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Late night television does its best to bore the living hell out of us with tired jokes and stale guests to the point that even Sarah Silverman breaking up with Jimmy Kimmel rates only because of the “I’m F*cking…” video series that, hopefully, hasn’t actually come to real life.
But, last night, two shows on late […]

After tomorrow’s Houston Dynamo community day at Discovery Green, my band will have played three outdoor shows in the last month and four already this year. That’s more outdoor shows in the summer than we have played in our entire 5-year history. In the south, the tendency is to do those shows in […]

A friend of mine told me today that she is concerned about her highlights claiming her hair now looks like that of a “lesbian tiger ho.” I cannot confirm or deny this statement as beauty is clearly always in the eye of the beholder, however, in honor of the plight of all of us […]

Today, I ran across the oddest little intersection of two completely different bands with something I’ve never seen before. The Indigo Girls, from America, released a song quite a few years ago called “Watershed.” Pretty song. Today, I ran across the South African band, Watershed, and it’s song “Indigo Girl.” WTF?
Anyone […]

Ok people who go see live music, you didn’t think you’d be off the hook, did you? You guys are the lifeblood of the musician. Without your support, we would never go out and perform. What would be the point? But, that doesn’t excuse you from acting like a normal human being […]

My friend, Gavin, snapped this photos in the early morning hours downtown the other day. We both wondered what repairs the guitar on top of the Houston Hard Rock Cafe could need.
String change?
Fret job?
New pickups?
Bridge adjustment?
Repair to the wiring?
Install a Floyd Rose?
We may never know, but one this is certain: this job likely […]

In keeping with my series on the do’s and do not’s at live music shows in smaller venues, I give you my top 10 rules for those stalwart employees of smoky (depending upon your ordinances), dingy rock bars. You chose to work there. The least you can do is try and make the […]

I started thinking about the complexities of playing music in local clubs and re-read my post on things said to musicians at gigs. I realized there are things that should be law when it comes to gigs and not just for musicians but for bar employees and music fans as well.
I’ll start with the […]

Yesterday, the band played in the 2008 Houston Art Car Parade. I’ve been to the parade several times, but never been in it. First, to the right, is a photo taken by Jason McElweenie that has now become among my favorite photos taken of me performing ever (I cropped the original a bit […]

So true…

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