Air guitar

US Air Guitar first came to Philadelphia in 2008. It was my first air guitar competition and I approached it with the expectation that it would also be my last – it didn’t occur to me that this was something anyone did more than once. I was disabused of that notion by the many wonderful weirdos I met in the green room before the show, some of whom had been traveling up and down the… See more →

Took 4th place at the @usairguitar Northeast Semifinal behind Airistotle, Ricky Stinkfingers, and Smiley Rod, who all advance to the Finals!

Game-day decision: I’ve accepted @usairguitar’s invitation to compete as a wildcard in tonight’s Northeast Semifinal. boweryballroom.com/event/586745-u…

The second of @RogerClark41’s NY1 @usairguitar Northeast Semifinal previews, featuring an interview with yours truly. ny1ne.ws/b1BSfA

Got up early to be on the teevee with @RogerClark41. @usairguitar Northeast Semifinal tonight! ny1ne.ws/b1BSfA

I am judging the 2014 @usairguitar Philadelphia Qualifier! You should come.

Attend: ticketfly.com/purchase/event…

Compete: eventbrite.com/e/us-air-guita…

The 2014 @usairguitar season begins MAY 1ST at @saintvitusbar with judges @stoya, @alexkoll, and Nigel Blackstorm! ticketfly.com/event/559779?u…

The plush, brightly lit green room at the House of Blues on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles is clean, colorful, and carpeted, with two large couches, a bathroom with a shower, and an abundance of mirrors. It is probably the most spacious and comfortable backstage area of any we’ve encountered, but it’s still inadequate. Between organizers, performers, friends, and photographers, the room is at more than twice its capacity, topped off with a showgirl’s ransom… See more →

My parents never told me I would one day be the guy choreographing an air band stage show in a spreadsheet, but I think they always knew it.

Ladies and gentleman, the USA takes it home again! Mean Melin (@SceneStealrEric) is your 2013 Air Guitar World Champion!

Last night was amazing. Not Windhammer’s best showing, but who cares? @LtFacemelter is your 2013 @usairguitar champion, as he should be.

People of Los Angeles: I have arrived. Come see my friends and I battle for @usairguitar supremacy on Saturday: concerts.livenation.com/event/09004AC5…

For Windhammer fans who couldn’t make it, here’s video of my first round at the @usairguitar Northeast Semifinal: youtu.be/zYQKy9QgE1s

Congrats to Mean Melin (@SceneStealrEric), winner of the @usairguitar Northeast Semifinal! I tied for 2nd and am LA-bound for the finals!

Prepare for tonight’s @usairguitar Northeast Semifinal by watching @dancranehere’s top 11 championship performances: music.yahoo.com/blogs/stop-the…

People of NYC: Come see my alter-ego Windhammer compete at the @usairguitar Northeast Semifinal on Tuesday: boweryballroom.com/event/261053-u…

Had a blast judging last night’s @usairguitar Brooklyn Qualifier. Big thanks to @paul_mar and @TommyRocket for putting on a great event!

If you ever need someone on your side, I recommend @jessiarrington. instagram.com/p/UmbRU5yWr1/

Well, that was one bewildered audience. (@ Highline Ballroom w/ 35 others) 4sq.com/129E3zw

Trying out the new Flickr iPhone app.

Now that I’ve been inducted into the @usairguitar Hall of Fame and my legacy is secure, my Jazz Odyssey phase begins. usairguitar.com/hall-of-fame/

Just got an automated e-mail from the company squatting on windhammer.com. They’re willing to sell it for a mere $10,000! High five!

Honored to be a part of @songadaymann’s @brooklynbeta theme song video! youtu.be/zx1dJT8YhUU

Ladies and gentlemen, the USA brings it back home! I am overjoyed to report @NordicThunder is your 2012 Air Guitar World Champion!

Made an air guitar edit this morning that is a strong contender for 2013. Is it next summer yet?

Home in Brooklyn after three nights in Denver with some of the most magnificent kooks I know. Thanks for another great season, @usairguitar.

The number six air guitarist in the USA is now leaving Denver. (@ Denver International Airport (DEN) w/ 117 others) 4sq.com/LHpGMN

Summer camp is drawing to a close. #USAirGuitar

Airistotle (@aYo_MattBurns) is your 2012 @usairguitar Champion! Our little guy is (sort of) all growed up! I am beaming with pride.

For the record, I did not deserve scores as good as I got in round one.

Showtime. (@ Bluebird Theater for The Us Air Guitar Championships – 2012 National Finals w/ 6 others) 4sq.com/MBRfZe

Saturday! Saturday! Saturday! @ Bluebird Theater instagr.am/p/NXGgxkhM_8/

Whoa. instagr.am/p/NUGlBhzfxJ/

For those concerned, my @usairguitar friends and I here in Denver were not at last night’s tragic Batman screening.

People of NYC: Windhammer needs you. Who has clippers and wants to shave my head today? I’ll buy you a beer or something like it.

These few days on tour with @usairguitar have been a blast, but I wasn’t ready for how amazing the DC show would be. Great place to wrap up.

It is an election year, and as our president and other political incumbents across the country dust off their dirtiest tricks to retain their posts, so too do our returning regional air guitar champions. Of our first six cities this year, only Portland and Boston are sending new blood to the finals, and neither of their winners from last year returned to defend their titles. So as we pulled up to Washington, DC’s legendary 9:30… See more →

Boston’s air guitar faithful assembled at Brighton Music Hall on Friday night. They came to talk loudly over the judges’ commentary, and they stayed to marvel at performances that were by turns inspiring and reviling.

The air guitarists of Boston have long toiled fruitlessly in the glittery shadow of four-time champ McNallica (Erin McNally), whose charisma and fire was insurmountable even on the rare occasion she faced a worthy challenger. But with McNallica’s retirement came… See more →

There are two things that make New York City one of the toughest markets in US Air Guitar:

1. The staggering amount of top tier talent, both local and imported, and
2. The Daily Show’s Jason Jones, whose commentary has reduced all but the most thick-skinned competitors to quivering heaps in the backstage bathroom.

Alongside ACLU lawyer Ben Wizner and music biz free agent Leigh Lust, Jones returned on Thursday night to his perch in the… See more →

Windhammer @usairguitar halftime shows: NYC tonight (Bowery Ballroom), Boston on Friday (Brighton Music Hall), DC on Saturday (9:30 Club).

Thanks for the kind words and congratulations, everyone! Windhammer would be nothing without such expressive fans.

Thanks to all of tonight’s @usairguitar competitors in Philly for putting on a hell of a show!

Too tired to figure out what to say about winning tonight’s Philadelphia regional @usairguitar Championship. Also pretty thrilled.

Showtime.

The American Shredding truck made its monthly stop at the office building across the street from me today. I’ll consider that a good omen.