Bill Mallonee Live in Orlando

Erik Guzman 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 Guzman 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 Guzman 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 Guzman 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 Guzman 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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