Heavy-hearted in the Midwest since 2011
That man or woman behind the curtain, is in fact, you. Or me. Or your uncle Frank or brother Steve. The wizard is behind the curtain according to Dorothy and her farm hands-turned scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly lion friends. But as Glenda the good witch shared with Dorothy at the end of The Wizard […]
Read More Pay Attention To The Man(or Woman) Behind the CurtainYou remember the early 2000s boom of post-punk and new wave bands that came out of the druggy New York lower east side club scene? It was so big there was even a book written about it. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Jonathan Fire Eater, DFA Records, Interpol; as well as bands like The White Stripes, The […]
Read More The Strokes : Reality AwaitsFATHERS is a unique collaboration, in both the artists involved and the music itself. FATHERS features producer Kenny Beats, keyboardist Kiefer, bassist CARRTOONS, and drummer Nate Smith. Kenny Beats is the man behind the board; engineering these tracks into a chromed-out sheen, bulletproof and dense. Kenny Beats list of production credits is too long to mention, but he’s worked […]
Read More FATHERSI go in tomorrow morning to the Cardiology Dept of Parkview Regional Medical Center and have my 2nd echocardiogram. The first was on on April 4th and revealed that my heart had lost 20% of it’s pumping capability thanks to unchecked hypertension, caused by both my lack of regular check-ups and an extremely stressful period […]
Read More Heart Check…Check…One Two, One Two“Music is my saviorI was maimed by rock and rollI was maimed by rock and rollI was tamed by rock and rollI got my name from rock and roll” – Jeff Tweedy, Wilco from “Sunken Treasure” Those lyrics have been a mantra for me since the first time I heard Wilco’s Being There back in […]
Read More “music is my savior” : Record Labels That Kept Me Afloat…2018-2020We’ve made it to another Friday. It’s the working persons favorite day of the week. That is, unless you work one of those 4 day on, 3 day off schedules, then I have no idea what your favorite day of the week is. It’s definitely mine, followed shortly by Saturday. Sunday? Debatable. We’ve been in […]
Read More Gloomy FridayMy first introduction to musician/producer William Adam Jones was with the synth quartet S U R V I V E. He, along with Kyle Dixon, Michael Stein, and Mark Donica built ominous, dark musical worlds with analog machines. Capturing the work of folks like Vangelis, Brad Fiedel, John Carpenter and even Kraftwerk to some extent. […]
Read More William Adam Jones’ “Intrusive Thoughts”Edena Gardens, the Danish 3-piece which includes Papir’s Nicklas Sørensen(guitar), Martin Rude(bass and guitar), and Causa Sui drummer Jakob Skøtt, are on a tear. For the last few years this music trio has put out a steady flow of slow-churning post-rock psychedelia. Taking slow groove blues vibes with dystopian cosmic rock and giving us the […]
Read More Edena Gardens : QuintessenceLast week we spent in Brown County, Indiana, away from our jobs and everyday grinds and just hung out with our adult kids. We ate, we played pool, we walked a trail, we perused crafty shops, we laughed a lot, and we thoroughly enjoyed each others company. It was the vacation we’d been working towards […]
Read More A Week In The Woods, Back To WorkEver since our middle child moved back home last August, a daily walk with her dog Celeste has become habit. And when I say daily, I mean several walks…daily. They’re good for us, and really good for Celeste. She’s a 60 lb Staffordshire terrier mix, so she’s got lots of energy to burn off. They’re […]
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