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You know, I thought I had listened to a lot of albums this year. Dozens of 2022 albums. Then, I started to read the "best of 2022" lists from a few publications and music writers. That was a reminder that…
Read moreDec 18 2022
On the way back from the trip to celebrate our fifteenth wedding anniversary, we stopped at Heathrow for a layover. We landed there on the morning of 11th November.
That particular day is called Remembrance Day in the…
Read moreOct 24 2022
artwork by Rob McCowan of Odd Hourz Creative
I don't often write happy songs. I don't ever write songs about my wife. The reason for both of these things is that my attempts generally turn out to…
Read moreSep 5 2022
I went to Philadelphia for the first time a couple of months ago to see Failure. I'll have more to say about that later. For now, I'd like ask you: What's the first thing you think of when you think…
Read moreApr 3 2022
I would imagine that many towns with enough musicians has open mic events. Our does. Some of them are truly open... arrive, jump on a sign up list, play. Some of them are curated... anyone can play, but you must…
Read moreMar 20 2022
This song started as a voice memo, a brief line of lyrics and the slightest suggestion of melody sung to my phone. The line in question was this one:
tell your teacher I got some bright ideas
Admittedly, that's not…
Read moreMar 14 2022
Almost a year ago, on Sunday March 28th, 2021, I went to Reel Love Recording Company and recorded this single. Brian Hoeflich played drums, Jeremy Raucci played guitar, and Patrick Himes sang some vocals and made it all sound good…
Read moreMar 6 2022
I have mentioned before that I took a trip to France in 2002, and only took five compact discs with me for the duration of the trip. As you might imagine, I listened to these albums over and over and…
Read moreFeb 28 2022
I'm not a journalist or professional writer, but I like to write, so my blog is a way to scratch that particular itch. To some extent, my Twitter feed also serves this purpose. I learned this year of a music…
Read moreFeb 20 2022
You might remember that I have a song about a particularly unpleasant experience with the police, and that TINO had the kindness to feature on it. The story behind writing "Anecdote" is right over here, on a previous blog…
Read moreFeb 11 2022
Carolyn Shulman is currently from Colorado. She had a lot to say, which I strongly encourage, so we'll skip the preamble and get around to amplifying her voice after the picture.
Photo by Jessie Matteson
1. Let's hear the elevator…
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