I played a show back on March 20, 2026 with Liz Shine and the HRT and Juliet and the East. I was sick and didn't realize how sick until right before I was getting on stage. I told this…
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Sep 9, 2025
Tell Me A Story #1: Ding Dong James Dobson is Dead
I write a short story for most of my live sets. It suddenly occurred to me that I should post them here (duh!). I performed at the Northern Sky Festival in Olympia on September 6, 2025 and told this story…
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May 1, 2024
Actual Musicking News #5: New Song Demo!
Hey everyone! I've had this song kicking around for a while and am getting it ready for upcoming shows. Here's a preview of the solo version. The album version is a full band arrangement. It's a goofy song I wrote…
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May 1, 2024
Actual Musicking News #4: 2024 upcoming shows
Hey everyone! I'm playing a show Thursday, May 2nd in San Francisco at El Rio! Its an album release party for Shawna Virago's new album Blood In Her Dreams. Also on the bill is Secret Emchy Society. Our Femme-C…
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Mar 31, 2023
Coffee and Feelings: I woke up this way #7 Happy Trans Day of Visibility!
I came out as trans between 1994-1996. I’ve been on T since August of 1996. Back then I so often felt isolated and alone. When I first started coming out, I had one trans guy friend. I was a novelty…
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Mar 11, 2023
Coffee and Feelings: I woke up this way #6 Rex Cameron and Body Alchemy
The news broke a couple of weeks ago that Rex (Loren) Cameron had passed away in November of 2022. This photo is of my original copy of his book, Body Alchemy, that I still have. I studied that book daily…
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Feb 17, 2023
Actual Musicking News #3: Recent shows, a podcast, scoring and composing projects!
2023 is flying by and also in reality we are only a few weeks into it! I'm getting very close to graduating from Berklee Online. By the end of June I'll be done with this chapter in my education! I'm…
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Oct 1, 2022
Coffee and Feelings: I Woke Up This Way #5 Homo A Go Go's 20th Anniversary!
We just passed the 20th anniversary of Homo A Go Go! Crazy! The first festival was September 26-29, 2002 in Olympia. It feels like a lifetime ago sometimes and yet it’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years. I really…
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Sep 17, 2022
Coffee and Feelings: I Woke Up This Way #4 For Abbie
I believe that the year was 1996 and I made a trip to the Homocore Minneapolis PO Box like I did back then, usually once a week. On this particular trip I found a letter from some kids in Lincoln…
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Actual Musiking News #2: New Music Video for Shirtless!
I'm pretty excited to share this video I made with the help of Corrie Bennett (director of photography and co-director), Alex Albers (editor) and Donna Dresch (magic stuff). I'm getting it out just in time for Trans Pride day which…
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