Somehow I'm going to get back into the swing of this, I swear.Quick catch up, shall we?The release party for The Lights new album "Failed Graves" is this Friday (Feb. 26th) at The Funhouse. The album will be available on vinyl and digital download from WANTAGE USA. Partman Parthorse opens. Oh, and I'm playing, too.Click here are read what Hannah Levine has to say about it.On March 4th, I'm doing my

My top 10 of 2009 just got posted to KEXP's blog. Too bad I didn't think to write anything qualifying my picks.http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2010/01/16/northwest-artists-pick-their-best-of-2009/

2009 is over over over."The Way We Live" ended up #31 on KEXP's Top 90.3 of 2009, and made DJ Shannon's top 10.It also got #22 on Sound on the Sound's Top 25 of 2009.Nice, huh?

Finished up that pesky Moondoggies album (still some little noises and clicks I need to get rid of) and celebrated my 33rd year on Earth last week. Right after that, I started a day job that I don't want to talk about (but am totally grateful for.)Whether you're celebrating a specific holiday or not, I hope everyone has a good time with friends, family, or strangers who aren't mean this coming week.

I did some stuff this year. I released my first solo album and started writing my next. I produced a lot of great music with bands like The Moondoggies, DeVries, The Little Penguins, The Lights, Telepathic Liberation Army, and Black Daisy. I nearly saw gay marriage become a legal reality. I gained a bunch of weight. I was severely broke (no change there.) And I managed to stay alive and relatively

To this: http://www.click2houston.com/news/21662619/detail.htmlI say this: http://www.pinkpistols.org/Don't be afraid to fight back.