This whole month, on the DTMC, I've been focusing on the song, "Tracks On Fire" - where it came from and how I've transformed it from the anthemic rock song we originally recorded to a more intimate ballad (as heard on Live @ IPR Studio One). ![]()
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Tonight, as part of my, "From A House In Iowa" sessions on the music channel, I'll be sharing a live performance of the song. Played on the same guitar I used to write it, this performance is in the spirit of how, "Tracks On Fire", was originally conceived some 13 years ago in my Chicago apartment.![]()
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It's all about balance. The music and the lyrics working together which create, honestly, some sort of magic. I think too often, in the songwriter world, it's always very literary. It's all about the lyrics. But, really, it's about how the lyrics fall against the music. How they are sung. Phrased. Stretched. Bent. Flung in and out of tune. Screamed. Whispered. ⠀![]()
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Of course the lyrics matter, but when they work WITH the music it goes to a whole other level. 👍
Rescheduled from way back in April 2020 - see you Saturday! ✌️![]()
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The Tragedy Of The Arts. You never conquer it. You test yourself. You test the definition of yourself. You question who you are, who we are. Maybe you find an answer or two, a short period of resolution. But it’s just a comma. And those answers lead to more questions. Different melodies. New rhythms. A shifting in the shades of light and the pattern of shadows. You can go deep or keep it bubble-gum, sometimes simultaneously. But there is no arrival. No end in sight. It is, I suppose, both a gift and a curse, this tragedy of the arts.![]()
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Thanks for continuing to listen 🎧
It’s been two years since I headlined a show in Des Moines. That changes this November @ xBk Live. See you guys soon! ✌️![]()
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