Next week I’ll let you all know about the time I spent in the studio with my drummer, Paul Galiszewski, two weeks ago. Today, however, I simply wish to extend my appreciation to another great act that I feel deserves your attention. The Foxfires are from upstate New York — I forget which of the Nyacks they’re from, but that’s where! Their music blends indie pop/rock with folk, surf rock, and shoe gaze (as well as, let’s be honest, some gorgeous chorus-y guitar work reminiscen

Well, I did promise that I’d post one more blog and send one more newsletter this week for the sole purpose of promoting another artist recommendation, but that also gives me a chance to correct a really bone-headed typo from yesterday, when I referred to my drummer, Paul Galiszewski, as a guitar god. Ha! He is a god of percussion, and I guess during our two days in the studio last week, he smote me with so much percussion that I couldn’t use my words properly. With that, I

Well, spring seems to have finally arrived, albeit in fits and spurts, with oppressively hot and humid summer-like days (manic Monday!) and cold, damp winter-like days (depressive Tuesday). So, while yesterday, every window in the house was open and I went running without a shirt, today finds me roasting golden beets and Brussels sprouts, binge-watching The OA on Netflix, and periodically blowing on my hands to warm them. That said, in the next day or two I’ll send another ar