<h2>It’s my birthday! </h2> I was woken up by a yummy Mrs. Winners Chicken Biscuit and some sweet, cold lemonade. Just proof that even fast food tastes better on vacation. I took this relaxing moment to remind myself—as well as Jacque and Nina—that at 2:15 or so in the morning, I had an...
<h2>Photos from The Other Sound, Day 4</h2> Including no hummingbirds in the yard, my birthday Dunch at The Earl, Village Pizza, 11:11 Teahouse and bands: Chickens & Pigs, Batata Doce, Tenth to the Moon and Untied States...
<h2>Waking after a restless night with a monster</h2> I tossed, I turned and I tossed again. This was by far the worst night of sleep on this large, comfy sofa with many, many pillows. I'd get up to get some water, go outside for a smoke, read and write ... nothing seemed to work. In th...
<h2>Photos from The Other Sound, Day 2</h2> Including Joe’s Coffee, La Fonda, more Gidget, Lenny's, a swimming pool and bands: No Disassemble, Silent Kids, Novelift, Jupiter Watts, The Orphins, One Hand Loves the Other, Club Awesome and Luigi...
<h2>Photos from The Other Sound, Day 2</h2> Including Gidget, Flat Iron, The Earl and bands: Fernandina, Citified, The Yum Yum Tree, The Press, Lay Down Mains and All Night Drug Prowling Wolves...
<h2>Surprisingly hangover free...</h2> Usually cheap beer will pound on my head the next day. Even thought I woke up pain free, the PBR brilliance that was spoken of the night before was also nonexistent. I snuck out into the yard with Gidget. A neighbor was mowing their lawn, hummingbi...
<h2>Photos from my first day at Other Sound</h2> Including Fat Matt's, Drunken Unicorn and bands: Envie, Mary O, Pistolero and Moresight ...
Baggage, beer, bbq and bands After landing, I took the long walk from the gate to baggage claim. Even though I had not checked any bags, it was the easiest place for Jacque to pick me up. The corridors were lined with colorful African art and down the center were large sculptures. I like t...
The art of missing a flight The bus was thirty minutes late and this set the tone for the rest of my commute. While waiting I had to decide what to do once I got to Manhattan. Should I stick with my original plan of taking the ‘A’ to Howard Beach and then the Air...
<h2>Featuring Austin Donohue and Ben Godwin</h2> I was not planning on going out tonight. I had a plane to catch in the morning and really just wanted to stay in and get some rest. But then I remembered that one of the Folk You showcases at The Goldhawk was featuring two fantastic perform...
Austin and Ben performing at the Goldhawk, Hoboken. Pictures from a great night before flying out for a few days. I couldn't have planned a better send-off. ...
Yep, I know. I fought this for years ... but here I am ......
Pictures of edibleRed on stage and backstage. This is an exciting time for edibleRed. Their new CD ‘Welcome to My Bad Behavior’ was released earlier this year on Select Records. And tonight they get to play this ultra-cool venue in the meatpacking district....
<h2>CBGB founder dies at 75 after battling lung cancer</h2> Hilly Kristal didn’t set out to alter the very course of rock history when he opened his bar at 315 Bowery in NYC back in December 1973. In fact, his intentions were to create a home in the city for Country, Bluegrass and Blues—h...
My photos of Philly-based band Stuntditch @ Arlene's Grovery. For a bunch of guys from Philly playing on a Sunday night, they had a decent crowd here. Their reggae-fied rock mixed with raw funk overtones almost got me dancing ... almost ......
My bad sense of direction results in a scenic side trip. I was on my way to catch a bit of Cleveland Fest, but began walking in the wrong direction once in Red Hook......
My pictures from Cleveland Fest in Redhook, Brooklyn. Rock N Roll, BBQ and all for a great cause in Red Hook......
<h2>Such volume, such energy, such Jersey coolness crammed into such a small space!</h2> Loud music in NYC is quite literally being forced underground. And while the sound systems in these subterranean sanctuaries from the dying scene above may leave a lot to be desired, they are ultimate...