Hey Everybody, 

A few quick things on a September Friday evening-

*I had tons of fun playing at Aster Cafe on Thursday, September 7, 2023. My pal Taylor James Donskey sounded great, the room is as cool as ever, and I was so pleased to see a solid crew of folks come out to check out my songs. A bunch of friends, old & new. The room sounded so good, and it was the rare nite where, when I finished, I felt like I played pretty well, haha! Excellent!!

*I'm looking forward to playing the Hallberg Center for the Arts in a couple weeks on 9/28/23. I'll be sharing the stage with PK Mayo and Cole Allen and I'm thinking it's gonna be a great nite in a great space with some great players. 

*I emailed today with the fabulous Emmy Woods, a Twin Cities songwriter with whom I shared a stage at 331 Club back in April. I really love her stuff, and am very happy to say she will be opening for me at IceHouse on Wednesday, October 11th @8:00 p.m.

That's all for now, hope everyone doing great!!
Much Love,
Bob

Hello Friends,

I hope you had a nice Summer and are looking forward to a long Labor Day weekend! I am emailing with news of a few cool shows I have coming up. Here goes...

*On Thursday, September 7th, I will be playing with the ever-cool Taylor James Donskey at the Aster Café. I have not played at the Aster in years and am very excited to return! Located in St. Anthony Main at 125 SE Main Street, Mpls, the Aster is a beautiful space right on the banks of the Mississippi River. The fun begins at 8:00 p.m. and you can reserve your tickets here-
TJD Present: Bob Frey @Aster Cafe

*On Thursday, September 28th, I am excited to announce I will be playing at the Hallberg Center for the Arts as part of its excellent Songwriters In the Round series. This cool space is located just north of the Cities in Wyoming, MN at 5521 East Viking Blvd. The Hallberg Center occupies a historic old church and I will be playing in its Main Gallery. This show will begin at 7:00 p.m. and go til around 8:30 p.m.

*Finallly, on Wednesday, October 11th, beginning at 8:00 p.m., I will be making my (hopefully, haha) triumphant return to IceHouse in Mpls. As you likely know, I love playing IceHouse and really hope you can make it out to this mid-week Fall show. I will send more details, including a link for tickets, as this date approaches.

Thanks for reading, and I hope to see you at one or two or all of these shows! Three great venues, some new songs and, a few cool rooms full, I hope, of friends, new and old. Speaking of friends, thanks to everybody who showed up for my White Squirrel gig last month, as well as my IceHouse show in June. I appreciate, very much, your time and your effort and, most of all, your presence! Thank You.

Take care, Everybody!

Bob

Hey Everybody,
I hope Summer is treating you well. Mine has been relatively uneventful, though, I have cherished the time I've got to spend with Laura and Jonathan, as well as my parents and some good friends; seems like that's what Summers should be about- Family & Friends.
I also played a cool IceHouse show in June and am looking forward to returning there in October (Wednesday, 10/11). More imminently, I am excited to be part of an afternoon show at White Squirrel in St. Paul, where I, Taylor James Donskey and Hana Fleur will each play a set, beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 29th.
I am also really happy with a new song I will debut at White Squirrel titled "Muse". I wrote it a month or so ago and it'll be fun to play it live for the first time. I already have enough material- more than enough, haha- for a new record and am thinking "Muse" might become the title track. We shall see.
That's all for now, getting ready to head to Cleveland for a few days. Hope Everybody doing well!
​Bob

Hey Everybody,
It's been a crazy Spring with regard to the Mpls weather- went from 85-plus degrees last week to snow on the ground when I woke up this morning! 
Meanwhile, I have a couple cool shows coming up. On Thursday, April 27th, I am happy to return, for the first time in years, to the 331 Club to play as part of its Minneapolis Songwriter Round series. I will share the stage with songwriters Belle Curves, Charlotte Montgomery and Bridger Fruth and spend a couple hours sharing songs and stories.
On Thursday, June 8th, I am, once again, privileged to play for a couple hours at IceHouse in Minneapolis. I am also happy to say I will again be joined by my pals Rachel Calvert (violin), Marc Conklin (guitar) and Corey Hess (percussion) for should be a great nite.
That's all for now. I am going to spend a bit of time on this Sunday afternoon updating this website as well as writing and sending an email to those on my mailing list. Speaking of my mailing list, if you would like me to add you to it please send me a request to bobfreymusic@gmail.com.
Have a great Sunday!
​Bob

Hey Everybody,
Two posts, same month- Crazy!!
I have been writing songs since my middle school days in the late 1970's, and there has yet to be a year where I didn't write at least one. Still, every year, I always wonder / worry, "When is the first one going to come? Is this the year I don't get a song?" So, I am really happy to say that, thus far in 2023, I already have two!. A couple days ago, after a nice Valentine's Day dinner with Laura, I wrote "The Smile You Couldn't See", using that dinner with her as a means of reflecting on a few things. A couple weeks earlier, I wrote a 20-minute "story song" called "I Ain't From Here (But, I Live Here Now)" that chronicles my 1993 move to Minneapolis and my life here since then. And, even though it was a 2022 song, another recent one is titled "Christmas '22", an ode to my maternal Grandfather that I wrote for my Mom. I wrote and recorded that one in December 2022. So, all in all, it's been a fertile few months!
In other news, I am really looking to playing IceHouse again in June, and am working on / hoping to book a few shows before then. 
The days are getting longer, the snow is melting and, though we're not quite there, Spring is on the way!
Take care, Everybody!
Bob