This has nothing to do with music, but it’s a good story. Read more »

Ah, the winter holidays. A time for curling up by a warm fire, safely out of the – oops, never mind. Santa needed those training skis, this year, the ones with the wheels. Read more »

So you may be wondering, my faithful readers, what happened. (I mean, you all should have been there, but I’m willing to be gracious.) Read more »

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 »