Host of Identified podcast. Author: "My Life in the Sunshine" @Beggarsgroup @valleyofsearch
Joined July 2009
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Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast is my guest on identified this week (!)
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Jun 13
Descendents ripping through “Marriage” 1985 in Huntington Beach, CA. Milo / Bill / Doug / Ray lineup.
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Jun 12
Happy Loving Day! Sharing this piece from a few years ago… #lovingday
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Jun 8
Every week is indie week… but this week is actually @a2im Indie Week. I’ll be part of a panel discussion at the general meeting 2pm Tuesday. And I’ll be behind you in the bar line at every party. #indieweek
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Jun 6
Some songs make you wait for the chorus until the very end, then it just repeats forever. Journey’s "Don't Stop Believin’” holds out until 3:32. I wrote a Substack post about these kinds of songs. What songs am I missing? Drop them below. 👇
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Honored to write a little bit about Charlie Parker for The New York Times. Thanks to all the wonderful musicians who contributed.
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Jun 1
I've launched season 3 of my podcast Identified with Julian Pratt from the band Show Me The Body. Lots of amazing guests coming (Michelle Zauner, Matt Berninger, Brendan from Turnstile...) w/ new episodes every week.
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May 31
New York has always been a huge part of Identified, and our first guest of the new season embodies the spirit of the city and has been shaped by it: Julian Pratt of the iconic post-hardcore band Show Me The Body.
Season 3 is our biggest yet and is right around the corner.
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May 30
I’m excited to perform at Vision Festival 2026, Saturday June 27 in NYC. It’s the 30th anniversary, and my band includes Eri Yamamoto on piano, Luke Stewart on bass, and Chad Taylor on drums.
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May 23
If I didn’t make the case for this song’s importance, it’s possible nobody else would
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May 22
When you think the song is ending… had an amazing time on @kcrw playing deep cuts with @NovenaCarmel. Listen back on YouTube.
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May 22
Launching June 1st, Julian Pratt of @showmethebody kicks off Season Three of Identified.
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May 19
Everybody loves the sunshine, eventually: The enduring appeal of Roy Ayers' 1976 song latimes.com/entertainment-ar…
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May 19
Happy birthday to one of the great bassists of all time, Cecil McBee. The first time I heard Cecil was on Grachan Moncur's great Blue Note album, Some Other Stuff. I was only 14 but could immediately hear that Cecil sounded quite different from what I'd heard other bassists do…
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May 19
Roy Ayers Ubiquity's album and song Everybody Loves the Sunshine turned 50 last week, and as the anniversary approached, I wanted to write about it…
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May 19
…but I also wanted to take a step back from writing about my father as a person and just honor the music. I put a lot of energy into it, and I'm thrilled to have it out in the world.
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Take 5 minutes of your Sunday to watch Alan Braufman, Patricia Brennan, Luke Stewart, and Chad Taylor perform “In Motion”
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