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Kevin Davis writes on his blog about Derek’s show on Sunday in Souderton, PA.

Had I known Joe Bassett was going to open, I might have actually made the trek over to see the show. (Actually, it was a family picnic that prevented my attendance).

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For all of our Nashvillian readers Derek posted about some media play for Noisetrade over on the NoiseTrade Blog

for our friends in nashville, we understand that noisetrade is going to get a mention on this monday’s morning edition, which airs every weekday morning locally on npr. if you’d like to listen, check the listings at the local npr website (http://wpln.org/). i’m told you can even listen on their website after the fact (and i hope so, since i’ll be on the road…). thanks to nashville public radio for their support!

We will definitely be checking out the website to see if it goes up after it airs and will keep you guys posted.

The NoiseTrade blog just added some pretty sweet news about an opportunity for Derek to get the word out about NoiseTrade.

Derek Webb, will be part of a panel discussion entitled “21st Century DIY” at this year’s Next BIG Nashville 2008 Conference. Derek and the other panel members will discuss “The New Tools and Services available for independent or independent minded artists and representatives. Reps from websites, third party service providers and new media companies discuss the new slate of tools available for independent artists and music businesses.” Panelists include:

Derek Webb / NoiseTrade
Clint Smith / Emma
Dave Jaworski / Passalong Networks
Lou Plaia / ReverbNation
Chris Stacey / Mozes, VP, Music Industry
Jeff Price / TuneCore

MODERATOR: Kevin Brown / Echo

Panel discussion is from 10-11am on September 12th.

We here at DW.net agree that this is “sure to be a stimulating discussion about the past, present, and future of music marketing and distribution.”

More information at http://www.nextbignashville.net/.

I have run out of witty ways to introduce these.

• AO in Arkadelphia, AR on 24 Sep.
• AO in Jackson, TN on 25 Sep.

This is a bit late, but Happy Birthday to Don, who turned 37 on Tuesday!

May all your books be best-sellers and all your bike rides be shorter than 3,000 miles.

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• AG, AO, BS, EP, and JP in Nashville on 21 Sep. The SPA shows return!
• EP in Birmingham, AL on 25 Sep.
• RG in Nashville on 19 Oct. I have the feeling that this will be an SPA show, too, but I don’t know who else will be playing.
• DW in Cape Girardeau, MO on 5 Nov. With Waterdeep, Sandra, and Alli Rogers. Wow.
• DW in Edmond, OK on 7 Nov, same lineup.

This list is subject to change as shows are added:

• Fri 19 Sep in Wheaton, IL
• Fri 26 Sep in Cleveland, TN
• Sun 28 Sep in Springfield, MO
• Tue 30 Sep in Edina, MN
• Fri 3 Oct in Canton, OH
• Sat 4 Oct in Grantham, PA
• Sun 5 Oct in Wenham, MA
• Thu 9 Oct in Elkhorn, NE
• Fri 10 Oct in Orange City, IA
• Sun 12 Oct in Evansville, IN
• Thu 16 Oct in Tampa, FL
• Fri 17 Oct in Denver, NC [note, not a typo]
• Sun 19 Oct in Charleston, SC
• Tue 21 Oct in Franklin, TN
• Sun 26 Oct in Spring, TX

Don’s getting settled back down in Portland following his wild ride from coast to coast. Here’s his latest update:

Matt Conner of Stereo Subversion recently interviewed Derek on a whole range of issues ranging from Noisetrade to his next album. Here’s what Derek had to say regarding the latter:

It’s pretty early on and, as usual, I’ve got pages and pages of ideas. It’s hard to say exactly where it’s going. I have a couple strong ideas, but I’m almost afraid to say because you never know once you get in and start. I thought Mockingbird was going to be full of different stuff. I intended that to be a record about art and politics and the combination of the two and it ended up just being about politics. [Laughs] There’s only one song about art on that record and it’s totally out of place.

Right now, if I had to give it broad strokes, I would say it’s going to be a record about race and sexuality - those are the big issues right now, but that’s what has been squarely in my line of sight for the last couple of years.

You can read the whole interview here.

I know we typically post the week’s adds on Saturdays, but given that this show is Sunday, I figure advance notice is good.

Andrew Peterson will be playing in Salem, Oregon for free on Sunday, August 10th.

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• RG in Brentwood, TN on 6 Aug
• AP in Yreka, CA on 7 Aug
• AG in Fort Worth, TX on 9 Aug. By the way, Gully is looking to book a house show somewhere in the Dallas/Fort Worth area the day before.
• RG in Augusta, GA on 21 Aug
• AO in Morris, IL on 24 Aug
• DW in Cary, NC on 30 Aug
• AP in Phoenixville, PA on 7 Sep
• DW in Georgetown, KY on 12 Sep
• RG in Nashville, TN on 19 Oct

Noistrade now has a blog! Derek has started posting a blog keeping us “noisetraders” up to date on all the various happenings around the NT universe. New artists and web buzz are just a few of the things popping up on the blog. Be sure to check it out.

Also of note is Derek’s post (!!! yes he actually posted on a blog!) in which he says that they are “a month in with over 50 artists and just under 30,000 albums downloaded.” He also mentions some new things coming up, some within the week. We here at dw.net will keep you guys updated!