September 2012


  • September 28th, 2012.

    Zoe Mulford appeared out of nowhere at the shop, and I invited her to my open mic for the night. She popped in and incited that rarest of all things: a fun pre-open mic jam with Matt Holsen, Frank Cassel and Paul Loether! Good times were perpetrated. Doing my thing. We’re headed out 70 to…

  • September 27th, 2012.

    The H Street Festival in Washington DC. September 14th Kristen’s other band 50 Man Machine were booked to perform at the H Street Festival in Washington DC. Because I’m a goooood boyfriend I went along – and honestly 50 Man put on one Hell of a show – it was well worth it. Above, Collier…

  • September 19th, 2012.

    It was weird to run across posters for my old open mic, apparently still going strong. It’s a shame the new owners were so obnoxious. I kind of miss the place! Weird to have it hosted by someone who worked at the coffeehouse while I was hosting the open mic there… it’s awkward because though…

  • September 13th, 2012.

    For my third Edith May’s Paradise open mic I was joined by Heather! And about a billion ukuleles. About 8 to be exact. Which is less than a billion, but when it comes to ukuleles in an enclosed, eight can feel like a billion. It was apparently an entirely spontaneous invasion. It was a great…

  • September 15th, 2012.

    Shopping is always dangerous for me… I like to grab too much food, more than I can carry, more than I can shove in my equipment-laden Saturn, more than I’m sure I’ll eat… but this shouldn’t have been one of my problems. Good thing I’m fit enough to climb in from the other side of…