Alex Brubaker

(monthly email update)
Happy November, everyone!

Hard to believe, but another year has almost passed us by! There isn't much music news right now, but that is all for good reason. Instead, I've got a general health update, as a…Read more

I just finished up mixing for my upcoming album, The Architect; The Engineer. It's been years in the making, as I originally started recording for this back in 2010, so I am incredibly excited about completing this project.

And, better…Read more

It’s been a while since I’ve written anything in here. Mainly, I just don’t have time. Life happens. And if it’s down to music or the music blog, the music blog is going to be cast aside. I suppose I… Read more

I've seen him several times before. After all, his videos were what inspired me to pursue this whole percussive fingerstyle craziness. And every time it’s a great show
And the songs will always be great; that’s what we’re there… Read more

So I just got an email from a company that allegedly produces 3D animation music videos. It was pretty obviously a mass email that I just so happened to end up on their special list for, but usually I’m okay… Read more

I read a review on Margot and the Nuclear So and So’searlier today that described them as, “making depression danceable.”
And it got me thinking… I know people get seasonal depression during the winter, but sometimes I feel like… Read more

Does it ever seem to you like music comes in droves? Where you’ll have these long stretches where you don’t really get any new music, you don’t see any shows, and you don’t play any. Then, out of nowhere, you’ve… Read more

I can listen to the radio at work or wherever I am (although, outside of being forced to listen to the radio, I avoid it), and it hardly ever registers as art. There are varied sounds, ranging from the abhorrent… Read more

So the Super Bowl was this past weekend. Not that I follow football or anything, but this game, in particular, has some musical significance. Bruno Mars and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Not a likely pairing; I was certainly skeptical.… Read more

I recently got a Kindle. A Kindle Paperwhite, actually. It was a gift from my wife, Kelly. I think for the most part I have always enjoyed reading. But books take up a bunch of room once you get a… Read more