It was EPIC!
The July 28, Haiku Milieu at Twilight at Montrose Saloon was one for the record books.
For the first time ever, the songwriters were supported by a rhythm section of some of the most in-demand…
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7.28.22: Haiku Milieu at Twilight, Montrose Saloon
This coming Thursday, July 28 at Montrose Saloon is the first-ever Haiku Milieu at Twilight!
Two Haiku Milieu regulars, Andon Davis and Chris Neville came running up to me after a show, saying "Hear us out! Don't say no!" and…
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Annie Capps: How Can I Say This?
I am so proud of Annie Capps.
She is an incredible friend, gifted artist (multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer) and an inveterate supporter of other artists. She's about to say some very nice things about me (and to be honest…
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Kira Small: You Don't Have To Read Music To Nail It To the Wall
Continuing our Texas theme for the final blog of June 2022, I wanted to share a piece of writing by our dear friend Kira Small.
We met years ago at a music conference, see each other rarely, and keep…
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Plus ones and The Teakettle Whistles
This photo is me getting a taste of my own medicine from wonderful singer and songwriter Kirsten Maxwell.
I had just taken entirely-too-close-up shots of the Kerrville finalists who were still around on Saturday night, and she insisted that it…
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Before Anything
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Before anything
did or did not go as planned
you were just yourself
And afterwards, when
you got or did not get what
you had hoped you would
you…
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Bless All The Mothers
There she is, my mom. Isn't she lovely? She doesn’t want me to tell you how old she is. She tells me she reads this, but I have my doubts. I bet I could get away with it. Still, out…
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Good Enough is All Perfect Was Trying To Be
Fun week! Fun couple of weeks, actually, with Easter and a college reunion. Even so, the most fun thing I do all week is put together this Sunday Haiku Milieu email.
So imagine this morning, when I realized I hadn't…
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Sliding Home
You only get one group of THOSE college friends.
You know the ones I mean. In our case, we spent from 9 am - 1 pm together, and then depending on what shows we were working on, we were together…
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Creating together
Every year, we celebrate "FriendsMass," Christmas with my friends from college. It is a moment of sanity in what is typically an insane season.
Due to Covid, we missed the last two years, and finally got together this weekend. Between…
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