Wowzers. Today marks the five year anniversary of this wild musical ride. On September 5th, 2015, I played the first Sempervivi show, an after party for the East Bridge Music Festival in Owensboro, KY. I had just finished playing guitar in a set with All Around the Dinner Table. The temperature was 104 degrees outside, [...]
Lockdown Life
As I write this, the world is still reeling from the Coronavirus outbreak. All three of us are adhering to our federal and state guidelines and staying home as much as possible. Of course, this means no shows for a while. Although we are missing out on a ton of great shows we had booked [...]
Release Show Recap
On Friday September 27, we gathered at The Green Lantern in Lexington with roughly 85 of our closest friends. The occasion? After months of hard work, along with generous pledges from fans, we successfully launched our first full length record. Can’t Please Everyone was finally out, and getting rave reviews. It was time to celebrate with [...]
All Together Now
What is it they say about finding what you’re looking for when you least expect it? In June, Sempervivi played back to back gigs in Newport and Dayton before Rob and Jon split for new projects. Months into my search for each new bandmate I needed, I actually started to wonder if this group had [...]
Back at One (This is Not the End)
All aspects of my life have been busy since the last time I blogged, between the band, my business, and my family (Isn’t that the obligatory lead in for every post?). I’ve taken a few weeks to center myself and unpack this topic before writing. After nine months together and six months of gigs, Rob [...]
A Wild Rock Band Appears!
The holiday season is upon us, and I got an early Christmas gift this year! I always intended for Sempervivi to grow into a full band, both onstage and in the studio. After two years of performing solo acoustic, the right dudes came along to make my vision a reality. Forming a full band Jonathan [...]