Full time Dad, drummer in GPGDS, and art nerd. Love Star Wars and Coffee way too much as well. chasetheart.bigcartel.com
Faith47, her son, now known as Jack Fox, and I sat together on a sidewalk in Rochester, NY. About to paint his first wall ever, Faith and him were flipping through sketchbooks, each pointing out characters and patterns they thought would go well with the wall.…
My partner Aimee and I have two sons, Elliot and Oscar. I often include a mention of them in articles on Rootfire, so that may not be a surprise. We all live upstairs from my brother Matt and his partner Rachel who are in the band Thunder Body, and… Read More
When I was 17, September 11th came, and then America went to war in Iraq. I was still in high school. We drove around a lot after class. Our eyes were red. I remember looking out the window and one day, suddenly, American flags were everywhere.… Read… Read More
It doesn’t always have to be mind-bending and complex. Some of the biggest songs are simple melodies with a catchy lyric.
André 3000 wrote and produced 2003’s smash hit “Hey Ya!“, using no more than two words for the chorus- Hey and Ya.… Read More
The wait was over. Phish’s 2010/11 three-night run at Madison Square Garden. The anticipation of NYE is built into our DNA. Magnify that by the feeling of being surrounded by thousands of fans, inside one of the world’s most iconic indoor arenas, and the experience is surreal.… Read More
This is a story about the day I fell in love with a piece of paper. To be more specific, a piece of paper as imagined by Emek. It was 2008, I was 23 years old, and my band had just played Wakarusa for the first time.… Read… Read More
Legendary New York City street art duo Patrick and Patrick (also known as FAILE), created one of my favorite prints, a piece titled ‘A Call To Adventure’. A large format, 18-color screen print, with decked edges , laid on top of fancy art paper (100% cotton coventry rag archival… Read More
A few years ago, I had the pleasure of meeting the acclaimed street artist ROA. ROA was visiting Rochester, NY for the annual Wall/Therapy mural project, and as a team member, it was my task to pick him up from the airport and help him… Read More
