The Psychiatric Institute of America just released a "White Paper" titled "Stress Factors in the Modern Age" - essentially, it is an analysis of the key stressors facing individuals in our modern times. The paper is a little "dry" - but I'm happy to pass along what I gleaned from it. First of all, Jimi [...]
I first heard Teresa Tudury perform this past New Years Eve -- at the Sebastopol Community Center, as part of the evening’s festivities. I was also on the bill, doing a couple of songs and the midnight ceremony - my mission at midnight was to suggest to 350 drinking cavorting people that they move to [...]
On Wednesday March 31, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Gailene Elliott will present a FREE voice and performance workshop that will show you how to get your act together, and also, how to KICK ASS IN YOUR NEXT PERFORMANCE! OK -- those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, go ahead and click [...]
"You got me blowing', blowing my mind... is it tomorrow or just the end of time?" Well it turns out that Jimi was right. We're talking Jimi Hendrix, and it is the end of time. Ask any rabid evangelical Christians, and they will tell you too - these are the end times - this is [...]
A million or so years ago I agreed to play bass for Michael Barclay - the brilliant blues guitarist, songwriter, and all around consummate musician. Michael had been complaining that the bass players available to him all wanted to "funk" it up with thumb popping displays of virtuosity. Poor Michael just wanted someone to hold [...]
Not what you think -- it's the D'Bunchovous show tomorrow night that has sold out. Sorry, I guess I'm to blame for talking about how amazing this group is. I promised, as a consolation prize, to post MP3's of a couple of tunes -- one written by Gary Grubb "Like a Ghost" and one written [...]
Wow. The response to the D'Bunchovous concert, coming up this weekend, has been phenomenal. Look, my advice is that you call Peg Grubb at 707-763-0100 and pick up some advance tickets ($15.00) because there are only 25 seats left. This is the band that I recently wrote about, that actually has FUN when they play, [...]
"A pro a pro"? We're not talking Pongonese here, although the level of misunderstanding about what qualifies a musician as a professional is so high that we might as well be visiting the islands of Pongo for the very first time. You might think that it's about some level of competence, or tests passed in [...]
Hey - the FREE Money Management for Musicians seminar is tomorrow – Saturday March 13, at 2:00 pm hosted by Zone Music in Cotati. Many years ago, as a young musician, you would have had to drag me kicking and screaming to a seminar on Money Management for Musicians! I was going to be a “star.” [...]
You might think that the idea of "money management for musicians" is one of those oxymoronic statements - like "jumbo shrimp" or "military intelligence." We’ve all heard the stories about well-known recording artists in debt to their record companies even after several hits. Or megastars like M.C. Hammer, who make millions, yet end up filing [...]