For several years back in the otts I played bass for a kickass band from Albuquerque, NM called ‘of god and science’.  Now I play music in my basement with my 6 year old son. My younger son (3) loves only 2 songs... 'Off' by OTown, and 'Hey Jude' by the Beatles. My brother calls me a closet jockey. Who am I to disagree?

The Handsome Family’s greatest gift lies in its tremendous talent for painting vivid, sometimes terrifying pictures with every word— NPR

The Handsome Family’s absorbing vision of decay and entropy is quietly unsettling,and makes most other modern roots music seem like child’s play—MOTHER JONES

Words that in their everyday surrealism have no parallel in contemporary writing...Music that mines the deep veins of fatalism in the Appalachian voice — GREIL MARCUS

As songwriters it’s the eerie, ancestral voice of ‘Anonymous’ they ultimately
resemble the most —CHICAGO READER

Through the Trees (1998)—10 essential Americana records of all time — MOJO
In the Air (2000) —One of the most important records of the 21st century — UNCUT
“Weightless Again”—100 best songs ever written about heartbreak— THE GUARDIAN, UK

I basically just post awful phone recordings of songs I'm working on to share with friends. I'll often post something after I've only been working on it for a day or so, even if it's not performance ready, just to keep myself motivated to continue working on it.

Banjo pickin', guitar singer currently residing in San Diego, CA. 


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