Now that the weather is getting nicer I (occasionally) let a song with a nice groove and a killer backbeat sneak into my usual list of downtrodden and gloomy listening [ … ]
Category: Columns
5 Reasons You Should Pledge to Dan Blakeslee’s Pledge Campaign
5 Reasons You Should Pledge to Dan Blakeslee’s Pledge Campaign http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/danblakeslee 1) Watch the video. OK, the gent is charming as all hell and entertaining too. The video you just [ … ]
Random Thought Thursday: Getting Reviewed
I have received a very small amount of nasty grams from folks…which is a blessing. But the ones I have gotten typically come from folks who don’t either get “it” [ … ]
Music: A Conversation
This past weekend got me thinking. Thinking about what it takes to be a musician…what being a musician takes out of you. What you give to being a musician and [ … ]
My Day (Well Night, Actually) at Dirt Floor…
My Day (well night, actually) at Dirt Floor… This past Saturday I had the pleasure of playing a concert series at the incredible Dirt Floor Recording Studios in Chester, CT. [ … ]
Community Goodness: The Boston Singers Project
You guys know how I feel about community and music. You also probably know how I feel about collaborative projects bringing people together through music. Well, The Boston Singer’s Project [ … ]
Thank You Everyone!
I just wanted to take a quick minute to thank everyone who contributed donations, who posted the gofundme link, or spread the word in any way to their friends and [ … ]
Welcome Dirt Floor Recording Studios to the Family!
As much as the Locals Covering Locals project has been an amazing experience thus far, it’s certainly has taken quite a toll on me. From a planning, a budget, and [ … ]
Digging Up Your Roots: 5 Records
Today’s edition of digging up your roots spans genres and artists across this great community. Its always cool to see where people draw their inspiration from and sometimes you are [ … ]
Random Thought Thursday: Why Do We (Musicians) Do This to Ourselves?
Set ourselves up for disappointment. Measure ourselves and our craft against others. Sink all our time, efforts, energy, and money into something that very often can drop us down a [ … ]