My focus tended to be music-related, so hopefully these pics and vids aren’t too boring.
Video Clip: Country Boy Karaoke:
The first thing we came to was this drunken karaoke fest in Pack Place. This good ole boy was having a ball. Definitely a must-watch:

Yours truly. Taken by great photographer (and upright bass player) Ben Wiggins.

From one of my favorite bands …. Travis.

Wow … complete with harmonies and the whole deal. It sounds like a legitimate song!

Here’s mine:

Maybe Not – Cat Power
There’s a dream that I see, I pray it can be
Look cross the land, shake this land
A wish or a command
I Dream that I see, don’t kill it, it’s free
You’re just human, you get what you can
We all do what we can
So we can do just one more thing
We can [...]

Looks like JJ Grey and his band Mofro are up in your neck of the woods. I’ve been a big fan since we went to the first Langerado Festival back in 2003. I conducted a kickin’ songwriting interview with him last month.
If you’re into Southern and New Orleans-styled swamp funk it would be worth your [...]

One of my favorite bands in my sophomore year of high school. Man this song rocks. This recent version of the song during their farewell tour is pretty good. (This one’s for you Michelle …)
Sometimes I long for the acrobatic craziness of this kind of music. What kind of crazy acrobatics? Check this out:

Frackin’ awesome.

Explosive Funk Rock!

Kung Fu Dynamite on MySpace

Laura Reed & Deep Pocket. That is living legend Sidney Barnes on the left singing backup.

Laura Reed on MySpace

Liam Lynch, the guy who wrote that song “US of Whatever” a few years back has a podcast. It is only supposed to be a short 10-week run of podcasts, but they are pretty funny.

You can subscribe to his podcast on iTunes here. (Cost: Free)

“Inspiration is for amateurs… the rest of us just show up and get busy.” -Chuck Close

For the procrastinator in all of us, February Album Writing Month seems like a neat project. 14 songs in 28 Days. Any takers?