Keep Your Hands Off My Chili Supply
Originally published in Seattle Weekly A touring indie-rock band crashed at my place last night and it was a sobering reminder of some of the less wonderful and glamorous aspects of being a musician in a world of musicians. My band… » More inside
The City Never Sleeps
Originally published in Seattle Weekly I went to New York this week to see the fabulous new play Hello Failure by Seattle’s own Kristen Kosmas at P.S. 122, and to take care of some business, get into some trouble, and check… » More inside
The Dark Side
Originally published in Seattle Weekly I had dinner with Alan Parsons the other night. That’s right, Alan Parsons, of the Alan Parsons Project. I’m not kidding. You may know him better as the man who recorded Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side… » More inside
Lunar Eclipses
Originally published in Seattle Weekly I was holed up in my little home studio last Thursday working on writing some songs for the next Long Winters record when I got a text message from a friend telling me to check out… » More inside
Gibson Custom Shop Tour 2007
I was down in Nashville a couple of weeks ago and was lucky enough to get a tour of the Custom Shop from the world-famous Steve Christmas. I’m no expert on guitar-making, but I was surprised by the things I… » More inside
Spain is Pretty Great
We crossed into Spain through Andorra, the tiny country high up in the Pyrenees mountains. At the top of the pass our little van chugged to a crawl- pissing off a few Porsche drivers- high enough to look down on… » More inside