I formed my first band at the age of 13: we were a Beatles cover band. We learned about 100 other songs from all the classic rock bands like the Who, CCR, Zep, and so on. We started playing in neighborhood bars and bowling alleys when I was 16. I used the money to pay for band gear and much of my first year at the U of M. I earned a music education degree and have been teaching music in elementary schools for many years. From 1990-92, I played guitar and sang a little for the Pigeonholes. We were a power-pop trio. The band included my long-time drummer, Izzy. Paul Novak (Betty Drake, the Pendrakes) was the main writer and singer. We played some in MN and IA. When that band ended, I spent the next 6 years writing, recording and occasionally performing solo.

In 1998 I began self-releasing my music and began touring MN, IA, IL, CA, RI, Canada, and WI with a backing band. Steve Isadore has played drums at almost every show. Backing band members that have come and gone through the years are:

Jim Vallet (HeadCandy)

Brien Lilja (Draghounds, Slim Dunlap, RankStrangers)

Andy Schultz (Beatifics, Betty Drake, Ol' Yeller)

Mike Leonard (the Red Flags, Blame, The Bleeding Hearts)

Scott Peterson (PopCycle)

Bob Herbers (Bleeding Hearts , Beyond Zebra , Shivers, National Highhorse , 60 Cycle Hum)

Tom Herbers ( producer and/or engineer of many including Low, Honeydogs, Andrew Bird )

Heath Henjum (The Hopefuls {nee Olympic Hopefuls}, Vicious Vicious)

Chris Perricelli (aka LittleMan)

Jeff Waryan ( Figures)

Jacques Wait (producer and engineer, also former member of Jan, RankStrangers, Magnatone)

Ben Foote (Joanna James, Little Man, )

Tom Cross (sax...no affiliation)

Jason Weissman (sax, no affiliation)