Trailer Trash, Beaver Stadium, and My Alma Mater
I left the house first thing, alone. It was raining, the kind of low, gray, sticky rain that western Pennsylvania does better
Tag: 90’s Rock
The Seniors and the Juniors
A conversation with Greg Joseph and Kevin McDonald from The Clarks and Grapevine Let me be upfront about something before this blog
The Afghan Whigs, 40 Years, and the Band That Made Me Want to Write
Published by Rob Hoffman – Down on Jane Last Saturday night I stood in Mr. Smalls Theatre in Millvale with Tom, Scott,
The Cliff – When a Song Became a Life Story
There are moments in life that carve themselves so deeply into memory they never leave. For Jeff and his at the time
When Contrast Makes Chemistry
There’s something electric that happens when two bands who have no business being on the same bill share the stage and make
Where We Used to Stand: Down On Jane Plays Penn State
Tom and I lived in a one-bedroom apartment on Beaver Avenue with another guy named Anthony during our time at Penn State.
Sunday Morning Soul: Recording at Soundscape Studios in the Early 2000s
Back in the early 2000s—before it became known as Tonic—an unassuming building on a busy stretch of road in McKeesport was home
From the Studio to the Soul: How David Gilmour and Pearl Jam Reignited My Musical Fire
I don’t play clubs anymore. I had my time in my twenties—hauling amps up staircases, sweating through late sets in smoky bars,