Hi all, It feels good to be a little more active in blog posting, so thank you to any of you that have checked out what I’ve been writing the past couple of months! Polyrhythmics recently finished several days writing new music together, which is always very exciting. Last time around, I had a few […]
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Writing
Austin Impressions
For my next post, I had planned on asking John Speice, a prolific and very active musician on the scene in Austin, Texas, to do an interview. Several of the projects Speice is involved in, including Brownout, Grupo Fantasma, Ocote Soul Sounds, and Money Chicha, have been essential music in the Polyrhythmics van for […]
Talking with Colton Thomas
Colton and Booker T, July 2017 I first met Colton Thomas in Roseburg, Oregon last 4th of July. Polyrhythmics had the amazing opportunity to open for Booker T at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, and Colton, who lives in the area, was there for the show. Colton does A&R work for Transistor Sound, a record label […]
Updates/Listening to the London Scene
Hi all! It’s been an eventful Summer: – Polyrhythmics played across the region, including the Eclipse Festival and the High Sierra Music Festival, where I had the opportunity to share the stage with both Skerik (who I talked with on the blog here) and Karl Denson, a musical highlight for me. We added the finishing […]
Radio, TV, Books, Music
Hi all! Lots to catch up on here. I got the chance to do a few local music and radio shows last month with some of my favorite musicians in town: Tim Kennedy band on KNKX: Tim has gotten pretty regular mention on this site for good reason, he has been a significant positive influence […]
Possibilities
The Polyrhythmics tour to New Orleans and the Southeast, from Kentucky (or, as some call it, Kenpucky,) to Florida to North Carolina and beyond went relatively smoothly, with many new areas visited from both the band perspective and a personal perspective. I enjoyed the cultures and people in the South so very much, and loved […]
More Focused Listening
When David Bowie passed away, I was motivated to listen to more of his music, as I had really only heard his big hits previously. As I have occasionally done with other artists in the past, I decided to start with his early albums and move through them chronologically (I wrote about this approach previously […]
Updates
Thanks for another awesome photo, Chris Davis! Hi all, It may be a little late for a New Year’s post, but here are some things happening for me now and things I’m looking forward to this year. The Unsinkable Heavies continue to play every 3rd Wednesday at the Seamonster, and we have had a […]
East Coast, California, and Oregon
Home again home again after a busy couple of weeks: – The Polyrhythmics East Coast Tour was overwhelmingly positive, both individually and as a group. Although our time in each area or city was usually pretty short, I really enjoyed being in areas where the moods, personalities, and cultures were a bit different than that […]
Updates
July and the beginning of August has been some of the busiest times for me in recent memory! Here’s what I’ve been up to: – I went to Chicago to see my sister graduate and become a doctor in Psychology, very exciting! Over the 4 years that she lived there I visited several times, […]