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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…

Live Stream July 6: Album Release Show!

Published: Fri, 07/05/24

Join me online tomorrow night as I live stream my album release show from the New World Deli! I'll be playing songs from my new solo guitar record,…

Big Surly

Published: Fri, 07/05/24

Updated: Fri, 07/05/24

As a kid, I knew how much I loved music. And I knew how much I sucked at math. And yet, inevitably, some bright soul would pipe up at some point,…

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