What are you doing from 8:00 – 11:00PM? Hanging out in Collingswood, that’s what you’re doing. The Tree House open mic starts at 8:00PM and if you’d like to play/perform/recite then sign up here or in person. Remember, if you sign up online after 6:00PM, I probably won’t have you on my list. If you…

“Yo momma smells so bad, she makes Speed Stick slow down.” In other news, area residents beware!

I recently picked up Radiohead’s “Hail to the Thief” and Pavement’s “Crooked Rain Crooked Rain.” Both are very good, but I think Hail to the Thief requires me to listen a few extra times before I get it. When I listen to it I can stop picturing Radiohead playing the music instead of just enjoying…

You know you’re out there. I just got a list of all his upcoming gigs and you should check him out. In fact, someone just emailed me today looking to get a hold of him. Read on for his press release.

I woke up today without most of the back pain I’ve been having lately. Good health is something I definitely take for granted, so a few pains now and then remind me I could be much worse off. I’m glad my pain was temporary. The funny thing is I have no idea what caused it.…

My sister told me about these guys. Some of them went to my high school, so it’s nice to see them succeed. The next time you’re eating near a table of young men at a South Jersey diner, just think: You might be sitting next to an up-and-coming group of rock stars. That’s what regulars…

Thursday morning I woke up with some pretty bad back pain. I haven’t figured out whether its related to the open mic yet or not, but all I know is that I’d test off the charts for acetaminophen right now and I still have to walk funny. It looks like you guys like the new…

The vast majority of the sound problems disappeared this week, probably thanks to a big NO TAMPERING sticker on the sound board. There were still a few glitches here and there, but everyone sounded great overall. The crowd wasn’t quite as large as the previous two weeks, but it was still very busy. 1. Ben…

You should all be making plans to attend tonight’s open mic at the Tree House. The list is already forming up. Eric and Mike dogwallet Roz King pat rich Matt Winn every other thursday Sign up yourself here and the show starts at 8:00PM. See you there!

“Genetically Modified Chicken Lays Its Own Dipping Sauce” Haha! Read the Onion.

The Kelly Bell Band rocked Grape Street’s Tuesday Night Music Club last night. I can’t remember the last time I saw these guys, but they have a few new additions to the band including a new drummer and a guy playing two saxophones simultaneously! I’d like to hear exactly how the double sax sounds by…

I reread my comments on Pat Rich’s Tree House open mic performance last Wednesday and thought that they might be misinterpreted. I wasn’t critical when I said, “He played a decent original and a couple of covers, but nothing I’d heard before.” My intent was to say playing two unknown covers is almost as good…

Tonight’s open mic started out bad, but it slowly turned around and ended up being a good night for the musicians and the Tree House. Last summer my only complaint about this open mic was the lack of new performers and so far this summer has changed that. New people seem to be coming in…

Wednesday is here again and I hope to see you all tonight at the Tree House in Collingswood, NJ (corner of Haddon and Collings Ave). We already have some musicians signed up including Sarah Allen, Justin and Dion of nowayscoob, and a few I haven’t met yet. I talked to Keith Lewis over the weekend…

I had tickets to see the White Stripes at Penn’s Landing on the 25th, but Jack White broke his finger in a car accident. I originally heard all the shows were cancelled, but everything I read now says they’re indefinitely postponed. I don’t know if we can use the tickets we already have when they…

Over at the Origivation message board there is a thread discussing the selections for the Lollapalooza local slot. The bands that made the cut are Stiffed, Arms of Orion, Riding Bikes, and Swell to Grate. Y-100’s Jim McGuinn weighed in on the selection process and how they narrowed the finalists down to just 4 bands.…

I added a few new pictures and this weekend I’ll add a few more. Hope you like them.

John Shaughnessy sends word of his upcoming gig at the Tree House. Why not come out to see me play Friday, July 25 (8:00 pm) at the Tree House Coffee House (formerly The Living Room) at Haddon and Collings Ave., Collingswood. In case you’ve never been there, The Tree House is a nice little place,…

I never thought I’d do it, but I’ve kicked my soda habit. Not a drop in over 3 weeks, although I still have the occasional Sugar Free Red Bull. I don’t believe the aspartame (nutrasweet) detractors on the Internet. How could a substance ingested by millions daily be so toxic? It may not be good…

I’m proud to announce that last week’s sound problems have nearly vanished thanks to Roz and everyone at the Tree House who got the system working properly. Everyone sounded great tonight and I hope that continues. I made a pretty dumb mistake as the host tonight and I wish I could do it over. We…