Woke up this morning after a long Long Beach weekend of gigging to the news that Osama has been put out of our misery. It is not often that I smile at the demise of anyone’s death. In fact, it would be my first, but Osama bin Laden represented a cruelty and such a misunderstanding of his own faith, that he was causing friction between people that would have normally embraced as brothers.

I remember when the video tape was released of him basically laughing at the destruction and lost lives that he had caused. It was filled with bitterness…

Woke up today to the most amazing morning. Yes, it was 5:30 AM, but very necessary – I had to walk to the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in time for sunrise service.

It is a tradition I have done for years. I am not sure what it is about this location—perhaps it’s the white monuments, perhaps the energy from seeing 3000 people all sharing the same moment in time, perhaps it’s the amazing orchestra who is playing every traditional Easter hymn. Regardless the reason, each year, it feels like the first time and puts life back into perspective.…

One great thing about spring is the start of baseball. There is something magic about going to a live game. Sure, you can watch a ball game sitting at home, but you’d miss the smell of hot dogs, the sound of cheers, the feeling of rush when you have the bases loaded and two outs with your star hitter coming to bat.

I saw the Nationals win yesterday and it was just plain exciting. The crowd was out enjoying the sunshine, roasted peanuts and thrill of knowing that this marked the beginning of America’s favorite past time this season.

I…

This past week was filled with incredible highs. We learned about moving onto Billboard’s Top 40 with our song ‘A Dance’ and then moved up on ‘Paradise’ on the Adult Contemporary stations to number #32. We had a big show and perfect weather at the National Cherry Blossom Festival…..loads of folks came out.

Then, we headed down south to Greenville, North Carolina. That show was last night and it was a blast. It took us about 3 songs to get in our groove, but once we were there, it was on. We, as a band, had so much fun on…

Last night, I had the pleasure of seeing Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband. The show was perfect in everyway, but what struck me the most—the dialogue. How clever of a playwright he was. Every line was brilliant. I started thinking about songs that also possess that cleverness and drifted over to James Taylor. When you heard his songs, you could see the picture he was painting, like ‘Carolina.’ “In my mind, I’m going to Carolina.” The entire song paints this breath taking. What about 10 Thousand Maniac’s ‘Gun Shy’ which describes a boy’s first encounter after going off to boot…

I woke up this weekend to find that someone had decided to dump my ‘Turning Point’ album out to these web hosting sites and offered free downloads. So, far, I have had to pull down 4 sites. I am sure there are more. Besides the fact that the act in question is illegal, it occurred to me that, for the most part, people who are not in the music industry just don’t get it.

For songwriters, the music they create, that is their Intellectual Property or put more simply, their house. Now, you wouldn’t offer your house up for free,…

This past weekend, the band was up in the big apple performing at our normal hangout (National Underground), and again, another great crowd. Right before heading up to New York, I saw a brief article on Bon Jovi. It was actually pretty short, but I believe his is right. His take on where the music industry is that Steve Jobs (aka Apple/itunes) destroyed the music business. Now surely, he is feeling the heat with his own CD sales down and now having to charge bands to perform as opening acts to recover the difference for his expensive stadium sellouts, but…

I struggle writing the blog today. While I know very few people from Japan, I cannot help but feel sorrow. This weekend was one of those bitter-sweet ones. I attended this wonderful wedding at the Baltimore Visionary Art Museum which is always entertaining. Here is this beautiful bride all dressed in white, with her groom in the formal Navy uniform, standing next to a giant Bra Ball. Just behind them was an enormous pink toy poodle, which made you smile. I posted a few photos of these fantastic creatures on Facebook. As I watched my friend get married in the…

About 3 months ago, we were contacted by Chicago's WCHI-TV. A very hip station that focuses on new music, pop culture, events that are of interest to young adults. They wanted to come to one of our shows and tape the show, interview fans and onlookers, interview us as a band…give their viewers a real sense of what the band was about and how people reacted to our sound. At first, we discussed doing the show in New York, but after thinking about it (and being persuaded by Matt), we decided to make our first performance in Chicago! We found…

New York City on Saturday night @natunderground was, of course, a blast. The place was packed and the crowd was happy happy. We have posted a few pictures to our photo gallery if you want to take a peek. But this week, we are off to Chicago!

Chicago

Saturday night, at Silvies Lounge, located in the Lincoln Park area, Matt, John and I will perform an acoustical set - indie style. We will be accompanied by some fantastic artists that evening including Crawpuppies, Mark Bransfield, and the Gypsy Revival. Lincoln Park is home to the Old Town Triangle, which began…