“It sounds like Christian rock.” So this month’s favorite album is quickly disparaged by the middle school music critic who rides shotgun with me on…
Author: Grant Wentzel
“Every summer I fight the dream of running away.” It was a decade and a half back when I wrote that, on another sweaty night…
A friend of mine from the last life taught me that the best way to know a new place is through spine-cracking a good book. …
I caught on to Jim Carroll right around the time he shuffled off. Not sure what made me think to give Catholic Boy a listen, but…
Here’s a book I never thought I’d read. Not that I was against it, quite the opposite, I thought I should. Twain’s been on my…
Now it’s getting to the point where I could only listen to music released by old friends, path crossers, and fellow travelers and have a…
For the last few Septembers, the persnickety music snob in me has felt the need to post a social media announcement to the effect that…
It seemed like a good idea at the time, the time being three years ago when Best Coast released their debut album with the fantastic…
Ninety percent of my playing out these days happens on a Sunday morning. And even though I’ve been doing it for years, I’m still learning…
Much as I hate moving, a new home does bring hope for a new garden. Spade in hand, I survey my new domain, looking for…