Songschool and Folks Fest
It was a strange week for me at Song School. My work life intruded much more than I would normally like. But, it ended with a bang. Thanks to Mojo … [Read more…]
Song School, and Beyond! (gigs and rambling)
Ahh, that time of year when the tribe gathers in Lyons to conduct strange rituals in tents and stay up all night playing songs. Yup. Song school. This is my … [Read more…]
GearGasm: Fun With Amps
During preproduction for this record I’m working on, I was in my office/disaster area with the producer person I’m working with and got to explaining one of my amps to … [Read more…]
Off the High Dive…
And into the deep end. You know what that picture above means I think. This week I took a pretty big plunge- for me anyway. It’s one thing to be … [Read more…]
Process, what process? Birthing a song.
Someone asked me a while back, “what’s your songwriting process?” I think I mumbled, ‘uh, I dunno, I write stuff and sometimes it rhymes, and sometimes I figure out how … [Read more…]
Playin’ on the Patio!
This Sunday (June 1) I’ll be at The Fork in Lyons again. Weather allowances aside, we’ll be out on the back patio. My friend Brian will be joining in on … [Read more…]
Playin’ Around
Some shows on the way people. This week I’m playing Sunday (5/18) at The Stone Cup here in Lyons from 11am-1pm. If I’m lucky, my friend Brian will be joining … [Read more…]
Spring and Summer Shows
Whew. I forgot what’s it’s like to go to work after playing the night before. I gotta stop. Going to work, that is. Big thanks to Wayne and Debbie and … [Read more…]
Couch by Couchwest Wrap Up! (extended cut)
I meant to write this a while ago, but I didn’t. So here we go. CXCW is definitely my favorite bit of internet crazy. We had fun making the videos, … [Read more…]
Couch By Couchwest Mini Set and Update.
Six months to the day after the flooding that hit Lyons, one of my songs is on Couch by Couchwest (the OTHER festival going on right now). It’s a flood song, … [Read more…]