We discuss how to be a local musician and do things like play open mic nights. We also discuss particular musicians and music, including Lori McKenna and others.
Open mic nights are famously casual. Do the musicians know what they’re doing? Have the patrons noticed anyone is playing? Any chance I’ll remember the lyrics to the song I’m playing right now in front of 50 people? (No). But, despite the casual atmosphere of an open mic night, there’s… Continue reading
One thing about being a Dave Matthews Band fan in the ’90s was how easy it was to fall in love with Dave’s ultra-cool, black Gibson Chet Atkins SST thinline acoustic-electric guitar. The Chet was nearly synonymous with Dave Matthews and his guitar sound during that era. At least it… Continue reading
Do you ever have that experience where you really like a whole bunch of related things, and you feel like there should be a name for the type of thing they are, but there isn’t one? Or at least, you didn’t know there was? My favorite music was like that… Continue reading
