It’s bad enough when you get screwed on a local gig (hasn’t happened to me in forever, if ever, but that’s easy when you play for next to nothing), but when you’re traveling it stinks. When you bring a busload of fans, it reeks.After a final check on the bands to make sure the buses…

This just in – BECK will be playing the Electric Factory on Thursday June 5, 2003. I realize that by mentioning it here it increases the chances of it being sold out before I can buy tickets at 10:00AM this Saturday. I’m willing to take that risk, because I figure I like at least half…

I haven’t been to the Crab in ages, but I went last night because I heard Justin and Kevin were going to be there. The new guys who run the open mic now are pretty cool and seem interested in getting the sound right, which is a huge plus. I played “99%,”I Hope I Die…

I added a software category to the downloads section for programs I’ve written over the last few years. The three programs in there so far are Crazyball, a neat C++/DirectX demo with balls bouncing everywhere, Nuclear Beach Party, a game written in x86 Assembly where you must destroy the sun, and Sphere Renderer, a 3D…

I forgot to mention John Shaughnessy’s gig a little while back at the Collingswood Farmer’s Market. I meant to, but I kept putting it off and now it’s over. He posted a recap of his $19.00 gig on a cold Saturday morning.”When the Nor’easter passing through threatened to call it off I wasa little let…

There’s a great article in the Philadelphia Inquirer about the growing under 21 music scene. They play in churches, community centers, VFW halls, and anywhere else. I’ve heard of a handful of the bands they mentioned. All across the South Jersey and Pennsylvania suburbs, unlikely venues have become home to a thriving do-it-yourself music scene…

Formerly known as the Living Room, the Tree House emailed me today and said they are definitely bringing back the open mic. Interestingly enough, the Christian open mics stayed open because the Christians agreed to work for free.”the only reason why christian night stayed is because a few of us worked for free to keep…

Local band Phoenix Rise had to deal with losing their practice area when a nearby room was found to be housing a meth lab.We were lucky enough to find a room in an industrial park in the northeast. It was a second floor loft and a comfortable size. but there were soo many windows that…

I know every time I see Adrien and her band play I rave about how great they are, but they were terrific last night. The last time I saw them was at 3 Beans in Haddonfield and the superiority of Grape Street’s sound system was impressive. Adrien’s voice sounded great, and the band sounded very…

Tomorrow night you should defnitely check out the Reju CD release party at the Grape Street Pub. The band is fronted by my friend Adrien Reju, who I’ve mentioned a million times on this site. She’s really talented and writes terrific songs, and I’m sure you’ll be impressed. They go on first which usually tranlsates…