I promise I am going to talk about some interesting things here. I will talk about shows and the band and being on the road. But before that, I have to tell you about the weirdest day ever. OK, so maybe not ever, but definitely one of the weirder days of 2026 thus far. If…
Many years ago, while George Harrison was experiencing a resurgence surrounding the release of his album Cloud Nine, a reporter asked him if he listened to any new music. His response? “The new Bob Dylan album.” Beyond being classic George, he made a point that I can totally relate to. You hit a point where…
Thinking back on the Bus record after all this time, I landed on two separate but related topics: 1) making the record and everything that was going on during that season; and 2) What those songs sound like in 2026. I tackled the first topic in my last post. Today I’m going to attempt the…
One thing I’ve noticed after being a musician for so long is how time starts folding over on itself. When I play a song live, I’m simultaneously in the moment while mentally jumping back to the person I was when we recorded it. As the Bus album turned 30 this summer, I thought it might…
A theme that came up in my Why Pilgrim’s Bookshelf? post that will probably resurface quite a bit is a looking back at how things used to be. Yes, there’s some nostalgia mixed in there, but a lot of it is a mourning of how we’ve traded humanity for ease. As a musician, I have…
In honor of completing one more lap around the sun, I’m bringing back one of my favorite birthday traditions. (I’m also soft launching a new blog over the next couple of weeks. This will eventually be the first entry. Stay tuned!) A LOT has changed since the last time I did one of these. Third…
A few weeks ago, I was sitting in my dressing room in Kent, Washington when it hit me. I was reading This Isn’t Happening; Radiohead’s Kid A and the Beginning of the 21st Century. It’s a fascinating book that captures the mood of the world when Radiohead released Kid A. As an aging rocker myself,…