2019 SHOWS

11/01/19 - Steely Dan - Orpheum Theater - Boston, MA
10/30/19 - Steely Dan - Orpheum Theater - Boston, MA 
10/25/19 - Jenny Lewis - House of Blues - Boston, MA
10/23/19 - Little Feat - Orpheum Theater - Boston, MA
10/10/19 - Wilco - Wang Theatre - Boston, MA 
10/11/19 - Wilco - Wang Theatre - Boston, MA 
10/08/19 - Incubus - Wang Theatre - Boston, MA 
09/20/19 - David Byrne - Colonial Theatre - Boston, MA 
09/17/19 - Lizzo - Agganis Arena - Boston, MA
09/11/19 - Jethro Tull - Chevalier Theatre - Medford, MA 
09/06/19 - Willie Nelson / Bonnie Raitt / Alison Krauss / Brothers Osborne - Bank of NH Pavillion - Gilford, NH 
09/05/19 - Ceremony / Choir Boy / Glitterer - The Sinclair - Cambridge, MA 
09/03/19 - Vampire Weekend / Christopher "Kingfish" Ingram - Agganis Arena - Boston, MA
08/23/19 - Mark Knopfler Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion - Boston, MA
08/09/19 - Korn / Alice in Chains - Xfinity Center - Mansfield, MA
07/14/19 - Levitate Music Festival - Marshfield, MA
07/13/19 - Levitate Music Festival - Marshfield, MA
07/12/19 - Levitate Music Festival - Marshfield, MA
07/10/19 - Phish - Mohegan Sun Arena - Uncasville, CT
07/09/19 - Phish - Mohegan Sun Arena - Uncasville, CT 
07/06/19 - Phish - Fenway Park - Boston, MA 
07/05/19 - Phish - Fenway Park - Boston, MA 
06/30/19 - Solid Sound Festival - North Adams, MA
06/29/19 - Solid Sound Festival - North Adams, MA
06/28/19 - Solid Sound Festival - North Adams, MA
06/27/19 - Gov't Mule / Karl Denson's Tiny Universe - Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion - Boston, MA
06/22/19 - Dead & Company - Gillette Stadium - Foxborough, MA 
06/16/19 - Mountain Jam Festival - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts - Bethel, NY 
06/15/19 - Mountain Jam Festival - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts - Bethel, NY 
06/14/19 - Mountain Jam Festival - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts - Bethel, NY 
06/13/19 - Mountain Jam Festival - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts - Bethel, NY 
06/11/19 - Craig Finn / Laura Stevenson - The Sinclair - Cambridge, MA 
06/05/19 - George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic / Galactic / Fishbone / Dumpstafunk - Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion - Boston, MA
05/25/19 - Slayer / Cannibal Corpse / Amon Amarth / Lamb of God - Xfinity Center - Mansfield, MA
05/09/19 - Dark Star Orchestra - Wilbur Theater - Boston, MA
04/25/19 - Bruce Hornsby - Wilbur Theater - Boston, MA 
04/10/19 - Ghosts of the Forest - Orpheum Theater - Boston, MA
04/06/19 - Jeff Tweedy - Berklee Performance Center - Boston, MA
03/22/19 - Jawbreaker - House of Blues - Boston, MA 
03/15/19 - Phil Lesh and Friends - 79th Birthday Celebration - Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY
03/08/19 - Little Feat / Midnight Ramble Band - Beacon Theater - New York, NY

2014 Shows

01/17/14 Bomb the Music Industry / Andrew Jackson Jihad / Cheap Girls / Laura Stevenson - Warsaw 
01/19/14 Bomb the Music Industry / The Slackers / Lemuria / Hop Along - Warsaw 
02/24/14 Bob Weir and Ratdog - House of Blues 
02/25/14 Bob Weir and Ratdog - House of Blues 
03/26/14 Infamous Stringdusters / Fruition - Paradise Rock Club 
04/03/14 The Julie Ruin / Screaming Females - Sinclair 
04/09/14 Feist / Kevin Drew - Calvin Theater 
04/10/14 Iron Chic / Broadcaster / Awful Man / Raw Blow / Young Leaves - Cambridge Elks 
05/01/14 Nickel Creek / The Secret Sisters - House of Blues 
05/05/14 Against Me! / Tony Molina / Big Eyes - Royale 
05/23/14 Jack Johnson - Boston Calling 
05/24/14 Death Cab for Cutie - Boston Calling 
05/25/14 Modest Mouse - Boston Calling 
05/28/14 Fucked Up / The Menzingers - Sinclair 
05/29/14 The Menzingers / Lemuria / Pup / Cayetana - The Met 
06/05/14 Umphrey's McGee - Mountain Jam
06/06/14 Bob Weir and Ratdog - Mountain Jam
06/07/14 Gov't Mule - Mountain Jam
06/08/14 The Allman Brothers Band - Mountain Jam
07/01/14 Phish - Xfinity Center 
07/09/14 Spraynard / Timeshares / Peeple Watchin' - Middle East Upstairs
07/15/14 Owls / Glocca Morra / Hop Along - Sinclair 
08/01/14 I am the Avalanche / Rust Belt Lights / Somos / New City Ghost - The Met 
08/03/14 Dickey Betts and Great Southern / Leon Russell - Scituate Heritage Days 
08/20/14 The Sidekicks / Sundials / Dowsing - Great Scott 
09/04/14 Umphrey's McGee / The String Cheese Incident - Lock'n 
09/05/14 Phil Lesh and Friends - Lock'n 
09/06/14 Tom Petty and the Heatbreakers - Lock'n 
09/07/14 The Allman Brothers Band - Lock'n 
09/19/14 The Replacements / The Hold Steady / Deer Tick - Forest Hills Stadium 
09/20/14 Screaming Females / Nude Beach / Shellshag / Mal Blum - New Brunswick
09/21/14 Phil Lesh and Friends - Forest Hills Stadium 
10/04/14 Tim and Eric / Dr. Steve Brule - Berklee Performance Center 
10/05/14 Laura Stevenson - Great Scott
10/10/14 Fleetwood Mac- TD Garden 
10/24/14 Big D and the Kids Table / The Planet Smashers - Brighton Music Hall
11/07/14 Keller Williams / More Than a Little - Paradise Rock Club
11/08/14 DJ Hurricane - The Good Life 
11/09/14 Lucero - Sinclair 
11/13/14 Yonder Mountain String Band / Larry Keel Experience - Paradise Rock Club
12/05/14 Trey Anastasio Band - Orpheum Theater 
12/06/14 Trey Anastasio Band - Orpheum Theater 
12/07/14 Medeski, Scofield, Martin and Wood - House of Blues   

Lockn' 2014

9/4
The Wood Brothers
Lettuce
Umphrey's McGee
The String Cheese Incident
Umphrey's McGee
String Cheese & The Gang

9/5
Cabinet
Del McCoury Band
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
The String Cheese Incident
Bill Kreutzmann's Locknstep Allstars
The String Cheese Incident
Phil Lesh & Friends

9/6
Larry Keel & Sam Bush
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Wilco
Phil Lesh & Friends
Widespread Panic w/ Steve Winwood
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

9/7
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
Willie Nelson
Wilco
Widespread Panic
The Allman Brothers Band

Mountain Jam 2014

6/5
Dark Star Orchestra
Umphrey's McGee

6/6
Antibalas
Robert Randolph & the Family Band
Trampled By Turtles
The Avett Brothers
Bob Weir & Ratdog
Beats Antique
Antibalas (late night)
-Afrobeat Workshop

6/7
Blitzen Trapper
Jeff Tweedy
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Gov't Mule
Pretty Lights
Jackie Greene

6/8
Chris Robinson Brotherhood
Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Lucius
The Allman Brothers Band

songs i've covered in the past year or so

Billy Bragg - A New England
Bob Marley & The Wailers - High Tide or Low Tide
Built to Spill - Big Dipper
Jawbreaker - Boxcar
Jerry Garcia - Deal
Jonathan Edwards - Everybody Knows Her
Jonathan Richman - New England
The Lemonheads- If I Could Talk I'd Tell You
The Lemonheads - My Drug Buddy
Liz Phair - Fuck and Run
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Rascal King
Neil Young - Heart of Gold
The Replacements - Bastards of Young
The Replacements - Androgynous
Paul Baribeau - I Miss That Band
Peter Rowan - Midnight Moonight
Phish - Backwards Down the Number Line
Phish - Possum
Presidents of the United States of America - Peaches
Willie Nelson - On the Road Again

2013 Shows

02/24/13 Desaparecidos / Joyce Manor - Paradise Rock Club
04/10/13 RVIVR / Tomboy / Dogjaw / People Watchin - Middle East Up
05/09/13 Screaming Females / Shellshag / Black Wine / Headband - Middle East Up
05/18/13 Alkaline Trio / Bayside / Off With Their Heads - House of Blues
05/21/13 Lemuria / The Young Leaves / Varsity Drag / Ex Magicians - TT the Bear's Place
05/25/13 The Menzingers / Fake Problems / Restorations / Captain We're Sinking - MED
06/12/13 The Postal Service/ Mates of State - Bank of America Pavilion
06/13/13 Bonnaroo - Great Stage Park
06/23/13 The B-52's / The Go-Go's - Bank of America Pavilion
07/03/13 Phish - Darling's Waterfront Pavilion
07/20/13 Mighty Mighty Bosstones / The Lemonheads - Boston Common
07/31/13 Smash Mouth / Sugar Ray / Gin Blossoms / Vertical Horizon / Fastball - CCMT
08/11/13 Laura Jane Grace / Franz Nicolay / Mina Caputo - Brighton Music Hall
08/15/13 Kid Dynamite / Joyce Manor / Red Hare / Swearin' - House of Vans
09/02/13 Hop Along / The Sidekicks / Fleabite / Choke Up - Middle East Up
09/06/13 The Allman Brothers Band / Grace Potter & The Nocturnals - Comcast Center
09/14/13 Riot Fest - Humbolt Park
11/07/13 Tim Kasher / Laura Stevenson - Brighton Music Hall
11/08/13 Built To Spill / Slam Dunk / Parasol / The Warm Hair - Paradise Rock Club
11/09/13 Lucero / Titus Andronicus - Paradise Rock Club
11/17/13 Bonnie Raitt / Marc Cohn - Orpheum Theater 
12/21/13 Jeff Rosenstock / I Kill Giants / Sean Eldon - Middle East Up

A DECADE WITH THE ALLMAN BROTHERS

07/13/03 - Tweeter Center                     w/ Susan Tedeschi

08/20/04 - Meadowbrook Farm              w/ The Slip

04/15/05 - Wanee Festival                     w/ Gov’t Mule, DTB, etc.

04/16/05 - Wanee Festival                     w/ Gov’t Mule, DTB, etc.

08/20/05 - Tweeter Center                     w/ moe.

08/25/06 - Meadowbrook Farm              w/ Gov’t Mule          

08/08/07 - Fleet Boston Pavillion           An Evening With…

08/16/08 - Comcast Center                   w/ Ratdog

10/03/09 - Verizon Wireless Center      w/ Widespread Panic

11/18/10 - Orpheum Theater                 An Evening With…

11/19/10 - Orpheum Theater                 An Evening With…

12/02/11 - Orpheum Theater                 An Evening With…

12/03/11 - Orpheum Theater                 An Evening With…

08/08/12 - Bank of America Pavillion     An Evening With…

09/06/13 - Comcast Center                   w/ Grace Potter

RIOT FEST '13

SATURDAY
mephiskapheles
surfer blood
t.s.o.l.
stars
x
the selecter
dinosaur jr.
the sidekicks
glassjaw
guided by voices
flag
blondie
rancid
violent femmes
blink-182

SUNDAY
against me!
bob mould
the dismemberment plan
rocket from the crypt
saves the day
off with their heads
brand new
afi
pixies
the replacements

BONNAROO '13

THURSDAY
paul mccartney soundcheck
purity ring
japandroids
maps + atlases
killer mike
the vaccines
alo

FRIDAY
trombone shorty
calexico
local natives
diiv
foals
grizzly bear
wilco
wu-tang clan
paul mccartney

SATURDAY
cults
ryan montbleau
two gallants
death grips
gov't mule
frank turner
four tet
nas
bjork
jack johnson
billy idol
weird al

SUNDAY
aoife o'donovan
action bronson
jeff the brotherhood
macklemore and ryan lewis
noam pikelny and friends
kendrick lamar
sam bush and del mccoury
the national
ed helms blugrass situation superjam
david byrne and st. vincent
tom petty and the heartbreakers

Grey world outside

Images passing by

Like frames through the door

I can't see anymore

Visibility is scarce

Make a move if you dare 

We don't seem to mind 

I'll find I'm fine

Nosy people on the train

Reading off others in plain sight

Wait for the bus in the rain

Doors will open on the right

roo12

danny brown, yelawolf, kendrick lamar, the kooks, soul rebels, the infamous stringdusters, sharon jones and the dap kings, laura marling, sam bush, feist, ludacris, st. vincent, radiohead, bad brains, das racist, flogging molly, punch brothers, santigold, danzig legacy, the roots, red hot chili peppers, ?estlove superjam, skrillex, gza, beach boys, ben folds five, bon iver, the shins, phish

a tale my mom once told me

well they've told me I deserve a real nice girl
who will never scare the hell out of me
and ill admit it - I miss my exes
when I get down and lonely

Its the worst when they fell like fiction
a tale that my mom once told me
and even when I'm surrounded by my best friends
I still get down and lonely
If I ever fall in love-
will I still get down and lonely?

you took that piercing out and let the holes fill in
I'm glad cause I like you the way you are
for that face I'm sure many would kill
I hate when I feel left out of something
I didn't care to be a part of in the first place

yeah, I'm still a blank canvas
and when I'm older I won't wish for that action to be erased
and when I meet that girl- who doesn't fill voids
with those god damn cigarettes
I'll probably tell her she's my world
I'm not quite sure that I've met her yet
I'm not quite sure that I've met her yet

morning sickness

my mind is elsewhere
my heart is racing
eyes are burning
ears still ringing
searching for a reason
other than the pay
stuck behind this desk
my energy wastes away
i thrive off threads of last night
but the passion remains out of sight
ironed shirt and combed back hair
oh the contrast, just doesn't seem fair
start counting minutes down on the clock
i hope that you'll call
so we can talk
about where we are
not where we were
we can talk about you and me
not him or her
and we can talk about the passion
yeah lets talk about the passion
no we just cant let it
go out of sight
well, there are characters to bee seen
but the words are too far between

SH5

It was a was a hot june evening in the summer of 2010 and I had just started my job as a corporate stiff, working for my father in the insurance business. Still wearing my business attire, I approached the house which I assumed to be Slaughterhouse Five. I was caught off guard when I walked around the house, where there was only a small collection of people hanging out on the porch outside (which I later learned was not actually SH5s porch). I could hear the music coming from inside, but no trail coming and going from the basement and no collection of people outside using the space to drink and socialize as I'd grown accustomed to in the parts of Boston that I've inhabited for the past few years. I pushed in a small door which could have lead to Narnia for all I knew, but in a way it sort of did in its own little punk rock dream sequence of a way. I made my way into the basement, where the audience was captivated by the music of the tattle tales. Unfortunately for me, I was not dressed for the occasion and as per usual was beginning to sweat through my clothes. I contacted adam demirjian, who had just moved out of his parents house for the first time to a residence on Twombly Street and from there I spent my first bit of time in a space that taught me a whole lot about myself over the course of a year. I can remember vividly how much light was coming through the windows of the rooms on the second floor which was his roommate cody's room at the time. The band we were going to see was Lemuria, a band that I had listened to for quite some time but never had a chance to see. After persuading the others to come along I made my way back to Ham St, which I had realized was only a short walk from there. I made it there in good time as people had just started to congregate outside before Lemuria and I quickly made my way to the front, as it can be a bit harder to get close here. But thats not to say if you really want to see the band you couldn't make amends. I liked that about this place. People braced themselves on the low beams of the ceiling as nearly everyone in the room attempted to ease forward and sing the lyrics back to the band. I couldn't help but think to myself that I would never have an opportunity like that to see this band afterwards, and that sentiment has stood true. Unfortunately, I wouldn't return to this basement until I played it with Shire in the spring of next year. We shared the bill with slaughterhouse staples Billy Raygun and The Young Leaves, as well as New Jersey's Brick Mower. Everyone at Slaughterhouse was exceptionally accommodating to a band that I'm sure most people weren't familiar with. Playing there was one of the most ideal settings I've ever performed in undoubtedly. Not to mention, we were added to this show within roughly two days of it happening if I can recall, as we had been scheduled to play Dover's premier burrito joint, Dos Amigos Burritos with our friends The Brave Little Abacus the night before and had intended on staying up in Dover for the weekend anyways. It was really awesome for Zac to do that for us as Shire had only played with his band once before. This unfortunately was also the last good bit of time that I stayed at that apartment. Most humbling about this weekend though, was the two events I would attend the next day. The first of which was a matinee performance of the bands Black Wine and Night Birds at slaughterhouse. I had yet to see either Jeff or Joe's post-ergs project, and again, it proved to be a perfect venue to see some of your favorite musicians perform with a group for the first time. After getting intensely assaulted by the thrash of Night Birds, I made my way to the UNH campus where I witnessed Zack Onett perform his original composition "puppy" for the first time in front of an audience. I can easily say that not a single person in that room left the room unaffected by his performance, though, those lucky enough to know him were obviously moved more than others. Those performances that weekend provoked me in so many different emotional ways, and really defined emerging thoughts on how music should be portrayed. I witnessed two more shows after that one, including Billy Raygun's record release with BIG EYES as well as their final show featuring a reunion from HUNCHBACK who had performed the ergs! reunion that I attended in the previous december. There were times during both of those nights that seemed somewhat surreal, because it seemed as though people in attendance knew that this could likely be one of the last times they would be in that space. The performances themselves were nothing less than impeccable and the atmosphere was as positive as ever considering the dark cloud of uncertainty above. The people of Slaughterhouse Five really made what I had only heard about and pictured in my head in my dreams and on the world wide web, obviously. Despite the fact that all the basements I'd known had all long passed due to the nature of the crowd being that not everyone was there for the music, they proved me that this didn't always have to be the case. Sometimes you have to be strict to maintain such a positive atmosphere, but it is always worth it if it means that your favorite bands come and play in a space that they can appreciate. And for once, the bands will get paid, by people who understand the importance of donations and don't go spending that money on the beer they *have to* bring to the show. Slaughterhouse was something that brought what I'd only pictured punk being, into a reality and for that I am forever grateful.
~ R.I.P. SH5

covers i've performed in the past year or so

the weakerthans - aside
laura stevenson - holy ghost
neutral milk hotel - two headed boy
the cure - just like heaven
pixies - wave of mutilation
tegan and sara - back in your head
nana grizol - circles round the moon
paul baribeau - only babies cry
tigers jaw - plane vs tank vs submarine
alkaline trio - mercy me
tom petty & the heartbreakers - american girl
the ergs - introducing morrisey

enigmas of the mystical

we love the things we cant understand
why we fall in lust at first sight
and why best friends cant lend a hand

we want to believe
that a bright light can take us away
and take us away
from her (so far from here)

we love the things we cant explain
fractal beauty - sunning rain
a tiny tear in space and time
an intervention not so devine

and sometimes
we cant believe in anything
but ourselves

Company

x's fade from my hands
as if the act was planned
and scripted like a movie
with beginning conflict end

It hurts to admit I lied
to connect I had to hide
from my parents who's voice was sound
I knew then that I couldn't stick around

exes fade into the past
but memories stay and the places last
they stand there to remind
who you are and where you stood in the first place

you think that I'd learn from the past
but I'm sure it only scares me
the remnants they still last
my thoughts will never be free

dear boys

that long drive north on ninety five
couldn't have made me more alive
when I couldn't take it any longer
I looked past what had made me stronger

they say that only babies cry
but at that point I felt like die
while you were there by my side
but I knew It had made me stronger

but while you were there by my side
I knew it had made me stronger

I cried there in the passenger seat
my old life was now obsolete
I watched the yellow line ahead of us
As the cold slowly settled in my feet

I wont ever forget that weekend
for the good things and the bad
sometimes words just fall short
but for that I cant be mad

while you were there by my side
I knew it had made me stronger
while you were there by my side
I was sure that it had made me stronger

crash punks vs. the world

where will you be in ten years

when you've lost your taste for drinking lots of cheap beer

and your wardrobes not all black

and you want your old friends back

what will you do?

what will you talk about in five years

you boast the hip bands you know and no one cares

question your maturity

which no one else can see

what will you do?

I know I wont be around

to watch this place that was my town

drown in this ambitious sea

of so called art you perpetuate

as the youth move in

a bitter few hold on

where will you go when you finish that beer

mask your insecurity so everyone can hear

what will you do

forget it

i don't care

Damn this pride of mine...

YOU'VE GOT YOUR REASONS
AND I'VE FIGURED THEM OUT
WELL YOU CAN COUNT ME OUT
YOU CAN COUNT ME OUT

THESE PEOPLE WHO THOUGHT
WE THOUGHT WERE THEIR FRIENDS
HAVE REALIZED
THEY'RE JUST A MEANS TO THE END
THESE HEADS AND BODIES
AREN'T A PART OF THE SCENE
THEY'RE PEOPLE TOO
THOUGH PART A VISION OF GREEN

WE'RE SACRIFICING ART
AND IT WILL SOON CATCH UP
WHEN YOUR NICHE IS GONE
WE WILL ALL MOVE ON

SO YOU CAN HOLD YOUR BREATH
CAUSE I KNOW JUST WHAT YOU SAID

Damn this pride of mine...