Music

My First Nosebleed

I got my first nosebleed of the fall last night, which seemed kinda’ fitting given the way I’ve felt of late. Watched “The Apartment,” ate (another) turkey burger with cheese, went to sleep. It was pitch black and pouring rain when I woke up this morning. It sounded soothing outside my window, but was bone…
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Boston “Summer’s Gone” Tour Report

Walking home past the Museum of Natural History tonight, a few fallen leaves blew down the sidewalk in the crisp autumn breeze, and I finally felt it for real. That’s it. It’s over. Summer’s gone. It wasn’t gone when I kicked off my tour at the Mercury here in New York City. The air was…
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This Is What It Feels Like

I walked outa’ work last night into the brightly lit bustle of Times Square and I thought, ‘Ya’ know what? Fuck this!’ All this tail-between-the-legs shit I’ve written the last few days, I mean. Yeah, so life’s tough, and I’ve been seeking some big break for what feels like a long time and all but……
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Kickin’ Ass

I’ve been laying low from The Daily Journal of late ‘cuz I haven’t been feeling the music so much these last few days. Correction: I haven’t been feeling the music business so much these days. The music’s still here, and still coming. I’ve been listening to a lot of Joni Mitchell and Nick Drake of…
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The “Summer’s Gone” Tour Assessment

I promised myself, and anyone who asked, that I was reserving judgement, delaying assessment, forgoing analysis of last week’s “Summer’s Gone Tour” at least through the weekend. So here it is, the stuff that’s not in the bio, the vulnerability that isn’t cool, but is essential… As I built up to the “Summer’s Gone” Tour,…
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Priceless

“Summer’s Gone” CD Single: $537. Website: $35. Postcards: $367. Band: $375. Rehearsal Space: $86. Taxis: $24. Rental Car: $235. Tolls: $37. Gas: $94. Food: $126. Lodging: $422. “Summer’s Gone” Tour: Priceless
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