I realize that I'm playing a bit loose with the concept of “year” by putting this blog post up in March.  That said, two episodes of my podcast that I recorded in 2023 just went up last week.  I apologize…

Really.  I'm releasing a single tomorrow called “Latent.”  It's Track 1 on my new EP, I Am Experienced.  A lot of work went into this project.  I stepped outside of my comfort zone and worked with a whole host…

There it was on a sign, over what looked from the road like just another generic front side of a business in a strip mall - African Restaurant.  I was in a part of Dayton that I don't often visit…

I started having conversations for my podcast in December 2021. The last episode I released in 2022 was number 74.  Considering I started off with an "Episode ½" on 31st December, that's a total of 75…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…