Once there was a monk who lived alone in a tiny shack on top of a great mountain. The monk didn’t have much, only a small garden and a few chickens — just enough to survive, pray, and meditate. One clear blue day while…

gillian welch is my favorite voice. i first heard gillian while i was in college at berkeley in the early aughts. something about the ease and clarity of her voice really gets me. i’m not usually attracted to the belters, give it to me straight and plain. great songwriting…

i don’t have that much to say about tom. i mean, i do and i don’t. i remember my mother having only a handful of cd’s in the honda accord. one of those cd’s was the first collective soul album — but another was tom petty & the heartbreakers’…

david berman may be the most empathetic songwriter i know. his best songs are clear-eyed observations of the beauty and comedy held within the suffering of existence. he writes with an ear for the sound and meaning of each word. combined, his bands “silver jews” and “purple mountains” released a…

Here I am. I’m here. What is this? Not sure. I hope to know one day. Maybe not today or tomorrow, but I’m tired. Life’s tough… I think. Probably, anyway. At some points, not all but who knows? Is this a test? I believe it’s a test. Good to test…