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Strings Attached

There’s this strange cycle I’ve noticed in my life as a guitarist: I seem to sell every acoustic guitar I ever buy.

Having four daughters means my life is basically running band auditions for teenage boys. Every time a new one shows up, it’s

Last weekend was supposed to be the one. A glorious return to the home studio, a full-on jam session where three guys

There are moments in life that carve themselves so deeply into memory they never leave. For Jeff and his at the time

The Night I First Heard Adam Evil and the Outside Royalty Some nights stick with you, etched into memory, not because of

When I was twenty-two, success as a musician had a very specific picture: dudes crammed in a van, a tour, and hopefully

There’s a special kind of disappointment that only comes from thinking a gig is going to be something, and realizing upon arrival

Some nights I open up Logic, stare at the empty track, and… nothing. Just that blinking cursor when the screen just blinks

I’ve always been a gearhead when it comes to guitars, amps, and pedals, just like some people are with cars. For a

There’s something electric that happens when two bands who have no business being on the same bill share the stage and make