Out with the old, on to the next. There’s been a lot of 2016 bashing going on, and I can’t entirely disagree. It had its shitty moments. We lost Prince, Bowie, Princess Leia, Merle Haggard and Guy Clark. To name a few. A lot of people I know and love had a tough go this … [Read more…]
Kinda powered through the last month there didn’t we? Fall is always busy, which can be a bummer, since it’s also my favorite time of year. I had a couple of great shows at The Rock Inn and The Jamestown Mercantile in October. Two of my favorite places to play here in Colorado. The Merc … [Read more…]
Here’s another song from Dirt & Heartache for you to check out. That’s John Macy making the pedal steel guitar sound so fantastic. He’s one of the few people on the record who doesn’t live in Lyons. He came all the way up from Denver to lay down these tracks. He really helped make this … [Read more…]
Alright! Lots of people wanted a chance to hear some of the new album before it’s released (doesn’t everyone like to feel like they got in on the secret?) So here you go. This is actually track 3 on the record. That’s Jesse Garland and Cherie Taylor doing the awesome backing vocals, and Arthur Lee … [Read more…]
Well, that took a whole lot longer than I had anticipated. To say the least. About eighteen months ago I sat down with Brian Schey and we talked about making a ‘little record.’ I figured we could get it done by the end of the summer. Summer of 2014 that was. Hah! In July, after … [Read more…]
Last week I was in Song School, which was awesome, then Folks Festival happened. This year Jason Isbell was the Saturday night headliner. Pretty much as good as it gets. One of my favorites playing outside and walking distance from my house.There were tons of other great sets at Folks: Kasey Chambers, The Wood Brothers, … [Read more…]
Ahh, that time of year when the tribe gathers in Lyons to conduct strange rituals in tents and stay up all night playing songs. Yup. Song school. This is my third year at Song School, and unfortunately my time at grownup camp this year has been cut short by the demands of my grownup job, … [Read more…]
Someone asked me a while back, “what’s your songwriting process?” I think I mumbled, ‘uh, I dunno, I write stuff and sometimes it rhymes, and sometimes I figure out how to play guitar to it.’ Which sounds like the kind of thing Ray Wylie Hubbard would say (which secretly is exactly what I’m trying to … [Read more…]
Six months to the day after the flooding that hit Lyons, one of my songs is on Couch by Couchwest (the OTHER festival going on right now). It’s a flood song, of course, but there’s another song as well. A classic American story of dreams gone bad and lives ruined. I love that stuff. You can … [Read more…]
So if you are into strange internet events, it’s time once again for Couch by Couchwest. The ultimate independent music festival, it’s so alternative you don’t have to go anywhere at all. Just sit on your couch and let the festival come to you. Also, follow along on twitter at #CXCW or #CXCW14 to keep … [Read more…]