Tantric Conversation

This is my conversation with Valient Himself of Valient Thorr, one of my favorite bands to see live. Valient Thorr blew me away a few years ago when I was living in Minnesota and I found it very synchronous to … Continue reading →

Sean McClain has been around here for decades doing his thing from Chrome Daddy Disco to Bandito’s, to Chrome Daddy Disco at Bandito’s. He’s a guy I never took the time to talk to partly because he’s a guy and … Continue reading →

This is my chat with Ellie Quinn burlesque performer, writer, producer and champion. We had a great time digging into the many facets of an Ellie Quinn production and I always welcome the chance to make boobies highbrow. Enjoy. There … Continue reading →

Rashad is a former member of Strike the Chord and Burn and a current member of Ex Knives, at least that’s what he was calling his new project when we talked several months ago. This talk has been in the … Continue reading →

Dana Walters old friend and Director of Project Yoga Richmond. I have known here for years although we lost touch for about 15 of them. I have recently struck up a new grown-up friendship with Dana and was excited to … Continue reading →

Emily Skinner is a Richmond, Virginia, Church Hill girl I grew up with but haven’t seen in 30 years. She was in town for a production of Mame and stayed in the old neighborhood for a spell. We get together … Continue reading →

Chrissie Griffith is a musician, a member of the Talking Heads tribute band Fear of Music and member of the band Lady God. I saw both bands not long ago and wanted to know more about this lady and wherefrom … Continue reading →

Hey this is part two of my conversation with DL Hopkins. I already said what I had to say in the last blurb so ya know refer back to that one. This is part two so listen to part one, … Continue reading →

DL is a local actor whom I first became aware about a year ago as a member of the cast of the David Mamet play Race. I was unsettled by that play and impressed by him at the time. Later … Continue reading →

Erik was in one of my all time favorite Richmond bands, Dragstrip Syndicate. Now he’s an ex-expatriate who lives in North Carolina and fronts the band Demon Eye. I have always dug the guy and I dig him further after … Continue reading →

Kelly Queener is a painter and musician, who plays in the band Peace Beast. I met her at The Broadberry where she was introduced to me by Kyle Harris as “someone else who like to talk about all of this … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago I invited Chip Cosby, Kyle Harris and Ryan Muldoon over for dinner and we set up the mics. We all like to talk about the esoteric and the transcendent and we all seem to have our … Continue reading →

Erik Larson is a drummer and guitar player. He was an early member of Avail, founding member of Alabama Thunderpussy and currently thrashes it in Parasytic. I’ve always liked chatting with him so this shit ran xtra tantric. But that’s … Continue reading →

Jessie Star Kelley is merry prankster for the new millennium. She’s a traveler, a partier, a character I have always enjoyed. She blew back into town to shoot a reality series called Hell’s Satans and I invited her over to … Continue reading →

Eric Manweller is an art teacher, painter and also the leader of Eric Hunter and the Distractions. When I met him he was in Peru and we haunted the same haunts and he was always good for some pub talk. … Continue reading →

Chip Cosby is a musician and teacher of religious studies at VCU. I met him years ago when he first started dating his wife and she thought we’d hit it off based on the kind of thing we get into … Continue reading →

John Bryan is the newly retired president of Richmond’s Culture Works. Over the last six years he has played a role in creating a process by which the ephemeral can be supported, valued and connected in a town which has … Continue reading →

Heather Bailey is the choreographer, aerial artiste and leader of the Host of Sparrows. A group of people teaching and learning an acrobatic art form and a sort of spiritual practice alongside each other. A floating Sangha if you will. … Continue reading →

Sean or as he is affectionately known by those who have affection for him, “Scene” is a Guitar Player, Bass Player, Pizza Maker and perennial wit. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the guy without a kind of knowing wink … Continue reading →

Kyle Harris of the Diamond Center and I get into some cosmic flow and break it down for you guys. I think over this two hour period we pretty much work out the nature of existence, God, ego, what have … Continue reading →