Jesus, it’s cold here!
We stopped at 2024 Records on the way into town to pick up our new merch, which is SO cute. David from 2024 is super-nice – thanks, David!
The boys did an in-studio at MPR early, then we headed over to the venue. We were on time for soundcheck, but the venue, unbeknownst [...]

Tonight’s gig was very low-rent, in a very great way. We played the basement of a VFW hall – the kind with bingo upstairs – to about 85 super-enthusiastic kids. They don’t get a lot of good music coming through Fargo, apparently. One of the kids worked at a local hotel, and he took us [...]

Today we had an utterly epic drive, from Vancouver all the way to Calgary in one fell swoop. We went over the Rockies at around 10 AM, in a light snowstorm, listening to Gris Gris and Broken Social Scene. Epic!
Chad van Gaalen opened for us, and he’s awesome. His songs are strange, in the best [...]

Tonight’s show was at a little club called Media Club. Great little venue, good sound, really enthusiastic audience.
The house engineer totally perpetuated a Canadian stereotype, however. He briefed me on the room, and then I set about my soundcheck. I was a good half-hour in, cruising along, and all of a sudden he materialized at [...]

Today’s show was a little odd, in that our set time was 7:45 PM. The venue actually closed the doors after our show and reopened for a second show at 10 PM! Ambitious. Unusual set time notwithstanding, the show was pretty great. The band brought out some really sensitive dynamics and some interesting interlude textures. [...]

The Rogue Wave tour has officially started! We played our first show, with Kelley Stoltz and Climber. Three good bands, and an enthusiastic and attentive crowd – a really enjoyable evening all around. There were gremlins, but of course there were gremlins – it’s the first night of tour. By Calgary we’ll be a well-oiled [...]

My friend Aimee uttered the best phrase this weekend – “sparkly girly mania.” Wouldn’t that be the best band name ever? Or maybe “sparkle girl mania.” Either way, I think we’re on to something.
I spent the weekend traveling with Aimee’s cover band, engineering – we did one proper club date and two private parties. It [...]

Last night I mixed The Sounds! Surprisingly, I hadn’t heard them before. This made me feel pretty lame, because a) they’re brilliant, and b) they’re the kind of band I love. Dancy, punky, tons of attitude, great songs. The singer is a little spitfire, and, man, can she sing. Their manager mentioned that they’re looking [...]

I just got my weekly email from iTunes, and was thrilled to learn that R. Kelly has just released the second installment in his Trapped In The Closet series of music video mini-dramas! Trapped In The Closet may be the best music video mini-drama ever. It may also be the only music video mini-drama ever, [...]

The Thieves were back last night, for another maddeningly underattended show. The ten people who were there were privy to one of the better three-piece rock bands currently touring. These guys have gotten so tight! They’re out in support of a new album, and the new material seems a bit groovier, a bit more laid [...]