Back in February of this year I played an internet show called Balcony TV. www.balconytv.com It was unbelievably cold and honestly, unbelievably cool.  Great people, great concept and we had a helluva time.  I almost wish they did some sort of Balcony TV Concerts or something, you know what I mean? You’re 9 floors up with the Nashville skyline behind you and it’s just you and your acoustic guitar.  Gimmicks, shall not save...

I gotta tell ya… I’ve played drums since I was four years old and I think my absolute favorite type of drum (at least when speaking of hand drums) is the Tabla. Pictured: Tabla The Bayan (generally, the left handed drum) is the larger of the two and probably the coolest sounding drum of any I have played.  I played the Tabla on my album on the segue tune “City Jazz” and on the intro of ‘Working on My Soul.’ The Bayan can be...

MEOW!  Yep, it’s a cat.  Cheerio the cat, in fact.  She would always get so excited and meow her little head off when I petted her and gave her a good scratch behind the ears.  It would crack everyone up and I figured I’d throw it in there.  Alas, I had no goat or I would’ve used the goat instead. The preferred instrument of most musicians The thing I remember first and foremost about Front Y-Ard Stomp is how bloody damn cold it...

Ah, introspection… Am I right?  Am… Am I right? Well, we all do it I suppose—self evaluation, I mean—I sure as hell do it quite a lot. I think... Yes... A ballad next time... Yes yes... That will be da bomb! Nice to meet me was written at a time when I was actually feeling charitable to myself and I’m fond of the song for that reason if none other.  It also helps that I dig the chord progressions and the groove; but, as a...

(This is a retro blog–written in early 2007.  I’ve been paid off and grown wise hence…) So explain critics to me… I read Rolling Stone.  I read some of the blogs out there.  I check local and not so local papers.  Some of those folks are pretty harsh at times. A typical critic's review of an album I’ve tried to find consistency in reviews and am having trouble.  Is it subjective to whether they’re feeling in...

Kind of borrowed the name of this blog from a song called “One Down” by a band called Slow Moses—from their album ‘Blend’… Man, if you can find it, check it out. I don’t have a copy (bummer) and I can’t for the life of me find a copy—bigger bummer. I heard them in college and being the nostalgic cat I am, I love to revisit tunes I associate with the times of my life.  Granted, that time was fairly shitty for me; I still...

What is it about sounds that I dig so much?  On this album (Working on My Soul) I used: Hand percussion—djembe, Tabla, congas, bongos, etc 6 string banjo Electric sitar Loads of organs/synths—harpsichord, moogs, prophets, etc Mallets Symphonic instruments (real and soft) So on and so forth… So gangsta... It's going on the next album. I swear if I had access to other instruments I would have tried them all.  I’ll always be in...