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Wed
24
Jun '09

EP on Lyrical Risk-Taking

I’ll make you click through to read the possibly-controversial lyrics Eric wrote, but I want to quote his discussion of them after the fact: These are potentially expensive words. I see how they could easily be misinterpreted or taken out of context without knowing the story’s backdrop. Hence, they may be expensive in that customers [...]

Wed
21
Nov '07

Square Pegs Grab 25% of Christianity Today‘s Best-of-2007 List

Well, the calendar still says November, and America hasn’t entered its tryptophan-induced coma yet, but Christianity Today already has their list of the best albums of 2007. Obviously, given the publication’s title, this is skewed to the “Christian music market”, whatever the heck that is, but here’s how the Square Pegs came in on it: [...]

Wed
3
Oct '07

Thoughts on Booking Square Pegs

One of the questions that I’m often asked about booking Square Pegs is, well, “How do I do it?” [Well, that's after, "Why does [insert Square Peg here] never play in my area?”] Most of the Pegs have their booking information shown directly on their sites. But if you’re not in the mid-South or in [...]

Tue
20
Mar '07

Friend Rock

Sufjan Stevens, and yes that’s the first time his name has appeared in print without a glowing descripter like “golden-boy” or “everyone’s favorite indie artist” or “Lovechild of Yanni and Satan” in front of it, has written an essay entitled “Friend Rock” that i found somewhat amusing. But have you heard about Friend Rock? It’s [...]

Fri
25
Aug '06

On Bootlegs

Howdy everyone: I’m glad to see that people already are beginning to expect Square Peg shows to make their way onto IndieRiver. I think that’s a good thing. Also, I’m aware that some people are finding that getting hooked up with bootlegs is a little bit of a challenge. I understand that there’s a learning [...]

Thu
13
Jul '06

It’s the Personal Engagement

If you’ve ever talked to me, or you’ve read any of my inane ramblings on the subject, you know that I’m about social connections when it comes to music. So, with that in mind, let me quote Fred Wilson, a venture capitalist in New York and someone with whom I’ve had some musical connections: Josh’s [...]