Music – Tribe Of Flannel

The Nevermore

I used to have this friend named Tyler. Hell, he’s still my friend – I just haven’t talked to him in years. Life gets weird. It got a little weird. But – at this point – I can’t remember why. Water under the bridge…Anyway… This guy drank more coffee, per capita, than anyone I’ve everContinue reading “The Nevermore”

Spare Change

We were just four kids who really loved music, so we decided to play it. So, from 1997-2000, we were Spare Change. I was in another band when Spare Change materialized. That’s what you did back then – you got into a band. Sometimes you switched bands. Sometimes bands broke up. Sometimes you went soloContinue reading “Spare Change”

For the love of Edie

Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians were part of some wild wave of hippy music that took off in the late 1980’s that also included bands like The Black Crowes, The Spin Doctors, and Blind Melon. Mother Love Bone could be considered part of the same movement, but they were on another wavelength because AndrewContinue reading “For the love of Edie”

December | Playlist

Music has the wonderful ability to guide you, enable you, inspire you, and help you understand yourself better than anything else on the planet. I don’t know if it’s the rhythm and the words, I don’t know if it’s the tempo and the tone – but whatever all of it is, it’s a powerful thing.Continue reading “December | Playlist”

Weird Neil Rides Again

Growing up, I took it upon myself to absorb as much Neil Young as humanly possible. He was big medicine to me – his sound, his words, his politics. He found a place in me that I relied on to help me figure out who I was – and once I did, I kind ofContinue reading “Weird Neil Rides Again”

Dylan at 81

I got caught up in a hefty Bob Dylan phase in college. So much so that I couldn’t tell you what album (probably “Desire”) or song (probably “Wedding Song”) that got me hooked – but it was a fantastic time in my life where I could check out – for hours at a time –Continue reading “Dylan at 81”

Therapy from a Stranger

Rumor has it that Kris Kristofferson stumbled into a bar one night, saw a mailman with a guitar on stage – and before you knew it – John Prine stopped delivering mail and became a voice of the people. Now, I won’t go off on a rant here and tell you that John Prine wasContinue reading “Therapy from a Stranger”

A Wash Of Indigo…

Brain: That was pretty heavy… Spotify: Alright! I’m going to play “Meadowlake Street” by Ryan Adams…. The whole War On Drugs discography… Oh! And “Lost Stars” by Adam Levine! Brain: Seriously? Heart: Wooohoo! Brain: Dude.

Listening For The Secret Searching For The Sound

Music is the best form of communication on the planet.But the trick to music is listening to it – and being in the right place and time to be able to listen to it. Generally, we just hear music – it fills in random voids in the background. But when we listen to it –Continue reading “Listening For The Secret Searching For The Sound”

Setlist: Phil & Friends – 11.15.12 – Capitol Theatre, Port Chester NY

When we all used to go see live music, live and in person, I challenged myself to capture the setlist as the show was happening. It’s a common practice – and it’s wicked fun. Case and point: right now my mind is ripe with memories from that night. Fond, happy memories with a hint ofContinue reading “Setlist: Phil & Friends – 11.15.12 – Capitol Theatre, Port Chester NY”