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Hey y’all and then some, Hope everyone is enjoying a lazy Sunday. I am marinating some chicken thighs in anticipation of my potluck supper later with a girl from a faraway land. We will also be frying green tomatoes and assembling ravioli while staring longingly into one another’s eyes and trying not to laugh. Wanted [...]
Real to Reel
Yes and what up? A quick update on some of what’s going down with what’s coming up… First of all, I have played several shows in the past months and have been enjoying a musically active summer playing festivals and other such gigs that have been embedded in sunny funny goings-on. This last weekend I [...]
The "I's" in Activism: A Chat with Nate C (Part 1)
Hello my people, Welcome back. Haven’t had a chance to catch up here in awhile, so I thought it would be a good time to do something special. In the early spring I found myself at a birthday party for a friend of mine at Nashville’s Little Hamilton space. “Little Hamilton” is the name most [...]
Chicago Breakdown
All then, and again… Lots of catching up to do. First of all, thanks to all of you who have made it out to the recent shows. If you haven’t been following along regarding the latest shows, I’ve been playing in the Midwest and the Southeast in recent weeks. I have also begun recording a [...]
Neda/Nada
Hello again, God bless us every one. Inshallah. Love to you all. Just a quick note. And a few shouts. First things first. All my love to the people on their feet in Iran. I wish them the best and I salute their bravery, their resourcefulness, their tenacity and their sense of justice. I am [...]
Rock 'N Roll
Dear lovelies, A quick one while he’s away. Just wanted to let my Nashville homies know that I will be performing a Short Set at The Family Wash tomorrow night, Tuesday, 6/2/09. I also want my Michigan posse to know that I will be performing at the Art Hop at the Kalamazoo Library on Friday, [...]
Undiscovered Country
God Bless us every one. I have recently discovered a trove of treasure, a vein really, one full of heroines in the rain, firing arrows into the stars. Moving images move at the speed of light. We sit hushed in darkened theaters while Scientists madly scratch their heads in search of Knowledge and Conversation of [...]
Love and Might
Love and Might She walked through the kitchen on bare feet in the middle of the night searching for the knife in the dark. She touched the blade of the chef’s knife and slid it back down into the block. She touched the blade of the bread knife and pulled it all the way out. [...]
The Sleepless Film Festival Presents – The Tears of a Clown Double Feature: Renaldo and Clara and Les Enfants du Paradis
Good morning, comrades. Today – for your enjoyment – another chapter in our ongoing programming at The Sleepless Film Festival. Today’s pick will be Bob Dylan’s 1975 epic, Renaldo and Clara. More than just a concert film, Renaldo’ clocks in at nearly 4 hours and is packed with improvised scenes featuring Mr. Zimmerman as well [...]
Oh, My My! Oh, Hell Yes! – Observations on a Music City Marathon
I woke up this morning to the sound of thunderous applause. After a long, hard week of suffering with insufferable allergies to everything green and growing here in this spring in The Old South (as I type on my front porch this illumined screen is beginning to glow like deep sea algae as it is [...]
