It was super fun talking to Terry Anderson on this week’s episode of Pursuing the Muse. We talked about writing songs, thinking about songs, thinking about thinking about songs and all kinds of fun tangents like the best box wine…
Steve Dawson is on this episode of “Pursuing the Muse”. Steve has been a mainstay of the Chicago music scene for a long time. He fronted the groups Stump the Hose, Dolly Varden and Funeral Bonsai Wedding, in addition to…
As a guitar player who was a teenager in the 80s, when I just started learning the instrument, there are two players that shaped me more than everybody else, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Clapton. Yes, I played along with…
I don’t feel I have to apologize for having a soft spot for Ronnie James Dio. I saw Dio in 1986 at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago on the Sacred Haart tour when I was 16. I’m that age where…
Jon Danforth joins me on the latest episode of Pursuing the Muse. Jon hails from the Dallas Fort Worth area and has been putting out great music for several years now. We talk about his latest album, “Repititions”. We talk…
Alrighty, it’s go time. The trailer episode for my new podcast, Pursuing the Muse, has dropped. Pursuing the Muse is a podcast about songwriting. In season one I’ll be interviewing artists from around the country about their craft. We’ll learn…
1. Andrew Bryant – Prodigal This is a deep, artistic statement from an artist who needs to explore his roots and we are privileged enough to be invited along for the journey. Andrew resurrects characters from his past, visions from…