My recent favorites:
Pretend You’re Alone, by Keane
A Brit-pop masterpiece by some Brits
Crown Victoria, by Robbers On High Street (or here)
A Brit-pop masterpiece by some New Yawkas
Heard Any Good Songs Lately?
It Was 8 Years Ago Today I Met Paul McCartney
I had yellow tape stretched right outside my cubicle, saying “Police Line, Do Not Cross.” This was a Mad Serious, Don’t-Breathe-Unless-You-Have-To Anthrax Scare.
..
He extended his hand to me and said:
“I’m sorry, but I don’t sign autographs in public — but I will shake your hand”
This was unintentionally, but pricelessly ironic: the guy who wrote “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” wanted to hold my hand!
Larry Coryell @ Iridium, 10/19/09
As Larry stood at the mic and said goodnight [he] gave me a Shout Out as one of his best students.
Larry Coryell at the Les Paul Tribute @ Iridium, 8/31/09
Iridium is carrying on the Monday Night Les Paul Thing by having guest guitarists each week.
On August 31, I saw another amazing performance by my teacher & friend, jazz-rock legend, living-breathing-talking encyclopedia of music, Larry Coryell.
It was January, 1999, in Merrick, Long Island, when I saw Larry for the first time. I’d been studying jazz [...]
STM Performs on Time-Warner Cable TV Show
On Tuesday, July 14, Tom & I drove to Time-Warner Cable TV, Staten Island studios to tape two episodes of a TV show called The Global Look, hosted by one Henry Bentsen.
For the first show, we performed My So-Called Democracy, and This Is Why Life Sucks. For the second, we performed Alive, and On & [...]
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 [...]
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.
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.
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 [...]