I recall one night in the late ’80s, standing in the crowd at T.T. the Bear’s during one of the many Volcano Suns shows I had witnessed over my then-relatively-short club-going career — the commencement of nearly 30 years I’ll never get back as a lounge lizard in rock clubs, bars, and pubs. Buffalo Tom …
They time it so perfectly for Christmas. And then, there’s this, the full show from whence these clips came: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inLnr2exdQg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFF7nZBTJkM And here is one of the bonus tracks on the Deluxe CD, a cover of Hank Williams’ “You Win Again.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY66vR9JA_Q&feature=related
I’m getting so sick of Facebook and the icky hungover feeling I get after spending more than 30 seconds on it. But like other things that cause hangovers, the addiction is compelling. Also as with such stimulants and addictions, admission is embarrassing. Somehow, linking to my ongoing obsessions both large and small here on my …
This is the unedited version of a post that first appeared on Boston Magazine’s web page, for which I regularly write about music and my day job marketing and selling real estate. I was born in 1966. By the time I was conscious, the Beatles were a given, their music everywhere. By the time I …
I forgot to crosspost this here. It was my reaction to the R.E.M. breakup announcement: When I was 16, my evil parents ripped our family from a comfortable existence on Long Island, N.Y., to follow my father’s career to the Boston area. It was honestly the most challenging thing for me to deal with until …
Full version of my post for Boston Magazine: Don’t say I didn’t warn you. Back in my previous music post on July 28, the heart of the summer, many of the “summer songs” were about the fleetingness of the season here in New England. So here we are with Labor Day weekend upon us and, well, its …
Another clip from the MFA show a few weeks back: Some of you will recall that I covered this song way back in March of 2009 for the CoTW. I love playing this song.
We just stopped off in New York for an overnight with the kids on our way to the Shore for a vacation. I was telling my kids stories from when I would first make trips in from Long Island in the 1970s and ’80s and I was reminded of this one. Shortly after my uncle …
Thanks to Kevin Guiney for transitioning the old sites into this new format. Thanks also goes to Kevin for taping the solo set I did at the Museum of Fine Arts show on Aug 10, opening for Tift Merritt. The setting, in case you have not had the chance to see a show there, is …
This is the full, unedited version of a post I wrote for Boston Magazine. With my day job marketing real estate entering the semi-dormant state of the dead of summer, my attention veers back to music, specifically, songs that I love to play during the summer. Since I am trying out Spotify, I will attempt …