• Image from "Ephemera" zine

    (Re)Percussions

    All manner of percussion preparations for guitar, plus a nostalgic sawtooth synth sequence.

  • still life with puffin bird carving, bass guitar f-hole, and Winslow Homer watercolor

    Barnacles

    This episode’s featured instrument is the bass guitar. The dark, sometimes dulcet tones remind me of whales and their slowly unfolding songs or conversations.   

  • Thinning the Veil

    Illustration for 2025 Drawtober Day 8: Demon. See Facebook / Instagram for the series. This episode features three long form pieces, the first and third from a recording session with Blake Helton way back in 2009. What was even happening then? We were! I love these tracks, and hope to release them as some sort…

  • Colin Bragg playing a Stratocaster while twisting an effect pedal knob.

    “Colin’s Music Corner” Returns

    Colin’s Music Corner returns for a second season! I have decided to give myself some grace and put out seasons on a decidedly non-seasonal schedule. This is an electric guitar episode…

  • 2025 So far

    Travels in music so far in 2025.

  • Tommy Trautwein at the mixing desk of We Bought a Zoo Records

    Further on Down the Road

    My good friend Julie Caldwell has just released an album of songs titled “Further on Down the Road” (available on digital platforms and vinyl available soon at her website https://riveter-records.com/) that showcases her wonderful songwriting, singing, and arranging. It’s been a long time coming, encompassing years of her writing. I am always impressed with writers…