Subscriber Fridays
The elephant in the room: how well am I doing with it?
Reacting to, and opening up about, the meaning of burnout for artistic people like us
Will Chernoff
William Ross Chernoff—known as Will to friends and colleagues—is a musician who founded Rhythm Changes in 2020.
Podcast
Jocelyn Gould: Guitar, International Touring, Bandleader
Jocelyn joins us in the middle of a big tour; she played around BC in late January 2023.
Live music
The Chris Davis Concern: a two-trumpet project After Dark
Chris goes into what he and Brad Turner will play, plus the tension around self-promotion
Live music
Connor Lum, back from the ships, starts Jazz at the Bolt
The saxophonist's chordless trio is the first set on Saturday; he tells us where he's at
Jim Head - Prismatic
Calling Jim Head the Canadian answer to mid-career Kurt Rosenwinkel isn't far-fetched.
Subscriber Fridays
6 hard lessons
From the first 6 months "in the business"
Podcast
Noah Franche-Nolan: Piano, Within the Stream, New York
Noah talks about his debut as a leader: a piano trio album to be released on Cellar Music
Live music
Tanika Charles plays the Shadbolt with a band of locals
Despite her Edmonton / Toronto roots, the vocalist's band is "the Vancouver boys"
Subscriber Fridays
The Vancouver Folk Music Festival looks at dissolving
The 2023 festival is canceled, and the non-profit is thinking to dissolve for good.
Subscriber Fridays
A complete guide to my FACTOR Artist Development grants
Here's my guide to both grants I wrote and received, now that they're fully complete
Subscriber Fridays
CD Baby, what are you thinking? Re: DIY Musician Podcast
All 5 of the DIY Musician Podcast 2023 predictions are misses; also, I make a prediction
2022 wrap-up: reaching 10,000+ people with the gig list
Big thanks to Rory Hislop, Tim Reinert, Nou Dadoun, and everyone who made it possible