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Tonight I made one of those concoctions for which there is no recipe because admitting there was a recipe would imply somebody planned it. I started with my tomato sauce, […]
Five of the twenty shows I have lined up for January and February 2027 are now officially confirmed, meaning contracts signed and deposits paid. I remain extremely grateful to Jen […]
I’ve been trying to learn how to run Meta ads. This is apparently what being a musician means now. Once I thought the job involved learning chords and writing lyrics. […]
Kurt Vonnegut loved musicbecause it had the decencynot to explain itself. Nobody askswhat position it takeson capitalism. The drummer hits the snare. A trumpet plays B-flat. So it goes. Vonnegut […]
Kanye looked at collegeand saw a buildingselling permission. Stand here. Read this. Pass that. He called the first recordThe College Dropout and made leaving schoolsound like a kindof enrolment. Professors […]
Judee Sill put Jesusin the passenger seat beside desire, heroin, Bach,and whoever hadn’t called back. No seatbelts. Her chords kept opening doorsbehind other doors, a hymn becamea love song, the […]
Howlin’ Wolf opened a doorin his chestand something enormoussaid hi. A bear informedthat rentwas due Tuesday. Microphone should have beenwearing protective clothing. Years laterCaptain Beefheartheard the door. He didn’t knock. […]
I drove south with a guitar,three shirts,two boxes of CDs,a half-eaten appleand the dangerous intentionof playing music. At the bordera man in a uniform asked, Purpose of your visit? Music, […]
Nutmeg and cardamom, now my favourite spices. Oatmeal no longer complete without nutmeg but it is dangerous. just some dust will do. Transforming breakfast into something approaching civilization. Cardamom best […]
I tune the guitar before every show. Then again after the second song. Sometimes after the first. It has become part of the evening, almost as dependable as introducing the […]