One of Seattle's best known old time string bands, the Tall Boys, are regularly at the Market. It's often a mix of the band and I suppose their pals, and …
Next to R and me stood an awkward girl dressed in sweater sleeves. I am not quite sure what else to call a sweater that is missing everything south of …
When we started this trip, we greedily asked our pals to play a road trip game with us. In return for a mixed tape destination in their mind, we'd wait …
Vic and I generally live in a world of silence. This is preferable to both of us, as I can't stand his musical sentimentality and bombast, and he favors not …
Confession: If I got to do things over and differently in my life, I'd gladly be a dancer on tour with Madonna. To say that Vic was giddy would be …
Up in Halifax, Steve commutes all winter. Halifax is colder, darker, and mountainous compared to Boston. In these conditions, anything to get noticed on your bike is worth trying, and …
I often like riding around on the subway with my mp3 player, blocking out all the grime and existing in my own sonic parallel universe. Every now and again, I'll …
Ode to NewfoundlandWhen spreads thy cloak of shimm'ring white,At Winter's stern command,Thro' shortened day and starlit night,We love thee, frozen land,We love thee, we love thee,We love thee, frozen land. …
Good things can come from Texas. Lyle Lovett is a friend of Lance Armstrong and Robert Earl Keen, Jr. He has a smile that splits his face in two and …
When I got a bit of money in Boston, I went out and bought the new Beastie Boys record. I don’t normally listen to rap, but I figured a little …
The oddest thing on packed on my bike is my fiddle. There is no doubt about it.I brought it along with the vision of being a better fiddler and an …