Blood moons, Imaginationland, and the making of art

My next show is March 28th at Miller’s in Carnation, WA. Tickets on sale now.

Travelogue: Blood moon at the Trona Pinnacles

There is a space between waking up and being awake where dreaming and consciousness intertwine. The intersection of a mind that is both unwinding and winding up where bizarre and vivid stories unfold for a brief moment.

Some of you will remember having clock radios. Did you ever have whatever was on the radio make it into your dream? Remember how eerie that was? Perfectly positioned to begin your day in Imaginationland. And when Imaginationland is particularly vivid, you replay it all day. I wrote the chorus to the song Halflight in Imaginationland. I had been singing those words to that melody for a few minutes before I realized it wasn't a song someone else wrote. It was a song I had just written.

One November morning, early in the writing process for my new album, in Imaginationland, I was with my band The Coyotes in the desert singing a song I had just written called Blood Moon underneath the literal Blood Moon. I couldn’t shake the image. In many ways it has defined how we’ve pursued making this album. That was November 2023.

Last Thursday night (March 13th) I sang Blood Moon in the desert underneath the literal Blood Moon. Though the Coyotes weren't with me, it was still a pretty magical experience. And I guess dreams do come true.

Oh, and there might be a video...

UPCOMING SHOWS

• March 28th at Miller's in Carnation. Get your tickets now!

• July 11th at the Arcadian Public House in Conway, WA. Tickets on sale soon

Talk soon...