Music
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Our First Vinyl
Doesn’t every musician born about two-thirds of the way through the last century dream of releasing a double vinyl LP collection of greatest hits? I know we did. One of…
posted May 24, 2016
Music
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Parenting/The Full Catastrophe
Suzuki
Writing Process
Who Needs the Bravermans?
I’ve been watching the now defunct TV show Parenthood recently. Skip this paragraph if you don’t want spoilers. I am up to Season 4, and just saw the episode where Victor…
posted July 30, 2015
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SNOMG! And Our Traumatic Ecstatic Day
I discovered yesterday that Patty, our longtime manager, doesn’t believe in indoor heating. I figure this has something to do with her obsession with women’s basketball and subsequent wardrobe of…
posted January 27, 2015
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First Fundraiser of the Week for our PledgeMusic Campaign: MotherWoman!
Back in 2011, Beth Spong, then-executive director of MotherWoman, asked us to write a song for Mother’s Day, and MotherWoman made a beautiful video of it (see below), using photos…
posted November 11, 2014
Nields
Parenting/The Full Catastrophe
Suzuki
Music Alone Shall Live, or A Perfect Weekend In NYC Has a Tiny Cost
On the Monday after we got back from NYC, these things happened: -The Jetta went in to be drained because one of us put gas in its diesel engine. Yes,…
posted October 23, 2014
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Falcon Ridge 2014 Highlights
The weather. No rain! This is the first time in my memory that that’s been the case. Usually it’s a mud bath. Amelia playing with us on the main stage….
posted August 7, 2014
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XVII Stories
Tracking Princess
Kit arrived yesterday, and he and Katryna and I got straight to work, running through all the songs, and refining some vocal arrangements. Kit’s first instrument is the piano, and…
posted July 30, 2014
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XVII Stories
Pre-Production Week
Things I love about what’s happened so far: Monday, we met with Michele Marotta, awesome fundraiser for The Cancer Connection, to brainstorm about ways to raise money to pay for…
posted July 24, 2014
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Last Word on Yale Reunion
About Spotify. I get why musicians who hope the CD will somehow make a comeback are doomed to disappointment. As a consumer, I cannot believe how great Spotify is. And…
posted May 30, 2014
