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Updated: December 15th, 2025

King of the Bees

The first track from my next project, a rock/power pop EP called King of the Bees, premiered today 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. 

The Lost Church w/ Dan Bern

My only gig of 2025 was at the Lost Church in San Francisco with Dan Bern. I’d play more often, and maybe a lot more often, if they could all have packed houses, great sound, intent listeners. 

  • Downtown in the Rain
    1. In My Apocalyptic Dream // Downtown in the Rain
    2. Downtown in the Rain // Downtown in the Rain
    3. Memorial Day // Downtown in the Rain
    4. See You Tonight, Kathleen // Downtown in the Rain
    5. Please Don’t Use // Downtown in the Rain
  • Bob Hillman & Spooky Ghost
    1. Somebody’s Watching You // Bob Hillman & Spooky Ghost
    2. We May Be Getting Better (When We’re Not Getting Worse) // Bob Hillman & Spooky Ghost
    3. Elena (The Shadow of a Shadow) // Bob Hillman & Spooky Ghost
    4. Las Vegas // Bob Hillman & Spooky Ghost
    5. Urban Wildlife // Bob Hillman & Spooky Ghost
  • Inside & Terrified
    1. I Often Dream of Candlelight (Maria) // Inside & Terrified
    2. This Is Wild Land // Inside & Terrified
    3. Now, I’m In Favor Of A Wall // Inside & Terrified
    4. In Terms of Lunar Cycles (It’s a Lonely Phase) // Inside & Terrified
    5. Inside & Terrified // Inside & Terrified
  • Some of Us Are Free, Some of Us Are Lost
    1. Some of Us Are Free, Some of Us Are Lost // Some of Us Are Free, Some of Us Are Lost
    2. Shiny Silver // Some of Us Are Free, Some of Us Are Lost
    3. I’m In Love With You // Some of Us Are Free, Some of Us Are Lost
    4. Hypnotized // Some of Us Are Free, Some of Us Are Lost
    5. Cocaine Ruins Everything // Some of Us Are Free, Some of Us Are Lost
    6. You’re Off the Rails // Some of Us Are Free, Some of Us Are Lost
    7. Song for Sarah // Some of Us Are Free, Some of Us Are Lost
    8. The Surfing Life // Some of Us Are Free, Some of Us Are Lost
    9. Carveresque // Some of Us Are Free, Some of Us Are Lost
    10. I’m In Love With You // Some of Us Are Free, Some of Us Are Lost
    11. Adrift // Some of Us Are Free, Some of Us Are Lost
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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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Songwriting Contests

Over Memorial Day weekend, I participated in the New Folk contest at the Kerrville Folk Festival, the annual gathering of songwriters and song appreciators in the... Read More
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June 2016
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The Bottom Line

My first apartment in New York was at the corner of Bleecker St. and MacDougal St. That was the epicenter of folk music in... Read More
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November 2017
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Opening Act

I toured all over the U.S. and Europe in the late 90s/early 00s, but never progressed beyond opening act. It would have been nice... Read More
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August 2017
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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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European Tour

In early 2002, Suzanne Vega and Glynn Wood – her front-of-house engineer and tour manager during the Songs in Red & Gray era – invited me... Read More
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July 2018

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Downtown in the Rain // Downtown in the Rain
  1. Downtown in the Rain // Downtown in the Rain
  2. Please Don’t Use // Downtown in the Rain
  3. Memorial Day // Downtown in the Rain
  4. In My Apocalyptic Dream // Downtown in the Rain
  5. See You Tonight, Kathleen // Downtown in the Rain