NEW JUNE DATES ANNOUNCED! We’re very pleased to announce Sam will be playing a short run of shows around the Midwest & a few select Northeast cities in late June. Joining SB on the road this time around will be the very talented, the very wonderful Brooke Annibale. Show Dates & Venues are below. All the details for these shows are posted on the SHOWS Page. Hope to see you out there! JUNE 19 – MILWAUKEE, WI – Tonic Tavern JUNE 20 – CHICAGO, IL – Uncommon Ground JUNE 21 – INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Foundry Provisions JUNE 25 – CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH – Nighttown JUNE 26 – ARDMORE, PA – MilkBoy Coffee JUNE 27 – WASHINGTON, DC – Ebenezers Coffeehouse JUNE 28 – COLUMBUS, OH – Kafe Kerouac JUNE 29 – PITTSBURGH, PA – Club Cafe JUNE 30 –
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Watch the first of many brand new SB YouTube videos that will be released just about every month. This video is a cover of Mumford & Sons’ “Awake My Soul”, off their first album, Sigh No More. Directed by Patrick Fenner
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Last year on this special day I wrote a somewhat lengthy entry about searching for LOVE, my interpretation of LOVE, and the power of LOVING yourself. Consider this an extension of those thoughts…. Let me start by saying I am far from being an expert on LOVE. My friends will back me up on that. I’ve dreamed of LOVE, mishandled LOVE, taken LOVE, given LOVE, but don’t claim to understand it. Over the course of this past year, I have gratefully found true, pure LOVE, both in myself and in another incredible person. But my quest to define LOVE and cultivate it more continues. I recently had a phone conversation with a great friend of mine who is in the process of becoming a Jesuit brother. He had just come back from a 30-day silent retreat. I
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I’m once again excited….excited to announce more spring dates have been added! If you don’t see a city near you on the list, don’t worry. There are still a few dates up in the air, as well as a a summer tour on the way (I think). If your city is listed, then come on out & join the fun. I dare you. See you out there! 3/9 – The Auricle – Canton ,OH 3/22 – Solon Center for the Arts – Solon, OH 5/4 - Monkey House Concert – Blacksburg, VA 5/10 – University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI For all show details, please head on over to the SHOWS page.
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NEW SPRING 2013 DATES!! I am very excited to announce I’ll be heading out on the road for a string of brand new Spring dates. Hope to see you out there! 2/1 - Cleveland Museum of Natural History 2/2 - Brothers Lounge – Cleveland, OH 2/5 - Sul Ross University – Alpine, TX 2/15 – LSC Student Atrium, University Heights, OH 2/16 – Brite Winter Fest, Cleveland, OH 2/21 – Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 2/23 – Lovin Cup, Rochester, NY 3/7 – Southgate House Revival, Newport, KY 3/15 – Penn State University, State College, PA 3/16 – The Mansion, Allentown, PA 3/23 – Forest House Concert, West Bloomfield, MI 4/11 – Nazareth College, Rochester, NY 4/19 – Brothers Lounge, Cleveland, OH 4/20 – Miller House Concert, Cincinnati, OH 4/27 – Foundation Liveroom, Kensington, MD More shows will be
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This morning I woke up in beautiful San Juan Capistrano, CA with an overwhelming sense of gratitude. I thought to myself, ‘How lucky am I? My heart is so full & I have so much THANKS to give’. Like clockwork, today’s festivities always get me thinking of what & who I am grateful for in my life. I try to practice gratitude daily, but today specifically requires a heightened sense of gratefulness. Today I am choosing to “sweat the small stuff” in a sense. I was just reading an excerpt from The Daily Gratitude Blog and about midway down the page, I came across a post entitled “How Much Gratitude Can You Handle?” It inspired me and got my mental wheels turning….In paying attention to the “small stuff” we often find it is really the “big stuff”, and in fact the
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We are happy to see that this week’s edition of Cleveland Scene Magazine features Sam as its “Artist of the Week”. Not only is it a nice little piece of recognition, but it is even sweeter that it comes from a wonderful local magazine that is a huge advocate for music here in the greater Cleveland area. Read the full article below: http://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/artist-of-the-week/Content?oid=3085127 Special Thanks to John Patrick Gatta for writing the piece. Hope to see everyone at Brothers Lounge this SATURDAY, NOV. 3rd. Have a great week! Team SB
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Wherever you are reading this, take a moment, take a deep breath, and smile. It’s good for you. How do I know? Well, besides being a musician, I am a doctor. I also know how to juggle. Now let’s play Two Truths and a Lie….(Are you smiling yet?) Sorry, back on track here: We do know from various sources nowadays that smiling can actually benefit our overall health. When we laugh, our bodies release endorphins which act as natural stress & pain relievers. When we smile, it positively affects our moods, which in turn can positively affect our mental health. Our bodies have to work harder to frown than to smile. I even happen to believe that smiles are contagious, but I don’t have medical research to back that up….YET. Let’s face it, friends – When we smile, we
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9/8/2012 – CLEVELAND, OH Brothers Lounge Wine Bar Hummingbird Falling Thinking of You Down Under Through the Fire > Proud Mary Bigger Than Me Learning to Fly > Free Fallin’ Free Fly Away Laid _______________________ Kaleidoscope Honey Eyes Tighten Up > Rolling in the Deep > Billie Jean Alive Curbside Prophet > Hello > The Remedy Into the Wild Simplicity Up On Cripple Creek (a capella) Kind of Love Piano Man Where You Are What another great night at Brothers – I really needed this set and this night to happen. Lately I’ve been spending so much time downstairs in our studio working on the new albums and was starting to get the “performance itch”. Friends, THANK YOU so so much to all of you who packed the place & spent part of your Saturday night with me.
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8/22/2012 – CLEVELAND, OH Beachland Tavern o/f Bushwalla & Todd Carey Kaleidoscope Free Through the Fire Honey Eyes DJ’s Got Us Falling in Love Fly Away Short set that unfortunately got cut even shorter….Sorry I didn’t get to finish strong with ‘Kind of Love’ BUT I did introduce a more polished version of ‘Kaleidoscope’. Hopefully I can get that one ready to rock on the new record. Thank You everyone who came out and made this show an absolute blast! Special Thanks to Bush & Todd for having me on this show. To any of you reading this who live in Ohio – come catch one of my future Cleveland shows this Fall. Peace & Love :) SB
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