Comedy at The Space’s Open Mic Troubadour and Poetry Night.

Kids reading Shel Silverstein at The Space’s Open Mic Troubadour and Poetry Night.

Spoken word at The Space’s Open Mic Troubadour and Poetry Night.

Live poetry readings at The Space’s Open Mic Troubadour and Poetry Night.

Come on down and strut your stuff at The Space’s Open Mic Troubadour and Poetry Night.

The Space’s Open Mic Troubadour and Poetry Night has begun!

Tonight: I’m running sound for the weekly open mic. Come on down! Strut your stuff. The fun starts at 7:30, so come early and sign up. See ya soon!

We’re about to start a retrocast on KLFM with my conversation with The Weatherman. (Buddy Runyan.) Streaming live from Croatia! Hell yeah.

The Weather Report (w/ The Weatherman!) (#76)

Because I don’t have enough podcasts: here’s a feed to all the recordings made at the first “Salem Podcast Symposium,” where we featured four podcasts from the Salem area, live in front of audiences at The Space Concert Club. (The Capital Couple, The Podchaost, Cool Sheets & Mid-Valley Mutations.) Subscribe, and after the upcoming Symposium, you’ll be able to catch all the shows, as they come out.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-salem-podcast-symposium/id1342773699

My episode of Cool Sheets just hit the podcast feed! Join me as I fill in for Brian Hart and sit in with Karen McFarlane Holman to discuss some very cool sheets! Enjoy!
http://www.coolsheets.cool/2018/01/31/episode-59/

Seven years ago I went on a date with Marla. This is a photo from about four years ago, and in the time since we’ve gotten married, moved a few times, and we have become the best friends that partners need to be. She is the best thing to happen to me. Thanks for everything, love.

One of the best kept secrets, right here in Salem. Get to know Mick Hickman.
https://anywhereanywhen.wordpress.com/2018/01/30/mick-hickman-ive-always-just-played-whatever-comes-out/

Wow. The only good part of Beastmaster were the ferrets.

I’m guesting on Cool Sheets this morning at 9 AM. Tune in!

This one aged pretty well.

How come there are so few active local punk bands? I know a lot of people in a lot of bands, but an OG punk band seems to be harder to come by these days.

I like how FB has turned us into fleshy beings that just remember things. “Remember this? Who remembers this movie? Only ‘90’s kids committed these felonies. Here’s your tainted memories from that awful party last year. Remember, remember, the fifth of November.”

I guess technology has led us to this point in history: where our primary activity is to remember things that already happened.

Quick-link to all the Negativ-stuff I’ve done recently.
https://midvalleymutations.com/category/negativland/

This part of the conversation gets a little heavy. Thanks again, Mark Hosler, for being so open, and generous with his time.
https://midvalleymutations.com/2018/01/26/the-mark-hosler-interview-part-ii-87/

Lester Bangs was right; this is the greatest garage song ever.

He sounds so nervous making all that banter at the top.

Comedy! The Space’s Open Mic Troubadour and Poetry Night.

More more more. The Space’s Open Mic Troubadour and Poetry Night.

More acts bringing the noise at The Space’s Open Mic Troubadour and Poetry Night.

The Space’s Open Mic Troubadour and Poetry Night has begun! Come on down.

With over 30 albums under his belt, it wasn’t exactly a creative tragedy, and it’s an impressive body of work, largely good, too. Still, I will miss Mark E. Smith. A great personality, top to bottom.

Mark E, Mark E, we all Fall down.

Because live is fun.

The part of me that longs for the days of Live Friday is very excited to bring live music to WTBC Radio In Beautiful Anywhere, Anywhen. While it is often a cliche, I will admit that there might be a relationship between the volume of the playback and your enjoyment.
https://anywhereanywhen.wordpress.com/2018/01/23/everything-just-evolved-piece-by-piece-r33k/

Voted. Hell yeah.

I shouldn’t relate to this as much as I do.

Have you tried negotiating with Jello today?

I’m gonna go out tonight.

Just to clarify: I can break federal law, but not state or local laws?

It’s a start, anyway. Here’s a tribute to The People Who Died.
https://midvalleymutations.com/2018/01/19/the-people-who-died-86/

If this isn’t on repeat when you call the US Government, something is seriously wrong with our world.

Yay, our racist & sexist leader is also trying to kill democracy.

Leonard Cohen, Mike Mahaffay, Mose Allison, Katherine Dunn, Sam Shepard, Allen Toussaint, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Keely Smith, Harry Dean Stanton, Charles Manson, Holger Czukay, Jaki Liebezeit, Monty Hall, Fred Cole, Andrew Loomis, John Abercrombie, Sir Terry Pratchett, Roswell Rudd, Sunny Murray, Z’ev and Pierre Henry.

Tune in, for: The People Who Died. An overview of the incredible artists we lost recently. The fun starts at 10 PM, sharp. On KMUZ.

Child care requires the right reading material.

It’s so unfair negotiating with a child. In spite of my age and experience, I should be able to outsmart her. And yet, in her mind, there is only one acceptable outcome, and she is willing to scream and cry and fight dirty.

Sigh.

I’ve never felt more like a caveman than when I have to quickly use children’s utensils to cut food for an impatient child.

Some part of me thinks O45 loves that we’re talking about his ‘virility.’ Oooof. So gross.

Are we headed for a…?

Keanu sure spends a lot of time walking through digital environments as he gets older.

Taking care of a child is exhausting. We should all stop having them.

I need to go to Reno.

If you hurry, you can still get on tonight’s Open Mic at The Space Concert Club. Come on down!

Open Mic at The Space Concert Club is starting now. Come on down!

Because Croatia needs experimental music as much as Salem, we are now on in this corner of the world, too. Right now, even!

Target: YOU (w/ MKUltramegaphone) – LIVE!

We talk about one of my favorite forgotten ’90’s bands, Bishop of Battle. Check it out.
https://anywhereanywhen.wordpress.com/2018/01/16/nathan-carson-how-not-to-be-a-hobbyist-as-an-artist/

One thing I learned from teaching High School Freshmen: they are all deeply concerned with the current state of memes.

Nathan also addressed his time in one of my favorite forgotten ‘90s bands, Bishop of Battle. Listen, reflect, and absorb.

I’m really excited to have been on KEXP. Doug (the host of Sonarchy on KEXP) was a real gentleman, and I think the show sounds great. Plus: I got to do all the announcing. It was a total thrill, and a fun wan to kick-start 2018. You should listen to this one. We really lay down a great jam.

Did you used to host a radio show for a while, but don’t anymore?

I love this movie.

During the unseasonably warm day today, Marla found an abandoned nest in our yard. #YardWorkHardWork

hmmmmm

What is wrong with me?

“See the line where the sky meets the sea? It calls me.
And no one knows, how far it goes.
If the wind in my sail on the sea stays behind me,
one day I’ll know, if I go there’s just no telling how far I’ll go.”

Blocked someone today who kept leaving weird, antagonistic comments. Some people…

Sounds like he’s a normal man.

(THAT’S RIGHT I’M A NORMAL MAN!)

This is why. This is why.

I hope it is clear that I don’t endorse this president, or his views and ideas, or the government and country he wants to create, but in case it wasn’t… well, there it is.

Less than two weeks into the new year and my entire life has changed in good ways, while keeping the stuff I liked before.

What the fuck is happening? Why am I so nervous?

That job interview went great, but was exhausting.

Why are the songs in Moana making me cry?

Spoken Word at The Space’s Open Mic Troubadour and Poetry Night.

Poetry at The Space’s Open Mic Troubadour and Poetry Night.

Come on down for The Space’s Open Mic Troubadour and Poetry Night. I’m running sound. Make some noise!

Contacted for an actual interview. Hell yeah.

For all the people who remember Cathead, here’s the guy who created Cat-Head Theater. And for those who don’t: Tim Maloney worked with Gilbert Hernandez, so tune in, and enjoy.
https://anywhereanywhen.wordpress.com/2018/01/09/the-weirdest-things-we-could-possible-make-up-tim-maloney/

“I get emotional when comedians summarize the search for identity in song.”

If you’ve ever wondered about the guy who brought you Cat-Head Theater, then you’ll want to listen to this.
https://anywhereanywhen.wordpress.com/2018/01/09/the-weirdest-things-we-could-possible-make-up-tim-maloney/

I’m incredibly excited to announce that you can finally hear my band perform live on Sonarchy on KEXP. This is huge. Not only did I get to play live on KEXP (sort of a big deal, to me), but I was the announcer for this hour, too. I hope Seattle is ready for what we brought in audio form. Please, tune in. This is something I’m very excited about.

Got a callback for a test, to see if I will get a podcast job. Suffice it to say: stoked.

Weary, concerned atheist.

My favorite film.

I found a shirt I like.

Open Mic night at The Space Concert Club.

Open Mic night at The Space Concert Club.

Open Mic Night at The Space Concert Club.

Wanting a weaponless future…

Open Mic night at The Space Concert Club.

Open Mic night at The Space Concert Club.

Open Mic Nite at The Space Concert Club.

I’m running sound tonight for the Open Mic / Poetry Night at The Space Concert Club. Come on down and show us what you’ve got.

I want a friend to watch old MST3K episodes with while we cheat on our diets.

It’s the first episode of something new. My conversation with Zander Schloss.
https://anywhereanywhen.wordpress.com/2018/01/02/be-fuckin-real-zander-schloss/

What artists have died recently that meant a lot to you?

Marla and I got this package in the mail, without any info about who sent it. Thank you… who are you?

The first episode of the newly relaunched WTBC Radio In Beautiful Anywhere, Anywhen podcast will go out tomorrow. I’m very excited for this new program, and I think it is gonna be fun to bring to you every Tuesday.

If you would like to preview our first episode before it airs, I do have an advance link that I can share with the first five people who ask for it. This episode features a candid conversation with an actor and musician, but I’ll save who it is for tomorrow (and for the lucky previewers).

Until then, Happy New Year!