Above: that’s me performing with Nous Non Plus in East Germany in 2008 when our band was still actively recording and touring. That was the night that Dany Le Rouge danced to our music (no joke). It was also the night I blew a virtual kiss to a woman I had just started to date. Her name was Tracie B.

Music will always be part of my life and my family’s life. But I’ll never get to relive the precious years when my band had a top-10 college radio album (Nous Non Plus “Self Titled,” Aeronaut 2005). I’m so glad that Tracie got to see us play in Paris, New York, and Los Angeles before we were married. We actually got engaged after a rocking show at Spaceland in LA — way back when!

Today our music lives on through streaming (Apple, Spotify, etc.) and the many films and TV shows our music has appeared in. That means so much to me.

I still put out a record every year. And this year, the girls played strings on a handful of tracks on the album. That’s been such a rewarding experience for me. They put on their headphones and play like real pros!

Few things give me greater pleasure than knowing that my friends enjoy my music. So, once again, I’m sharing it here in the hope that it will provide some joy over the holiday weekend.

Click here to stream my new album, “Let the Party Begin” (Terrible Kids Music 2024).

And Houston folks: please join me for two sets of 80s covers with my current band featuring Katie White at Vinsanto, Sunday, December 8, 4-6pm; and join me for my last wine dinner of the year at Davanti with Chef Roberto Crescini on Monday, December 9, 7pm.

Thanks for all your support in 2024! Happy Thanksgiving and happy listening! Play it loud!