Dear John Hammond Jr. medium.com/no-wrong-not...

Dear John, I already miss you so much. For as long as I’ve been alive, there has been … John Hammond, Jr. This has been a consoling truth for a very long time. It’s a little harder to be consoled tonight. medium.com/no-wrong-not... #JohnHammond

The Alternative Zen Blues Trial, in action.

Well, if one has to change strings before a gig, I 'spose this ain't a bad place to do it ...

The Moleskine notebook where the lyrics to "New Red Cedar Blues" (from Ghost Notes) were first penned. #Writing #Songwriting #MoleskineNotebook #SpacePen #Lyrics

Miles Davis - Round About Midnight (Full Album) www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i96...

"Because The Night" Patti Smith 1977 youtu.be/x_ksSEONVyc?...

Sunday morning coffee John Coltrane Quartet - Ballads #MusicSky #VinylSky #VinylCommunity #NowSpinning

Old Skool #Audio Stack. #Audiophile

2/5 of these tracks are in my #Top10 most played #PianoImprov pieces Check them out on #BandcampFriday

3 hours and counting, and then you can purchase—for one day only—the new 10-volume, 96-song Preacher Boy release, and name your own price! As low as $9.60! (reg: $96). preacherboy.bandcamp.com/album/strang... Let's do this #bandcampfriday thing, and celebrate some independent music!

This is gonna be fun Miles Davis - The Complete Live At The Plugged Nickel 1965 #Music #MusicSky #VinylSky #VinylCommunity #VinylCollectors #VinylRecords #NowPlaying #NowSpinning

Captain Beefheart. Huge hero of mine. "Captain's Orders"—on Volume 9 of the new Strange Birds release—was very much written with him in mind. Beefheart aficionados should recognize many of the lyrical references. Stream the track anywhere; here's a Pandora link: www.pandora.com/artist/preac...

Who needs new tricks, when you've got old dogs?

All I'm sayin', is that if any music from Sinners wins a goddamn Grammy, somebody better send the real Preacher Boy over here a lil' ol' statuette. It's the least they could do ... #TheRealPreacherBoy

Here's a formula: For every $150 you spend on an effect pedal, you should spend $150 less on the guitar, because the more pedals you have, the less the guitar matters to the actual sound.

2004 was a pretty noteworthy year in the ol’ Preacher Boy chronicles. That year, I released “Demanding to be Next,” which was my first solo acoustic record. It was also debut of my own record label, Coast Road Records, which, at the time, was distributed by RedEye.

I respect and support the nationwide protests happening today. I believe in the people, and in the people's right to demonstrate humanity, solidarity, and empathy in the face of craven profiteering, theft, lying, violence, murder, and more.

If you do your streaming on Tidal, this one's for you: "Trampoline," from Volume 6 of "Strange Birds: 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities." This one was recorded in Chicago, and it's an outtake from the Estate Bottled Blues release. Listen on! tidal.com/track/486544...

Analytics are a trip. My "See No Evil" EP was a difficult release. Very political, by design. And I caught a lot of flak for it. Yes, all the expected "shut up and just play music" comments, but also, death threats. So that was fun.

Here's your Spotify track for the day: "Where the Reeds Grow a Little Taller" from the new Preacher Boy release "Strange Birds: 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities": open.spotify.com/track/0AqSAA... This one goes back to when we were livin' in Colorado.

Your #AmazonMusic song for the day is "Mantratone": amazon.com/music/player... This was originally written and recorded while we were living in Bushwick, Brooklyn, back in the day. It was originally inspired by the story of Sammy "The Bull" Gravano.

The editors at Spotify have very kindly added several tracks from the new "Strange Birds" release to their curated "This is Preacher Boy" playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/37i...

Two hours left to name your own price on this new, 10-volume, 96-song album! As low as $9.60. Tomorrow, it's $96. Pre-order now!

Just #DoTheMath! Pre-order today? YOU set the price (as low as $9.60 for 96 songs!) Purchase tomorrow? $96 Pre-order on Bandcamp today. Last chance! preacherboy.bandcamp.com/album/strang... #NewAlbum #Bandcamp #SpecialOffer #PreOrder

10 volumes. 96 songs. 25 years. One artist. Just a few days left to enjoy special pre-release pricing for "Strange Birds 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities," the new release from Preacher Boy. preacherboy.bandcamp.com/album/strang...

The specially priced pre-order for Preacher Boy's "Strange Birds: 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities" is available until Jan 24: preacherboy.bandcamp.com/album/strang... A once-in-a-lifetime release: 10-volumes, 96-songs! #AltBlues #RootsRock #DarkFolk #Americana #SingerSongwriter

“Mississippi” is one of the 10 tracks you’ll be able to download right away when you pre-order “Strange Birds 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities.” preacherboy.bandcamp.com/track/missis... I wrote it about Jeff Buckley’s passing. #NewAlbum #NewRelease #Songwriting #PreOrder

This is a picture of the back cover of “The Devil’s Buttermilk.” The earliest recordings on the new Preacher Boy collection “Strange Birds: 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities” are outtakes from the sessions for The Devil’s Buttermilk. preacherboy.bandcamp.com/album/strang...

I mean, how often do you get to play a BBQ joint, that's right next to a set of old train tracks, that's also in sight of the ocean? #LiveMusic #AltBlues #AcousticBlues #Americana #SingerSongwriter #RootsRock #DarkFolk #CountryBlues #FolkBlues #ContemporaryBlues #OriginalBlues #SlideGuitar

A new Preacher Boy release! “Strange Birds: 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities.” Pre-order today: preacherboy.bandcamp.com/album/strang... Get 10 songs (1 from each volume), followed by the full album on Jan 25. #NewAlbum #NewRelease #PreOrder

25 years. 10 volumes. 96 songs. January 25. Strange Birds: 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities.

The poetry journal Sheila-Na-Gig online has been on my radar for years—I have consistently loved and admired the work I've read there, and I am absolutely elated to now have my poetry published in their pages. sheilanagigblog.com/poetry-archi... #Poem #Poems #Poetry #PoetryJournal #Poet #Poets

I am quite pleased to share that my poem “Gladiator” has been published by the journal Half and One. The digital version can now be read online here: halfandone.com/gladiator/ Half and One is a fascinating publication—a “platform” for literature, journalism, and art. #poem #poetry #poet #writing

Ace Of Spades -Motorhead tidal.com/browse/track...

Not a bad place to go through one's pre-performance ritual ...

As we approach the eve of Nebraska's biopicification, I have thoughts. Note: This is a "friends and family" link, so even if you don't have a Medium account, you can read it. preacherboy.medium.com/born-in-nebr... #BruceSpringsteen #DeliverMeFromNowhere #Nebraska #BornInTheUSA

Just a lil' #SauceAndASideOfSlide time at the #BBQ! #LiveMusic #AltBlues #CountryBlues #AcousticBlues #FolkBlues #Americana #SingerSongwriter #Fingerpicking #SlideGuitar

I've been fortunate to have a long and productive music career, and with so many albums to choose from, it's sometimes hard to know which songs to play when! I'm gon' shoot to play at least one from each album tonight ...

Mark your calendars. 'Ol PB is back at the ASBBQ on Fri. #NorCal peeps, you is on alert. Dig. Aptos St. BBQ #LiveMusic #RootsAndBlues #AltBlues #CountryBlues #FolkBlues #Americana #SingerSongwriter #SauceAndASideOfSlide

Analytics are honestly kind of fun. On Apple Music, for example, I have learned the my second-most Shazam'd song of all time is ... "Obituary Writer Blues." Who'd have thought so many folks would want to know the lyrics? music.apple.com/us/album/the... #SongLyrics #Shazam

You can take a writer to inspiration, but can you make him write? In this case ... yes.

Pleased to share two new writings of mine, “Cloverdale” and “Leading Nowhere,” appearing in Rabble Review, a mobile-based progressive periodical featuring fine artists and authors from around the globe. Glad to be included in this creative anti-capitalist journal. doughoekstra.net/2025/04/08/c...

"Unseen Undetected" from my album "The Day Deserved," character-driven band-driven social justice songs written during Orange Reign One, and released in 2021. Sadly, this tune is even more relevant today, in the wake of the awful ICE raids sweeping the States. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJRt...

Pleased to share a micro-essay on the John Lewis Good Trouble March in Nashville, held last month. As the man said, get into good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America. doughoekstra.net/2025/07/28/g...

You know what IS cool re: Spotify? I can see people listening right now. US, Brazil, France & Canada are top locations for me. Someone in Canada playing “Nehemiah James?” Someone in Brazil on “Setting Sun” or “Song and Dance Man?” Beautiful. Thank you—I see you! open.spotify.com/track/1VQdqN...

If you've been digging "Ghost Notes," thank you! If you haven't read the companion book yet, you can—of course—get it directly from the website, but if you want to bundle it with some other Amazon purchases, you can get it there as well! a.co/d/eTirSi0 #Lyrics #LyricBook

43 years ago Land Speed Record is the debut full-length record by Hüsker Dü, released in January 1982. It was recorded live on August 15, 1981, at the 7th Street Entry, a venue in Minneapolis, Minnesota #punk #punks #punkrock #hüskerdü #history #punkrockhistory

well, i got the right town, there was always somethin’ goin’ down between the hootenannys and the hoosegow took a cold water flat, brushed off my Bailey brim hat started tryin’ to make my rent the only way i knew how open.spotify.com/track/1VQdqN... #AltBlues #American #RockAndRoll