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We’re from Here: My Morning Jacket at Rosebud

Every time I look up from my computer, I see a My Morning Jacket tour poster from 2003. September 22, 2003, to

That Checkerboard Floor Back in the late ’90s and early 2000s, if you were in a Pittsburgh rock band with original songs

What is a Hiwatt Hi-Gain 50? Where’s the Info? Let’s start with the obvious: there’s not much on the internet about the Hiwatt

Back in the early 2000s—before it became known as Tonic—an unassuming building on a busy stretch of road in McKeesport was home

There’s magic in picking up a guitar 40s and letting a song come through your fingers and voice. Maybe you played music

I’ve been playing guitar since I was 18. Now, I’m closer to 50 than 20. That’s over three decades with a six-string

I was in Las Vegas for work, staying at the Palms, as I do about once a month. Most nights are the

I don’t play clubs anymore. I had my time in my twenties—hauling amps up staircases, sweating through late sets in smoky bars,