A Cluster of Stars
Friends, Bitter cold is ceding to rain here in Portland, so I've been trying to stay warm while doing DJ bizness in the basement. This is a very Portland...
The world will end in fire
Hey friends,I'm pleased as punch to tell you that I'm DJ'ing at the Kenton Street Fair this weekend! Shoutout to Mo at Kenton Antiques for inviting me and to...
The Full Hot Orator
Hey friends! I intended this issue to be longer, but instead it's gonna be a quick-hitter overview of a few things coming soon. The first, starting in a few...
Ones We Can Depend On
Hola amigos, Damn, there is always so much to tell you! I realize that I gave you no end-of-year 2022 favorite records list, nor did I share news & photos of...
Back from the Stygian Depths
NX LONELY HEARTS
If it's smoke, we want all of it
Hey friends, Like many of us, when the calendar flips over, I tend spend a bunch of time reflecting. Last year felt to me like a sigh of relief compared to...
The seed you sow, that's what you shall reap
For sowing bring reapingand reaping is harvestThe seed that you sow a yardthat's what you shall reap, yeahLee "Scratch" Perry // "Dreadlocks in Moonlight"...
30: I'm a real beach boy // come ride my wave
“If it could only be like this always – always summer, always alone, the fruit always ripe and Aloysius in a good temper...”-Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead...
29: That's the MF Science
Hey y'all, Hope your summer is going well! I'm so happy to have a few things back (the swimming pool! summer camp for the kids!), and I still miss a bunch of...
28: It Was Winter, Now and Forever
Hey friends, Here’s the back half of the music I listened to for #MWE, or the Music Writer’s Exercise, in February. My DJ mix is at the top, followed by the...
27: The Snow Melted, It Was Goodnight
Every February for the past six years, music writer Gary Suarez issues an annual challenge he calls the: I’m Gary @noyokonoMusic Writer Exercise: Each day in...
26: A Love Song for Damian Lillard
Holy jesus christ in heaven, what have you been up to? Me, I’m just somehow both barely survivin’ and somehow thrivin’ at the same time. Sure is sweet to...
25: You heard it on the radio, tape it
MF DOOM, drawn by Jaime Hernandez for the New Yorker. The article is written by Ta-Nehisi Coates from 2009 and is absolutely incredible. As drawn by Arturo...
24: The Flower, or the Soil That Grows It?
Hey friends, HAPPY NEW YEAR! I am so lucky that my family & friends have mostly been well and made it together through this awful, grueling, demoralizing...
23: Grindstone Cowboy
Yo, it’s Andy // DJ Mr. Mom! How you doin’? I’m light as a feather because the summer is (mostly) over and the girls are back in school, which means that I...
22: Joni Mitchell never lies
Hey friends, I’m on the radio tonight from midnight to 2 am. Gonna ride the weird late night vibe, definitely gonna celebrate the new Little Brother album &...
21: When the Fonk Radiates
Hey buds, My pal Muntz & I are working diligently to bring you another awesome set of tunes representing our current musical obsessions. For me, it’s gonna...
20: Ohhhh Rasssss
Hey friends & lovers, THE HELLFISH BONANZA is on the air tonight, 10 pm Pacific Standard Time. You can tune in to 90.3 FM in North Portland, 98.3 FM...
19: FREE TILLMAN
On the air right now freeformportland.org sorry for the brevity. Love, DJ Mr. Mom
18: FLOAT!
Hey friends, Muntz & I are on the radio this evening, and we are super excited to present you the music from two special guests–local producers Auvie...
17: Hellathon
Hey friends, The Hellfish Bonanza returns to the air tonight, with Muntz & I hosting a special Hellathon show for the winter Donor Drive for our radio...
16: We just wanna have FUN
Hey there you gorgeous beauties, I had a pretty good day, thanks for asking! Got up early, dropped Jos off at Kindergarten and drove out to Seaside to go...
15: Hellfish Halloween
HEY BOOS & GHOULS! Hell yeah we have a radio program this evening! My best bud El Muntz and I are cooking up a hot cauldron of bewitching jams for you this...
14: Hello, Hellfish Bonanza!
I’m proud to announce my new radio show, THE HELLFISH BONANZA, which I’m co-hosting with my good friend El Muntz! Our first episode is tonight from 10 pm to...
13: Goodbye, lonely hearts
Shed no tears for me, friends and fam! Tonight is the final episode of NOBODY WANTS A LONELY HEART on Freeform Portland. I’ll be joined in the studio by DJ...
12: The music must always play
Hey friends, I’m back on the radio tonight, and I’m excited to play new Portland Hip-Hop from Wynne & Cassow, and to bring you a set of music based around...
11: I looked to the stars // tried all of the bars
Hola amigos, On Freeform this week, I brought my love for Willie Nelson’s music to the radio waves with a special tribute to the Red-Headed Stranger. I...
10: Half of me is ocean // half of me is sky
Hey pals, I hope your summer has been blessed with sunshine and that you have thrown yourselves into many, many bodies of water. I’ve been busy as the...
09: I brought my sand to the beach
Hey pals, I’m back on the radio this evening from 10 pm to midnight PDT, in all of the usual places. We’ve recently moved, so all of my records remain in...
08: I waited for you as the trees swayed out of time
Hey friends, Just dropping a quick message to let you know I’ll be back on Freeform Portland tonight from 10 pm to midnight, playing music. We have been...
07: No Money // No Problems
Hey friends & family, Every spring, I swear an oath that next year, I’ll be more strategic in planning my life and commitments. And every year when the days...
06: Our world without sound
Because I’m on that weekly grind with my radio show, I’m back on the air tonight. In honor of Brian Eno’s 70th birthday yesterday, I’ll play a song of his...
05: This is America
Hey friends, I'm back on the air this week after a fortnight break, and I'm excited to bring you new music from the Sea and Cake, Childish Gambino, Myke...
04: Another green world
Hey friends, My radio show tonight is going to feature songs that make me feel like spring, as the green and blooms have really burst out in Portland and the...
03: We always work it out (somehow)
Oi, I'm back on the radio tonight, and I'm looking forward to playing a set of music that comes primarily from my record collection. New + old soul, R&B,...
02: I swear it's not too late
Hey friends, Thanks again for subscribing to my lil' e-mail newsletter! I'll be on the air in a little under an hour, playing sets of new Portland Hip-Hop,...
01: A new career in a new town
Hola amigos, April marks the one-year anniversary of my return to radio and the beginning of my volunteer stint with Freeform Portland. I started my show...