I’ve finished 4 new songs, which I plan to post here for free download as soon as I get a chance to record some good, solid demos.
It’ll probably take at least a few more weeks as I’m still getting…
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Dec 17 2010
Oct 15 2010
Late Night Listening (and Drawing): Donny Hathaway, Junior Wells (and Willie "The Lion" Smith)
The other night when I was in the mood to listen to something live, I turned to two of the most enjoyable live recordings I’ve ever heard in any style of music; Donny Hathaway Live (1972) and Junior Wells Live…
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Jun 8 2010
"Nighthawks": A Myth Debunked?
“They” say that the famous, legendary, iconic (and oddly triangular) diner seen in Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks painting was a real-life restaurant that existed on the corner of Greenwich Avenue & 7th Avenue in New York City in the 1940s…
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Apr 14 2010
Late-Night Listening: Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde (1966)
Last night I took out an old favorite; Bob Dylan’s Blonde on Blonde. It’s a glorious, unrefined, masterful, poetic mess of an album. I’ve been in love with this record since about 5 years after I first bought it…
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Feb 15 2010
Death and Life of a Burger Joint
A 52-year-old drive-in burger joint, a landmark of mid-20th Century Southern California teen cruising culture, in all its space age glass and neon Googie-style glory, gets a new lease on life after suffering years of neglect and the blows…
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Jan 31 2010
Catcher in the Rye
It’s already been a few days, but I can’t let the passing of J.D. Salinger go by without some kind of comment from my little corner of the internet about his signature work.
Catcher in the Rye was just about…
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Sep 27 2009
Music & Video Update
Show
I’ll be playing a solo set in New York on October 29th. The show is at Googie’s Lounge (Living Room upstairs) on Ludlow Street.
Video
In the meantime, I’m working on a video for Silver Moon Motel , shooting…Read more
Sep 15 2009
Late-Night Listening: The Eagles-Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975
Tonight I listened to Side Two of The Eagles-Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975. I don’t know what came over me. I don’t even like The Eagles that much, but I was flipping through my little collection of LPs (my big collection…
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Sep 12 2009
Hangin' With Simone (Growing Up in Encinitas, California - part II)
When I was in high school, a favorite hangout for me and my friends was the Bob’s Big Boy on Encinitas Boulevard. Encinitas didn’t have coffeehouses in the 80s and Bob’s was a place where you could go at night…
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