Welcome

Great new artist

2009-05-03T01:12:00.002-05:00

I've been loving Ryan Bingham's CD, Mescalito and he has a new one coming out in June.
Check out his stuff at this link.

Some tunes

2009-05-02T17:22:00.004-05:00

Songs from my last CD:

Memory To Me

You Saved Me

What A Gift

Call for players

2009-04-14T15:59:00.002-05:00

Putting some musicians together for a group here in the Austin area. Looking for drummers, pedal steel players background singers etc.

Playing some of Burton's tunes.

2009-03-21T10:49:00.001-05:00

Texas Acousticfest show

2009-03-04T00:51:00.001-05:00

Check it out.
I will be playing here on Sunday, March 8th at 4pm. Take a day trip and enjoy.

Art I like

2008-09-25T13:33:00.005-05:00

Under My Thumb

2008-09-18T14:05:00.001-05:00

Great web radio!!

2008-08-13T16:19:00.003-05:00

Finally some way to interact with music on the web that makes sense. Check out www.lastfm.com
The sound quality is fine and you can rock all day and night to stuff you like and other stuff you didn't know that you liked.

Intro to Americana OK

2008-05-12T01:35:00.005-05:00

Check out www.americanaok.com

It is a great show hosted by Tom Fahey. He plays all the people who you will never hear on commercial radio because their stuff is way better than commercial radio. He plays a cross section of country, blues, americana and classic country. This week's show features an intro that I did for the show. If you want to get the show via iTunes just search the store for AmericanaOK.

I've arrived!

2008-03-07T02:42:00.002-05:00

Megalith store that offers everything hmm...sounds like Wal-Mart....anyway they are offering my music via their website

It will be nice to feel the cool air on my neck when they unlock the doors of the store and let me out this morning:)

Last Minute gig at Postcrypt 9pm

2008-02-15T12:45:00.001-05:00

I hope you can make it to this intimate venue. Here is there website. After living with computers for three months I'm going all acoustic....pete

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/postcrypt/coffeehouse/

Playlist

2007-12-09T01:52:00.001-05:00

A radio show called Under The Tree gave my stuff a spin. I'm proud to be played along side many of my heros.


19 juni 2007	1	Shooglenifty, To Fifty to Figo
	2	Richard Thompson, Take care the Road You Choose
	3	Peter Minda, Long Way
	4	Po'Girl, Home to You
	5	Mavis Staples, Down in Mississippi
	6	Robert Johnson, Love in Vain
	7	Robert Johnson, Last Fair Deal Gone Down
	8	Crooked Still, Last Fair Deal Gone Down
	9	Oh Susanna, Billy 4
	10	Richard Shindell, Deportee
	11	Richard Shindell, Born in the USA
	12	Baby Gramps, The Old Man of the Sea
	13	Sting, Blood Red Roses
	14	Leoni & Les Frères Guissé, Nina
	15	Leoni & Les Frères Guissé, Slaves Lament
	16	Alistair Moock, Fishing Tales
	17	Doug Ploss, Cowgirl Tattoo
	18	Doug Ploss, under the Radar
	19	Bruce Springsteen with the Sessions Band, Further On (Up the Road)
	20	Bruce Springsteen with the Sessions Band, American Land
	21	Bruce Springsteen with the Sessions Band, Highway Patrolman
	22	Kila, Crann na pHiginni

Eleanor's new prints

2007-12-02T01:43:00.001-05:00

My talented Wife Eleanor Droll has been working on a series of prints that I am wild about. Here is a sneak preview.

Coming to a stage near you!

2007-11-05T18:25:00.001-05:00

Just wanted to let everyone know that it will be a busy holiday season of touring. I'm putting together a list of dates many of which will be in the Austin area. I'm thinking about you all as the new year approaches and hope to connect soon! Pete

A thin line

2007-09-03T21:35:00.000-05:00

I was bored on Labor Day so I made this video of my cats.

Wow!

2007-08-16T22:04:00.000-05:00

Review in MazzMusikas

2007-07-31T23:23:00.000-05:00

Holly Moors of MazzMusikas Free-zine formerly RootsTown Music wrote this review of Long Way:

"Americana from Austin, from a man who presently lives
in Brooklyn, and reminds me of one of the melancholy
west coast singers/songwriters of the previous
generation, such as Warren Zevon or Jackson Browne.
Folk rock with a pop feeling, with a little rock and
soul stirred in. The arrangements are attractive if not
immediately explosive. The guitar, for example, is somewhat
hidden in the mix, but only with repeated listens is it
noticeable just how good the guitar playing (keyboard playing,
drums) in fact is. A rather introverted album that only reveals
its secrets -- as is often the case with this sort of disc
after repeated listenings. An old-fashioned disc that grows
on you with ten excellent, self-composed, songs. Nice!"

On Dutch Radio!

2007-07-14T00:18:00.000-05:00

A show called Blue Print on Dutch Roots Radio has been playing some of my tunes. Check out their site here.

Here is the segment where they play my tune.

Old video (funny)

2007-07-11T02:52:00.000-05:00

Here is an old video I made with some friends back in early '01.

2007-07-09T13:18:00.000-05:00

AmericanaOK playlists

2007-07-07T20:21:00.001-05:00

Here are the AmericanaOK playlists from the shows I've been featured on. I've been a fan of a lot of these folks so needless to say it is an honor.....Thanks again Tom!

SHOW 73
1 – Charlie Crow – PodShow.Com
2 – No One Here Byu That Name – Donna Beasley
3 – 555x2 – Bo Ramsey
4 – Hideaway Girl – Jimmy LaFave
5 – Firescape – Jimmy Ryan
6 – My Ex-Wife – Brad Colerick
7 – Liberty Road - Bruno Deneckere
8 – Adrift – Dean Owens
9 – Due South – Jenny Queen
10 – She’s Not The Little Girl – Pete Minda
11 – Go Easy – The Laws
12 – Just Stay – Bearfoot
13 – Queen Of Hearts – Romantica
14 – Fake Empire – The National
15 – Hunky Kentuckian – Trilobite
16 – (Postcard From California) – Richmond Fontaine

SHOW 72
1 – Charlie Crow – PodShow.Com
2 – I’m Sure of It – Blanch
3 – Personal assistant – Dennis Brennan
4 – You Saved Me – Pete Minda
5 – The Fruit You Can’t Eat – Matt Keating
6 – Either Way – Annalisa
7 – Molasses – Bearfoot
8 – No Man’s Land - Bruno Deneckere
9 - Jim Beam - Jenny Queen
10 – Drink The Night Away – Romantica
11 – About Today – The National
12 – This Too Shall Pass – Danny Schmidt
13 – Wat To Go – Sonny Smith
14 – Nora Had A Bird – Dan Janisch
15 – Elk-Lake Serenade – Hayden

Review by Tom Fahey of AmericanaOK

2007-06-28T00:47:00.000-05:00

Tom has a great show broadcasting out of Scotland called AmericanaOK.

He was kind enough to review my new CD, Long Way and here it is:

"Here on AmericanaOK we are always being asked, “what is Americana”. I used to try and give a definition which invariably left the questioner bemused. Now I say take a listen to “Long Way” by Pete Minda. It’s a collection of very fine songs that embrace many of the influences that form the genre known as Americana. But, don’t listen as an academic exercise; listen for the pure joy of hearing a collection of songs that will stay with you for a very long time. Pete Minda has come a “Long Way” from his hometown of Kansas City via Austin to Brooklyn so welcome his arrival by listening to this fine collection of songs."

Tom Fahey
AmericanaOK

Catskill Gig

2007-06-24T00:41:00.001-05:00

Thanks to John Pinder and the Muddy Cup in Catskill, NY for hosting a great Friday evening. Here is a pic and some mp3s of two covers I did.

Helpless (Neil Young)
Too Much Monkey Business (Chuck Berry

On the radio in Scotland

2007-06-17T22:20:00.000-05:00

A great radio show/podcast in Scotland called AmericanaOK on LeithFM is spinning some of my music. For fans of Americana music this show is a great resource to discover new acts. Check out the intro to my tune here and the show's website here. The DJ pronounced my name wrong but hey I'll take it. Check out their charts for most played music. I'm number 4.

Show in the Catskills!

2007-06-15T00:31:00.000-05:00

I'll playing at the Muddy Cup in Catskill, NY Friday, June 22nd at 8pm. Check out their website here.

Beware the enemy!

2007-05-20T00:07:00.001-05:00

Live on CD Baby and itunes

2007-05-10T00:42:00.000-05:00

I'm glad to report that my CD, Long Way, is now available at cdbaby.com as well as on Apple's itunes Music Store. Check it out.

Some live mp3s and my thanks

2007-04-29T15:20:00.000-05:00

I really enjoyed my gigs at Biscuit BBQ, Magnetic Field, and VOX POP here in Brooklyn. Thanks so much to everyone who came out to the venues. I am gearing up to play at the next level with other players and a lot more rehearsing etc...Stay tuned but for now here are some of the better moments from the shows:

Betting It All, Vox Pop
What A Gift, Vox Pop
I Wish It Would Rain, Magnetic Field (Great Temptations tune)

Biscuit BBQ gig went great!

2007-03-29T12:13:00.000-05:00

Thanks to the folks who came...For those who missed it here is a clip.

CD is done!

2007-03-24T01:39:00.001-05:00

The cds have been duplicated, wrapped and are ready to go. Thanks to Village Digital for doing such a great job with such fast turnaround. So I guess that's it for this CD production. Time to start playing shows and selling the discs. I've learned so much during this process and thanks to everyone who helped along the way....I promise the next one won't take so long!!

Don't forget about the upcoming shows on March 27th at Bisquit BBQ in Park Slope and on April 9th at a club called Magnetic Field in Brooklyn Heights. I really hope you can find the time in your busy schedules to come out and support local live music. The drinks are on me!

Upcoming shows:
Tuesday, March 27th Biscuit BBQ 8:30pm
Monday, April 9th Magnetic Field 8:00pm