You’ve probably seen it in the sidebar or in our posts on SquarePegAlliance.net, but if not, here’s where Derek [and Sandra!] will tour The Ampersand EP, amongst other things, in the next few weeks:

• Akron, Ohio on April 23rd
• Cincinnati, Ohio on April 24th
• Gahanna, Ohio on April 25th
• Huntington, West Virginia on April 27th
• Vienna, Virginia on May 1st [a makeup date for the February show where they both ended up sick]
• Nashville, Tennessee on May 3rd
• Birmingham, Alabama on May 4th
• Memphis, Tennessee on May 6th

And before anyone asks: yes, my recording gear and I will be at that Birmingham show. [You wanna drive me back from Birmingham that night? Cool!]

1. Hey, want to hear what Derek’s solo sets with Caedmon’s sounded like on this tour? We’ve got a recording from the Dyersburg show for you to check out.
2. Many folks have asked us, “Is this the last hurrah of Derek with Caedmon’s Call?” I think the best answer for that is, “We don’t know, but I don’t think they know, either.” All I know is that they looked like they were having a heck of a lot of fun playing music together, and we all know that Caedmon’s just doesn’t play that many shows anymore. If you ask me to put a prediction down in print and sign my name to it, I’d bet on both another record and another full tour. As to whether Derek will play with the band any more this year, who knows? When we know, though, we’ll tell ya. Cool? Cool.

A few years ago I made a trip down to Birmingham, AL to hear Derek Webb play and Don Miller speak. It was a great evening, and I’m excited to announce that it’s going to happen again.

Here’s the Info:

April 12th, 2008 - 8:00pm

Cordova, TN - Hope Presbyterian Church

Tickets are $20 and $25 at the door and group tickets are available at $17 for 15 more.

Tickets are available for sale at Family Christian Stores and Lifeway Stores and online through www.thinkhope.org

They are looking for local churches and groups to help promote the event and get word out there. They have 11×17 posters and 5.5” cards that are available to hand out. Any help in plugging this event it would be greatly appreciated. They can deliver the posters and post cards to you to hand out, if you are interested.

They are also on FACEBOOK…so you can invite all our Memphis area Friends via the Facebook event page

For more info on Habitat for Hope, the cause that this event is supporting, click here.

Derek’s really sick. The NYC show on Friday is being postponed, and I doubt they’ll play Saturday in PA at this point [although Derek hasn't said that they won't]. Also, them being sick may delay the pre-order on The Ampersand EP. Patience and understanding are requested. That, or I’m sending Derek to come and cough all over you.

Now, Wednesday’s show in Vienna, VA will be sans Derek as well. That’s right. No more show. Comfort one another in this time of woe and get ready to rub it in next time you see him

Wednesday’s show in Vienna, VA was supposed to have Derek’s better half out with him, but with some conflicts that have come up, she won’t be there. She’ll be at the shows on Friday and Saturday, though. Contain your disappointment and give Derek a hug at the show if you go, ’cause he’ll be missing her worse than you are. Promise.

Tuesday: Actually, now they’re all sick. So there’s no show on Wednesday.

As I noted back when I posted Derek’s tour dates for the fall, we’ve got people that record Derek’s shows. That means that you have some new Derek shows to listen to:

• 3 Nov in Huntsville
• 8 Nov in Raleigh
• 18 Nov in Nashville

And yes, we shared Sandra’s sets from those nights, too. You can see them, as well as the rest of the recordings available on IndieRiver.net, on squarepegalliance.net’s Square Peg Concert Bootleg page.

Happy downloading. And if the word BitTorrent is foreign to you, we’ve got a HOWTO to help you get up to speed. Or you can always ask questions in the comment section below.

Mornin’, everyone … coffee’s over there.

1. In case you missed it, “Name” showed up right at the open of last night’s Grey’s Anatomy, right after the previously-on stuff. True to Derek’s prediction that he’s been making in shows, there was a couple depicted as … post-coitus. Sexy-sounding song for a sexy show, I guess.
2. Friday morning’s are my morning to check out Derek’s tour dates page for updates, and I came across this note for tonight’s planned show at VCU: “Due to unfortunate circumstances on the campus of VCU we are forced to cancel the show with Derek and Sandra schedule for: Friday, November 9, 2007 Pace Student Center Virginia Commonwealth University Please accept our apologies, we will be sure to make it up to you when it’s possible for them to put on the event.” We hope all is well at VCU.

More news later today.

We thought that Derek’s fall touring would end in mid-November, but it looks like we’re wrong …

• 3 Dec: Blountville, TN
• 5 Dec: West Palm Beach, FL
• 6 Dec: Jacksonville, FL
• 7 Dec: Lexington, SC
• 8 Dec: Charlottesville, VA

Because some might ask, no, Derek and Sandra are not playing on the Andrew Peterson Christmas tour this year.

Derek has a brief run of shows on the West Coast coming up this week:

• Wed 3 Oct, Hollywood, CA
• Thu 4 Oct, Fresno, CA
• Fri 5 Oct, Bakersfield, CA

All those shows are solo. The shows he’ll do late in October through mid-November, though, are a full band, with Sandra. [We don't know who the band is yet, but when we know, we'll tell you.]

• Wed 24 Oct, Louisville, KY
• Thu 25 Oct, Lexington, KY
• Fri 26 Oct, Naperville, IL
• Sat 27 Oct, Wheaton, IL
• Sun 28 Oct, Minneapolis, MN
• Thu 1 Nov, Tuscaloosa, AL
• Fri 2 Nov, Birmingham, AL
• Sat 3 Nov, Huntsville, AL
• Tue 6 Nov, Asheville, NC
• Wed 7 Nov, Charlotte, NC
• Thu 8 Nov, Raleigh, NC
• Fri 9 Nov, Richmond, VA
• Sat 10 Nov, Greenville, SC
• Sun 11 Nov, Knoxville, TN
• Fri 16 Nov, Decatur, GA
• Sun 18 Nov, Nashville, TN

Hopefully people will record shows. I know that I’ll tape all the ones I attend …