The Way Back Playlist

I might need to head north...

I checked the map the other day and noticed that Burlington, VT, and Boston, MA, seem to be engaging more and more with my website. The...

Nov 7, 2022

This blog post is dedicated to my dear friend Kristin and she will figure out why pretty quickly. So last night my high school buddies...

Nov 5, 2022

Since The Way Back will be available for purchase as both a paperback and a hardback at some point tomorrow (I'm so excited!!!), here is...

Oct 13, 2022

Have you ever seen a show at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Maryland? It’s probably my favorite venue. It feels a little bit like you’re...

Oct 8, 2022

I have fond memories of this impromptu concert I ended up attending in the basement coffee-shop-and-art-studio that is Waldo's. Had I...

Oct 6, 2022

My intent was to post stories about the bands on The Way Back’s playlist in the order they appear on the playlist, but then I started...

Sep 28, 2022

New morning, new energy. Let me tell you about yesterday… The Venue Sound on Sound was located in this big park beside the sound in...

Sep 25, 2022

The Players: Hannah (English teacher), Kristin (English teacher), Mary (English teacher), Ben (social studies teacher), Brock...

Sep 23, 2022

Don McCloskey is relatively new to me. Like Rayland Baxter, he’s another Instagram find, and though I haven’t listened to a ton of his...

Sep 22, 2022

Remember that time I brought a band home from the bar with me? No? Well, settle in for a story. There was this one night I went to...

Sep 19, 2022