Monthly Archives: January 2011

Which Side I Am On

For eight years following the 2000 election, progressives like myself suffered under a government we considered illegitimate and malicious. We watched the economy destroyed, environmental regulations gutted, corporate criminals running riot, thousands dying in an unnecessary war started by lies … Continue reading

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Harmonitronica, Tradition and Musicianship

Many people, myself included sometimes, do not understand the connection between the acoustic old-time and blues and bluegrass that I love to play, and the harmonitronica I’ve been spending so much time on lately. For the last few weeks I’ve … Continue reading

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Nine Sticks

OK, so you’re all used to the binary jokes by now — and there will be more of them come October. But this is a special moment for everyone that hasn’t happened before in my lifetime and will not happen … Continue reading

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Fever Dreams

I celebrated the New Year in bed with a nasty fever, the kind where you sometimes feel well enough to watch TV (or streaming Netflix, in my case), and sometimes just lie there dozing and having bizarre dreams. The soundtrack … Continue reading

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