I’ve completely redone the Eric Ginsberg Store! I’ve made the interface a bazillion times better looking! And by, “I’ve made…,” of course I mean: “I found a great wordpress widget that does it all for me.” All the items that used to be there are there, but now there are NEW SHIRTS!! Limited supply!

Also, I’ve installed Google Checkout so you can just enter your credit card information, safely and securely, without having to open a PayPal account (which is great).

Finally, I’ve made purchasing digital downloads SO much easier with a feature currently only available through the Store. When I work on the music page, I’ll implement this feature across the board. For now though, the individual songs are still available for download on the music page via payloadz (a neat and functional service, but one that I’ve outgrown and that charges me more than this new thingy).

So enjoy!

The project continues and I’ve now finished my facebook fan page, updated the mailing list, installed some fun new widgets to EricGinsberg.com, and synched a bazillion things to my twitter account (so I can bombard the twittoscape).

More on the horizon!

It was awesome!!

More pictures available on facebook.

I’m on a role! Here’s what I’ve accomplished:

Head banner (replaced)
Twitter feed (installed new plug-in I hope will work better)
Background (isn’t it fancy!?)
Archives (made it a drop-down)
Social network (installed the “find me on” widget)
Menu drop-downs (fixed)

Still to do:
Boooking page (write it)
Mailing list (fix it)
Music page (add live music & make all songs available for purchase)
Store (add New Originals shirts & remove sold out Disconnect download card)
FAQ (revise it)
Mad-Libs (make new ones)

Progress is progressively progressing!

Long have I been putting off fixing up good ol’ EricGinsberg.com, but the project is now underway.

Updates:
You -> audio (new cover by Ryan Weil)
You -> artwork (logo contest submissions & more)
Me (updated)

Fixes:
Twitter widget (repaired) (at least I thought…damn thing is flaky…I’ll keep working on it)
Eventful widget (removed)
Shows page & sidebar (removed eventful, installed Dan Coulter’s awesome gig calendar widget)
Shows page (created upcoming & past shows pages, as well as a page for booking information)
Music pages (better organized URLs)
Facebook fan page (done except for music posts…waiting for verification)

On the short to-do list:
Music page (add live tracks)
Music page (make all tracks purchaseable)
Shows (write Gig Availability page)
Store (add New Originals shirts & remove sold out Disconnect cards)
Site header (replace)

I’m working on it, people!

Holy crap! Maybe I’ll start updating this site more now! I know I have a lot to do with updating the store and especially the You section, but it’s a sincere start.

No upcoming shows ’cause I’m busy working on a semi-secret project for now. More info to come and hopefully a full release for Disconnect, a new EP, and maybe even a new band in 2010.

Tour was great. Headed back to AL, TN, and VA in Dec. Again, more info to come.

Thanks for hanging in there!

Booked for TV spots in VA, NC, GA, AL, TN and WI for now (various combinations of ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX). Looking for gigs while I’m there.

Aug 16 – Belmar, NJ – Butterfly Garden (1006 Main St.) – w/ Chris Brown (of Emory St.) & Alex Biese
Aug 17 – Baltimore, MD – ABC (watch the video)
Aug 18 – Richmond, VA – CBS
Aug 19 – Asheville, NC – ABC/MY40
Aug 19 – Greenville, SC – Underground Coffee (watch the videos)
Aug 20 – (night off to roam around historic Roswell, GA)
Aug 21 – Macon, GA – NBC (watch the video)
Aug 21 – Birmingham, AL – Gable Square Saloon (watch the videos)
Aug 22 – (night off to roam around Tuscaloosa and have dinner with friends)
Aug 23 – Birmingham, AL – FOX (watch the video)
Aug 24 – Nashville, TN – FOX
Aug 24 – Nashville, TN – Bluebird Cafe (watch the video)
Aug 25 – Memphis, TN – CBS
Aug 26 – (Day off to catch our breath in AL)
Aug 27 – Louisville, KY – ABC (watch the video)
Aug 28 – South Bend, IN – NBC (watch the video)
Aug 29 – (Day off to go to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)
Aug 30 – (Day off to visit family in Pittsburgh)
Aug 31 – Allentown, PA – News 69 (watch the video)

I keep my life in a notebook in my back pocket. I’ve been doing it for a decade. I have a drawer full of old ones. I’ve never lost one until yesterday. I left it on the train. It was already a terrible train experience wherein I got to the 5:29 at 5:27 only to find the doors already closed. I ran up and down the train, banging on doors and windows for a conductor to let me on, but they all just shrugged and after two minutes, the train pulled away. Destined to be late, I sat and waited for the 5:43. It showed up at 5:58 and left at 6:00. So now I’m 30 minutes late, but I sit down, take my notepad out of my back pocket (because it was hurting to sit on) and work on a sudoku. My stop comes, I get off the train and, in a few paces, pat all my pockets and realize my notebook is gone. I frantically search my bag, then run back through the melee of people to the first door. Closed! I find the window where my seat was and THERE IT IS! I pound and get the attention of the person who was next to me, he looks up, sees my notebook where I’m pointing, grabs it and runs for the door. I try to force them open with no luck. He takes out his blackberry. Not sure I can get my phone number out and clearly before the train pulls away, I start yelling my name, clearly and distinctly. “ERIC GINSBERG!” I repeat, ‘ERIC GINSBERG!” I’m running with the train. “Got it!?” He nods and the train speeds up until I can’t run with it anymore. Anyone who knows my name can find me on the internet pretty easily. This site is the first link that will come up. If you are reading this and you have my notebook, or know where it is, PLEASE press the comment button below and let me know how to contact you. I NEED that notebook! I need it. Please.

Xenia Sky and I are playing the season opener at the Butterfly Meditation Garden today.  I played it last year (and several times since), and it was wonderful.  If you’re in the area or looking for an excuse to be, The Butterfly Meditation Garden is through and behind Lavender Moon, 1006 Main St., Bemlar, NJ.

There’s free music, great Mexican food nearby, and butterflies.  What more could you ask for?

Last minute gig at the Lakewood Country Club, 145 Country Club Dr., in Lakewood. Apparently, it’s not an actual country club as the name(s) would imply, but rather a bar that is open to the public. I’m on from 9:00p-12:30a. Make it if you can. Shout stuff at me if you feel. Consult a physician if you need.