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Bluegrass Phase

I developed an interest in bluegrass at the beginning of my freshman year of college. I spent that year at Georgetown University in Washington D.C., despite being an unreconstructed Southern California... Read More
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October 2016
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Tolstoy (The Song)

In honor of Tolstoy’s September 9th birthday, I made a lyric video of the song from my second album: Tolstoy would be 188 if he hadn’t died 116 years ago, but... Read More
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September 2016
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Reggae Phase

I had a serious reggae phase in approximately 1984-1985, when I was 14-15. It started with Bob Marley, as all reggae phases do. Survival (1976) and Rastaman Vibration (1979) had been in... Read More
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June 2016
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Open Mics

Many singer/songwriters perform for the first time at open mic nights. You know how open mics work, right? You show up at the appointed time, sign up for a slot, and wait... Read More
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June 2016
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Songwriting Contests

Over Memorial Day weekend, I participated in the New Folk contest at the Kerrville Folk Festival, the annual gathering of songwriters and song appreciators in the hill country between Austin and San... Read More
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June 2016
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Bad Business

I wrote Bad Business – the 8th track on my new album, Lost Soul – in early April 2011. A slow-but-lively waltz in the key of C, it takes place in a bar,... Read More
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April 2016
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Lost Soul

Tomorrow is the official release date for Lost Soul, my first album since 2006. You will be able to listen to it on this very website, or stream it at Spotify, download it at... Read More
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March 2016
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Big Sur

On Monday, Popdose premiered “Big Sur,” the third track from Lost Soul, which comes out on Friday, March 25th. They said a couple of nice things, including: “The 12 songs are produced by... Read More
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February 2016
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David Bowie

David Bowie and I have a long history. I was introduced to his music by my first guitar teacher, Terry Keller, who advised my parents to buy me Pin Ups... Read More
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February 2016
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Books About Music 2015

I am am avid consumer of books about music, and keep meaning to start a blog or Tumblr on the subject. I don’t know if that’s going to happen – other... Read More
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December 2015
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Custom Songs

As part of my Kickstarter campaign in June 2015, I offered to write customized songs. $500 seemed like a “priced to sell” contribution level, if you consider that I only wished to “sell”... Read More
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December 2015
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