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Gig: Muddy Rudder

Katey Angel and I had a nice time playing at the Mudder Rudder this past weekend. Unfortunately, warnings of snow and ice seemed to keep most people in for the night. Luckily, I will be back at the Muddy Rudder on January 23rd. Hopefully, we’ll have our usual mild weather in January and lots of [...]

A note about comments

Well, I did something a wee bit stupid that resulted in all the comments getting deleting from this blog. Oops. Not a big deal, there were not many.
Since comments are the topic, I thought I would mention how comments work on my blog:

All comments are put in moderation and must be approved (by me) before [...]

Happy Holiday’s

May you all have a wonderful holiday season and a new year full of pleasant surprises. Thank you to everyone who purchased a CD, came to a show, or otherwise did nice things for me in 2007.
If you need something to do on New Year’s Eve, we will be entertaining folks at the La Center [...]

How much would you pay?

I heard on NPR today that Radiohead is releasing a new album. Well, what’s so interesting about that? They are making the album available for download on their website and, here’s the interesting part, they let you decide what you want to pay for the recording. Fans can still buy CD’s and such when the [...]

10 reasons Rhapsody To-Go rocks

Unlimited transfers to my portable music device.
I listen to a ton of music. I like that.
$14.99 per month is much less than I used to spend on CD’s.
I’ve discovered some great musicians that I would not have found otherwise.
We no longer use a CD player in our home.
I never rotate CD’s in the CD-changer.
Digital files [...]

Going to a show

I don’t go to very many shows these days. Focusing on your own music career often doesn’t leave much room for attending shows, etc. But every once in a while a show comes along that manages to get me off my ass. One of those ass-lifting shows is coming up and I have 2 tickets… [...]

Taking a Break

A few days ago we welcomed a new addition to our family. I can think of no better time to take a little break from performing. While music is an important part of my livelihood (and income), I know that I would regret not taking time off to be with my family right during this [...]