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I never really thought much about my hair until the summer between eighth and ninth grade. Growing up, I had a thick brown mop of hair that fell in my eyes, and well over my ears. A few poorly placed cowlicks — most notably in the front right and left of my forehead — shot…

I spent the better part of this morning modeling various hospital gowns. I’ve had chest pain for a few months. I think. I don’t really remember when it began. But I’ve noticed it more and more as Abbi and I have ramped up our mileage in anticipation of the marathon. It’s not a crushing, debilitating…

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: nothing is real and everything is for sale. That Audrey Hepburn + AC/DC Gap mash-up is perfect case in point. Independent of one another, Audrey, AC/DC, and, heck, even “skinny black pants” are well worth their praises. Together? The worst. Surely Ms. Hepburn frowning down on her…

Last fall, in an effort to foster comradery amongst the few New York City musicians I know, I invited a dozen of my favorite singer/songwriters over for what I hoped would become a monthly confab: a book club for musicians, but without the pesky books. We made it two months, then folded under the weight…

We ran nineteen miles this morning. By accident. We were planning on running Greta’s Great Gallop, a New York Road Runner’s sponsored half marathon. But given that the marathon is just five weeks away, we decided to do eighteen. So we Googled some distances, and decided to run from East 71st Street to 111th, west…

Every performance is unique. Living room concerts, though, are a breed apart. The concept of a living room concert isn’t new. Organizations like House Concerts and local public radio stations across the country host events all the time. Musicians as far flung as Janis Ian, Nerissa & Katryna Nields, and Smithereen Pat DiNizio make careers…