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

Thanksgiving Week Jam… or Something Like It

Thanksgiving week, I had hoped to include a band jam before the holiday chaos kicked in. Just a couple of hours of

The Basement Band (1997-1998) Let’s get in the Way-Back Mobile and go back to maybe 1997 or ’98. I was home from

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

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

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

I’m in my 40s, with a full-time job that sends me across the country once a month. My wife works just as