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Deadhead Phase
I heard the studio version of Uncle John’s Band in Mike Lowe’s car on the way home from high school during my sophomore year.... Read More
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October
2017
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Live Video
My friend Patrick Power shot high-quality video of my December 2025 show at the Lost Church in San Francisco. Solo acoustic versions of This Is Wild Land, Bolted Down, and Some of Us Are Free, Some of Us Are Lost are over at his YouTube channel.
Makeout Roon 4/11
I'll be playing at the Makeout Room in San Francisco with James Mastro, who has played with all sorts of people in addition to doing his solo thing, on Saturday, April 11th at 7:30.
King of the Bees
The first track from my next project, a rock/power pop EP called King of the Bees, premiered at my favorite music magazine, The Big Takeover. The Invisible World features Nada Surf singer Matthew Caws and all six tracks have Pete Thomas from the Attractions/Imposters on drums, not to mention a bunch of other great musicians.
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How I Started and Why I Stopped
In 2003, I traded the life of a touring musician for that of an MBA candidate. The transition was abrupt: I toured California with... Read More
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November
2018
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Jack Hardy
My good friend, the songwriter Jack Hardy, died four years ago. He wasn’t a household name, but he was important enough to merit a... Read More
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April
2015
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On Opening Day (Fernando Valenzuela)
I was 11 years old and baseball-obsessed when the Dodgers won the 1981 World Series. The late 70s had been difficult: we made the... Read More
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April
2020
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The Slippery Disc
In 4th or 5th grade, my grandmother gave me a small drum kit, and I started lessons at the Slippery Disc in Pacific Palisades, CA.... Read More
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January
2017
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What Is My Problem?
I gave music my best shot. Starting in 1998 and 1999 (when I recorded, released, and re-released Playing God) through late 2003 (when I... Read More
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2020
