Peter Gabriel sits on my personal Mount Rushmore of musical artists. He's also its longest resident, first etched during my high school ...

Adaptability to change is itself a hallmark of successful education. – Peter Hilton 2020  –  2021 has been a different school year for every...

Welcome back to New Music Friday. Today, I'm so happy to share my 14-year-old daughter's first-ever single, "Wish I Was Ur Guit...

In his semi-eponymous movie, Buddy the Elf famously explained , "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear...

If my 13-year-old self, sneaking off into the woods at sleep-away camp to listen to my bootlegged cassette of The Wall , could see me now… ...

Over the past four days, I have taken A LOT of heat online for allowing my 11-year-old daughter to perform on stage with Roger Waters .

Do you like acoustic guitar, Green Day, and a 10-year-old girl that is way too cool to be my daughter combining the two? If so, then this vi...

Thank god we got these guitars. In this devil of world. Turn it up make a little noise.  – Old 97’s, “Irish Whiskey Pretty Girls”...

On Friday, Rhett Miller, lead singer of my favorite band, the Old 97’s, and undoubtedly one of the good guys, held a Reddit AMA . I asked ...

Earlier this week, Kurt Cobain would have turned 50 years old. Uncoincidentally, also earlier this week Norah stepped in for an absent bandm...

Last weekend was School of Rock weekend for the Hyman family. My kids showed a packed club what they’ve been working on for the past four mo...

Holy cow, has it really been three weeks since I last posted a weekly roundup? It’s also early January, which means it’s School of Rock sh...

Any week my favorite band—the Old 97’s —release new music is a week to be celebrated. (I know, Old 97’s music two Fridays in row. Deal wit...

Christmas carols and the Old 97’s are two things that make me very happy. Do you know what makes me happier? When the Old 97’s sing a Christ...

Norah and Rhett Joe Purdy has been around for awhile. That I’d never heard of him before I bought my ticket to see him play with Rhett ...

How do you spend your down time? What do you do when you’re not working? Me? I blog, and I play roadie for Norah and Donovan. If you happen ...

This what one’s happy place looks like Jack White month comes to an end with a few clips from Norah’s most excellent School of Rock “Man...

Last Saturday was Jack White show #1 for Norah and her School of Rock friends. One of my personal highlights was Norah singing The White Str...

I never thought I’d be the parent of private school kids. I am a proud survivor of the School District of Philadelphia, and always assumed t...

Someday I am going to convert this legal blog into a full-time dad/music blog. Until then, you get my semi-regular kids/musical posts. Like ...