Why do people watch NASCAR? Is it because they love the sound and sight of forty-three virtually identical cars driving around the same track two hundred times, or because some of them may hit the wall and explode? I have my suspicions. And it just may be what brings you to my next gig. Read more »

I have a confession to make. Read more »

I grew up in the 1970s, with some great, classic music – Zeppelin, the Cars, Elvis Costello – as well as some crap. And I’m ashamed to say that I couldn’t always tell the difference. Read more »

I have a new nose. Read more »

By now, you probably all need something new to read, having burned all your books for fuel. Read more »

The life of a musician is full of ups and downs. Well, not just ups and downs – there’s also an enormous amount of sideways. A room opens, a room closes (I think we covered this last time). You nail a song at an open mike, but your fly is open. Your latest single advances from 100,265th on iTunes to 99,672nd. And then retreats back to 100,154th. Read more »

This is a eulogy. An ongoing one, to be sure, but a eulogy, nonetheless. Read more »

So last time, I told you about garnering a compliment from Cosy Sheridan when we both appeared at the Songwriter Shuffle at Giuseppe’s in Gloucester. This month’s tale is a somewhat different story, but oddly enough, it’ll end in a similar place. Read more »

Those of you who are regular readers of the Low Notes (and I know that we all have busy lives, etc., etc., but, really, what could be more important?) have noticed that I’ve recently grown fond of the Songwriter Shuffle at Giuseppe’s in Gloucester. It’s a Thursday night event, with seven songwriters, good food, and a friendly, attentive crowd. Plus we get paid. I’ve been wondering what they’ve been smoking, but as long as they keep smoking it, and keep inviting me, I’ll keep going back, because, like I said, it’s 20 minutes in front of an attentive crowd, and that’s kind of hard to find nowadays. Read more »

Every so often, I Google myself. Now, now, get your mind out of the gutter – it’s nothing that I’d be ashamed to do in public. I’m incredibly vain, and nosy. And I always like to know what the world is saying about me (not that it cares very much, but a man can dream). Read more »