*originally published in Sound Waves Magazine September 2018 You’re never too old to learn something new, especially when it comes to music. Music is like this vast, unbridled, unchartered universal thing that never stops giving. Somebody’s always finding new ones to make…
Keep on Rollin’
*originally published in Sound Waves Magazine August 2018 When I was 16-years old, my band and I opened for REO Speedwagon on the back of a flatbed truck at the Groton Submarine Base here in Connecticut for the annual “Subfest.” Yeah, I…
Boys of Summer
I can’t tell you how much I love the Beach Boys. Not the boys themselves, but the notion of them, the thought of them, the aura of them, the smell of Tropicana. They were my first concert at the Yale…
Summertime Blues
Sometimes I want desperately to cancel gigs, but my darn work ethic and guilt get in the way. I like BOOKING gigs, because they make me feel wanted, and make my band calendar look full, but I don’t always like…
Opening Acts
*originally published in Sound Waves Magazine May 2018 As an unknown Indie band, opening for a national act can gain you tons of potential new fans, super bragging rights, and you can write “Shared the Stage With….” on your web site so…
Lessons in Life
*originally published in Sound Waves Magazine April 2018 Growing up, I had a love of music that I will attempt to explain here. It all started in a Catholic church in Groton, Connecticut and the Folk Group Mass. I had been going…
Fish, Pipes & Pandemonium
*originally published in Sound Waves Magazine March 2018 Lenten fish dinner specials are my fav. This time of year here on Long Island Sound, everything imaginable is plucked from the sea by dedicated busy fishermen and women in a frenzied free-for-all. Restaurants…
#Musicianship Goals
*originally published in Sound Waves Magazine February 2018 The beginning of a new year is always such a joyous and hopeful time for bands. Just like normal people, bands set goals, make resolutions and promise themselves all kinds of things. They vow…
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*originally published in Sound Waves Magazine January 2018 Music died the day dawned on the digital age, people say. Nobody buys music anymore, as we all know. There are so many ingenious ways of stealing newly created music I could write a… 
Holiday Muffin Pondering
*originally published in Sound Waves Magazine December 2017 I woke this morning to an overwhelming sense of optimism. My pre-programmed cynicism toward the impending gluttony of the holiday season and all things doom and gloom had vanished without a trace. Sounds crazy… 