My student rock band (featuring me on guitar!) will take the stage sometime between 2-2:45pm at the Prince Celebration 2026 Block Party in front of the Prince Mural tomorrow (Saturday June 6th) at 101 N 9th St. Downtown Minneapolis! Come watch us! Take pics & send them to me?!? 🎸💜☂️🕊🎶🎤🎹

Exclusive preview of my student band rehearsal before we play Paisley Park's Prince Celebration 2026 Block Party in Minneapolis on Saturday! The students are generously letting me play the Let's Go Crazy solo lol 😎🎸🤘 We sound good! I'm excited!

Of course, after months of no aurora and a few weeks of beautiful clear sky...we now have real aurora potential on the 2 days this week that it's supposed to rain. 🥲😭

Went on Vista Fleet cruise in Duluth for first time in 30+ yrs. Prob best "tourist" activity in the city also so worth it for veteran north shore visitors. The sightseeing tour is incredibly informative abt stuff you've been lookin at forever. Totally engaged for 2 hrs. Can't beat view of the bridge

I got the baller suite in Duluth. Aerial lift bridge from bed is not bad view.

I just signed a performance contract from Paisley Park. Coolest document I've ever signed lol. Surreal. I'm gonna frame it.

Listen to that reaction! 😎 This was a confidence booster for the kids before the big day in Minneapolis ☂️🕊💜🎶 It is hard to keep it together on stage when they sound this good 🥹

Fox 9 News is doing story abt my student Prince band after my interview last Saturday! Following us as we prepare to play Paisley Park's Prince Celebration on June 6th. We're playing O'Shaughnessy theater tonight for grad ceremony & journalist came to interview band, get footage. WATCH TONIGHT 9pm!

Coming to end of my first year teaching public high school music after 12+ yrs of private teaching. Lots of fun. Enjoyed immensely. However, I was never prepared to be investigator, judge & jury in the court of teenage interpersonal drama. Holy F lol. Only 2 more days until break!

Sunset and a distant thunderstorm tonight from the bluffs above Red Wing, Minnesota.

Biggest nerd on the Mississippi

Catch me tonight on KMSP Fox 9 News around 935pm for a live interview talking about Prince and performing with my students at the upcoming June 6th Celebration 2026 in Minneapolis! 🎸🎶🕊💜

Can't believe I'm saying this... I just got confirmation from Paisley Park. The high school rock band that I direct will perform at Prince Celebration 2026 on June 6th in Minneapolis! 🤯 10-15k people are expected! I'm forcing my students to let me join the band LOL 🤷‍♂️ I gotta be on that stage! 🎸💜🕊

Voice students rehearsal today for our final recitals next week. Check out this version of the Spice Girls "Wannabe" but it's in the style of a 17th century English madrigal. Lol. Awesome.

Same gas pumps in the wealthy conservative suburb that had a Biden sticker (falsely attributed in that case) 3 years ago.

This rain needs to be 150 miles north! Minnesota is getting drenched EXCEPT where the fire is destroying our beautiful north shore inland for the last 3 days. It's very windy up there right now, too. Terrible start to fire season. So much anxiety Picture from Castle Danger Cabins, posted yesterday.

My buddies dog, Tika, is staying up way past her bedtime to demand pets. She's falling asleep but rallies just before her head flops all the way back. She won't let me stop though.

Minneapolis, Minnesota. Tonight at sunset high up on the river bluff from the Church of St. Peter cemetery in historic Mendota. Oldest church cemetery in MN. Established 1840.

The Shepard Road pothole situation was unforgivably bad for years. So bad that the city reduced the speed limit by 25mph months ago. But today is the day. They finally resurfaced. For first time in forever, not one "MF'r" or "goddammit" was uttered on that stretch lol. Praise be 🎉

I just got an offer to play what will surely be the biggest show I will ever perform in. Had a hard time keeping it together at work. Pure adrenaline right now. Hopefully can update ASAP after final confirmation 💜☂️🕊

There are a series of confusing messages on the public service signs on 394 & 94 in Minneapolis. I figured it out by the 3rd one. It's all Bruno Mars lyrics. He plays U.S. Bank on Wednesday.

Nirvana jam today in my high school rock band class. Check out that Hello Kitty guitar! 🎸😻 I gotta a pretty cool job tbh.

2 yrs ago was big G5 Gannon storm. Biggest aurora in recent history. I was screaming all day at anyone who would listen to prepare to go out that night. Did you go out?? I drove to Lake Superior, tripped out on aurora until sunrise, drove home on no sleep, interviewed at KSTP-TV, more that night 🫠

The Milky Way this morning at 1:30am. Over 1200 feet above the Mississippi River on a very sketchy, steep and difficult bluff trail. Nelson, Wisconsin in foreground & Wabasha, Minnesota across river in middle. 🌌

I have become very familiar with The Great River Road in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa over the last 15 years and it's endless possibilities for side road adventures. There is nothing better than cruising the river to a curated playlist, looking for the next side quest. It still impresses every time

This is the 3rd drone I've seen in 2 weeks floating above a Minnesota highway at night. Doesn't seem safe tbh 🤷‍♂️ The other 2 were much lower. Whatever they're doing I'm sure it's happening during daytime too but it is very easy to spot at night.

🚨 Mystic Lake Amphitheater will open on June 20th, 2 days before the official first concert, for folks to check out our newest outdoor venue & the concessions. Fun! Motion City Soundtrack is featured but an unannounced "headliner" still is TBD. I wonder who it'll be?? $20 (!) tix on sale Friday 🎟

Sunset tonight from Schaar's Bluff in Hastings, Minnesota. One of the best spot for sunsets near the Twin Cities. It's on high river bluffs overlooking Spring Lake and the Mississippi River with sweeping views to the west.

Fun finds at musical instrument trade show. Old Minnesota band posters Vintage Gibson Banjolele Sears catalog era quirky Japanese 🎸 Cool but everyone here thinks their stuff is worth way more than reality 🤷‍♂️ Tbh most excited about crisp $2 bill I received in change lol

We got invited to play at Paisley Park I'm probably more excited than the students and they're like freaking out. 😎🎸💜

Long way down to Lake Pepin from top of Frontenac State Park bluffs today. Final view is looking directly at Maiden Rock, Wisconsin. Going down is more fun than going up.

How is this sustainable? $12 for a bag of chips + measley 1.4lbs of grapes. BTW, a bag of Sun Chips used to be 10.5oz two years ago. Now it's 7oz. and $1 more. Scary part is that the grocery price increases stemming from the Iran disaster haven't even hit yet. That's still coming this summer.

10 yrs ago, I'm in University of Minnesota music school when my phone blows up, we lost Prince. I remember letting out involuntary "no!" & everyone looking at me. Still hurts. 10 yrs later, I'm sitting in with my music students playing Purple Rain. KSTP-TV was there to cover it Miss ya, bud 🎸🕊☂️💜

This is dream lineup if you're in to the heavier side of classic American metal. 1 of 2 SLAYER shows in U.S. & lil ol' Shakopee, Minnesota gets one. This will be interesting show at new Mystic amphitheater. Mosh pits on a sloped lawn are always challenge & fun to watch drunk metalheads navigate lol

Catch us on KSTP Channel 5 tonight in the Twin Cities and today's afternoon programming on Minnesota Public Radio!!! 💜🎸

I'll let you in on a secret... My high school rock ensemble class has special permission to do pop-up performance of "Purple Rain" tmrw morning on 10th anniversary of day we lost him 🎶💜🎸☂️🕊 Landmark Plaza, Downtown St. Paul 4/21 11:30am Full guitar solo, all parts, everything. Come sing with us

St. Paul Art Crawl happening now & tomorrow. Open house in multiple historic buildings in Lowertown neighborhood. I'm working info desk at the door at Lowertown Lofts Artist Cooperative 4-6pm. Say hello. My aurora photos on 4th floor Lowertown is celebrating 42 years as the city's Artist District

A single dad & his kids have been taking lessons at my studio for the last year. My front desk just got a call from his friend handling his affairs, notifying that he died, found in bed, no obvious cause of death. I'm stunned, devastated for the kids.

My colleague is founding member of the popular social justice and Black lives advocacy music group out of Minneapolis, Brass Solidarity Members came in today to lead our ensemble class for "Hold On (Change Is Coming)" 🎶 Brass Solidarity meets at George Floyd Square, Mondays at 5:30pm Support them!

The visuals behind David Byrne at Coachella. Appropriately during "Life During Wartime" This is 3rd concert in less than 2 weeks (Springsteen, Lady Gaga & now David Byrne) that I've personally witnessed where an artist has acknowledged the terrible times we are living under this administration.

Trump is getting boo'd at the half empty UFC event. Lol. It's all crumbling.

Coachella is streaming live. Jack White on now. Rainy Minnesota evening is good time to watch from the couch. Lots to choose from but I'm tuning into: Addison Ray: 7:30PM (CDT) NIN x Boys Noize: 10:00PM PinkPantheress: 10:55PM The Strokes: 11:00 PM David Byrne: 12:20 AM ​Justin Bieber: 1:25 AM

Lady Gaga, MAYHEM Ball, Night 2, St. Paul, Minnesota I will be up all night if I try to sift through all my pictures right now but these are my favorites so far! 🧵

Walking to arena to see Lady Gaga. Brought headphones to listen to her newly dropped single Runway. Involuntarily started Voguing in street 🕺 almost got hit by bus. Lol. Jk. Maybe 🤷‍♂️ Since doors opened, operas playing, video of Gaga writing at desk & lights have been red. It's a vibe. Gonna be fun.

Lady Gaga, St. Paul, Minnesota, Night 1. Pin check. Part of the fun of at Gaga concert is showing up early to see all the outfits. I keep it subtle, but my pin game is strong. Check out my double Gaga/Beyonce Telephone ☎️ music video scene pin. Rockin' that tomorrow for Night 2. See ya there

Lady Gaga is near end of her biggest tour. 10 month tour ends in NYC after she plays Minnesota on TH & Fri. Her last MN show was in 2017! I've been worried abt her staying healthy to make it to final dates. Now she has respiratory infctn & canceled last night in 🇨🇦😧🥺😭 Send her healing vibes! ✨️🔮🙏

Forgot to give update about my neighbor eggs. No one participated in my egg decorating 🥲 lol 🤷‍♂️ Except one mystery person... who left a creepy bunny and staged a murder scene?? My egg 🐰 was traumatized.

🐣🌄😍 Beautiful Easter sunset tonight. Looking into Minnesota over the Mississippi River from Prescott, Wisconsin.

My "Peeps in the Aurora" pictures are featured in today's paper for the 2026 Pioneer Press Peeps Diorama Contest! I didn't win any of the major categories but I got two pictures featured and a certificate of participation lol 😎🐣🐰

5 years of Prince eggs. This year is the black crop top suit from the 1986 Parade tour.