“trying to glimpse the bigger picture” : A Conversation With Artist Bradford Trojan

Musician Bradford Trojan locks into classic vibes in his music. Lo fi pop, garage-y psych, and classic rock vibes emanate from his songs. Bits of Beatles, Beach Boys, Tom Petty, and early 90s college rock haunt his songs. Sepia-toned melodies make Trojan’s output feel more like some newly discovered artist from the early 70s that’s […]

Song and Spirit : A Conversation With Songwriter Jeffrey Silverstein

Songwriter Jeffrey Silverstein connects to the Pacific Northwest on a very deep level. His adopted home spoke to him so deeply that he made his debut solo album You Become The Mountain as if speaking for the landscape of Portland. The album acts as a conduit to his surroundings. Listening to the record you can […]

John Prine 1946-2020

I have never been a fan of country music. I’m just not wired for it. Much like how some people aren’t wired for jazz, David Lynch, or TLC shows. And even though I may not be down with outlaw country or Little People, Big World, I do appreciate a great songwriter. Guys like Kris Kristofferson, […]

Everything’s Ruined : RIP Adam Schlesinger

Adam Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood wrote songs that stayed in your brain and your heart long after the music stopped. I wasn’t quite 23 when the first Fountains of Wayne album had come out, but I was well on my way to adulthood. I’d gotten married just a couple months prior to the record dropping, […]

Slow Dakota Drops New Single “Gardener In Rain”

Just last month the lovely Slow Dakota(aka PJ Sauerteig) dropped the Valentine’s Day surprise “Canticle 69”. “Canticle 69” is an ode to our dying interest in the flesh, leaving our carnal knowledge up to more digital and fantastical realms. It’s a beautifully constructed bit of musical wonder(and far less calories than a heart-shaped box of […]

Hutch

I’ll still catch myself checking old conversations and emails between my friend Mark and I. They weren’t as often as I wished they’d been, but what we had were insightful, funny, and I looked forward to them as if they were conversations with a long lost brother. Mark was six years older than me, the […]

Family Values : Revisiting ‘Sukierae’

I guess on some level the idea of a father and son collaboration has been romanticized in my head. I can’t help but think how cool it would be to play in a band with my son(or daughter for that matter.) A collaboration between father and child just seems like that perfect connection of heredity, […]

Two Js and the Jazzmaster

It’s been long overdue. What, you say? Well J. Hubner owning a Jazzmaster, that’s what. J. Hubner is me, the guy typing this message. I don’t want anyone to be confused thinking we have a room full of monkeys typing up these posts you see on this this fancy blog site. If I could afford […]