The Maker

I thought, just for a treat, I'd post the song that has been on repeat in my car these days. An incredible song by Daniel Lanois covered here by Willie Nelson and Emmylou Harris. I think this is my favorite version.

The Maker

Cage Match on X1FM

Guitar Tracks and Marc Davison

Marc and Ryan throwing out the awesome vibe

Evangeline Cafe

Ever had frog legs? No? Man, you are missing out. Last night we joined my parents at the much lauded Cajun Restaurant blocks away from our house, Evangeline Cafe. First up, Shiner Bock all around. Second up, fried frog legs. They were killer, and much to my wife's …

A Heartfelt Note

Make Your Own!

Texas Weather

One thing I forgot about in the last 10 years since leaving Texas was the weather. Not that it's extreme, but that it's schizophrenic. Here's an example.

Last week I arrived in January which is supposed to be winter, right? Except it was in the high 70's/low 80's all …

The Long Drive Recap

I've been fairly busy packing, loading, driving, unloading, unpacking and setting up house. That's my only excuse for being non-existent on the posting side. So for your entertainment purposes... here is a random collage of thoughts from the past two weeks.

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Jackson

My son, Jackson is 1 year old today. It's been a crazy ride, but I wouldn't trade it.

You can see the year in review via the short video we put together.

The Countdown

In roughly few weeks I'll be heading out in the Uhaul with all our belongings to the fine city of Austin.

This last month has been a constant go from the very beginning and has brought not only the holidays, but the finished bass and drum tracks for the beginnings of the …

A Day of Recording in Photos

I have no words, so I post photos. All of the photos on this post are due to the lovely iPhone photo skills of Brian Wallace.

Practicing

We've been practicing for the recording again this week. My dad flew in on Tuesday bringing along with him an extremely old Fender P/Jazz bass and an attitude.

Tonight we'll be joined again by Marc Davison on guitar, and we'll finalize all the arrangements and get ready …

Joe Pug

The other day I was reading one of the more entertaining music blogs that I follow, the extreme, slightly crazy, brilliantly right on ramblings of Bob Lefsetz.

He regularly features emails that are sent to him, and he posted an email from the manager of one "Joe Pug". …

Texas

We have news that is both exciting and relieving but at the same time
also brings with it sadness. My family is moving to Austin, Texas.

As many of you know we had our sights set on LA in the new year, but
several things have occurred in the last month that have made this

Putting the Pieces Together

As I said in the last few posts (1 and 2), acoustic guitar (and guitars in general) can always be overplayed. The key is to learn how to separate out all the different parts of what an acoustic is capable of. It can be broken down a multitude of ways, but I'll use …

And so it was another birthday passed

Yesterday was my birthday. My wife was gracious enough to let me disappear for almost an entire day to take a ride I've been wanting to do since I got my Triumph. My friend, Tim and got up early, met up at Peet's, and then hit the road heading north up the PCH.

We took …

Exhaustion and Restaurant Gigs

It's been a long few weeks. Some of you may not know it, but my son Jackson's been in and out of hospitals since he was born. The last week was definitely the roughest, and to finish it off with bang I got deathly sick the day we got back.

I'm better now, helping my …

Amie Street

A good time ago, I discovered a great site called Amie Street. They allow artists to sell digital downloads using a killer new model. All downloads are initially free, and then the price rises as the demand rises. It caps out at $.98 per song. But it favors the early …

Recording Again

About 20 years ago I started a few posts talking about how I approach acoustic guitar. How it's less about a great guitar riff and more about pulling together the 5 different things an acoustic guitar is capable of doing at the same time.

You can read those if you …

Rhodes Reunion

Yes, you read it right. Rhodes is playing a reunion show. It's time to break out the old party clothes, get your class pin, and party like it's 2007. It's time to come back after all these months and show everybody how you've finally made it. I know it hurt to be …

Rainbow Recap

I played last Saturday night at the Rainbow. I have to say, out of the LA shows so far, I like the atmosphere of the Rainbow the best. I felt like I had gone back in time to prohibition era Hollywood with secret doors and multiple level bars. If you haven't seen a …