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May 8, 2004

Saw Nickel Creek play last night at The Warfield in San Francisco. Here's a clip of them jamming "Smoothie Song" that I took with my phone. Our local rock station KFOG has been playing the tune nonstop, so the crowd was really diggin' it!

April 11, 2004

Free The Grey Album.

Support genius.
Support DJ Danger Mouse.

If you haven't heard The Grey Album yet, let me know.

February 24, 2004

Mer found this huge repository of Elliott Smith Shows.

I hear now that his death may not have been a suicide.

A tragedy nonetheless, I am learning Happiness.

February 10, 2004

Songs from their new album, Feetal Position, and other tunes have propelled my college a cappella cabal Sixteen Feet into the Semifinals.

Go Swarthmore!

February 2, 2004

Have you seen Nugs.net?!

Live Bruce Hornsby & Friends!

Listen to lots and download some.

January 21, 2004

A Chorus of Voices in Song

And Some Bluegrass

Ubi Caritas
Reach
Sh'Boom
Come Go
The Duke

Congratulations You Two!

November 9, 2003

"I Didn't Vote for Schwarzenegger
But he won anyway

I Didn't Vote for Schwarzenegger
But now we're all a-going to pay

I said

My state is a laughingstock
They gone done turned back the clock

I Didn't Vote for Schwarzenegger
But he won anyway"

Play Video - 3.9MB

[lyrics by dom & mer,
thanks to Arlo Guthrie for the chords]

October 7, 2003

Emailing with Ottmar, I am inspired to post these low fidelity recordings of the Santa Cruz show:

Taken with a Canon PowerShot S30:

• Drum solo and then a group jam - 646 k
• The end of a very sweet version - 228 k

October 2, 2003

Saw Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra again, this time at The Catalyst. I managed to shoot some video [info] before a bouncer asked me to stop. I was encouraged to take a few pictures of the scene.

We grooved on the virtuosic percussion and guitar work. This is music that anyone can enjoy, yet I think we were the youngest folks at the show.

Afterwards, Eric and I met Ottmar and exchanged company-swag for neuvomatic. We got to hang out a bit with Canton and learn a little more about his taplight setup.

They're zigzagging all over the country this Fall, tightly. Check out Ottmar's blog for the latest touring wisdom.

September 18, 2003

Black Hole Strikes Deepest Musical Note Ever Heard:

Astronomers have detected the deepest note ever generated in the cosmos, a B-flat flying through space like a ripple on an invisible pond. No human will actually hear the note, because it is 57 octaves below the keys in the middle of a piano.

Boom.

September 10, 2003

Thoughts of only now

Totally open to the love around us

An impression of one long, large gift

Had a new best day of my life yesterday

Got married and smiled all day long

They played my song for us

We seranaded everyone

We danced all night

There were cute kids

She was beautiful

It was perfect

Thanks!

August 24, 2003

Saw a guy named Chris Dye play with the ever-awesome Ian Moore downtown at Thee Parkside. He played an omnichord like an absolute pro (as well as guitar and flute synth).

Hunched over a slab of plastic, kindof strumming over a metallic sensor, he made it sound like an orchestra with a simple set of volume and delay pedals.

What a treat - check them out!

July 25, 2003

"I want to be blogging this RIGHT NOW!"

June 19, 2003

It says a lot when you go into a show expecting to be blown away, and then you get blown away anyhow! Chris Thile is undoubtedly the most skilled performer I've ever witnessed (can hold his own next to Joshua Bell, Edgar Meyer, Jerry Douglas, et al), and definitely the most tasteful composer I've heard lately. He's been playing mandolin, as Mike Marshall put it, "since he was in the test tube," which is a testament to the terrifying brilliance of his music.

The concert was at the St. John's Cathedral, the same place that I saw Jove sing that time, and the acoustics were excellent, the place was packed, and we were absolutely floored. If you have the means, I highly recommend that you check them out!

March 4, 2003