A Few Words About "Hollywood Endings"

I better say a few words about this record before someone else does...

This isn't so much an album as it is a memoir of experiences, emotions, and metaphysical ideals that has led up to this very moment in time. When I wrote many of these songs it was more to satisfy my own creative endeavors; I never really intended on making a record. In fact, I hadn't really intended on "sharing" them with anyone save maybe an audience of one. Then, at some point on my journey I began writing and singing with an approach I hadn't quite understood before. It soon became evident that I should compile all of these orphan-songs into a catalog I could call an album with some degree of satisfaction. If music is purely about emotional expression through the medium of sound, then for me there is no truer music than what's on this record. Some of the songs are old and some of them are new, but they all mark some significant moment in my own personal evolution. I hope they will make you think, feel, and/or wonder but above all, I hope that in listening you will realize that at some point or another in our lives you and I have shared the same emotion and that connects us at a far deeper level than sharing a cup of coffee. Even if we never exchange words or glances.

There are a number of people who made this record possible through contributions they may not even be aware of. I would be remiss not to mention my friends Ron Pacheco Jr. and Adam Chamberlain who have made the live aspect of this release possible. Knowing they believed in the material enough to stand on stage and perform it alongside me made finishing "Hollywood Endings" much easier because I wasn't alone in my ordeal anymore. Plus I can't think of anyone else I would rather play with. I should also mention my gratitude to my family in Hemlok for tolerating the distractions that having another band and releasing a solo record is bound to bring. I love you guys! The remaining list of "Thank yous" is far too long to print but I am certain everyone knows who they are, even if they know not what they did. The ultimate shout of gratitude goes to you, the listener for giving music its other purpose: to be shared. If a record plays in a forest and no one is around to hear it who cares if it's playing at all. This album is dedicated to anyone who has ever stared a logical decision in the face and then chosen the path that is truer to their heart in spite of what made the most "sense." I am one of you.
See you on stage,
Kev

Accolades

Sometimes it's really easy to forget why you fell in love with something or keep doing it at all. Last night closing out an evening of rock and roll at KC's tap, I was fortunate enough to get a reminder. When you play out pretty frequently you start to notice that some shows are good, some are bad, some are great, but the best ones are transcendental. Was I, a shredding songwriter a bit out of place billed with guitar guru Scott Motyka, the heavy grooves of A Breed Apart, and the more progressive Octopus Triangle? Sure I was, but I didn't seem to care and in spite of that I was still able to get caught in a moment and create one of my fondest musical memories to date. To those of you there to share it I thank you warmly and also acknowledge it could not have happened without Ron and Chambo believing in the music too. See you at the next show.