Forever Friends

Forever Friends is one of the songs from our upcoming Echo Like Empty Rooms EP.

Listen to it here 

More details coming soon!

#echolikeemptyrooms

New 5 Song EP coming soon!!

RTK in the Studio:

You may know that I’ve been in the studio recording a batch of new (and not-so-new) songs with Kevin Fisher since last May. The original plan was to release a 10-12 song CD before Christmas 2014. Now, I haven’t been documenting the activity very regularly here (or even on my Facebook page) but  December came and went and we still had a lot of work to do.

Last night we moved 5 songs into the “let’s get these finished!” stage. So, instead of waiting 10 more months for a full CD, I’m going to release a 5-song EP!

I don’t have an exact date yet, but I think we can make this happen around May.  So, stay tuned!

RTK Live:

Also coming up in May, I’ve been invited to perform at this year’s Matsuri of Faith at Faith United Methodist Church in Torrance. It will be short set in the afternoon, and we will be performing songs from the recent sessions. And who knows, we might even have a horn section!

Keep checking our Facebook page for more information…

Top 3 Reasons Why It’s Time For a New RTK Record

3. I’ve got a batch of songs that need to be recorded…

2. It’s time because I’m on a 10 year recording cycle (The R & D Project in 2004, Confidential Reasons in 1994)

1. I get to work with Kevin Fisher!

Kevin and I met today and began planning our approach to the recording sessions, which will start in a few weeks. We’ll keep you updated with postings here, on our Facebook page and via Twitter.

Battle of the Bands Round 2 – watch our video and VOTE!

We submitted this video from our appearance at Suzy’s last December to an original song contest on indi.com and are now in ROUND 2!

http://indi.com/s/tA68F8DC9

We’d appreciate it if you would click the link above, watch the video and vote for us. It would be great if you would also forward this link to your friends via email, Facebook or Twitter – heck, even Pinterest! The more votes, the better shot we have at some free recording time!

We could win some cool stuff so please watch often – you can vote once per day.

Pete and I appreciate your support!

RTK at Suzy’s in Hermosa – Friday, Nov 1 @ 9:00p

Hey everyone!
Our next performance will this Friday, November 1st when Pete Sheppard and I return to Suzy’s Bar and Grill in Hermosa Beach. It’ll be a 30 minute acoustic set of originals from our various CD releases plus some surprises!

There are 3 other acts on the bill including the hard-rocking song stylings of The Ride featuring our pals Bruce Braddock and Ben Davis. And did I mention that Ragin’ Cajun has taken over the kitchen?  Oh yeah!! See you Friday night…

Friday, November 1
9:00pm
Suzy’s Bar and Grill
1141 Aviation Blvd
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
(310) 379-6171
(corner of Aviation Blvd and Prospect Avenue, next to Big Lots)

Blessings,
Robert

Backwards Hat Attack
The Ride
Robert Thomas Kuhlmann
Mark Ennis

Thanks!

Thanks to Mary and everyone at the Namaste Café! I had a great time performing last night. There was a very receptive, supportive audience and the bonus of a guitar-playing sound man named Paul!

Since it was my first time in this room and a coffeehouse environment, I changed the set list a bit. I opened with King of Fools and segued into Moon Comes Around. For some reason, I’ve never thought to pair them together live even though they both reference a specific evening in Austin…

The rest of the set was from Confidential Reasons (This Cruel Rain, The Inside, Lonely Girl, and Someday) and then we closed with And I Did Not Know from the R & D Project recording.

It didn’t seem like a solo performance, though –Paul the sound guy added some tasteful Stratified textures from behind the sound board, and even took a few solos albeit hidden from the view of the audience.  It created an intimate connection with the audience, including the Namaste regulars.

It was also fun sharing the evening with the other performers, including Mike V and his pal Steve.

We’ll do it again in early 2014!

Dear John: The Sugar Creek Sessions – now available!

In June of 1981, our band Dear John recorded six songs at the newly opened Sugar Creek Studios in Fenton, MO. From the session, we chose “Frustrated Conversation” and “I Don’t Want Her To Know” as the “most Power Pop”, and therefore the best choices for a 45 release. We recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of the release of that single, and now, all 6 songs from that session are available.

There is an extremely Limited Edition 30th Anniversary CD available via CD Baby or purchase a digital downloads from iTunes.