Time stand still

Aging and the music

Motley doesn't disappoint

Ai is not music

Lately I have found myself thinking a lot about something that really hit me after watching the video of YUNGBLUD breaking down and reading the statement he put out afterwards. It made me stop and think. Not just about him as an artist, but about what we have become as a music culture online. Because the reaction to it said just as much as the moment itself. Instead of empathy, there was laughter. Instead of understanding, there was judgment. And it honestly made me realize h

The moon

Some days memories don’t just visit me, they flood in like they’ve been waiting just beneath the surface. A song in a grocery store. A smell in a hallway. A random object sitting in my house that suddenly transports me somewhere else entirely. Before I know it, I’m no longer standing in the present. I’m everywhere I’ve ever been. I find myself thinking about the people who are no longer here. Not just remembering them, but missing them in a way that feels physical, like somet

There are concerts, and then there are moments in time that become part of who you are. The sold-out Triumph and April Wine show at the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill was one of those moments. The day was perfect for a road trip and a concert. The kind of Michigan day that reminds you why summer concert season is sacred. As we pulled into the parking lot, I couldn’t help but smile. Everywhere I looked were waves of gray hair. Gen X had arrived, with a light dus

Troutzillafest is one of those nights that doesn’t just end when the last note is played. It lingers. In your head, in your body, in the quiet after the chaos. It’s the reminder of why this thing exists in the first place, even when it’s hard, even when it’s exhausting, even when it feels like too much for just two people to carry. You have to understand, Troutzillafest isn’t run by a big team. It’s just me and Damien. That’s it. He’s usually the one physically handling setup

Because the moment Mick hit the stage, none of that mattered anymore.

Music

Why I started this journey.

Your dream just out of reach

This birthday hit me harder than any other. It hit me mentally, in a way I wasn’t expecting. It made me realize that the years are speeding by, and I only have so much time left on this beautiful planet. Birthdays used to be about celebration, cake, laughter, maybe a wild night or two, but now they feel more like a quiet reckoning. Another trip around the sun, another reminder that time doesn’t wait, and life is fleeting. The past five years have mostly been a blur of factor

Back Home — October 24–26, 2025 The Detroit area will always be my home. No matter where life takes me, that city and its people hold a piece of my heart. This past weekend, October 24–26, 2025, will be one I’ll never forget. I had been planning to see Lynch Mob ever since they announced their show. I wanted to see Jaron, their bassist, who has become a part of my music family, and since Damien was filling in for another band playing the next night, it felt like the perfect w

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I am in it fr the music

Tribute band, family and friends.

Last night, I stood front row at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, watching Shinedown, Bush, and Morgan Wade light up the stage.

They made me remember