Brad Bursa

  • Something in the Way: An Easter Reflection

    I grew up on grunge. The raw emotion, rough vocals, evasive lyrics, and diversity of sounds fascinated me. I suppose in my emo adolescence, it soundtracked the drama of my life. I don’t listen to grunge much anymore, but I was recently reintroduced to Nirvana’s “Something in the Way” through Stephen Wilson Jr’s cover of…

    Brad Bursa

  • Observations from my first Stephen Wilson Jr. concert

    My wife gifted me (us) tickets to the first stop on Stephen Wilson Jr.’s Gary the Torch tour in Columbus, Ohio last week. I’ve been listening to Stephen Wilson Jr. for, I don’t know, eight months or so. Overall, I’d say he’s wrecked me. There’s something about the depth of the poetry combined with grungy…

    Brad Bursa