NEW SINGLE "FADING FAST" OUT NOW! "Fading Fast" is the first in a series singles leading up to a full-length album. It's my first release since "Skeleton Crew" dropped in March of 2020. Before that I had not released any songs since The Droge & Summers Blend Volume Two EP in 2014. (Thanks a lot chronic fatgue!) For the backstory on the lyrics check out this post on my SUBSTACK. Watch the lyric video on [...]
HEALTH UPDATE September 2022 marked my seven year anniversary with chronic fatigue. I'm happy to report that my energy is improving. And while I'm still a long way from 100%, I'm super grateful for the energy I do have. Lately I've been feeling well enough to begin a slow and steady return to my music career. More on all that later. In the meantime, here are a few bits of news... END CREDIT SONG “Among [...]
Vashon Island Pet Protectors Fundraiser I’ve donated a rare item to VIPP’s online auction. Click HERE to bid on a 60 minute lesson via Zoom with yours truly. Choose your topic: Songwriting, guitar, voice or recording. Other items up for auction include a ukulele signed by Eddie Vedder, Almost Famous swag signed by Cameron Crowe and VIP tickets to see Band of Horses at Seattle’s Paramount Theater. See all auction items HERE. Almost Famous 20th [...]
A Fender guitar autographed by yours truly and my pal Elaine Summers is being auctioned off to raise money for SMASH.SMASH is Seattle Musicians Access to Sustainable Healthcare. A very worthy cause. In addition to the guitar we signed, there is lots of fun Seattle rock stuff including an autographed guitar from a guy named Mike McCready. (Mike's in a band called Pearl Jam if you didn't know.)Speaking of Pearl Jam, Stone's new side project [...]
Can we create a series of singles that supports a community of artists & creative professionals while incubating a donor-driven record label focused on giving? Can we? Let’s find out! • • • Turns out that I cannot. Not while living thru year five of chronic fatigue I can't. I gave it my all. But it's taken it's toll on my recovery and I have accepted that I simply can't pull this off while staying within my "energy [...]
Health Update Slowly but slowly my health is improving. (Health backstory HERE.) Assuming the trend continues, it shouldn’t be too long before I’m ready to begin pre-production on my next record. In the meantime, I’ve been dusting off the old live chops. Live & In-Person On November 8 Elaine Summers and I will play a couple of songs at The O Space to help celebrate the release of Vashon Calling, an album to benefit Vashon [...]
Health Update My sabbatical continues while I focus on recovering my health. (For the backstory, read my Healing Music post.) My energy is still low, but the general trend is moving up. Recently I had a stretch where I felt like I was operating at around 50%. After being down in the 20% range so much, that felt amazing. I see light at the end of the tunnel. Actually, I don't feel like I'm in a tunnel at [...]
20 years ago today, on April 7, 1998, Epic/57 Records released my third album, Spacey and Shakin'. I wrote the album with my band The Sinners in mind. Peter Stroud, Dave Hull, Rob Brill and Elaine Summers all shine on this disc. Our producer engineer team of Brendan O'Brien and Russ Fowler created what to my ear is a damn cool sounding record. (Audio dorks might be interested to know that much of the compression [...]
My new single, “I Am Awake” was crafted with relaxation in mind. It’s a sonic elixir of sorts, and maybe an antidote to a week that began with the horrific events in Vegas and the death of our beloved Tom Petty. I hope it brings some peace and ease into your day, or at least a brief respite from the sadness and shock. But as much as I hope this music provides some benefit to [...]
Tom Petty was a huge force in my life. I’m devastated by his passing. My heart goes out to The Heartbreakers and their amazing crew. I’m moving between heart-wrenching sadness and gratitude-laced trips down memory lane. While his body of work has had an immeasurable influence on me as a songwriter and musician, I’m most appreciative of the man himself and the kindness and generosity he extended to his young, eager fanboy of an opening [...]
