Life is weird. In the words of Dan Reeder, “What the fuck is that about?” Everyone tells me I seem mellow and laid back – and I am. That said, if anyone were to take one step into my head, they’d be bombarded with a maelstrom of wonderings about death, intrusive thoughts, forgotten location of…
Spring is a transformation. A reawakening. A rebirth. Time marches on and no matter how cold the winter may be, the spring arrives and reminds us that we can start again. These songs represent that sound and spirit. The past three years have felt like a long spring for our band. From writing and recording…
The accordion is like a cousin you don’t see very often, but who is an integral, colorful member of the family. In country, folk, bluegrass and related roots music from the U.S., the accordion has always been there, more of a presence than you might think. It’s central to styles such as zydeco, Cajun, and…
Playlists are the new Mixtape – and who doesn’t love a good Mixtape? With the release of my brand new album, The Sound of Muscle Shoals, recorded at legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, I thought it would be cool to highlight not only a few of the most important – albeit ubiquitous –…
Upon relaying my artistic moniker to people, I'm usually met with one of two reactions: 1. "Oh, weird...that's interesting" or 2. "Oh, weird... I don't get it." (I guess a third option would be, "Well, that's stupid.") My process of finding a moniker came out of a desire for artistic freedom in my writing, as…
