MUSIC IS BACK!

After almost three years of occasionally playing music alone, I've finally returned to playing music with others. Erich and I did an overnight session in Glendale, Queens last night. We picked up where we left off in June of 2004, when I moved to Boston to try my luck at the ladder. It was absolutely elating to discover that not only could I still play stringed instruments, but that I could do it collaboratively and sometimes effortlessly.

When left to my own devices, I used to stick to bluesy/pentatonic creations. I've made a lot more roots/rock stuff that's moved beyond that. Erich has always sounded best on piano--he writes in a totally different idiom of ethereal jazz-pop. But whatever we do has always meshed perfectly. I'm embarrassed that we took so much time off, but all became right again in the past 24 hours.

A photo tour of Deep-Southern Queens anomalies followed our session.

Brother moves to Boston tomorrow, and more music begins.