Remember MTV Unplugged?

Remember MTV Unplugged?

Back in the early 1990s MTV Unplugged was a phenomenon. The show officially launched in the waning months of 1989, but really exploded during the following several years while I was in college at Clarion University of Pennsylvania. The concept was pretty simple. Take...
That Goal for 2025

That Goal for 2025

About a year ago, in December of 2024, I knew I needed to change my approach to making music. I was longing to play with other people and get back into my local scene, so I set a (relatively) simple goal for 2025: put together a band and play a couple of gigs. To...
JASON at Zoetropolis 12.6.25

JASON at Zoetropolis 12.6.25

Our second JASON show went down at Zoetropolis on December 6. There was a great turnout to celebrate Sorry, the new release by Dipped. It’s an atmospheric collection of tracks inspired by 90s shoegaze and Mazzy Star acoustic dream-pop, so very much to my liking. Their...
What’s the Point?

What’s the Point?

EDIT: This post was originally published on EraseTheFilter.com on September 16, 2019. It has been updated an republished here. As I pay more attention to publishing on this website as opposed to other platforms around the interwebs, I wanted to share its purpose and...
September Cold

September Cold

With the crack of a cue ballAnd Friday night footballAnd books I had to memorizeI walked around all through this townWith music in my earphonesThey said we had the time of our lives There’s a chill in the air. The evenings in Lancaster, PA are dipping into the 40s....