MA, $5 ///

Friday, March 10th, 9 pm sharp, Asylum (2471 18th St. NW, DC) $5, opening for Blowback (political punk spoken word) this place looks a little scary from the outside but inside there's great vegan food and 75 cent tacos. Really. ///

Friday, March 17th, 8:13 pm, College Perk Coffee House, (9078 Baltimore Ave., College Park, MD) ALL AGES, NO SMOKING, NO COVER - this should be a rockin' St. Patrick's night - the Perk has couches, boardgames, endless pots of tea, food, they may be opening a bar and bringing out some other bands that night - poulaphooca!