Ribald Rhythms Mixtape #2
A new mix to be featured on an upcoming article on Burlesque Beat. A trans-continental, shimmy-tastic trip through some of my favorite “burlesque” tracks. Continue reading Ribald Rhythms Mixtape #2
Me and Lee.
Tonight I’ll be playing four songs by the iconic and seminal singer/songwriter Lee Hazlewood at a tribute night in Eastlake. Seems strange to me that these don’t occur more often given the huge shadow he casts over American music. He’s the most famous musician you’ve never heard of. There seems to be a cult around him here in Seattle. There’s a bar in Ballard named … Continue reading Me and Lee.
Mixtape: One Morn’ I Awakened….A New Sun Was Dawning
Recorded on the day of my birth, the day of Nick Cave’s son Arthur’s death (hence the dedication….words of encouragement), another sunrise on this convoluted rock we call home. The songs, a year’s worth of contradictions and contemplations, crammed into an hour, as experienced by one cultural pickpocket. Happy birthday to me. Continue reading Mixtape: One Morn’ I Awakened….A New Sun Was Dawning
A Return to Solo Performance, The Beery House & Temporary Autonomous Zones
Recently, I’ve been venturing into solo performance for the first time since I started playing accordion over 15 years ago. I gotta say, it’s been a rewarding and learning experience. When Alana from Miss Mamie Lavona’s White Boy Band/L’Orchestre Incroyable invited me to open for them at Conor Byrnes a couple months back, I hastily agreed in an effort to force me to get back … Continue reading A Return to Solo Performance, The Beery House & Temporary Autonomous Zones
BRINGING BACK THE MEDICINE SHOW: THE NEW ORLEANS INAUGURAL SNAKEOIL FESTIVAL
This piece was originally published in Burlesque Beat on June 1, 2015. June 19, 20 & 21, 2015 The Howlin’ Wolf – New Orleans, LA I’ve always been fascinated by circuses and medicine shows of the 19th and early 20thcentury. As family-friendly, Cirque De Soleil-style shows rapidly replace the traveling circus of old, it’s crucial that we acknowledge and memorialize its past. As burlesque fans, … Continue reading BRINGING BACK THE MEDICINE SHOW: THE NEW ORLEANS INAUGURAL SNAKEOIL FESTIVAL
Pickpocket Times 