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Showcasing music that makes you feel something, without regard to boundaries of genre, because music that fails to stir emotion is nothing more than noise and there are already far too many labels in this world.

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By Travis Erwin - May 18, 2018

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Gray Hair and Powdered Sugar

By Travis Erwin - May 18, 2022

Been a while since I've chimed in here. There are a lot of reasons for that including the fact most people simply don't take time to read blog posts these days. We are all too busy binge-watching, and skimming social media to truly sit down and read longer forms. Sadly this applies to books as well and yet I continue to write. Though since moving to California the siren song of screenwriting has begun whispering in my ear and little by little I am doing more of that. Currently I am sitting in a Dunkin Donuts typing this as the powdered remains of a Bavarian Kreme decorates my beard. The beard is longer these days but also has a bit more of its own white adornment. What else is new? Well my latest novel, THE GOOD FORTUNE OF BAD LUCK is out as of yesterday. The novel is available in paperback or eBook . I wrote the first words on this book more than twenty years ago so like most of my writing it has taken an arduous path to publication. It is a story...

The Golden Ticket To Nowhere

By Travis Erwin - July 21, 2016

American Idol has been around long while now. Spanning numerous judges, two networks, and a bunch of years to show lives on, but I've never being much of a fan. Truth be told me, I am not a huge fan of most mainstream music. Pretty voices, even prettier faces, all packaged nice and neat by corporations ran by well dressed mean behind mahogany desks. Predictable, boring fluff. And American Idol is simply the breeding ground for the next wave of cute predictable stars. Growing up, my mom worked at our local civic center so I saw nearly every big concert that came to town. From Liberace to Metallica. Huey Lewis to George Strait. Lights, pyrotechnics and sequins no longer interest me. I prefer to see a songwriter sit alone upon a plywood stage in some dimly lit bar. I prefer to hear a relatively unknown reveal the inner working of his mind over a "big star" strutting around and belting out lyrics someone else wrote. A singer that sings songs written al...

I Don't Know Why

By Travis Erwin - April 13, 2016

AJ Swope was a friend of mine. We met via Twitter. He was a local guy that somehow found me and my 140 character messages to the world. AJ appreciated my sense of humor. He openly admired my talents as a writer. Funny thing is, it took quite a few months before I discovered he had exquisite talents of his own. AJ was also a writer. A songwriter and singer and musician. He had many more talents than I'll ever have. We soon embarked on a project. He was writing songs based on some of my short stories. I was writing stories based on some of his songs. I was also working on TWISTED ROADS and struggling to amend a character that just didn't feel right. AJ and I met several times over beers. From the first second we set down, I felt I'd known him my entire life. An instant friendship born of common respect and admiration for he others ability to turn a phrase. AJ inspired me. He inspired Lucas Cahill the male protagonist, the replacemen...