Fall Live Dates Canceled, Live Webcasts Happening

Hi there. It's been a while. Muddling our way through 2020 as best we can. Reacclimating to the city this week after some much-needed time upstate with my family this summer.

Our fall Greg Humphreys Electric Trio dates, rescheduled from the spring, have now been canceled. The folks at my booking agency, Mongrel Music, tell me that live music events as we knew them are not likely to come back until summer 2021, if then. If you’d like to do something to help our corner of the music industry survive this pandemic, please visit NITO Live and click TAKE ACTION to send a message to your representatives supporting the #RESTART act and the #saveourstages act.

Until then, please enjoy these social media offerings (FB, YouTube, Insta) I’ve shared over the past few months.

Greg Humphreys Electric Trio – #remoterecordings series

GHET (myself, Matt Brandau, Keith Robinson) have posted a series of online collaborations we call #remoterecordings, and we might do more. Really interesting process making these, where the individual bandmembers record and video their own parts live and Keith edits and mixes it all together.

Episode 1 – You're The One For Me FB IG
Episode 2 – We're One  FB IG
Episode 3 – It's Going Down FB IG
 

Greg Humphreys Live – webcast series

I've been experimenting with webcasting solo live performances as well. It's been an ongoing technological challenge and a real learning experience; you get used to something unexpected happening. I wear a lot of hats trying to make these solo webcasts look and sound good, and it kept me engaged and playing during my family's three months of quarantine in our NY apartment.

Used my mad-scientist looping rig to build full tracks live on the first five episodes; tried some new tunes on Ep. 1 and visited many Dillon Fence, Hobex, and GHET tunes on subsequent episodes. Did my best to keep the setlists eclectic and interesting – I tried not to repeat a lot of songs, but I did try to play all requests and favorites at least once. If you’re interested in hearing any songs on future performances, let me know - your requests help make the next setlist!

"Pop-up on The Porch" was the most recent live webcast – a surprise solo acoustic performance in July from a house in the Catskills owned by my friends Mikey and Melanie, who had invited me to perform. Less preparation, more fave covers and audience requests on this one.

Hope to go live again soon. *Thank you* to everyone who has been supporting these live webcasts. Your contributions have been a balm to our family through this time.
 

GH Live Ep. 1 FB
GH Live Ep. 2 FB
GH Live Ep. 3.1 FB
GH Live Ep. 3.2 FB
GH Live Ep.4.1 FB YT
GH Live Ep.4.2 FB YT
GH Live Ep. 5 FB YT IG
GH Live Pop-up on the Porch FB
 

GHET's Haymaker LP has received over 50,000 streams on Spotify. 
4 star record review at Blurt Magazine –– "Easily the most soulful record in recent memory."  
Stream and/or download Haymaker at the following online outlets: 
Spotify / Apple Music / Amazon Music / Bandcamp / Google Play / Tidal .
THANK YOU for supporting Greg Humphreys Electric Trio... follow GHET at our Spotify artist page. 
 

Quarantined: #remoterecords Ep. 1!

Greetings from New York City. Challenging times here, dealing with shocking losses and seismic changes. Trying to stay positive, although sometimes it’s difficult. In the midst of this surreal uncertainty, we try to make good music and art that we can share.

In that spirit, we’re introducing a new series from Greg Humphreys Electric Trio, #remoterecords. Matt Brandau, Keith Robinson and I collaborate on remote recordings—We each record and video our own live performances at our home studios. Keith mixes the recording and edits the video. Our first installment is “You’re The One For Me.” We'll be sharing on FB and IG... check it out above.

Look for our second episode soon. Like so many musicians, we’re doing what we can to make the best of the situation. If you’d like to tip the band, you can do so below - please mention Electric Trio. Thank you for listening and sharing. #remoterecords
Venmo: @Greg-Humphreys
PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/PhrexRecords

NYC-area dates are postponed indefinitely. Our May NC dates have been rescheduled for October:
OCT 8 THU Flat Iron Greensboro, NC
OCT 9 FRI Pisgah Brewing Company Black Mountain, NC
OCT 10 SAT Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance Pittsboro, NC

more soon,
Greg

GHET's Haymaker LP has received 50,000 streams on Spotify. 4 star record review at Blurt Magazine –– "Easily the most soulful record in recent memory."  Stream and/or download Haymaker at the following online outlets: Spotify / Apple Music / Amazon Music / Bandcamp / Google Play / Tidal . THANK YOU for supporting Greg Humphreys Electric Trio... follow GHET at our Spotify artist page. 

GHET @ 11th St. Bar 2/6/20, December recap

GREG HUMPHREYS ELECTRIC TRIO @
11TH ST. BAR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6

Back in the city after being away for a few months with the family. We just secured an apartment, so we'll be in the East Village for at least another year. Playing our first Greg Humphreys Electric Trio show of the year this Thursday, February 6th at 11th St. Bar (11th St. btw Ave A and B). Keith Robinson, Matt Brandau and I will be trying out a few new tunes! Would love to see you — we’ll be starting at 9 PM. More NYC area shows coming up over the next few months... we also have some exciting festival and spring date announcements coming soon. 

Upcoming NYC area shows:
Thu, Feb 6 — 11th Street Bar — East Village, New York, NY  
Sat, Feb 29 — Hometown Bar-B-Que — Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY
Fri, Mar 13 — Fox & Crow — Jersey City, NJ 
Sat, Apr 25 — Bar Chord — Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY

DECEMBER RECAP — DILLON FENCE, BLUE DOGS
 

Dillon Fence had quite a night at Lincoln Theatre on December 20. Sold out show, amazing crowd. You lifted us up. Kent Alphin, Scott Carle, Chris Goode and I would like to THANK YOU all for coming. Big thanks to The Lincoln, Band Together, John Fields, Balsa Gliders, and Alex Lawhon for bringing it. The following night with Dillon Fence and Blue Dogs at Neighborhood Theatre in Charlotte was also spectacular; here's hoping that we'll get some more DF shows together before too long. We have a great live recording of the Raleigh show — hope to share it with y'all at some point.



Speaking of Blue Dogs, it was a treat to be one of their musical guests at their annual Homecoming show held at Charleston Music Hall. Got to play and hang with their extra-large band of ace musicians and rip it up with the master, Jerry Douglas! Alison Krauss showed up and sang a beautiful song — backed by Jerry and members of the Cox family — and brought the house down. Kudos to Bobby Houck and the Blue Dogs family, Rob Lamble and Ear for Music, and everyone who attended for throwing a hell of a party and raising $70,000 for MUSC CHildren's Hospital. Thanks for having me.
More soon,
Greg



Greg with the Blue Dogs and Jerry Douglas.
 

GHET's Haymaker LP has received 50,000 streams on Spotify. 4 star record review at Blurt Magazine –– "Easily the most soulful record in recent memory."  Stream and/or download Haymaker at the following online outlets: Spotify / Apple Music / Amazon Music / Bandcamp / Google Play / Tidal . THANK YOU for supporting Greg Humphreys Electric Trio... follow GHET at our Spotify artist page.