A Kickstarter is coming…

Hello, friends. I have this really good record in the can. It’s being mastered right now by Anna Frick at Airshow Mastering. It was produced by Joe Newberry. Engineered by Martin Klemm. There is a slew of great musicians on it. My brother, Matthew Sahlgren, an amazing...

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When the River Meets the Sea

I’ve got a slew of fantasy recording projects in my head. I half-plan them all the time. One is a tribute album consisting only of the songs of my favorite rock band, The Sinatras. Another is an all murder ballad collection. Still another is an album of...

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My very strong feelings about Muppets

I have a tendency to get nostalgic to the point of melancholy. It’s usually an okay place to be. I am, as my friend Frank Youngman once called me, a “feeler”. I wouldn’t want to be otherwise. I like being a feeler. I’ve just got this one life, as far as I know, and...

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Secret Crab Legs

This new album I’m making was going to be called “Secret Crab Legs”. Why it was going to be called that isn’t really important right now, but I really liked the sound of it. When I would tell anyone I knew that I was going to call it “Secret Crab Legs”, they would...

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Now, I’m really making a record. It actually exists.

Spent five of the last six days in the studio. Joe Newberry was in from… from all over… to produce my first solo record. Joe lives in NC. He travels the world making amazing music and teaching other people to do likewise. He’s quite a guy. Supportive and talented and...

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I’m making a record. For real.

I’ll be making you positively tired of hearing about this in the next several months. My apologies in advance. But guys, I am making a solo album. I’ve been writing songs for a long while. I’ve got a bunch ready and I’ve got some super cool covers in mind, too....

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Darcy Wilkin