Tour Wrapup

That was fun. Well, that 15 hour drive straight home from Richmond, VA was a bit of a slog, especially with that thunderstorm outside pittsburgh, but…still. Overall. A good time. I’ve said it elsewhere, and I’ll say it again I’m sure: I am incredibly grateful to be doing this. I …

2016: State of the Device

Well. This has been quite the year. It has been marked by great tragedy, and great happiness. Wonderful things and terrible things. We lost iconic musicians and influences like Bowie, Prince and Cohen. We ached at the tragedy of the Ghost Ship fire. We cringed at the political state of …

The 2016 Nully Awards

It’s been a tough year.  But it was a startlingly good year for music.  I admit that this was a hard list to compile this year, partially because a lot of my favorite music from 2016 was actually released in 2015 (or even earlier!) and I’d just not managed to find …

Oakland.

Oakland. Jesus. I barely have words to express the horror and grief. It hits close to home; one of the victims was someone I met this summer in Calgary. Joel from Golden Donna is from Madison, he’s a stalwart of the local arts scene, and he’s a friend. I can’t …