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Another One In The Can: Ovipositor Recording Session
Ovipositor went into the studio last Tuesday, May 25, 2010 to record our fourth album (the second on which I am the bass player). Because we were (and still are) really happy with the way the last record, Oakland Minor, … Continue reading
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Omens Of Awe at The Stork Club, Oakland, March 23, 2010
The night after I got back from SXSW, I got a text message from High On Fire bass player Jeff Matz — who I was fortunate to hang out with in Austin a few weeks ago, before their SXSW show … Continue reading
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NAMM 2010 Wrap Up
Every year in January, the Anaheim convention center in the heart of Orange County, CA is overrun with pro audio nerds, guitar and bass shredders, drum geeks, marching bands, producers and engineers, mad scientists, music store buyers and instrument distributors, … Continue reading
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Ovipositor / Generalissimo Northwest Tour 2009
It’s been about two months since this tour happened. I suppose that’s more than ample time to digest, brain-dump, edit, reform, re-edit, reconsider and re-re-edit the experience in writing. We haven’t played together since, but we’re getting together next week … Continue reading
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Them Crooked Vultures, Fox Theater, Oakland CA 11.19.09
I generally approach any manifestation of the so-called supergroup with a raised eyebrow. The formula usually boils down to a group of has-been rock stars who pool what’s left of their collective fame and make a last-ditch run at the … Continue reading
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Big Business, Bottom Of The Hill, SF CA, 11.02.09
I ventured out and across the newly reopened Bay Bridge on Monday night to catch Big Business at the Bottom Of The Hill in San Francisco. It was my fourth time seeing the bass-and-drums metal duo (who are now a … Continue reading
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The Jesus Lizard, The Fillmore, SF CA, 10.17.09
It’s been roughly a decade since The Jesus Lizard was a full time, regularly touring band, and despite all that time off, their reunion tour stop at the Fillmore in San Francisco on Saturday night served as a blunt reminder: … Continue reading
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Whisky Fest ’09
I don’t get out much these days (though this month certainly seems like an exception to that rule) but that doesn’t mean I don’t maintain a couple of innocuous vices. I like to take a drink in the evenings, and … Continue reading
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Tropical Flicks
I spent two weeks on Maui, HI with the fam in July. Here are a few of my pix from the trip. I miss swimming in the Pacific off Kahana beach every day… Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer