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Last one! Song Diary #6 for The Color and The Light: “Joy...

chrisyokel — Sun, 05 May 2013 13:58:15 -0400

Last one! Song Diary #6 for The Color and The Light: “Joy and Sorrow”

Song Diary #5 for The Color and The Light: “The First...

chrisyokel — Sat, 04 May 2013 10:56:16 -0400

Song Diary #5 for The Color and The Light: “The First Lesson”

Song Diary #4 for The Color and The Light: “Lucky Nerd...

chrisyokel — Fri, 03 May 2013 08:42:23 -0400

Song Diary #4 for The Color and The Light: “Lucky Nerd Stalker”

Song Diary #3 for The Color and The Light: “Paper...

chrisyokel — Thu, 02 May 2013 08:54:22 -0400

Song Diary #3 for The Color and The Light: “Paper Boat”

Here’s Song Diary #2 for The Color and The Light: “I...

chrisyokel — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:57:45 -0400

Here’s Song Diary #2 for The Color and The Light: “I Cannot Give Words”

The Color and The Light Is Out!

chrisyokel — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:14:00 -0400

At long last, The Color and The Light, followup to last year’s EP The Rain That Falls, is out today! You can find it in several different places:

CDBaby.com (physical and digital)
Amazon (digital)
iTunes (digital)

Also, I will be releasing a video song diary about each song on the EP for the next week. Here’s the first one:

Get "The Rain That Falls" For Free!

chrisyokel — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:25:07 -0400

In anticipation of the release of The Color and The Light next Tuesday, I’m giving away my previous EP The Rain That Falls for FREE on Noisetrade.com until then!

Look what just arrived!

chrisyokel — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:53:33 -0400

Look what just arrived!

CD Release Show on Stageit!

chrisyokel — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:29:33 -0400

In just 8 days, The Color and The Light EP releases! To celebrate, I’ll be doing an online CD release show on Stageit.com on Thursday, May 2, at 8pm EDT. I’ll be playing through the EP, along with a few other songs and covers. Hope you can join me!

Tickets are $5 and can be purchased here.

Sneak Peek from The Color and The Light: "Hope Is Rising"

chrisyokel — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0400

The Color and The Light EP drops on April 30th. In the meantime, here’s a sneak peek of the first song, “Hope Is Rising”

The Color and The Light EP Releases April 30th!

chrisyokel — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:57:47 -0400

After much labor and time, I’m pleased to announce that The Color and The Light, the follow up to The Rain That Falls, will be released on April 30. It will be available digitally through CDBaby.com, Amazon, and iTunes, and will be available in physical form exclusively through CDBaby.com. I can’t wait to share it with you all!

Editing some EP videos with Mason Pimental and Rupert Jr.

chrisyokel — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:44:00 -0400

Editing some EP videos with Mason Pimental and Rupert Jr.

My First Stageit Performance!

chrisyokel — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:19:03 -0400

On Thursday night, I’ll be giving my first online musical performance on Stageit.com. I’m really excited to play some of my old tunes for you guys, as well as some new songs from the upcoming EP. Tickets are only $5, and the top three tippers will also get a free digital download card of my full length album.

You can purchase tickets for the show here.

Holy Week Poetry Reading Tonight!

chrisyokel — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:46:40 -0400

Holy Week Poetry Reading Tonight!:

Looking for a way to celebrate Holy Week? Come and listen in tonight at 8pm as I read my short work, The Lay of the Lord: Death and Triumph, an epic retelling of the suffering, death, and resurrection of Christ.

Here’s a video announcement about two Stageit online...

chrisyokel — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:10:49 -0400

Here’s a video announcement about two Stageit online shows I’ll be doing in the next few weeks.

Just a cool little songwriting project I did this week with my...

chrisyokel — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 14:00:41 -0400

Just a cool little songwriting project I did this week with my friend Rebecca Reynolds. She wrote the lyrics, I wrote the music. This is “The Pelican King”. (Warning: the recording is a bit rough)

I stare into a March horizon of trees unblinking, solemn as a...

chrisyokel — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:32:00 -0400

I stare into a
March horizon of trees
unblinking,
solemn as a century
patient as ever
for inevitable spring

Worked on some videos for The Color and The Light EP today with...

chrisyokel — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 19:52:00 -0500

Worked on some videos for The Color and The Light EP today with Mason Pimental of Grand Pine Productions.

EP Sneak Peek!

chrisyokel — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:55:27 -0500

Here’s a sneak peek from my upcoming EP The Color and The Light. This is the first song, “Hope Is Rising”.

Mixing and mastering the EP with Jen Rose!

chrisyokel — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:36:27 -0500

Mixing and mastering the EP with Jen Rose!