Coco Brown, of Meganaut and Peter Elliott and the Sellouts, will be joining the Choir.
He’s a great player, and I’m really looking forward to what he’s going to bring to the band.
A few weeks ago, I headed out on the road with a few friends (hey, Nathan, Kitty, Delia!) to catch Tom Waits in Houston and Dallas, because … well, because Tom Waits is one of the great musical artists of our time, and anybody who says different is LYING TO YOU.
I’d been looking for a pirated copy of the shows to pop up in the usual places, but, apparently, the pirates are either lazy or have shit for taste or, I suspect, both.
Fortunately, NPR has saved me the trouble by streaming Tom’s Atlanta show — all 2 hours and 21 minutes of it.
In the spirit of sharing, I would like to point out that there are any number of ways to convert a streaming audio signal into an mp3, including Audio Hijack Pro, if you’re Mac-friendly.
Update: Mel reasonably points out that you can just download the mp3 straight from NPR right here.
The Smithsonian has a site for world music that’s crazy fun to browse around on.
I’ve been flipping around on the ‘genre’ list — ‘ale liwon’ is a genre? exorcism music? thank God for drinking songs… — but you can also search for country, culture group (because a Navajo party don’t stop, yo!), instrument, label, language, and year.
Tons of stuff, most of it fascinating in one way or another, and clips of everything.
Hooray, webbernets!
breakin’ it down, gangsta style.
oh yeah.
lyrics are here, if you wanna bounce along.
Yeah, sure, I know. I’m like the billionth person you know who either wants one, or has one.
But look! … beatmaking! on the go!
Sin of the day: envy. Or maybe it’s greed.
lust?
whatever.
THUMPITY!
WHUMP WHUMP WHUMP!
bastards.
About 12 weeks ago — for a few reasons (see below) — Mel and I started a running program.
On Saturday, Mel and I ran the Keep Austin Weird 5K. I’d run 3 miles getting ready for it, so I had an idea of what that would be like. What I hadn’t done before was run in 98 degree heat next to the devil.
Hot!
Fun participants included:
Also, dork props for the guy who ran with “FOR THE HORDE!” written in black ink on his back.
More after the break.
I know I was.
I spent way too much time looking today.
Here’s the ones that I liked:
Have I mentioned how excited I am that we might have a President who CAN SPEAK?
Ideas! All in a row! Expressed well! Supporting larger ideas!
Man.
I just realized a good part of the site is broken.
Bah.
Working on it; might be a bit.
Yo! … Long time, no chat.
Man, the stuff’s been going on over here.
I started a running program, a creative group, and went to a couple of Springsteen shows. This week, Mel and I attended four rock shows — Kid Rock and Reverend Run! Mike Ness! — traveled from Port Aransas to Houston to Dallas and back to Austin (the second time in three weeks for me on that particular path), and then had the pleasure of bailing a friend out of county jail.
It’s been like that.
Anyway, the important thing is: the music rolls on. I’ll be doing a solo gig at the Flamingo Ranch Art Show on Saturday, May 10th, and I would appreciate all the support I can get. … The last time I did a solo show was in the early 80’s.
I’m even gonna roll out a new song, and try out my home-brewed foot-pedal.
Details on the Flamingo Ranch Art Show can be found here. Hope to see you there!
