A Night at the Lizard Lounge

Last night we met up with Dave Alpert to check out a couple of his friends playing at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge. It’s a really cool venue, by the way. Neat decor and a very homey atmosphere.
The first act was a woman named Beth Boucher, an acoustic guitarist, singer/songwriter. She played [...]

Metropolis Pt.2: Scenes from a Memory

I've been getting into Dream Theater lately.
I was first introduced to the band by a high school friend, Gil Tamazyan. He was the drummer in the jazz band, and I was just starting to experiment with the electric guitar, so we had a jam session. Afterwards, he played a few tracks off of [...]

The History of WTH (part 26): Between Album 1 and Album 2

The year was 1999, and Songs from the Book of Ken Jones had just been released. (Side note: I picked up the album after my second day of work at Exelixis, Inc.) We had been playing a number of shows with the material from that album, but still we yearned for a new sound. [...]

Hanging Doors in the Basement

Hanging doors is laborious. This is the lesson that I learned earlier this evening while enclosing the control room for my basement studio. Shims and a good level are a must when attempting this feat.
Due to the lower than average height of my basement, I had to special order two solid doors from Home Depot. [...]

Jimmy Nation

Last week, Krissy and I went to a celebration for the Improper Bostonian's Beloved Bartender. It turns out that a friend of mine, Jimmy Nation, was selected as such in their 2006 edition. Jimmy is a bartender at a small dive bar called Hogan's Run in Allston. The crew from EnVivo used to be [...]

The History of WTH (part 25): Early Trekking

The Trek was born sometime in 1998. I had gone over to Aaron’s apartment one night with a couple of ideas. He had ideas of his own. We ended up putting them together. What we came up with was an early demo for “The Trek”.
The song starts off with some [...]