![]() Near Athens, Greece, police are going door to door telling residents to run as wildfires sweep through the area.Īcross Spain and Portugal, soldiers are on the front lines of the battle against fast-moving flames. The heat has been blamed for more than 1,900 deaths. In Europe, the unprecedented heat wave is sparking fires across the continent. "This is serious heat, and we're really concerned about those particularly with pre-existing respiratory conditions," New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday. In New York City, temperatures could reach 100 degrees. A power outage in Medford, Massachusetts, briefly cut off air conditioning to thousands. The weather pattern slow roasting the Midwest is moving east. Kidwell said he's been so busy that he hasn't had time to fix the air conditioning in his own truck. "There's a lot of people, especially people that are senior citizens, if their air goes out, they will not leave their house," Kidwell told CBS News. "You try to find shade where you can, AC wherever you can."ĭanny Kidwell is working 15-hour days fixing air conditioners. "The heat is horrible," resident John Blacker said. "By reducing the speeds we are able to ensure safety of both our passengers and for the light rail vehicles," DART spokesman Gordon Shattles said.Īll city libraries in Dallas are acting as cooling centers. It's so hot, trains are slowing down, with the Dallas Area Rapid Transit system capping speeds at 30 miles an hour. On March 10th, I was lucky enough to head back to Constellation in Chicago to play with Otis:GO, an ensemble co-led by saxophonist Artie Black and myself, featuring some of Chicago’s finest creative musicians.Firefighters continue to brave temperatures hovering around 110 degrees as they battle 18 active wildfires burning across Texas and threatening 1,200 homes.ĭrought conditions driven by weeks of triple-digit heat are turning the Lone Star State into a tinderbox. September 7 – Alexander’s Good Eggs Firehouse Vineyards Harvest Party (RC) ![]() July 22 – w/TBA TinderBox (Rapid City, SD)Īug 5/6 – w/The Fat Trio the 445 Lounge (Rapid City, SD)Īug 12 – Alex Massa Plays Well With Others CD Release Lost Cabin (RC, SD)Īug 25 – Alex Massa Plays Well With Others CD Release show #2 Elastic Arts (Chicago)Īugust 24 – w/The Fat Trio Love Squared/Main Street Square (Rapid City, SD)Īugust 27 – w/Cristal Sabbagh’s “Freedom From/Freedom To” Elastic Arts (Chicago, IL) July 30 – w/Sequoia Crosswhite/Greg MacDonald, July 14 – Solo Shooting Star Bar (Black Hawk, SD) July 10 – w/Greg MacDonald, Leslie Cline, Clayton Ryan Murphy’s (RC) July 3 – with McAllister/Lewis/Nuys/Massa Murphy’s (RC) July 2 – Alexander’s Good Eggs Contraband Distillery (Rapid City, SD) ![]() Many thanks for all of the continued support and love. ![]() Only 40 copies will be available online, the rest will be available in person. You can head to Bandcamp (where the album exclusively lives) and pre-order the cd. There will be TWO cd-release shows: one on August 12th in my current locale of Rapid City, South Dakota and the other on August 25th in Chicago, where the record was made! I will also be releasing a limited edition batch of 100 cd’s, that will not be repressed when they are gone. It is an inspirational area, with a small, yet diverse and interesting, arts community, and I am proud to be back and offering whatever I can, and checking out new music whenever possible.Īlex Massa Plays Well With Others – Adventure #3 – Miller/Hatwich/Spencer will be released on August 12, 2022!! I am very thrilled to have this record come out, as it was recorded in December of 2019 and subsequently shelved due to the pandemic. The Black Hills – He Sapa to the Lakota – provide a beautiful backdrop to living here as a creative. If you are interested in getting in touch with me for film-score work, festival and club booking, teaching, or just to say schmello – email me at I am located in Rapid City, South Dakota – my birthplace and hometown – and have enjoyed reconnecting with friends from long ago, and forging new relationship with some wonderful humans. Open any door and you might see the past, the present, and the future, and I am very happy that YOU are a part of it. Thanks for swinging by my little plot of digital acreage. ![]()
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