Here we are on the cusp of Labor Day, 2021. The daylight is becoming shorter. The mornings and evenings are becoming cooler. Summer is just beginning her long goodbye. But…
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All over social media you can read posts from performers delivering special shout-outs to their longtime fans as well as to new listeners who’ve attended shows during the last two…
I’ve never tried to write a story while riding on a train across New York State, but there’s a first time for everything. I’ve got my window seat facing south…
It’s only been through the luxury of time that I’ve been able to truly appreciate the role my father played in my musical life. Growing up the youngest of four…
As I write this month’s dispatch, I’m contemplating the first show that I will have played with my band the Steam Donkeys at the Sportsmen’s Tavern since Christmastime, 2019. Tonight’s…
An old friend contacted me last week to let me know he’d found a black and white DIY poster dated March 24, 1991, among some forgotten stuff. This relic looks…
Can it really be March already? I suppose the month always sneaks up on me due to February’s skimpy 28 days, or—ok—29 days (once every four years). Surprise! Suddenly it’s…
A couple of months back I was on the phone with a good old friend of mine. He’s not a professional musician but he’s a real good singer and he’s…
I’d like to start by saying I’m sorry. What you are about to read is not at all what I planned to write about this month. I thought I would…
The onset of love can be as unpredictable as the path of lightning. World literature is filled with examples of great loves that seem to have been preordained. When reading…