Category: Music

  • Baby’s Got Back. Always.

    I thought this was entertaining.

  • Wolf Parade @ The TLA (aka the Fillmore)

    Last night I barely made it out to see Wolf Parade at the TLA, which was my first time being there since they changed it to the “Fillmore at the TLA.” It looks pretty much the same except they added some curtains, chandeliers, and fixed up the floor. Opening up was Montreal’s Plants and Animals.…

  • Open Mic @ The Roadhouse

    Last night was the first night I played out anywhere since ye olde hand injury. It’s healing well, but I’ll have a nice scar that may be my downfall if I ever commit a crime and the witness gets a good look at my hand. The hand felt great and I played a long set…

  • Treehouse Coffee Shop for Sale

    Wow, I was surprised to see this today. Hey everyone, This is the third bulletin that I have sent out about this. I want to make you all aware that Tina and I know that the Lord has called us to sell the shop. He has told us that our season here is over. I…

  • The Pipettes @ mars-red

    Scott from mars-red has been sending out about an email a day about the Pipettes show, but it wasn’t until about 1:30PM that I realized it was today. The lawn was about to get mowed at my house when it started raining, so I headed over to mars-red to check out the show. The Pipettes…

  • The National @ Johnny Brenda’s

    Saturday night a few of us headed out to see The National at Johnny Brenda’s in Northern Liberties. I’d never been there before and was thoroughly impressed with the place. Matt Beringer called it “a mini Radio City Music Hall.” The National – Abel Opening up was Bear in Heaven, who had a similar sound…

  • Arcade Fire

    So far I’m not 100% sold on the new Arcade Fire album, but they were great live on Saturday at the Tower. Don’t get me wrong, Neon Bible is very good, but it doesn’t have the repeatability or depth of Funeral. I still think Funeral was the best album of the last few years, so…

  • Treehouse Open Mic

    Last night I stopped by the everlasting Treehouse Open Mic night hosted by Rich. It’s great to see it continue and as far as I know they’ve been having one for at least 6 years. A lot of new performers (except Bob Michel) were there and most were entertaining. I don’t remember most of their…

  • Arcade Fire on SNL

    Rainn Wilson (Dwight from The Office) hosted a lackluster episode of SNL last night, but Arcade Fire rocked in all their surprising guitar smashing glory. Supposedly the band played an impromptu concert for the live audience after the credits rolled.Want to to know why Arcade Fire ran off the stage during the closing credits of…

  • It Rained at the Unlimited Sunshine Concert

    The Unlimited Sunshine concert rocked last night at the Mann. Modest Mouse, Cake, De La Soul and the Flaming Lips put on a great show and although I liked everyone I think the Flaming Lips impressed me the most. They came out wearing rabbit and frog suits and showed movie clips during their songs. Using…

  • How I Would Run an Open Mic

    I’ve played at dozens of open mics and I’ve seen the good, the bad, the dead, the crowded, the annoying, etc. There are a few things the host should always do when hosting an open mic. The sign up sheet should be available well before the show starts. Ideally the open mic has an Internet…

  • Open Mic Recap @ The Living Room

    The Living Room has a great mix of regular performers these days, although I’d like to see someone new once and a while. The inbreeding is getting a little rampant and I think someone needs to come in and throw something new into the show. I think my favorite point of the night was when…

  • Open Mic Recap @ The Living Room

    I was the featured artist yesterday at the Living Room’s open mic and overall the show went pretty well. My sound was a little screwy at times, but that happens. I played a new song called “DRM Sucks” about how Digital Rights Management could possibly invade our privacy and limit our freedoms, but unfortunately the…

  • Thanks for Coming Out

    Thanks to everyone who came out last night. I hope everyone had as good a time as I did. Once again they booked four bands downstairs cutting me off a little early, so for the first time in a while I didn’t play “The Genius of it All” and a few other originals. Next time…

  • Open Mic Recap @ The Living Room

    Adrian is so far above everyone at the Living Room (or almost anywhere else) that it’s almost embarrassing. I had to follow her tonight and even I would have rather seen her play another song. A ton of other great performers came out tonight, too(Keith, Roz, Maria, Willie, Lee and great keyboard player named Alan).…

  • Why Do Bands Still Use Real Audio?

    How many times have you checked out a band’s website only to find their music samples are in the Real Audio format (.ra or .rm)? Here’s a few good reasons why your band sucks for using Real Audio: It only plays with Real Player Real Player is a CPU hogging piece of spyware It sounds…

  • Open Mic Recap

    Some very talented irregulars showed up at the Grape last night, including the Day Rubies and Senatobia. The guys who went right after me sat on the floor while they played. Strangely, it helped draw attention to their performance. I also really liked the guy from Nashville (I don’t remember his name, but that happens…

  • Bands Announced for August 10th

    The Grape Street Pub has announced the following bands for Saturday, August 10th. TRAGIK POPPY COCK BABBLE – (website down) PLOY STUTTER (sorry, I couldn’t find a website) I’ll be playing upstairs at 8:00PM, followed by the well known DJ SAT-ONE.

  • Upcoming Show: Grape Street Pub (Sat, 8/10/2002)

    I have just been booked to play the Grape Street Pub in Manayunk, PA on Saturday, August 10th. I go on at 8:00PM and finish up around 9:45. No word yet on which bands will be playing there that night, but I’ll post them as soon as I find out. Here is a prototype of…

  • Back From Chicago

    My brother and I went out to Chicago this weekend for my cousin Ryan’s bachelor party. The event consisted of golfing, drinking, gambling, and vomiting and I excelled in three out of the four. We had a great time and I’d like to thank Ryan and Jen for letting us stay at their place. I…