Rachael Yamagata, upstate-New York-based chanteuse, was in Minneapolis recently to write songs with DW. According to DW, the two songwriters came up with two masterworks, “What Not to Do” and “Carry Me.”Yamagata has not been available for comment on the …

DW was in Nashville last week working on new songs with writers Kylie Sackley, Chuck Jones, James Slater, and Barry Dean. Rumor has it at least 3 good songs resulted. News of their fates will be posted here.…

Saturday Oct. 28th DW went as a spectator to Nickel Creek’s concert at the State Theater. After the band’s set, they invited Wilson to jam with them for fans on the sidewalk near the tour bus. The impromptu group sang …

Twin Cities band The Hopefuls are performing a set at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul Sunday night the 30th. They’ve asked Dan to play with them on a few of their songs and also will join him on some …

DW finished a short mini-tour with friend and collaborator Glen Phillips and songwriter Garrison Starr. It went so well that the three are considering doing it again in the new year. Highlights of the “writers-in-the-round” style shows included heavily harmonized …