Twin Cities New Wave Day
Once upon a time, there was a retail store in the Twin Cities called March 4th — the “Hot Topic” of its day, it was the main place where you could get your New Wave clothes and accessories. Starting on … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Culture
Steve Heitzeg, Composer
Just finished another round of updates and upgrades to the website for Minnesota composer Steve Heitzeg. As a musician, it’s a special privilege to work with other artists to best showcase their work. I don’t do that much as a … Continue reading →
One weekend, two DJ sets
This past weekend, I got to play records (and a few digital files) for about 5 of the 48 hours thanks to the KFAI Vinyl Voices crew. Captured both sets for your potential enjoyment here: Set #1 with Patti Walsh … Continue reading →
Black Friday Holiday DJ Set at Forage Modern Workshop
I’ve been stocking a bin of vinyl records at Forage Modern Workshop ever since they opened. For Black Friday, they asked me to set up to provide a soundtrack for shoppers with a DJ set of holiday music, and bring a larger selection of … Continue reading →
Rhythm of the Saints
Creating a new Brazilian-influenced youth drum and dance group in Lowertown Saint Paul at the opening of the new Saints stadium? This is a project that deserves your support. Lately, I’ve been consulting with my Boiled In Lead rhythm section colleague Marc … Continue reading →
DJ set at Dead Media
Wednesday, September 17th I had the pleasure to do a 2-hour DJ set at John Kass‘ new records / books / art store in South Minneapolis, Dead Media. Their turntables weren’t ready yet, so it was a laptop set… easy … Continue reading →