Remembering 9/11
Remembering 9/11… all those who lost their lives, and the loved ones affected.God bless them, and God bless America. “I woke up this morningI could barely breatheJust an empty impressionIn the bed where you used to beI want a kiss…
Thrasher
A couple weeks back, I finally got a couple of good CD display cabinets, mounted them on the wall, and released my CD’s from years of exile in plastic storage bins. It’s nice to have them in my face again,…
Back Porch Hand Me Down Tunes
This Labor Day weekend, the temperature here in the Arizona desert finally dropped below 100 degrees for two straight days. Some rain, lots of clouds, and best of all, a chance to venture out to the back patio for one…
The Backroom
I finally bought a capo for my guitar, so I pulled out this enormous stack of songs w/ the chords transcribed. I went on a frenzy about 10 years ago and printed a bunch out. I had completely forgotten about…
I’m On Fire
Thanks to a post on Slowcoustic, I happened upon a cool A.A. Bondy version of “I’m On Fire” today (who’ll be at Modified in Phoenix later this month). I had to share. Hear: A.A. Bondy – I’m On Fire (mp3)…
To Know Your Love
Where did this come from? I’m not sure how I got this album, maybe out of an eMusic recommendation? But it’s getting repeat plays over the last week. Check out “On the Other Side”, and this one right here.. Brian…
Northern Exposure: The Great Outdoors, “Winter”
Canadian folk-rock collective The Great Outdoors have completed their ambitious project to write, record and release an EP for each season. The three preceding EP’s managed to perfectly capture the tone of each respective season and Winter introduces elements of…
A Truly Beautiful Mess
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKanbidzvUQ 570 345] Jason Mraz – A Beautiful Mess (feat. Norwegian Radio Orchestra) (YouTube) From the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway. This is quite possibly one of my favorite songs of 2008 let alone Jason Mraz‘s catalog. The…
All the Ways I Want You (A YouTube Debut)
While the wife and kids were away at a Saturday afternoon birthday party, dad got some peace & quiet. And when there’s tranquility in the house, I often pull out the guitar. Except this time, I pressed the record button.…
Review: Jason Mraz at Radio City Music Hall
Despite listening to him since his days at Java Joes, Friday night was my first experience seeing Jason Mraz live. I was not alone in my first experience as it was Mr. A-Z’s first show at the legendary Radio City…