The Man From Red Bank

Published: Fri, 09/13/24

One of my favorite Duke Robillard stories: At the end of a show with his band Roomful of Blues, Duke got offstage to discover none other than Count…

Save The Date

Published: Fri, 09/06/24

Updated: Fri, 09/06/24

Many moons ago, when Ms. Fretboard and I sent out Save The Date cards for our wedding, nobody took them seriously. The problem, we suspect, was that…

Tenor Madness

Published: Fri, 08/30/24

Updated: Fri, 08/30/24

It's been tenor sa ophone week at Studio Fretboard. Having finally ponied up for Seventh String's fabulous Transcribe software, I've been tackling a…

Left Of The Hudson River

Published: Fri, 08/23/24

Updated: Mon, 08/26/24

Nothing says "the kids are nearly through high school" like having a few days to goof off in southern Colorado after teaching at Rocky Mountain Guitar…

The Missing Notes

Published: Fri, 08/16/24

I spent last week teaching at the Rocky Mountain Guitar Camp in Colorado. This year, my second time at Rocky Mountain, my ensemble class consisted…

Autumn In New York

Published: Fri, 08/09/24

One of the first things I did when I moved to New York was unfold maps of the city and the subway system side by side on the floor of my sister's…

Seattle Hunch

Published: Fri, 08/02/24

Updated: Mon, 08/05/24

On cloudy days on the way to middle school during what passes for winter in Austin, the Dauphin would often greet the kid we carpooled with by…

Happy Traum

Published: Fri, 07/26/24

Updated: Mon, 07/29/24

Well, damn it. I just learned of the passing of Happy Traum. And yes, some of the first things I learned were out of Happy's column in Frets or from…

Unimpeachable Hipness

Published: Mon, 07/22/24

Updated: Tue, 07/23/24

Silly me – I forgot to mention that I released a new Youtube video last Friday. You may have found your way to it already, but if not, here's the…

Chandler-esque

Published: Fri, 07/12/24

Updated: Sat, 07/13/24

I don't know how much these sorts of milestones matter, but the ol' Youtube channel has just past one of them, and is about to pass another. I…