Daily Affirmation

There’s many questions you ask yourself as a musician as you sludge through your respective day job (bills must be paid).  Why am I here instead of the studio? Why do I have a calculator in my hand instead of a guitar? But there’s one question I ask myself more than any other: Great coverContinue reading “Daily Affirmation”

Less Is More

Another gem from Rev Peyton’s Big Damn Band. Real simple – vocal, guitar, drums, percussion. No over production. There’s a  studio lesson to be learned there – the song is good; record it; don’t  f***  it up.  God, I love some open space in a song so it can breathe. And it’s the friggin funniestContinue reading “Less Is More”

Sweet Home Whatever

Just returned from a visit to the left side of the Mississippi. Midwest culture shock for a Northeast resident – it’s flat out there. Which can be visually frightening when a thunderstorm is coming, yet everyone is calmer. Go figure. But there’s shitloads of great music. Check out The Bottle Rockets (a band that shouldContinue reading “Sweet Home Whatever”