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Blog Nap Time
Sooooo… I recently moved from San Francisco to Davis, California to pursue an exciting employment opportunity. I’ll be totally occupied by that challenge for the foreseeable future, so I have no choice but to put this blog down for an … Continue reading
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Frank Turner: Pulling punk rock from an acoustic guitar
Although Frank Turner stops short of embracing the term “folk-punk” as a genre, he admits that playing in punk bands since he was 16 has certainly guided the acoustic music he’s making now. “Punk rock is kind of like Catholicism,” the British singer-songwriter … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, bottom of the hill, frank turner, punk rock, san francisco
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Saturn Cafe – April 23
I’m playing a show in Berkeley on April 23 with my close friend Ryan Dishen. Doors open at 7 pm and music will go from 8 to midnight. The menu at Saturn Cafe is a 100% vegetarian. The food lucks delicious; I … Continue reading
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More video from Brainwash
I’ve never given this song a satisfying title, and yet I find it to be one of the more satisfying I’ve written. My friend Jeff filmed it at a little show I played earlier this month. Feel free to give … Continue reading
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Is Journalism Grad School Worth It?
A Masters degree in journalism is not cheap. Couple that with the fact that the industry is low-paying, very crowded, and rapidly changing, and what you have is a pretty complex career path. A friend of mine recently graduated from UC … Continue reading
I wrote a book!
I wrote a 50,000 word fiction novel during the month of November as part of a challenge. A few weeks later, I formatted it, designed a cover, and had it printed and delivered. Upon reading the first copy, I discovered … Continue reading
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Tagged book, fiction, ritualistic keyboard annihilation, san francisco
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The Brainwash Cafe – ‘Duncan’ by Paul Simon
I played some songs at the Brainwash Cafe in San Francisco Sunday night. It was a really nice time with some really good friends, even though we had to take BART from Oakland after my brother’s car broke down at … Continue reading
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Justin Townes Earle at the Great American Music Hall
I first learned of Justin Townes Earle in an issue of GQ magazine that featured the 25 most stylish entertainers. His name piqued my curiosity. Here’s why: He is the son of Steve Earle, who I saw open for Tom … Continue reading
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Tagged avett brothers, blues, country, folk, great american music hall, justin townes earle, mumford and sons, san francisco
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Show in SF March 6th – Brainwash Cafe
The show starts at 6pm and I go on at 7. The Brainwash Cafe in San Francisco is a bar/cafe/laundromat combo, which sounds like a good time to me. Entry is free and beer is $1. My talented friend Ryan Dishen will play right … Continue reading
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North Korea needs less clamp-down, more Clapton
The headline is better than the story, and I’m not sure this is even a good fit for this blog. Either way, it looked like a nice opportunity to do some quick lunch-break photo cropping of a guitar God and … Continue reading
