Mocha Club: I Need Africa More Than Africa Needs Me

As some of you know, I have partnered with Mocha Club (a fundraising arm of African Leadership) for the past couple of years. Each night during my show, I get the opportunity to communicate just how good we have it in this country and how, for very little money ($7/month: the cost of 2 mochas, hence the name), we can choose to sacrifice such small luxuries and amenities, targeting this

My Work Day

I’m in Montana this weekend, a state I have never before set foot in until now. A performing songwriter’s work day is neither glorious nor all that laborious, and it can at times be exhausting and tedious, proving that travel makes up 90% of the job, 9% of the time is spent waiting around, while 1% actually involves singing and playing. This was my Friday: – In bed at 10pm

Soul Audio interviews Eric

  Fellow Rabbit Room contributor and correspondent, Matt Conner, recently interviewed me at Soul-Audio.com. He posed a bunch of good questions about the new album and where my mind and heart are in the process of making of it. Click here for the Soul Audio interview with Eric

Winter Happened

I’m in the living room of some dear friends of ours in Grand Rapids, MI. I played a show last night here in town and they have graciously hosted me in their home. It snowed last night; the area’s first of the year. Though I am not prepared for the cold, I’m glad I could ring in the onset of winter with these folks. I have to get back in

My Halloween

Two nights ago I did something I have never done in the entirety of my life, thus far:  I carved a pumpkin for the first time. I know this may be hard for you to believe, but I’m pretty sure it’s true (Mom, if you’re reading this, feel free to correct my poor slipshod memory). A smiley face on a pumpkin is a much more friendly gesture than a mouth