The Wildcat O'Halloran Band

There are stock stories that music business courses suggest to aspiring musicians….some are called “elevator pitch” stories--as in, if you were in an elevator with a record company exec who could really “Make” your career, what would you tell them…

   I wouldn’t call it mellowing, exactly.  If you’re reading this with no personal knowledge of me, let me start by saying that, in the part of New York City where I grew up, when picking teams, you grabbed a hitter…

The “On tour” blog    .....Kingston Mines videos in our new video page!!   

     If, like me, you prepare for your first tour by reading everything you can get your hands on, related to the subject….you’re going to hear this phrase repeated…

     Back in my 20's, I remember being baffled while reading an interview with B.B. King....in Downbeat, I think.   He was asked a technical guitar question, something about scales, and what things he heard other guitarists doing.....and he replied with what,…

You know what? Spaghetti is really great. It’s a little spicier that the food boomers grew up on in the 50’s, and we really like it. Tons of people really like it , even if they’re not Italian. Some people…

Ok here goes.....might be a blog---"how I first met alcohol"--

     It's  my third night at sleep-away camp....oops, I mean Providence College.....and my roommate has been pretty quiet since arriving (with parents who were extremely concerned that I might be a…

Preserving the music

Not to underestimate my ability to get myself involved in arguments, but I was surprised nonetheless recently to find myself rousing the ire of a blues legend. This gentleman, not a household word, but known to any…