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Songs I’m currently stuck on.
I love, love, love when I hear a song and want to hear it over and over again. Here are a few songs I’m currently stuck on… Lisa Hannigan — A Sail Kathleen Edwards — A Soft Place to Land Alanis Morissette — That I Would Be Good (A song every perfectionist should hear.)…
Goodbye January, Hello February
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it.” -Ferris Beuller I’m trying to do just that right now. Stop. Life has been moving quickly over the past few weeks. On a personal level, school started again on January 9th, and my new role as an…
Bill Deasy and Me
On Wednesday, December 28, I’m returning to Club Cafe on the South Side of Pittsburgh to see my friend — a talented songwriter, singer, guitarist, novelist, and father – Bill Deasy. I met Bill on July 7, 2007 (7/7/07) by chance. We were put on a bill together at the Media Theater by local music supporter,…
The Skinny on the Songs
I thought it appropriate for my first blog post to talk a bit about the songs on Love & Other Things. One thing I love about music is the idea of listener interpretation — the songwriter has a particular vision when crafting the tune, but once it’s in the listener’s ears, it can take on…
