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Guitar player/musical director/songwriter/composer. Motion City Soundtrack, Britney Spears, Better Fires, Skyscrapers
I have a phonographic memory

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Waking up in my own bed after a month of gigs, hot dogs, and binging Love On The Spectrum with the homies. Thanks to the @bayside camp for always being the best. Shoutout @grave.secrets and @drivewaysband for the friendship.

Stoked to come home to hoodie and leaf crunching weather with @vicki_writes.

Good photos by @shane_ouellette

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Business Time - 7 piece band

@redlioninncohasset

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Thanks, Chicago @riot_fest! Let’s do it again tonight at @concordhall!

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9/12-9/19, 2025

One of the busiest weeks last September, started with a dinner date with some of my favorite gals. Later that night I was scooped up by friends to start making our way to @drekkerbrewing in Fargo, ND for their version of Octoberfest.

Along with taking home some of their fancy beer that reminded me of Framboise, I also picked up two of my most worn merch items.

Near the end of the concert, a staff member @whitney_myhra stopped by. I complimented her fun earrings and asked her about the photo buttons that I had seen staff wearing. They were photos of a team member who had recently passed from cancer. My heart sank as I thought of her and friends throwing a big party for their brewery and missing an important part of their team. Then my mind flipped through my own experiences with losing a colleague to cancer in January. She was my mentor, friend, and only 46.

I asked a couple more questions about Whitney’s friend, who sounded like such a cool lady. I thanked her and I shared that I had a similar experience that year and that I knew it was gonna be hard for a while, especially going to work some days, knowing they won’t be there. I encouraged her to keep talking about her friend and sharing stories. It would be important tell her coworkers if she was having a tough time. They might be too. (We exchanged info and still check in from time to time.)

The next morning, I took a “hike to Minnesota” and inadvertently found a reconstruction of a stave church. 🤓

On the long drive home, I thought about my interaction with Whitney. I had just been there to sell merch and hang with friends. But maybe this brief conversation was why I was supposed to be in Fargo.

The drive back was a good one with knitting, chatting and listening to the new MCS album.

We filled the next week with games, dinners, a couple more gigs, seeing the Wiener Mobile, an in-store signing at @downinthevalley and a show at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis.

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Mexico City! Warped Tour! This weekend! We play Sunday. Can’t wait to be a part of Warped Tour’s first time in Mexico 🇲🇽

🎥: @vanswarpedtourlb

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What’s your favorite part about going to a show? 🎵
We’re dying to know! Vote in the poll below in our comments!👇
Then come experience it ALL with us September 27th at Broken Clock Brewing! Tickets in bio! 🎸💛

POLL OPTIONS:
    •    🎵 The live music
    •    🤝 The community & vibes
    •    🕺 Dancing & letting loose
    •    💛 All of the above!

Tell us what you LOVE about live music!!

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The full cast and crew make a rare appearance. (Minus Jesse who sent a photo of his cat in lieu of a late submission. Respectable.) Mexico City, Chicago, Nantucket & Pittsburgh—we’ll see you next month!

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POV: You’re in the pit for a rare Bayside City Soundtrack performance of “My Favorite Accident” 🤯

Join us & Motion City Soundtrack at Concord Music Hall in Chicago for a special Riot Fest Late Night aftershow on September 19th. Tickets on sale now!

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@jimmyeatworld tour came and went too quick 🥲
Such an amazing team. So easy to work with, making these @motioncitysoundtrack sets extra fun. And to top it off with @ih.rips opening the bill, I basically got to see 3 of my fav bands perform every night. Very radical.
📸 1, 4, 5 and 6 by the legendary @kellymason

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Thanks for showing up for us on Sunday, Warped Tour!! We love you all and couldn’t think of a better place to end our tour. Can’t wait to see you again in Mexico City!

📸: @kellymason

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Warped Tour Long Beach, CA 📍

Saw some of my favorite bands again and saw some for the very first time. What another great Tour! It gave me life!! 🙌✨️

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Thanks Concord! Next stop: @vanswarpedtourlb. See you tomorrow.

📸: @kellymason

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