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A Chance Encounter

A few years ago, while RL and I were in France, we heard someone singing at our hotel. I’d hear random tunes and phrases throughout the day and, at first, I couldn’t even figure out who was singing.

I eventually learned the singer was one of the hotel staff who liked to sing while she worked. The more I heard her sing, the more I began to feel it would be amazing to hear this voice in the recording studio.

Jumping forward to this week. I had the distinct honor to sing with Harriet Cherry at a very special recording studio in London.

Although she’d never been in a studio before, Harriet knocked it out of the park. Thank you Harriet for agreeing to join us on this crazy rock-n-roll adventure.

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“Doomscrolling” Is Punk

Thanks to the LA Punk Film Festival for including “Doomscrolling in Paradise.”

And congrats to the festival on their 10th anniversary of Punk Film Awesomeness.

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Honorable Mention in Houston

I’m very grateful to the festival organizers and judges for selecting “Bird on a Wire” for an Honorable Mention at this year’s REELpoetry Festival in Houston, with screenings ocurring online and at the Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston (MATCH).

I’m even more grateful that a portion of all ticket sales will go to Poems Not Bombs, an organization in Ukraine dedicated to providing a creative space for children displaced by the war.

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Cleveland Street Trio

Big thanks to the folks on Cleveland Street for inviting me to the annual block party. This time around I was joined by the incomparable duo of Jules Leyhe (guitar) and Jason Slota (drums) for a run through of the new London Session songs and some old and new covers.

SET 1: I Walked for Miles, Devil on Your Shoulder, Insomnia, Heaven (Talking Heads), Babar and Rita, Umbrella World, Cortez (Neil Young), Little Party Dress, Out in the Street, Angel from Montgomery (John Prine).

SET 2: Morning Dew (Bonnie Dobson), Magnolia (JJ Cale), Woodstock (Joni Mitchell), Chaos Is Come Again, Captain America, Movie Night, Moon and Stars, Blue Suede Shoes* (Carl Perkins), Money* (That’s What I Want) (Berry Gordy / Janie Bradford), Gloria* (Van Morrison), What Is It You See.

* vocals: PC

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Political Poetry – Coming Soon

I’m pleased to report that my poem “In the Wasteland of Covfefe” will be included in “Wag the Dog,” a new anthology of political poetry coming soon from Main Street Rag.

From Main Street Rag: “From the editors of Nasty Women and Bad Hombres (Lascaux Editions, 2017) comes a new anthology of poetry inspired by the current political upheaval and upcoming midterm elections. Now more than ever we must join voices to express our outrage and deep concern for our democracy and the world.”

Scheduled Release Date: November 3, 2026

Pre-orders available now. Click here for a special pre-order discount (discount available until Sept 15).

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StationWagon Rides Again

‘Round about the early 2000s, a group of friends in the San Francisco Bay Area formed a band called StationWagon. We played good-time-garage-band-wall-of-sound-rock-n-roll cover tunes at house parties, block parties, fundraisers, and weddings.

Though we haven’t played together in years, we kept in touch and had to opportunity to meet at Tiny Telephone studio for one day in 2026 to run through and record a set of StationWagon favorites.

Could we shake off the rust? Could we remember the songs? And, the most existential question of all, could we still rock? Take a listen for yourself to see how we sounded when we came together for “The Day of the Wagon.”

Album available now.

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“Eating” for the Win

Thanks to the ISC for the gear – and for naming “Eating in My Car Again” a 2025 Music Video Promotion winner. Woohoo.

Thanks also to the awesome crew who worked on the project.

Time to make another video!!!

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On The Filipino Channel (TFC)

Pleased to share that my short film “How Much Filipino” is included in a new series showing on The Filipino Channel and elsewhere.

From the press release…

ABS-CBN and FilAm Creative today announced THE CROSSING: Finding Our Way Home Through Stories, a new anthology series celebrating the creative vision of Filipino and Filipino-American filmmakers through narrative films, documentaries, experimental projects, and music-centered storytelling.

Drawn from the FilAm Creative Film Festival, the 16-part curated series will air internationally across ABS-CBN’s global platforms, including The Filipino Channel (TFC), MYX, ANC, and Cinema One.

THE CROSSING explores themes of identity, migration, memory, and belonging – offering intimate and boldly personal narratives that reflect the global Filipino experience. Each episode groups films thematically, creating a tapestry of stories that bridge cultures, generations, and perspectives.

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Review: Mesmerized

Thanks to Mesmerized for sharing some cool observations about the album. Like this…

“Roensch builds something that moves unpredictably but still makes sense once you sit with it. It’s an album that invites you to linger a bit, the same way you might in a place where the night stretches longer than you planned.”

Full review is here.