Meow Wolf Santa Fe

I found out about Meow Wolf several years ago when I interviewed Jilann Spitzmiller about her movie, Meow Wolf Origin Story, for my radio show, Monday Morning Magazine, when her movie was featured in the Mendocino Film Festival. Today Meow Wolf is huge! And their promotional material is ubiquitous. I loved the movie and enjoyed …

Live at Dublab Radio

Last Wednesday (March 20, 2024) I played live on Dublab Radio in LA. It was a great opportunity to play live, in a studio, with an audience, and an engineer. I felt strong about my performance at the time, and listening back, I feel even better about it. So, here it is. i hope you …

The More We Think Like Machines, The Easier it is for Machines to Think Like Us

Music really is the most remarkable expression of human intelligence. Music expresses humanity’s highest aspirations and has been used for thousands of years to bring us into sacred space, and put us in touch with what is holy. Music is art, but it’s more than art, it serves an essential function in the spiritual life …

Killin’ it in Vegas!

I had a great time in Vegas, but I’m sure glad I trained for this. I had to park over a mile away from the strip, and then walk a few more blocks to my spot. My gear weighs a ton! I carried two amplifiers, effects, and a battery to power them, plus my bass, …

This is Vegas!

This was a great spot! My weekend in Vegas has been a blast! It's no place I ever wanted to go, but now that I'm here, its not too bad. The people who live here are great. Food is affordable, if you go to the grocery store, and the mountains are beautiful. I had a …

Venice Beach

I spent the weekend ahead of my scheduled performance at Dublab busking at Venice Beach. I had a fantastic time, and it felt great to share my music with people directly and see how they respond to it. Before long, I felt like I was channeling the vibe of the place, playing like I had …

Weird Music Makes Weird Demands

Most people have tried, at least once, to learn to play a musical instrument. Anyone who gets very far at it quickly realizes that musicianship requires diligent practice and sustained effort, and that it takes years of discipline to develop proficiency. Who has time for that shit these days? Nobody has time for that, unless …

A Clogged Pipe

https://youtu.be/IPT_iLPOdTk Here's an electric didgeridoo solo from last summer set to a video of people clogging. I'm preparing for a long tour starting with a show at Phatsy Kline's in The Historic Eagle House in Eureka CA on Friday March 8. This will be my last show in Humboldt County until at least July.

Bass Dreams

https://youtu.be/KTr3T7qPje8 New Passion for an Old Love I got my first bass guitar when I was 15, a right-handed, neck-heavy, Kingston “Beatle Bass” that I restrung and played upside-down. I played the left-handed Rickenbacker 4003, that I bought new in 1984 enough that I wore the frets out by the turn of the century. I …

Snake Dance, New Track and My Old Friend, The Electric Bass

A new track. About 15 years ago I broke my wrist and it never healed right. I thought that was the end of my days as a bass player, so I sold my Rickenbacker bass and focused on other things. A couple of years ago, I found a cheap left-handed bass at a music store …