Music

I am so incredibly fortunate to have the opportunity to spend time at the cabin in Maine. It is such an inspiring place. Most of my time there is spent outdoors, on the water or in the woods, walking the beach or scrambling up boulders, but I do spend some hours inside making music. Here is some work from my vacation. In The Pines Acadian Hikes Kayak To The Sun Mussel Beds The Ovens Rogue Wave Night Sky Night Water

Yes, the last ten or fifteen years of his life were controversial to say the least. His appearance changed dramatically and he slept with chimps and young boys, maybe in an oxygen chamber. He was chosen to be worshiped and from his earliest years, he was subjected to mass hysteria. We accuse him of being abnormal, but how on earth could he be expected to be normal when he had no grounding in our perceived normal reality. His life is the greatest example of our destructive celebrity culture, our obsession with fame and our deep dark desire to watch the…

I attended about 30 Phish shows between 1994 and 2004, by far the most of any band in my life, and then they disappeared from my consciousness, going underground and out of mind for five years while the internet flooded me with unlimited alternatives, but having the opportunity to finally see them again was pretty special. I got my first taste of the Jones Beach theater, which is in a gorgeous location, and enjoyed the experience with Alaina and my 22 year old cousin Lars who was attending his very first Phish concert. We were discussing live recordings we had…

It was a night of great music for me last night, beginning at Hank's Saloon, where I was introduced to the speed metal of bass and drums duo Bot. I am all for gender equality, so I feel a little weird about even making a big deal about the fact that the incredible drummer was female, but it seems unfortunately rare and special to see such a spectacle that it merits distinction. She totally rips, and she looks euphoric doing it. Actually, although I claim it to be rare, three of the bands I heard last night had fantastic female…

Bromst is brilliant. It is hysterically good and unlike anything I've heard before. Spastic and Euphoric, Propulsive and Hypnotic. I saw him perform a few years ago and it is truly a carnal awakening to surround him in a crowd of primal dancing. The album composition is a rollercoaster flowing from long buildups to steep drops to fast banks and insane loop-dee-loops and barrel rolls and free falls. Wow.

And they're back! The band that dominated my life like none before or since, after vanishing from the stage to live as a ghost on thousands of hours of audio recordings, has returned to create new live experiences. They are truly exceptional at what they do and they have altered millions of lives. I went to New Rochelle five years ago to watch their "final" show simulcast at a movie theater, and I just downloaded (free!) their first show back. They closed their last show with "The Curtain" which felt perfect then and they opened with "Fluffhead", which feels perfect…

Hank's Saloon 46 Third Ave (@ Atlantic) Brooklyn, NY 10pm She Keeps Bees 11pm Family Fun 12am Supergood Reality followed by Supergood Dance party...