In 2007 I wrote an article where I declared a bunch of new laws to be implemented into the concert going experience. Although I’m sure several people read that article, apparently not enough because people are still breaking Law #1  all over the world.
Anyone who has ever been to a show with me more than once [...]

EACH MONTH WE PROFILE AN ARTIST THAT ABSOLUTELY KOSHER RECORDS PROVIDES US WITH. THE NEW ALBUM FOR OUR BAND OF THE MONTH OF MAY: 60 WATT KID, 2012 BREAKDOWN EP
Close your eyes. Seriously. Now go to www.myspace.com/60wattkid. I know, it’s hard to do with your eyes closed. That’s sort of the point. I know you [...]

Not too far inland from Lake Michigan (if your left hand is the mitten that is the state, it’s roughly where the lower knuckle of your pinky is), the jamband-centric Rothbury Festival is beins tomorrow. For four days the Double JJ Ranch will become a point of convergence for tens of thousands of fans with [...]

If there is one thing that has always been true about Julie Doiron, it’s that she’s honest, almost to a fault, at times. This is important because on her newest record, I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day, she sounds honestly and truly happy, which is new territory for both us and her. This [...]

Today I was in a classroom for my day job when I got a text message saying that Michael Jackson had died. My first thought was “Who cares?” My second thought was to start making child-molestation jokes…which I did. But after a while, my phone really started blowing up from the news, so I shut it off.
As [...]

So the trip is coming to a close. I am not about to sum up Finland from my trip to Helsinki any more than I would sum up America based on a trip to Chicago. I will say this: The people who live in Helsinki are very nice as a rule, and curious to know [...]

This year during The Seattle International Film Festival, we caught the film Against the Current and gave it a rating of four out of five. The sophomore effort by director Peter Callahan is the story about a seemingly “average joe” who decides to set a life goal by swimming the length of The Hudson River. [...]

Like last year, I’ll let the pictures (and videos) do the talking, but I would like to point out that in this parade, no words or logos are allowed on the floats (to avoid advertising), and also no motorized vehicles are allowed, so all floats must be man-made and pushed/pulled by person, which makes this [...]

A few pictures from the recent Crystal Antlers show at Neumo’s in Seattle in support of the Noise for the Needy charity. VERY intense show with a lot of intensity that left my jaw wide open for about ten minutes after the show.