Robert Gomez

Robert Durand, commuter , beheaded in crash of Staten Island ferry, 2003 (Demo) by RobertGomez

Writing and demoing the next album. It will the poetry of Robert Olen Butler set to music from his work ‘Severance’

“each in the voice of a beheaded historical, mythical, animal or modern figure, make up the collection. Each is exactly 240 words, Butler’s estimate of the number of words that could be spoken by a decapitated head before oxygen runs out.”

Here is a demo of the second completed song. Chicken (Americauna pullet, beheaded in Alabama for Sunday dinner, 1958) recorded on my four-track cassette recorder in the wee hours at my home in Denton, TX.

Chicken (Americauna pullet, beheaded in Alabama for Sunday dinner, 1958) by RobertGomez

Today I’ll be guest DJ at Denton’s smallest and best station 1670am. With Denton legend himself Peter Salisbury. Get the video and audio here on ustream…(3pm cst)

Here’s the first work. It is a guitar improvisation I recorded in my home in Denton, TX. Two guitars. Both improvised the second guitar is a reaction to the previously recorded guitar but recorded directly after the initial track. The tuning is random and was not predetermined. One complete improvisation divided into three parts….some superfluous meandering has been edited out.

Guitar Improvisation No. 1 in Three Parts by RobertGomez

This is a cover of a theater fire song I’m going to be doing at a couple of shows…Filmed it…here it is.

Robert Gomez: Pine Sticks and Phosphorus [Album Review] by Ron Trembath

For those not currently in the know, it might seem strange to hear that the soft-hearted anti-folk artist Robert Gomez was once a member….

Lotte Kestner the solo project of Anna-Lynne Williams (Trespassers William) Seattle, WA plays a rare Denton, TX show. Ormonde, the new collaboration between Anna-Lynne and Robert Gomez headlines. Gomez opens the show at 10pm (CST)

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/robert-gomez

The Dallas Observer had me over to the space of Hal Samples to play a few songs and talk a bit.

DC9 in SPACE: Robert Gomez from Dallas Observer on Vimeo.

The sweet west has opened and we are in Los Angeles tonight at the knitting factory in LA. Trespassers William headlining and Theater Fire playing in the middle. Same bill for the next 4 days up the coast!

Cant wait to bring the drum behind Trespassers.

Midwest check. East coast check. Now it’s time to focus on the west coast dates July 18-21 with a Denver date thrown in for good measure. I put some photos up of the tour thus far. Witness! Happy to announce the last run will be with Trespassers William and The Theater Fire respectfully. Two of my favorite bands. Very much looking forward to it.