The world has never been more connected than it is today. Such is the topic of many a tech trend story, citing social networking sites, various modes of communication and notification serving as the digital ties that unite us. We can have hundreds of friends, followers, subscribers, connections, buddies, Pinners, Instagrammers, and so forth. We’ve… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Behind the Scenes
Subscribe to Behind the Scenes RSS FeedAndrea Desmond’s “Teal Water” — Making the Video
(A brief note from the future: We were actually very unsatisfied with the final result, so much so that Andrea had it taken down from Vimeo and expunged from the Internet, like it never happened. I’m publishing this post retroactively in 2014 because it represents an important part of my musical history—and it took a… Continue Reading
Mariko Ruhle’s The Wonder Years: A Look Inside
During the cold, steel-gray bleakness of mid-February Seattle, Atticus Wyman, Jeremy Bang, and Mariko Rose Ruhle invited local and visiting musicians — some from as far away as Austin, Texas — into their two-bedroom Capitol Hill/Central District apartment for futon lounging, down-home cooking, friendship, fellowship, Netlfix streaming and, of course, music. While this is nothing new… Continue Reading
Wanna listen to an excellent band with a storied legacy? Look no further than Wanna?’s Legacy
Oh, hello there. I didn’t see you come in there. Welcome. Please, enter. I know it’s been a long time. A long time. In the past, I’ve tried justifying my blogging absence with well-reasoned — if not somewhat overwrought — explanations, as if my handful of faithful readers were constantly checking their inboxes for an… Continue Reading
Andrea Desmond and the White Lights: Milk and Rain EP — A Look Inside
It is here. On this blog. Finally. Right now. Period. Milk and Rain, the debut EP for Seattle-based group Andrea Desmond and the White Lights — of which I am a proud member — was recorded in several sessions in September and October 2012, with the mixing and mastering process wrapping up just before Christmas…. Continue Reading
Behind the Scenes: Andrea Desmond’s “I Can Wait No Longer”
Things are looking bright for Andrea Desmond and her accompanying White Lights. Three weeks removed from our highly successful and well-attended show at Trinity Nightclub, we have three more gigs in the works — one of which is opening for Floater frontman Robert Wynia — and even recorded a five-song EP with former Vendetta Red… Continue Reading