I grew up with Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox. If you aren’t from Minnesota we’ll forgive you for not knowing what that is. Click the link. Later on, I heard the John Henry story, probably in the Johnny Cash version, but there are so many versions. The John Henry story is an archetypal American … [Read more…]
This winter has been a grind. Not sure why, but it has. So goodbye and good riddance February. John Lennon was (I have read, but this story is probably apocryphal, like most stories of its kind) once asked, what was his favorite instrument to compose/write with or on? His answer, supposedly, was “I’m an artist … [Read more…]
It seems like every year about this time I’m writing the same post, which amounts to, “holy crap, where did the time go?” That said, summer was great, and I love fall. So other than the speed of the whole thing, I can’t complain. Over the course of four days in July and August I … [Read more…]
Well, either spring has sprung early or Climate Change is gonna kill us all. Maybe something in the middle…who knows. I’ve been writing songs and messing around with synching audio with video, in the hopes that I’ll be able to kick out some videos this year with higher sound quality. I’m not there yet. I … [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…]
Hey- it’s Tiny Desk Time! I’m filling the sadness at the passing of Couch by Couchwest by watching Tiny Desk videos. No idea what that is? Tiny Desk is a music series on NPR, and they have an online contest where you send in videos. It lacks the twitter fed witty banter and barroom vulgarity … [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…]
I never did a Couch by Couchwest wrap-up, so here it is. My life was way too busy with things that didn’t involve music this year, so CXCW blew by in a hurry. But that doesn’t mean it wasn’t awesome. I really enjoy checking out all the great acts from all over the country (and … [Read more…]
I meant to write this a while ago, but I didn’t. So here we go. CXCW is definitely my favorite bit of internet crazy. We had fun making the videos, and I had a lot of fun watching other peoples vids. See here for my mid-festival update. The only big thing to add to that … [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…]