“I could imagine a Charlie Daniels / ‘Devil Went Down’ thing — so having J’Anna Jacoby and Brian Whelan both on the song got it where I wanted it.” Singer/songwriter Mike Stinson is an undiscovered legend. If we were living in the late ’70s, Stinson would be signed to a major record label, flying a […]

Early one morning after a long night, I slipped out of my ex’s Silverlake flat and meandered back to my Highland Park bungalow. As I wound around the reservoir, a flood of memories of debauched evenings and street festivals mashed together. At a light, I pulled out a scrap of paper and scribbled down the […]

Mason’s “Six Pack” nights where I would share the bill with six songwriters that I’d never heard of (sans Robbie Rist). Other times, Mason booked me with notable acts such as Mike Stinson, Juliette Lewis, Danny Harvey, Quazar and the Bamboozled, Dallas Don, and others.