Category Archives: Misc

Everthing else, music-related

Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, July, 2009

From Friday, July 25, to Sunday, July 27, I attended the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival in upstate Hillsdale, NY, one of the best festivals of any genre, going strong at age 20. Past acts include Eddie From Ohio, Railroad Earth, Nickel Creek, Ani Difranco, Dar Williams.
This year, there was lot’s of rain, amid some great [...]

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Scooter Guy (The Best Commute Ever)

Within seconds, a mass crescendo of cheers arose from the crowds on both sides of Broadway, as the first guys’ initial notice spread like an aural wildfire. I was now the sole participant and star of my own personal parade, down the Canyon of Heroes.

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STM Lyrics Will Be Published Again

One of the highlights of 2008 was having the lyrics to my song ‘Alive’ published in Shabdagutchha, an international journal of poetry.
Yesterday, I was notified that the lyrics to my song ‘Your Morning Smile’ will also be published, in a future issue. Stay tuned.

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STM @ The Shrine, Monday, 12.29.08

I got an email a few weeks ago from the booker of The Shrine, a ‘world music’ club in Harlem; she came across our EPK on sonicbids, loved our music, and booked us.
So we ventured up to Harlem last Monday night. Great fun; got to play two hours, including 6 originals, which went over well.

After [...]

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Talking Song Promotion & History with Songwriting Legend Jimmy Webb

Jimmy Webb was standing nearby, and noticing my new Shoot The Messenger t-shirt underneath my coat, said ‘Wow, that’s cool.’ I thought he was making a sarcastic comment on the name tag I’d just stuck on my chest…

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