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Son of the Stars
One of the bands I play in, Reds and Blue, is currently streaming our debut record from our website. It’s taken quite some time considering the band formed back in 2006, but I’m extremely pleased with the outcome. Over the years we have changed drummers, gone from a four piece lineup to a trio, and [...]
Bird and Whale
Brad Loving runs one of my favorite web sites. If you like good kick ass mixes, you owe it to yourself to check out birdandwhale.com. My favorite aspect of a mix involves hearing a song/artist for the first time. The contributors over at Bird and Whale have opened my collection up to a whole new [...]
Entrance Band @ Empty Bottle
Paz Lenchantin is my new bass hero. Listening to Entrance Band records is one thing, but watching Paz perform live is another. I couldn’t tell for certain from my vantage point, but she looked to be playing a vintage p-bass that sounded SO good with a tiny mesa boogie amp. It almost seems unfair when [...]
The Future?
Get in on the ground floor of what could be the next big instrument sensation. Its Yngwie meets Linus Torvalds meets Guitar Hero. Introducing the Misa Digital Guitar! This looks like it could be really fun, but if I had my druthers, I’d still learn how to play the Chapman Stick first. Pass it on
Even Odd Smiles Are In This Season
It’s hard for me to accurately put this into words, but I really don’t know where my present day musical tastes would be had I not picked up a Cap’n Jazz record. The ironic thing is, I went to the same high school as most of these guys, yet the only exposure I had to [...]
Practice Makes Perfect
If I told you how many times I have sat in front of the computer to find guitar tabs on songs I’ve been obsessing over, it would be an embarrassing admission. I found a site today that will no doubt increase the time nerding out to other people’s music. Check out Songsterr.com! I never thought [...]
90s Crazy
First 90 Day Men song I ever heard was My Trip To Venus… and I was hooked. Their sound morphed a lot over the years, but every time I listen to this EP I am reminded of why I wanted to come live in Chicago. The ending jam on this, Hey, Citronella… also a total [...]
Soundgarden is Reuniting!
Chris Cornell made the announcement via twitter on New Years Eve or something like that. The official site, however vague, is right here. To see Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron, and Ben Shepherd band perform again would be great, and most importantly, keeps Cornell away from his totally whack solo projects. All will be forgiven if [...]
I See This All the Time Now…
It’s no news flash, but I’ve seen this Citibank commercial a bunch recently. The song is by The Sea and Cake, a band from Chicago I have enjoyed for quite a while. The song is called Jacking the Ball. My 20 year-old self would have been up in arms about this. My 30 year-old [...]
The Return of Gauge