NYC…… We pretty much planned a drive-by gig in New York City. I’ve learned too many times what a logistical hassle it can be to play and stay in the big apple, so we got a room outside the city. Driving up from DC was easy and short of all the pushing and shoving of [...]
Memphis….. I’ve written about you before and now I’m back for more…. I arrived road dazed and stiff from my drive. Dallas to Memphis is a long haul, but worth it. I pulled up to The Sidecar Cafe just as the February sun said “see ya” and was greeted by about 100 motorcycles. My host [...]
And we’re off……. After a half day of running around and a little procrastinating about leaving the house, the girl and the dog, (I mean who would want to leave this face for 3 weeks?), I took off for Dallas to stay with some friends and cut off a few hours of driving time to [...]
Is this guy still doing anything??? The answer is yes, though my blogging here my say different. I split my blogging time with my band the Mystiqueros, and no I haven’t posted much up there recently either. January is generally the slow time for traveling musicians such as myself and I’ve spent the month catching [...]
That’s what Drew Kennedy called her and I agree. The video below was created by 11 year old Lindsey. I don’t know her last an or where she lives but I like her taste in music and her video is inspiring. Why is it inspiring? Because it makes me want to create. People creating inspires [...]
….. that I’m turning into a musician. It wasn’t a compliment and she wasn’t referring to my musical abilities. You know the type. The ones that give us all a reputation for showing up late, leaving early, eating all the food, skipping the bar tab, bad with business, etc. etc. etc. I’m playing a songwriter [...]
I love technology. I’m a closet computer geek. I love the tools man. However, there are some drawbacks. Beyond the “falling down the rabbit hole” trouble with surfing the web and losing hours of your life, there is also the danger of losing your life’s work. No, this isn’t going to be a tirade about [...]
Fresh faced and really not knowing a damn thing, and I didn’t know that either, I was roaming the streets of Austin. Well, mostly just one street. 6th street. I’d come to Texas with my 3 piece blues trio to make our way in what was then still a deep blues scene. On 6th street [...]
Like the song says, “Mostly I want to know that there’s gonna be a next time”. Last Tuesday, I woke up anxious. There were questions, and not particularly useful questions, running through my brain. I was sleepy. I was jumpy. Agitated. I guess it makes some sense. Later that evening I was scheduled to play [...]
I have a great life. I make music with exceptional musicians. This past week I had the great pleasure of playing on a few tracks for a new record by an artist from the Netherlands named Bart De Win. Walt is almost always producing a record for someone and whenever it’s appropriate, we Mystiqueros are [...]
