Thursday the 19th at the Troubador in Los Angeles

Friday the 20th at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco

both shows with the great Mike Kinsella.

Cool story : Mike started his musical project, Owen, years before meeting / marrying his now wife…. Ryan Owen.

Weird . Cool.

With The Love Inks

BOOTLEG THEATER :  2220 Beverly Boulevard  Los Angeles, CA 90057

Thank you Spinner for featuring El May’s cover of Pleasant Experience as the MP3 download of the day. Check it out here

It’s getting close to capacity !  Be sure to RVSP ASAP for School Night this coming Monday

Also on the bill, local songwriter / new neighborhood friend, Meiko and a DJ set by Belgian / Australian sensation (and fellow Taurean) Goyte.

I’m feeling a lot of emotional appreciation to Chris Douridas and KCRW Eclectic 24 for playing my album recently.

Feel your feelings. Emotions are a guidance system.

Presenting a new El May single, a cover of Small Blacks’ song, ‘Pleasant Experience’. 

Thanks to Koool G. Murder (The Eels) on bass and Eric Gardiner (Charlotte Gainsbourg, Gnarls Barkley) on drums.

For a short time you can download the song for free here, or go get it here on iTunes.

If you’re in Los Angeles we’re look forward to seeing you really soon :

Bardot (School Night, hosted by KCRW’s Chris Douridas) –  Monday 17th October 9pm

The Troubador (supporting The Fruit Bats and The Parson Redheads) – 5th November 8pm

Both shows will be with a band ! Oh my. Some company on stage, for the first time in years. Yes.

Garden Diptych, 2011

The Museum and Crane Gallery in Los Angeles have included a couple of my paintings in a group show called ‘Blow In’. Also showing are Australian/NZ artists Alicia Rose, William-Guillaume Saussay and Johnny Romeo.

This month-long exhibition opens on the 10th of September, and there’ll be a special El May performance in the garden of the space on the 2nd October.

More information : Museum and Crane

This weekend, get out and see ‘Our Idiot Brother’, directed by Jesse Peretz, starring Paul Rudd, Zooey Deschanel, Elizabeth Banks and Emily Mortimer. 

The soundtrack includes El May song ‘The Things You Lost’, which Peretz calls one of his ‘all time favorite songs of the decade’ !  It’s a great soundtrack, I’m beyond thrilled to be included alongside Carole King, Nathan Larson, Willie Nelson and The Fruit Bats.

Find it here :

It’s nothing but a crazy coincidence that this weeks’ episode of Pretty Little Liars and the first episode of The Lying Game feature the song ‘Don’t You‘. Weird ! Cool !

Download it for free for a limited time:

Or you can find the song right here

‘Hold Yourself’ from the debut El May album, will feature on Melrose Place this week !

El May composed music on a campaign for (RED), the amazing charity committed to helping eliminate AIDS in Africa. The occasion is to commemorate world AIDS day, and to encourage support through purchases with the nine brands affiliated in this good fight.

Spread the RED word!

El May is all over the map… Check out the upcoming shows on the shows page. Thank you to everyone who came out to see El May on tour this Fall, and to everyone who bought an EP.

If you didn’t pick up the EP at a show, you can find El May on CD Baby
and on iTunes, too!