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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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People often complimented Mimi on her willpower. There was evidence. She toured much, driving impossible distances. She practiced every day. She wrote songs even when no one was asking it. She finished […]