I just started doing night shifts to make some extra cash cause I wasnt touring as much.
Im really enjoying playing shows and touring more than I used to, Earley says.
Ive been slowly gaining a higher level of awareness about how blessed and fortunate I am to play music.
Blitzen Trapper in Portland, Oregon. The band’s new album ‘100’s of 1000’s, Millions of Billions’ is inspired by frontman Eric Earley’s continued quest for enlightment.Jason Quigley*
But you generate good karma anytime you genuinely interact with others in a compassionate way thats important.
That idea of good karma is deeply etched into Earleys soul.
(The original title translates to Liberation through hearing during the immediate state.)
And I would always end up in the spiritual section looking through Zen books.
Thats why my career started a lot later.
I didnt start touring until I was 30.
For a lot of years, I was at odds with touring.
Im more in tune with the people around me, onstage and in the audience.
It almost feels like Ive sort of awakened to what I had all along.
Theres a spiritual energy thats pretty ancient, pretty wild.
Blitzen Trapper tour dates:Nov. 3 Ferndale, MI @ Magic BagNov.
4 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog ShopNov.
6 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny BrendasNov.
7 Annapolis, MD @ Rams Head On StageNov.
8 Brooklyn, NY @ Babys All RightNov.
9 Washington, DC @ Black CatNov.
10 Charleston, WV @ Mountain StageNov.
12 Milwaukee, WI @ VivariumNov.
13 Eau Claire, WI @ Pabloe Center at the ConfluenceNov.
14 St. Paul, MN @ Turf ClubNov.
