Tag: music
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Unique New York
I’ve been to New York City before. But just because you’ve gone once, twice, or even twenty times, it doesn’t mean you’ve been to New York City. Every single trip I’ve taken has been entirely different from the last, and that’s because this urban jungle lends itself to everything from serendipitous encounters to the inexplicably bizarre–the kind of…
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Creative Ebb, Creative Flow
A few years ago, a good friend of mine gifted me my first Moleskine notebook on New Year’s Eve. Since then, I’ve always kept one close at hand, no matter where I go. As someone who constantly consumes information, my brain is oftentimes an unreliable palette on which to store information. These tiny notebooks have…
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Age of Exploration: Adventure is Out There!
It is with deep pride and pleasure that I present to you my sophomore album, Age of Exploration. Ta-da! This album is about places, transit, and adventure. My biggest hope is that it will inspire you to explore the world around you as well as the one within you. Dare to step out of your…
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CARMA: What Goes Around Comes Around (In Space)
A radio story for the new Lily Bee Music Podcast Music and sound clips from this episode: Hoagy Carmichael – “Stardust” Bill Nye the Science Guy (PBS) – Outer Space ACME School – radio waves Helpful links: How Radio Astronomy Works Owens Valley Radio Observatory (OVRO) and CARMA Official Site “Star Sailor” – original song…
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In medias res
Sometimes, you don’t fully process things until you’ve let yourself go through them. I find myself writing this in medias res, but I can’t help jotting something down. Something in me needs to speak. Yesterday was our last show on the east coast tour. We made our last stop Chloe’s Coffee in Gaithersburg for a…
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On crossroads
I stand by what I said before: “home” is as much a physical place as it is a feeling, a relationship with things and people around you. I’ve found that my definition of home evolves through time. It’s fickle, sometimes stubborn. Malleable. This east coast tour is quite special to me on a personal level…
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boston uncommons
Boston, you came at a good time. Just when I was lamenting the fact that I might not experience a “real” winter (first world problem, I know), this Boston trip comes along and brings temperatures in the 30s, Dunkin Donuts, cannolis, bare trees, and New England clam chowder (in New England). Ah, chilly bliss. The…
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november northwest: portland stop
Exhaustion, thy name is Driving-From-San-Francisco-to-Portland. I’m amazed that I’m still awake right now — after 11+ hours of driving and playing a show. Phew, I’m happy to be sitting still for at least a little while and catching up on some sleep before our drive to Seattle. It’s almost difficult to believe that the tour…
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i left my…shoes…in san francisco
One thing that they don’t tell you about touring is that you should prepare to lose things (besides sleep). So far, here’s the tally of things that have disappeared into another dimension through all the unloading, loading, and moving around of our equipment and belongings: One ukulele strap (lost in San Jose) One wooden stool (lost…