A picture is worth a thousand words, or something...

It's no secret.  I like to read.  The classics: Steinbeck, Hemingway, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Vonnegut, Chesterton.

It's also no secret I like to read novels that involve spaceships and aliens.  Because it's fun and I'm a nerd.  So in light of my next project (details coming VERY soon) and in light of a book I'm currently reading, recommended to me by one Pete Peterson, here are a few of the most embarrassing covers of some of my favorite books.  

Enjoy.

First up, the book Pete recommended (that's actually quite good...)

And a few of my other favorites...

Spring Shows Starting This Week!

It's been an incredible couple of weeks at the studio.  I mean, amazing.  I produced an EP for my friend Jon Troast.  We tracked it live, no click tracks, and it's pretty much drums, bass, two guitars and vocals.  And all of it's awesome.  As you can tell, I'm very excited about it.

The day after that record finished up I started a second EP for Adam Wheatley.  We've just wrapped up drums and bass on it and will begin overdubs next week.  The songs are really strong, and it's going to be a great one.

I love working with these people, making this music and doing this job.  Punch me in the mouth if it ever seems that I take it for granted.

In other news, I'm heading out in a couple days to start playing some Andy O solo shows.  Would love to have you join me.  It's going to be a lot of fun.  The info is over on the tour page, but I thought I'd post it here, as well.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

First United Methodist Church

206 Grand Ave. NW, 

Ft. Payne, AL 35967 

256-845-1141

6:00 PM 

FREE 

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Shorter University

315 Shorter Avenue

Rome, GA 30165

7:30 PM 

FREE 

Friday, February 25, 2011

Salvation Army Corps #614

800 McCallie Avenue

Chattanooga, TN 37403

423-756-1023

7:00 PM 

$5 for members, $10 for general 

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Songwriters Workshop @ Knowles Mercy Retreat Center

2304 Campanile Rd

Waterloo, NE 68089 

402.359.4288

10:00 AM 

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Knowles Mercy Retreat Center

2304 Campanile Road

Waterloo, NE 68089 

402.359.4288

7:00 PM 

$15 

Friday, March 4, 2011

Brandon Heath w/ Dave Barnes & Andrew Osenga

Bethany Lutheran Church

4200 N. 204th St.

Omaha, NE 68022 

402.289.4440

6:30 PM 

$15 

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Old Powhatan Baptist Church

2202 Old Church Road

Powhatan, VA 23139

(804)598-4241

7:00 PM 

$6 

Friday, March 11, 2011

House Show

1819 Presstman St

Baltimore, MD 

(443) 553-2589

7:00 PM 

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Community Coffeehouse

7 Madison Ave.

Danbury, CT 06810

203-748-4972

7:30 PM 

$10 

Sunday, March 13, 2011

A Benefit for Hope 221

Chateau Selah

Johnson City, TN

423-341-8359

7:00 PM 

$40 Donation for Hope221.org 

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Full Band @ 12th And Porter

114 12th Avenue North

Nashville, TN 37203 

9:00 PM 

$5 

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Andrew Osenga w/ Jenny and Tyler - A YoungLife Benefit

Second Presbyterian Church

313 N. East St,

Bloomington, IL 61701

309-310-4827

7:00 PM 

$10 Suggested Donation 

Friday, April 1, 2011

The Union

129 W Benton Ave

Naperville, IL 60540 

(630) 637-5417

8:00 PM 

$5 

April 2 - Looking for something in Indiana or Ohio.  

Give me a shout if you're interested!

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Lifepoint Church

3915 Dublin Road

Columbus, OH 43221

6:30 PM 

Tickets: New Bath Towel (to be given to the Rescue Mission) 

Artist Workshop in Nebraska

As the Tour Dates page will (soon) show, I'm heading out to do a select few solo concerts this Spring.  However, the event on March 3 in Waterloo, Nebraska (just West of Omaha) is no ordinary show.

I'll be leading an artist's workshop that day.  In the morning we'll be talking about the creative process.  We'll focus on writing, though it can be any discipline, and talk about how to get and stay motivated, how to avoid distraction, set goals, work in community, and create for an audience.  

In the afternoon we'll discuss the business side of things, again primarily focusing, but not limited to, music.  We'll talk about what it takes to make a product, how to sell it, how to structure and manage the business side of your art.

Then we'll take time for people to present their work and have it critiqued and discussed.

We'll also eat lunch and dinner together and I'll give a house concert that evening.  (Hopefully, I'll still have a voice after all that talking!)

The workshop will be held at the Knowles Retreat Center which is an intimate retreat center run by Catholic nuns.  You can even choose to spend the night at the center.  How can you miss this, I ask!!!

CLICK HERE to sign up for the retreat, or if you'd like to just come to the concert that evening. 

Spots are very limited so sign up soon!!