I read that on the back of a t-shirt when I was younger and I used it facetiously as the subject for this blog. So, we lost on OurStage last night, making a mad dash towards the end (thanks to all the last minute voters out there!), finishing in 2nd place, which is fantastic. Thanks [...]

Thanks everyone so much. We’re one of ten bands left in the semifinals on OurStage.com. Voting goes until Monday at 11:59PM and the #1 artist from the channel moves onto the grand finals. Voting has been re-set so if you’ve voted all ready, you can vote again. You might have to listen to a number [...]

So a couple things happened over the past couple days related to music, which is kind of a bummer.
1. Because the economy was going downhill and because the summer at Faneuil Hall was inconsistent, I got a part-time job about a month ago teaching SAT Prep classes. It’s a fairly-flexible, well-paying job that doesn’t take [...]

1st thing–I’m sorry to those of you who have commented only to discover your comments deleted. I’ve been sorting out spam comments and fake ones and every once and a while I accidentally delete a real one. Rest asured, if you posted something thoughtful, I DID read it. One particularly funny one I saw today [...]

I’ve done a lot of driving this week. I drove to Vermont on Thursday (see Thursday’s blog) to play a gig and I saw my brother perform last night in Providence (he was good by the way, though nerves got the best of him once and a while, which is a surprise for such a [...]

Friday night the band played at Faneuil Hall. We were supposed to start at 5 but didn’t start until 5:30. Brian didn’t show up until 6:30 and by the time 9 pm rolled around, Max was wrapped in a blanket trying to stay warm. It was, however, a blast to play for everyone and we [...]

Two of the things in my subject are awesome things about Vermont. The third one sucks. If it wasn’t for the winter I think I would consider moving to Vermont. It is absolutely BEAUTIFUL there. The drive was nice. It took me four hours to get to the motel I was staying at, and the [...]

Lots of miscellaneous items to discuss (including some Our Stage developments)
I’m meeting up with my friend Ryan Schmidt to talk shop in a couple of hours. Though he’s just 19, he had a lot of traits that reminded me of myself when I was 19, which makes me sound old. He has a great work-ethic, the [...]

…Haha
So, apparently, my blog yesterday did not fall on deaf ears. Yesterday became the busiest day on this blog ever and this sudden popularity surge was due in part to the regulars (thanks Katie and Jeff for commenting, and I’m sure Jim, for reading) as well as a number of Our Stage folks. I was worried [...]

…but I’ve been spending a lot of time on OurStage.com this week because my interest is peaked because of an opportunity to open for Matt Nathanson (*fingers crossed*) and it’s become apparent to me that 90% of the music on there is amateurish and well…bad. I hate to put it this way because, hey it’s [...]