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Recent visit to the Seattle Art Museum   [mediagrid cat=”169″ filter=”0″ r_width=”auto”]

I must have died and gone to Paris. Oh wait, no, it’s just early #Sunday at La Bête in Capitol Hill in #Seattle. With that size French Press, guaranteed to get through my gig tonight. French press on a Sunday morning is about the best thing on the planet.

Do you remember that time you stupidly went to the #modern #artgallery with your football buddy who thinks of art as “the new raven’s logo is pretty cool, actually.” You both came upon a small piece rope tacked to the wall and your friend says: “that’s not art. I could’ve done that. Hand me a piece of … Read More

Say, I found your next #tattoo! Who can tell me to what this translates in English? I’ll give you a hint: it isn’t “Truckers Make Better Lovers.” Extra credit: To whom is it attributed? And the super-bonus, powerball, art scholar, been to #seattle #art museum 1000 times question: What is the name of the#painting it is from? And no, your … Read More

I first heard this song in high school, and I’ve been in love with it ever since. I don’t remember who sang it in the that first version I heard, but I very clearly remember the Bill Evans version that won me over. It’s interesting that not only do I play this tune every time … Read More

I’m not really an old car kind of guy — I love them, of course, and even owned a 1968 Ford Mustang. Petersen’s Auto Museum in LA, though, has changed my mind some. It’s lovely how artistic and how much craftsmanship went into these old beauts. I snapped a few pictures, and am posting a … Read More

Some of you may be too young to have seen these GREAT films in the theater. Do not miss this opportunity. Two of them are in my top 10 films of all time. Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, ET, and Schindler’s List. Each is only $5 per showing. Plenty of money left for a … Read More

I could write about the J Paul Getty Museum for days. In fact, I’m sure there are already volumes of books about it’s many different facets: Its architecture, it’s collections, its location, its sordid history, and even the great (and seemingly miserly) Getty himself. I’ll spare you all of that, and instead tell you that … Read More

Has anyone seen roof of the Boom Boom Room in San Francisco? It’s been missing since Saturday night when Skerik’s Bandalabra tour the roof off during their explosive 1st set. If you are not familiar with Skerik, there is almost no way to understand what he’s about without hearing his music. But, I’ll start with … Read More

I remember the San Francisco music scene in the early and mid 90’s. It was experimental in a way that I’ve never heard in any city since, with the exception of maybe New York City. A lot of fusion elements: jazz, hip hop, soul, blues, world and even classical. I was mostly relegated to smaller … Read More