Here at Splatters, Manager Dean and I have a bit of what you might call a gentleman's wager going on. There are no stakes in particular, we're just fighting for the coveted (read: not really) spot of #1 Top Seller in Folk. He's pushing Greg Brown's Evening Call, while my champion is Chris Thile's How to Grow a Woman From the Ground, which should ( Read more... )

Today I slept in obscenely late. The day, such as it was, was spent in preparation for packing (ie cleaning my ridiculously messy apartment) and watching archived webcasts from the Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour. I downloaded one from a few days ago featuring Chris Thile & The How to Grow a Band, and an older one (at least 2 years, maybe more like 3 ( Read more... )

Interviewer: What would Yoda say about (your new band and album)?
Chris Thile: About us? Ha! I don't know, I hope Yoda would say something to the effect of "Strong in the force are these ones" and "great will they become." He might very well say, "Not ready for the burden are you yet," but I don't know.

In the last issue of Silver Platters' newsletter, two reviews I wrote were published. One was for local singer/songwriter Rocky Votolato's newest album, Makers. The other was for Chris Thile, mandolin player for Nickel Creek, and his last solo album, DeceiverNow, Nickel Creek's upcoming summer tour includes several dates with Votolato as opening ( Read more... )

Just finished reading Empire Falls, by Richard Russo. I picked it up because you said it opened up your eyes Chris Thile wrote a song about it on his last album, my favorite track as a matter of fact. I admit, it was somewhat refreshing to read a work not related at all to fantasy or sci-fi. I do let myself get bogged down in that genre. Plus, I am ( Read more... )

There is a short list of things that make me really happy right now, pretty much without fail ( Read more... )

I love my roommates.
Came home from work today and Jake was out buying stuff for dinner. All three of us crammed into the little kitchen and made ravioli with meatballs and marinara, and garlic bread. I doctored up the sauce-inna-jar that Jake bought and it tasted pretty good. Then we all sat and ate and watched Law and Order.

I <3 my roommates ( Read more... )