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  • Largehearted Boy Book Notes

    10 May 2013

              The great folks at Largehearted Boy invited me to do a Book Notes for their…

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  • Gallery of the Portmanteaus

    24 Apr 2013

    Ah, the portmanteaus. They are in boxes, currently somewhere between Chicago, IL and Oakland, CA. I’ve been wanting to find…

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  • Zyzzyva Interview

    18 Apr 2013

                  The very good, thoughtful Christopher Connor interviewed me for Zyzzyva about poems, songs,…

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  • Studio One in Oakland, TONIGHT!

    05 Apr 2013

    Finally back home, and Kevin and I will be playing the Pink Thunder songs tonight with readers Matthew Zapruder, Jason…

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  • Tonight! At The Mill in Iowa City

    03 Apr 2013

    Kevin and I are in Iowa and it’s excellent! Not much time to post but here are the details: Pink…

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  • Chicago – Rational Park! Danny’s Tavern! Mission Creek Festival!

    29 Mar 2013

    Tomorrow night, March 30th at 7pm! I will be reunited with the Pink Thunder portmanteaus and will get to see…

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  • Portmanteaus and Pink Thunder in Chicago! March 22-April 12

    18 Mar 2013

    Rational Park, the wonderfully-named gallery/art collective in Chicago’s Humbolt Park, is showing the Pink Thunder portmanteaus from March 22 –…

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  • Today: Speaking and Performing at Celestial Twins

    28 Feb 2013

    Hey folks, This is going to be great. GREAT! A round table discussion about poetry and music from 4-5pm, then…

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  • Tonight: Pink Thunder at Flying Object

    24 Feb 2013

    Tonight:FLYING OBJECT Abroche su cinturon de seguridad, people. Tweet

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  • NYC: Early Show at Lillian Vernon Writers House!

    22 Feb 2013

    This evening, 5pm. Kevin and I will be playing Pink Thunder songs at the Lillian Vernon Writers House. Matthew Rohrer…

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  • Some Recent Press for Pink Thunder:

    "...a work of extraordinary merit and historical significance...."
    Huffington Post

    "... reminiscent of everything from Kurt Weill to Elliott Smith.... "
    Los Angeles Times

    "... a melodic new method of storytelling..."
    San Francisco Bay Guardian

  • About My Records:

    I have made four recordings under my own name:

    Pink Thunder (Black Ocean Books, The Kora Records, 2012)

    Dragon Chinese Cocktail Horoscope (SideCho Records, 2009)

    New Ways of Letting Go (Howells Transmitter, 2006)

    This is a Beautiful Town (Ex/Or Records, 2002)

    You can find my records at most places that sell music, including Amazon, and at iTunes here, and here.

    You can listen to music from these records on the music page, or you can do your own research by clicking on the album art below. Doing that will take you to a google blog/web search for that recording.

  • Pink Thunder

    Pink Thunder
  • Dragon Chinese Cocktail Horoscope

    Dragon Chinese Cocktail Horoscope
  • New Ways of Letting Go

    New Ways of Letting Go
  • This is a Beautiful Town

    This is a Beautiful Town
  • 52 Songs

    In 1999 I wrote, recorded and posted online one song each week for a year. It's out of print, but the album cover below will take you to a google search where you can see who else has attempted a year-long song-cycle.

  • More about me:

    If you're really interested, you can read more about me here.

  • Composing and Commissions

    In the happy event that you are interested in commissioning something from me, please contact me through the contact page.

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  • TWITTER IS WHERE I POST ABOUT THINGS (MOSTLY MUSIC) THAT I LIKE
    • New show announced in Hayward, CA at California State University on May 23, 2013 http://t.co/fnIApQeouL #, May 11
    • Sorry to be negative, but a Steve @ LCB Realty http://t.co/3RVl3deuAH dropped an F-bomb on me yesterday. Steve: you are rude. #artistsrpeeps #, Apr 24
    • Playing a show in Sacramento, CA at 12:00 PM today at Sacramento Poetry Center http://t.co/dPdcQuFXxv #, Apr 13
    • Playing a show in Oakland, CA at 7:30 PM today at Studio One Art Center http://t.co/V0fdqFXl0v #, Apr 05
    • 2nd time in a month flown into SFO on American & they sent my gate checked guitar through to baggage claim. Nice #, Apr 05
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  • TUMBLR IS WHERE I POST EPHEMERA AND AMUSEMENTS.
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      05/05/13

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      Pink Thunder portmanteaus, and some shows, in CHICAGO.

      Opening at Rational Park this THURSDAY, MARCH 22


      03/18/13

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      (Mostly) packed up desk at Pandora. Wow.


      02/10/13

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