Writing Archives - Down on Jane -Songs, Stories, and Making Music in your 40's

The Afghan Whigs, 40 Years, and the Band That Made Me Want to Write

Afghan Whigs at Mr Smalls

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Thanksgiving Week Jam… or Something Like It

Black-and-white rehearsal photo of Down On Jane, showing the band jamming with guitars and drums.

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The Cliff – When a Song Became a Life Story

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When the Screen Just Blinks Back

A blank Notebook page with a Pen

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Creativity in the Margins: Making Music With a Full House and Life

A family at a graduation

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How “Finder” Found Us: A Song, a Virus, and Software Piracy

Cover of Down on Jane's 2002 Self Titled release

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Sunday Morning Soul: Recording at Soundscape Studios in the Early 2000s

Man recording vocals in the control room at Soundscape Studios, early 2000s, wearing headphones and seated in front of a microphone.

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Writing Songs in Your 40s: Finding Meaning, Music, and Community

3 friends playing musci and one giving a thumbs up

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From the Studio to the Soul: How David Gilmour and Pearl Jam Reignited My Musical Fire

David Gilmour's laser light show during Comfortably Numb

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