Mike Dillon

By Jennifer Koch Photo by Mike Dillon “I own a human skull. Every artist should own a human skull.” If you are at all interested in tattoos and horror, you know his name. And if you don’t know his name, it will ring loud and clear after you see his work. Read More

By Jen Levins Photo by Mike Dillon Never let the words “I just learned this today so it might be a train wreck” escape your mouth while you’re on stage. NEVER. Welcome to my open mic survival guide for the New Year. I’m guessing that a few of you have been Read More

By Jen Levins Photo by Mike Dillon Distractions are everywhere. Relationships are impossible. Some relationships are distractions. These are the only things I am sure of right now. Way back in September, I decided that I wanted to take some time off from performing. I had been Read More

By Matthew Hengeveld Photos by Mike Dillon “Bobbie and I are still learning to play our instruments,” admits Jaime Parker of the Timid Roosevelts. “With each song we write, I find that we’re getting more musically complex.” Some bands have an aura of Read More

By Brian Kindle Photos by Mike Dillon Illustration by Drew Dunlap The year is 1841, and Abraham Lincoln, bearded political titan and arguably the greatest leader in American history, is having girl problems. He’s just broken off his engagement with his fiancée, Mary Todd, Read More

By Jason Sendaula Photo by Mike Dillon Formed in the late 1980s in Eugene, Oregon the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies have gone through very different sounds and line-ups in their more than 20 years of touring and recording. Through all of it the band’s front man Steve Perry Read More