Bill Mallonee Live in Orlando

Erik April 25th, 2008

If you're in the Orlando area, don't miss Bill Mallonee performing live at Taste in College Park, tomorrow, April 26 at 8 PM.

Bill Mallonee has released 25 albums over his 20 year career to much critical acclaim. Paste Music Magazine, in a poll conducted by both writers and artists, listed Bill as 65 in their "100 Greatest Living Songwriters Poll." Musically, his songs tend towards a very broadly defined Americana, embracing Folk-rock, Brit-pop, psychedelia and troubadour … (Read More)

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Bill Mallonee & The Empty Hands

Erik November 7th, 2007

Bill Mallonee [formerly of Vigilantes of Love (and more notably The Cone Ponies)] joined me, Sharon, Mr. Wood, and Mark to talk about his music, life on the road, tough breaks, therapy, being a whore (my input of course), the music industry, starving artists, the Church, and your chance to book a Bill Mallonee Christmas house concert.

Take a listen to the conversation and the music we played on the show. I think you'll agree that it was a great time.

Then, if you're interested in bo … (Read More)

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Dark Horse Bets

Bill Mallonee November 5th, 2007

Dark Horse Bets - a sermon on new SONGS, 15 years of recording, touring and what i learned.

The setting:

I've been writing at a clip of about 5 songs a month for the last 6 months…it's been a way to reach both inside and out to something bigger than myself. There are moments when to draw another breath and extend a measure of mercy towards yourself is…the greatest act of faith imaginable.

There are days when the skin we live in is wrecked and crying from it's own disap … (Read More)

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Cone Ponies

Erik October 24th, 2007

Here's this week's [ping] podcast. We're not very cool, but we enjoy ourselves. Come hang out with us.

A big thanks to Bill Mallonee for letting us use his music on the show. Get a free album here. While you're there, buy Permafrost (the album we featured).

In other news…pray for Goulet. He's currently in the hospital and awaiting a lung transplant. If you've been with us for a while, you'll know what an inspiration Goulet has been to our progra … (Read More)

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Mountain Man Music and the People Project

Erik September 20th, 2007

On Tuesday, my friend Blair and I got together in the studio to play some music from his forthcoming album, Sligar's Essential Decade's Greatest Hits: A Prospective Anthology. We talked about his lyrics a bit, then we discussed something new called the People Project. Here's a recording of the audio that streamed live.

Join us live next week on 9/25/07 from 4-5 ET for a discussion of how Christian faith can make you an anxious mess.

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[ping] 02 - Live Stream

Erik September 18th, 2007

If you have some time to kill, come on over for our live stream at 4 ET today. Sharon and I will be joined in the studio by Blair. He'll regale us with selections from his forthcoming album, Sligar's Essential Decade's Greatest Hits: A Prospective Anthology.

We'll also talk about the People Project, a new feature on [ping] that celebrates the ordinary, the extra ordinary, and the extraordinary.

As always, you can call in to the show… 1.888.547.8383. And if you mis … (Read More)

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