BUD BUCKLEY

“Everybody’s in showbiz, It doesn’t matter who you are,” sing The Kinks. We may all be artists depending on our definition of art. Last week, I posted a Facebook question on my personal page asking if people have experienced losing a great idea in their sleep.  And how to capture those thoughts without waking and [...]

I’m the beneficiary of a lot of generous support from my fellow musicians over the years. Most but not all of it as been in the form of advice, gig info, free appearances or offers to sit in, ideas and collaborations and just priceless friendship. I’m extremely grateful to those people. The list is long. [...]

Merging music and the arts with local community networks of activists is both very attractive and not altogether free of risks. But signing with a label seems like one huge risk to me. Been there, done that and have seen enough scary contracts to run away pretty fast. Always shower afterwards too. So at a [...]

Here’s a great way to help feed the bottom of the 99%.  Between now and Christmas I will donate a portion of my download and CD sales to Sarasota’s All Faith’s Food Bank.  Buy one or buy many. If you buy a full CD or six downloads, I’ll send you another full CD free.  Just [...]

In between times are good for my creative process, usually. The Beatles gig with the trio was a big success. the Art Gallery gig was also quite good. Everything I do lately seems to lead to more contacts and work. I need to get a few songs written before I leave for my North East [...]