Last week, I took a trip over to Lake George, NY to attend a songwriters retreat called INK24, hosted by Song City Troy . I've said it in...

Today is Memorial Day. In New England, it's a day that marks the unofficial start of summer. A day when people gather with family and...

Last month, I took on a challenge that was well outside my comfort zone, as a songwriter - I set a goal of finishing a song every day for...

I am releasing a new song tomorrow (5/26/23). While it's a new release, it's been a long journey for me, and I'm excited to be sharing it...

“Fine Line” is probably the most fun song on Like We Were Never Here At All, and it would have been smarter of me to change the chorus to...

I don’t remember specifically when I wrote "Can't Go On", but it was approximately 2014. I know Barack Obama was in his 2nd term - I...

I had a conversation with my Modern Fools bandmate Jon Braught the other day on the way to band practice. We both live in Keene, so we...

This is one of the more intense songs on the Like We Were Never Here At All. It’s a meditation on the cultural and societal forces that...

“... told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” This is a song that started from a musical goal... I was not writing...

This entry will inherently be political, because “Burning Down” is a song aimed at the cowardice of many conservative politicians over...

I often tell this story before I perform "Red Moon Running", but it deserves to be written down at least as much as any of these other...

I wrote this song after rewatching Breaking Bad, and it is essentially “the ballad of Walter White”. It shares a title with the...

"In The Way" was the last song written for Like We Were Never Here At All, and it was also by far the most rushed piece of music I’ve...

This song was written chorus-first, kind of by accident. My daughter Charlie kept asking me to "play fast songs so I can dance,” and so I...

I played a show this summer at a farm. It was billed as a "family fun night", with a food truck, hay rides, live music and a petting...

I started this song in late 2018 with a specific musical goal in mind - I wanted to re-use a rhythm from a song I wrote with Honest...

I don't know if you've noticed this, but social media is not a great communication tool (citation needed). It's a fun way for me as an...

I played a show a couple months ago with Modern Fools, on an amazing stage, opening for a national touring act. Huge light show, smoke...

I wrote “Passenger” around 2015, just as my band Honest Thieves was coming to an end. The initial prompt came from my very good friend...

As I'm working on a new album, I'm also spending some time reflecting on the things that worked (and the many things that didn't work) in...