Video: Gary Clark, Jr. || “Numb”

May 9, 2013Uncategorized

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNH6PX-2euM] I could gush about how much I love this guy’s record. I think instead I’ll let it speak for itself. This is his new video and I’ve played it about 10 times now. Hold on to your ass when you get to 2:27. Jimi Hendrix, anyone? Gives me that chill you get when you … Read More

Pipe Etiquette – As Long As You Don’t Say “Hipster.”

May 5, 2013Uncategorized

With the Seattle summer quickly approaching, I’m getting a lot more of the itch to smoke a bit of pipe outdoors. The question I get the most, besides “can you take that thing elsewhere?” is “how does one properly smoke a pipe?” It seems easy, but there are some basic accoutrement and process to make … Read More

Guu is Guuuu’d – Guu || Vancouver, BC

May 2, 2013Uncategorized

I don’t fashion myself a food critic, but when I come across something “better-than-the-average” I gotta write a little something about it. My first time to Guu in Vancouver, BC was over a year ago. I was floored. You can probably tell from my Top 10 Meals Of All Time list that Asian cuisine, particularly … Read More

Brad Mehldau, Jazz Alley, Seattle – 30 APR 2013

May 1, 2013Uncategorized

Brad Mehldau, piano Larry Grenadier, bass Jeff Ballard, drums I first saw Mehldau at Jazz Alley in 2004. I think at that time he had only two records out, and hadn’t become a jazz household name by thenSince that time, Mehldau has become a reasonable celebrity, mostly because of his transcription of pop material into … Read More

Top Pot Donuts, Seattle, WA

May 1, 2013Uncategorized

[mediagrid cat=”157″ filter=”0″ r_width=”auto”] Arguably Seattle’s best doughnuts, Top Pot got its name from a sign two brothers bought from a defunct Chinese restaurant in Seattle, which at the time was called and read “TopSpot.” The sign was left in the backyard for 4 years, where it rusted and became the home for racoons. When … Read More

Inside Look: Vijay Iyer

April 23, 2013Uncategorized

Setup for the performance in Battery Park, NYC. Cool little piece with him on Rhodes Piano. Also features tenor sax man Mark Shim and trumpeter Graham Haynes. Worth a watch.

Crocker Art Museum : Indian Door Jamb

April 20, 2013Uncategorized

Hey yooooo! Where u at? My newHindi friends and i are mixin’ it up over at The Crock. Actually, this is a Hindu#door #jamb from 9th or 10th century  Indian. Hey, my friends may be old, but they still know how to get down.