One of the things I love most about putting together Off the Beaten Track is that I usually do not know exactly where the show is going when I start. That might sound strange for someone building a radio show, but honestly, that uncertainty is part of the fun. A lot of the time, I begin by simply looking through my music collection. I open a folder. Scroll through some artists. Spot a song I have not played in a while. Then suddenly I remember another song that would sound gr

One of the things I’ve been realizing lately is that Off the Beaten Track really does live up to its name. A lot of the time, I don’t sit down with some giant master plan for the show. I start with the music. I open up part of my collection, start looking through songs and artists, and eventually I find something that makes me stop and think, I haven’t played that in a while. Then that song reminds me of another one. Then another. And before I know it, I’m building a whole sh

It’s Tuesday again, and that means another edition of Off the Beaten Track tonight at 6 PM ET on Jedi Council Radio. I’ve been spending the last several shows digging into favorite songs and favorite artists, and I’m finding that I really like where that has taken the show. Calling something a “favorite” sounds simple until you actually start looking through years and years of music. There are the songs that immediately come to mind—the ones you’ve heard hundreds of times and

Greetings, my Padawans! It is almost time to turn up the volume, leave the predictable playlists behind, and join me for another musical journey through the wonderfully unpredictable world of Off the Beaten Track! The show begins tonight at 6 PM Eastern, and I hope you will tune in, spend some time with me, and enjoy everything I have lined up. I am putting together a show that is sure to be a hit, filled with great music, unexpected choices, familiar favorites, deeper cuts,

Hey there, my Padawans! Tonight at 6 PM Eastern, it's time once again for another edition of Off the Beaten Track right here on Jedi Council Radio, and this week we're taking a trip back to a decade that means a lot to me personally. We're heading back to the 1980s. As many of you know, I was born in 1968, which means the 1980s weren't just another decade for me—they were my teenage years. These were the years of discovering music, finding favorite artists, recording songs of