by Dan Grigor There have been some magical moments in my backyard. It’s a pretty cool spot and part of what makes it so cool is the music. We live on the lake’s edge and have a stage there. For years we have been having these great jams on… more »

Take It From Me by Edward Lapple Many of the articles I write have to do with bettering your economic status as musicians. You can actually make money playing music, and of course, once you are discovered, once you have “made it,” once… more »

I have been trying to have a new Monday Morning blues song for you each week. This week I had a wacky Monday. Took some time to sleep, then I took a nap and an afternoon snooze, played some guitar with Frank. By the time I got to recording something for… more »

Recently I wrote the first part in this mini-series about getting decent sound from a third-party sound crew. In Part 2 I’ll show that, in my experience, the way to have the best sound at the lowest volume is to let the sound guy control the mix.… more »

  I recently held a big party in my back yard, a two-day “JAM at the CAM.” I invited several bands and friends to spend the weekend playing music in the Southern California sun. It was as awesome as it sounds. We entertained my entire neighborhood and… more »