rip mj

my fondest memory related to the now-departed king of pop is playing (as in taking on the persona of) bruce springsteen and michael jackson with my friend mike as kids. i would tie a bandanna around my head, and mike would wear one winter glove, and we'd walk around the neighborhood like that.

update

thought i'd write a quick note to say what's been going on lately. i returned safely from the winterpills tour, on a plane from the small airport in chattanooga. i turned 30. i've been writing a bit. i've been fussing around with some electronic music software. spanish for hitchhiking has been practicing and has booked some shows for august. winterpills have played some shows, some without me after i burned my left hand pretty badly, cooking. (all better now.) i've spent a lot of time working on my podcast. i've been listening to afel bocoum (thanks bidwell) and a couple great hip hop mixes (thanks bobby). i've been enjoying the spring/early summer and lots of green vegetables. i've been playing a lot of guitar. especially after the burn; all i wanted to do was fingerpick the washburn acoustic guitar lauren gave me that stands in our dining room.

"the highest purpose is to have no purpose at all. this puts one in accord with nature, in her manner of operation." - john cage

austin house

i loved this house, and its neighborhood. it made me think of what i want in the future... a beautiful house, family, life... with lauren... it was sunny and warm and i was daydreaming about the future....

tour video, me & ben, target

here's a video of me and ben cartel playing some of the keyboards at target in memphis. we met ben and courtney (our friends who make up KaiserCartel) in memphis for a coffee and a visit to target before going our separate ways for a few days. note the high quality of my cell phone's video mode.

more tour food

veggie bowl, wahoo's, austin, tx



el chilito, austin, tx; had a 'vegetal' burrito & taco.

the best music i saw at sxsw

was last night -- friday, march 20. i saw busdriver, and before him, DEVO.

more tour food

vegan foccaccia, ramsis, louisville, ky



vegan bbq chicken, whole foods, memphis, tn

tour food: rochester, ny

so i'm currently on tour for 2 weeks with a band i'm in called winterpills. and as a vegan, well, finding good food in strange locations can often be challenging, so i like to take pictures of the good stuff i find. above, a spinach-tofu burger (and beans and an orange crush) from dogtown in rochester, ny, a stop recommended by philip's friend owen, on our way from home toward cleveland. (i'm writing this in louisville, where the venue had a veggie burger on the menu. one additional note, i've made a promise to myself to try not to eat french fries every day of the tour.)

club passim

thanks to everyone who came out to my show with mark erelli at club passim tonight... i sang the final song of my set with my sister kate, sang and played with mark/zach on their last song, and then had a long, quiet peaceful ride home with lauren.

eastworks show

thanks to everyone who came to the show at matt and jose's studio in eastworks on sunday night. it was a really great night, and if any pictures surface i'll post them here.

natural history

nyc, jan '09

first song of the new year

always a good feeling.

a future album cover?

winterpills, club passim, cambridge, 12/14/08, rest stop, cell phone