I just wanted to thank all of you guys who came out last Friday night and made the CD Release such a magical night.  That seriously  was probably my favorite show I’ve ever played and was probably the best audience I’ve ever performed to, even if it wasn’t 20,000 raging fans at Madison Square Garden.  It really was the perfect way to celebrate releasing this EP into the world.  Thank you to Amelia Card, Alister M and Flipnotics as well.

Moving forward, I am going to take a little break from official shows as I continue my work in putting a band together and go through some other personal transitions.  Rest assured, everything I’m doing is with the aim of getting better at what I’m doing and making more music for you guys.  The next album is already starting to unfurl itself conceptually in my head…

So I hope you enjoy this album and enjoy life.  Thank you again for all your support and for being part of this journey.

-Sam

In honor of April Fool’s day and me really wanting to share this music, I have officially released the new EP “Liberation”.  You can go here and listen as FREELY as you’d like.  I’d love to hear what y’all think about it.  Enjoy!  

http://samhammerman1.bandcamp.com/

So its totally 100 percent official.  I won’t cancel unless I am deathly ill or an alligator bites off my arm, knock on wood.  Friday April 13th at Flipnotics.  I’m pretty excited since for the past year, this is the venue I have primarily played at and where I really started to find my true voice as an artist.  Details still being worked out.  

Hello there,

Sorry to be one of those guys that cancels shows, but the Cactus Cafe show on March 29th is officially a no-go.  Its almost embarassing to talk about, but there were some issues with the booker on the ticket pricing and it has officially been cancelled.  It really is for the best, though, as the CD release party will now be at Flipnotics, the place where I really began to discover myself as an artist in the last year.  It actually feels really right to have it there, and it feels like the culmination of an era for me.  Plus, I will be able to play a longer set and have the night on my terms.  As the old saying goes, one door closes, the window to a really cool intimate little coffeeshop opens.  Something like that.  It is tentatively scheduled for Friday, April 13th. Details are forthcoming.

On a related note, I finally picked up the CDs the other day and they look GREAT.  I’m really excited to share these babies with you.  (It does kind of feel like I gave birth to 1000 little plastic discs, although that sounds pretty painful).  Again, details are forthcoming. 

I hope this post finds you well and that you had a wonderful and inspiring South By last week.  I sure did.

See ya down the road,

Sam

Howdy y’all, I sincerely apologize for being a very negligent blogger and website updaterer.  That is going to change from here on out that, as I would love this to be a hub of all things Sam Hammerman-music related.  It can be a place to check out show schedules, song lyrics, or just stalk me a little bit.  And it can definitely be a place to buy my NEW ALBUM!!!  That’s right in the past quarter year or so since my last post, I have totally finished my debut record and now am just waiting on some really large and potentially dangerous machines to manufacture 1000 CDs.  I know it took a little while, but thats just how it goes sometimes.

I should also mention that a couple of months ago, I successfully funded my Kickstarter campaign!!  Thank you so much to all those that contributed, it was a really fun little journey.  The culmination will be in just a few weeks when I mail out all your CDs and other goodies!!  And the official release is still TBD, but will most certainly be sometime in March, as I work around the huge music festival behemoth known as South by Southwest.  There will be a big CD release throwdown to celebrate everything, and yes, you are definitely invited.  One show is for sure in the books this spring as I am playing my first ever show at the magical little venue, the Cactus Cafe on March 29th!!  Details are on the way, but I am super excited to grace the same stage that Townes Van Zandt, Allsion Krauss, Gillian Welch and a gazillion other awesome artists have graced.

I truly hope this post finds you well and I hope to see you down the road real soon.  :)

-Sam

Visit Sam’s KickStarter page to pre-order his debut album and also get some extra goodies!

Sam’s goal is to fund raise $3000 that will go toward recording his album this November.  As of Oct 27, he has already raised a little more than $1000! However, his project will only be funded if he reaches his pledge goal of $3000 by Thursday Nov 24, 11:59pm EST, so SUPPORT SAM TODAY and get some great exclusive incentives.

-Sam Hammerman Team