artists

• Joe Henry. An absolute fave. This guy is just amazing. A perfect mix of americana and jazz. Just listen.
• Travis. A Scot-pop classic.
• Cosmic Rough Riders. A friend introduced me to this band. Harmonies reminiscent of the Beach Boys and the Byrds. It's just amazing.
• Los Straitjackets. I've seen these guys many times. Their new album is fantastic.
• Steve Earle. 'nuff said.
• Poi Dog Pondering. I've been listening to these guys since I was in high school.
• Mike Roy. A dear friend has been working with this guy. Good stuff.
• Wilco. Masterpiece after masterpiece.
• Billy Bragg. Good old-fashioned socialist-rock.
• Los Lobos. Straight from East LA.
• Iris DeMent. I just love her voice. She haunts me.
• Richard Ashcroft. Ever since this guy split from the Verve it just keeps getting better.
• Blue Rodeo. From Canada. I'm glad I've finally found some of their albums.
• Wesley Willis passed away August 21, 2003.

downloads

• The granddaddy of the mp3 revolution is certainly MP3.com. One of the Kris Kehr tracks was used in a Ford Motor Company mp3 promotional giveaway.
• When was the last time you bought a single for 99¢? Apple's iTunes is now cross-platform.

places

• Webster's Bookstore Cafe in State College is one of my favorite places to see live music, find great books and enjoy some of the best espresso I've ever had.
• Alley Cat Music also in State College is a cool guitar shop. The specialize in quality repairs and service. They exclusively sell the SRC Barker amplifiers and are also a G&L, Martin, Lado, Legend and Northwood dealer.
• Just around the corner is Bill Beard's shop Rainbow Music. Another fine shop.

friends and influences

• Kris Kehr is moving back to Pennsylvania and I'm still his website's webmaster.
• The Crippler Bob Klotz is a CTP and great recording engineer. He's also a pretty damn good guitarist.
• paging Dr. Dave Mudgett
• Former Stone Poet Todd Bartolo lets me play with his band The Youngers when I can. Their debut is out now and I'll be helping with the sophomore release as well.
• Dawn Kinnard formerly played with Dusk 'til Dawn and is now embarking on a solo career in Nashville.
• The Asher Kahn Band is making people notice. I just love these guys.
• My old college buddy Jason Davis has been up to quite a bit in the music biz. You might have heard him playing if you've ever watched the X Games.
• Garth Hudson is one of my favorite musicians to listen play. I hope to see him live sometime.
• Can anyone say anything about Bob Dylan?
• I've been really hooked on Doug Sahm for some while.
• Old buddy Jason Spiewak has a solo album out.
• See what Jeff Conlin is up to these days.

radio

• Lion-Radio WKPS 90.7 FM continues to play almost anything college radio. I especially like the weekend Avant Garde show with Cosmic Ray Cromie.
• WPSU 91.5 FM is my local NPR affiliate. They keep me up to date with their all-that-news programming. The classical programming could use some improvement, but they've added some great new programs. Thank God the Met is still on the air.
• If you're ever in Pittsburgh check out WYEP 91.3 FM, possibly one of the last great independent radio stations.
• WXPN 88.5 FM in Philadelphia is also another.
• This American Life is the best radio program currently in production.
• Prairie Home Companion might be second best, nonetheless it continues to make me laugh and entertain me with some incredible and varied music.
• I've come to crave the BBC World Service.

CD's and vinyl

• Not only did the guys Village Records give some great Kris Kehr reviews, they have some great mail order records.
• Records By Mail has an amazing site filled with thousands and thousands (possibly millions) of hard to find and collectible records for sale.
• CD Baby is the independent musician's dream come true.
• Good friend and music nut Josh Ferko sells some cool records as Stax-of-Soul on Ebay. Bid on something.
• And don't forget to stop by Miles of Music for some good music by mail.

print

• McSweeny's is a great quarterly literary journal from Dave Eggers &c. They also sell a diverse selection of books under their publishing division.
• The Economist
• I wish I could afford a subscription to Q the  magazine (hint, hint).
• The New York Times
• exquisite dead guy is now an online zine by new friend and fan (also fellow accordion freak) Alice Teeple.
• Paste is a great new magazine.
• Another fabulous music magazine Harp continues to improve and introduce me to new obsessions.

live entertainment searches

• State College dates from JamBase
• State College dates from PollStar

more

• It'sBeenStolen.com is a great service to anyone who's had something stolen.
• Ned at Triode Electronics keeps my tube amps fresh.
• The Taxi Driver Name site is just plain 3 am fun.
• The Get Your War On cartoon as seen in Rolling Stone.
• Universal Currency Counter is handy.
• The Moleskine notebook sure is nifty.