RL and I visited Joshua Tree last year. Always an inspirational place. And in the spirit of that inspiration, I wrote a few songs … including this one.
Huge thanks to Jules Leyhe for hanging out with me in the Rock-n-Roll Oasis. If you haven’t checked out this talented guitarist (and all-around super-nice dude), now’s the time … and the time is now.
Check out the video of our performance here.
Fun fact: I get power from my Patti Smith “Horses” scarf.
I was happy to sneak in a last day in the studio in 2022. So long to you, and hello to 2023.
Thanks to Jules Leyhe (guitar), Marty Izenson (sax), and Danielle Goldsmith (audio engineer) for helping to make it a fun and productive day at Tiny Telephone Recording studio.
The hours flew by so fast (at least I thought so).
(Photos: RL)
Super fun to see my short animated film “Don’t Forget to Pack Your Hand Grenade” on the big screen at the 4 Star Theatre… thanks to Another Hole in the Head Film Festival for the fun event and Q&A session.
After seeing so many movie theaters shut down over the years, it’s wonderful to see the 4 Star back in business.
If you missed it on the big screen… Another Hole in the Head Film Festival 2022 plays online until Dec 18. You can watch “Don’t Forget to Pack Your Hand Grenade” as part of the Strictly Local 3 group of films.
After being closed for more than two years, the 4 Star Theater in San Francisco is back with new owners. That’s cool AF.
And to make things even cooler, my “Don’t Forget to Pack Your Hand Grenade” music video is featured in the Another Hole in the Head Film Festival during the theater’s re-opening weekend (in the 3PM slot on Dec 11).
Come and get some popcorn!
Boom. Boom. Boom.
Thanks to Another Hole in the Head 2022 film festival for selecting my music video “Don’t Forget to Pack Your Hand Grenade” for their upcoming event in San Francisco and online.
My video will screen on December 11 at 3pm at the Four Star Theater in San Francisco as part of a group of local short films bundled together under the title Strictly Local 3. Tickets and more info available here.
“Don’t Forget to Pack Your Hand Grenade” will also be available to watch online during the entire film festival (Dec 1 to 18).
Many thanks to the End of Days Film Festival for selecting both “Chernobyl” and “Don’t Forget to Pack Your Hand Grenade” for their 2022 festival.
Boom. Boom. Boom.
Thanks to The Lost Church radio for playing a couple of my songs yesterday.
It was pretty amazing to hear my tunes among all the great songs being played.
I look forward to the day The Lost Church opens their new space in North Beach. Who knows. Maybe I’ll play a gig there???
Happy Year of the Tiger. And happy Year of the Tiger Mask while I’m at it.
Click on the image below to hear a song called “Notorious,” inspired by the Hitchcock movie of the same name. The tune appears on my “Year of the Tiger Mask” EP, recorded in 2020 at Tiny Telephone in San Francisco.
While waiting in an airport security line, I saw the usual signs. No sharp objects. No flammable substances. No firearms. Then my attention was drawn to a large image of a grenade with a red slash through it. Is this what we’ve come to, I thought?
That’s where this song came from.
People around the world are checking out my “Chernobyl” animated music video. It’s even earned a few laurels along the way, including in Rome, London, Prague, Munich, India, and Slovakia. I wonder where it’ll blow up next. Haven’t seen the video yet? Put on your hazmat suit and watch it here (password = blast).
