In case you’re new to this here blog (or to my other blog, The Developing Aritist)…you might be wondering about the occasional “LOCALS ON SHUFFLE” updates that appear in my Twitter feed on the sidebar. Simply put, I’m a fan of local music. When I get hold of a recording made by a band...
This post is supplementary to my article on Examiner.com. When you first start writing about a local music scene, you are, in a sense, late to the party. You find yourself running to catch up becuase all you have to go on is what you see in front of you, and you have to try and...
Yeah, it’s an end-of-year thing, and lots of people are doing it. Naming their favorite this or that. Naming their favorite albums of 2009. All that stuff. The problem is, this blog is new. Too new to have gone through a whole year. And since we’re still getting to know each other, I thought...
So if you’ve read any of my posts so far…particularly the reviews…I could easily understand if you were to say, “So who the heck is THIS guy? Some kind of armchair quarterback?” Maybe you haven’t said that. But you could. I mean, I’m still new here. Who am I, really? What credentials do I...
Three things you should know about me: Music is my passion. I am a lifelong student of music (particularly what makes a good song, a good performance, and a good act). I am a bit of a teacher. What this all means is that even if you aren’t as into music as I am–and...
