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 …
Click here to buy. Buy the Exile on Main Street book from Continuum Books’ 33 1/3 Series. Buy Show People as cd or download from CD Baby 12 tracks from Bill Janovitz and Chris Toppin http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/showpeople Check out the first track here, Vinyl Road About the album: We are a duo of …
Fireworks on TV, Bill Janovitz and Crown VictoriaQ Division 1026 2004 (US) CD Purchase here One, Two, Three / My Radio / Mary Kay / Almost Beating / Fireworks On TV / Sinking / I Found Out / Revealed / Minutes Of The Day / These Pictures / Florida / In A Day / Believe …
All of my books can be found at my author page at Amazon. But I encourage you to buy them at your favorite bookseller. I am the founding guitarist and singer in Buffalo Tom, along with Chris Colbourn and Tom Maginnis. The band was formed in 1986 at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. You …
Upcoming solo shows will be posted here when or if I remember. Go to buffalotom.com for the band shows. [I have been remiss in updating this manually. Facebook/Twitter/Instagram might be more up to date.] Upcoming Shows: February 22, 2020 Burren Backroom Series I have been playing a monthly series in an intimate venue. All have …