Getting ready to go back on tour with Stone Temple Pilots.  Come out and see us.. Find out where I will be here.

I am currently selling on Etsy my “Square Heart Series“.   They are small hand painted animals with sayings like, “I Love You Goddamnit”. Each one comes with a matching envelope so you can easily give as a gift.

While my friend was working on a movie, the actress Leslie Bibb saw one of these drawings and loved it so much that she commissioned me to make a couple of them for her as larger paintings.  I was so happy with the results that I decided I would sell them on Etsy. Each one will be made to order with a customizable saying. Please allow a week for production in addition to delivery time. Happy Shopping!

Bill Callahan, O how I love thee.  I have spent the greater portion of my adult life listening to Bill Callahan aka Smog aka (Smog).  There are few musicians I listen to as often or as much as him except for perhaps William Oldham aka Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy  aka Palace aka Palace Music aka Palace Brothers and the worth mentioning Superwolf.  And just to make this tangent even longer, I just want to throw out that my idea of the “DREAM TOUR” would be Bill Callahan and Will Oldham touring together.  Just saying.  hint hint Drag City   Anyway, I am so super excited about yet another record from Bill Callahn coming out soon, soon, soon.  And came across this OMG amazing cover he just did streaming on Pitchfork.  Yay Pitchfork.  So take a listen to it here and enjoy this picture I took of Bill on his last tour. It’s one of my favorites

One of my favorite bands and really some of my favorite folks are the Akron/Family. I originally found out about them because they were playing with Michael Gira from the Swans in the band Angels of Light and were serving double duty as his opening band as well. As life in New York can sometimes be, you end up meeting people that know people and well you rather quickly find yourself becoming friends. As was the case with these boys and me. I saw them play at a little record store, knowing nothing about them and a few months later we were running around the East River, taking pictures.

This one served as their promo poster and on their promotion items for their Akron/Family and Angels of Light split album. It was a total honor for me to even be associated with such a great label and over the years I can honestly say that I wholeheartedly agree with M. Gira that they are the best live band around.

Their new record just came out and if you know what’s good for you, you’ll buy it then go see them play when they come to your town. You’ll be glad you did!