As one of the newest kids on the block in the growing world of local craft beer, Cultivate Brewing Company is working to create an...

“Writing is the foundation. I'm just trying to juggle it.” James Neary is a singer and guitarist who, at the age of 25, is working toward...

I had a moment earlier this week when the world caught up to me, overwhelmed me, and left me wanting to cry. This happens from time to...

Over the years, my friends and family have come to consider me the guy to whom they send cool music they encounter. I'm especially happy...

It's a wonder, the workings of the mind. As I made my way through the work day, I was suddenly humming along a song I hadn't thought...

Veruca Salt month concludes. We've been celebrating this month's release of Ghost Notes, the latest album from Veruca Salt. The album is...

We're still rocking to the oh-so long awaited release of Veruca Salt's new album, Ghost Notes. This week, we'll feature the first track...

Last night, Kristin and I escaped the house on a mission to resupply her craft operation, throw a little money around the book store,...

If it feels this good, then bring on the heartbreak! We continue our journey through the land down under with Melbourne's Saskwatch. The...

For the third year, downtown South Bend will be hosting a festival intended to feature the area's growing music scene. Sounds By South...

Selected Poems is likely my favorite cut from the most recent album by The Gaslight Anthem, Get Hurt. The entire album is an excellent...

I never need much of an excuse to share a track from Japandroids. I've been blasting a lot of their 2012 album Celebration Rock, so it...

Some time ago, South Bend's The Rutabega joined me for an episode of the Anywhere The Needle Drops podcast. We talked about their...

Ah. Yeah. I'm not sure if it was some dad-related experience from my childhood or just a piece of my genetic code, but man, I can really...

I've long defended the chore of dishwashing. Certainly, I've favored it over all others. Vacuuming is loud, dusty, and I always end up...

This is my favorite post of the year. I get to hide out in my office, headphones on, listening to all the the best in music I've stored...

Monday Music on a Wednesday? Well, it's the holidays. I could pretend I intentionally held this back for Christmas Eve, but really, the...

This is one of those moments where I had a post all lined up for today and then, last night, I heard something awesome. I'm immediately...

I've been driven to the Internet not out of convenience, but out of sheer necessity.  Coming from a small town in rural Michigan, I've...

Sure, it's dipped back into the cold and the wind is as fierce as it's been in months.  But the chafing motion of air is just a sign of...

Is it close enough to write about windows down, dial up, sun shining, warm weather songs for the Spring? Yeah. Probably. After all, it is...

I spent Sunday morning hanging with Thomas and David Moore, of South Bend's The Moore Brothers, recording an interview for an upcoming...

He filled a room. Stories were told; tales of him as a brother, a father, a cousin, or a friend. Stories and jokes and laughs. But the...

Today I woke to sadness. The news came last night.  Charlie, one of the Woodfire crew, had passed suddenly. I don't know that I could say...