A few weeks back, I did my first shows of 2014, and I couldn’t have been blessed to start the year off on a better note (pun intentional): Two house concerts in the lower Sierras, along with a live interview […]
Behind the Video: “Starlite Drive-In Saturday Night”
Sometimes, things work out exactly as you hoped they would. When I finished the “Starlite Drive-In Saturday Night” CD last year – exactly a year ago this week – my video pal Jeff of RabbitHat Productions said “I want to […]
Now It’s a Taqueria – But What Did It Used to Be?
July 2014 Update: “Now It’s FINALLY a Taqueria”. The video is now complete, with photos of old restaurants (now taquerias), a great live audience singing along, and a bouncing taco/burrito/avocado highlighting the lyrics. Watch the video on YouTube Original post: […]
NBC’s Wacky “Cut and Paste” Olympic Coverage
NBC got its share of grief in its coverage of the 2012 Summer Games. You can partially blame the five-hour time difference between here and the UK. With the interwebs and various cable channels streaming the games during the day, […]
Maggie Needs a Home Near Sacramento
Blame the old physics rule that says “Opposites attract”. Sometimes like-minded souls just do not get along. Even when they’re a couple of spunky, very cute Labrador/Border Collie mixes. Three year-old Maggie lives in Sacramento with her “sister by adoption” […]
Fun with Drive-In Nostalgia and Sound Effects
Sounds effects. Do you add them to your record or not? This is a good dilemma. I think when you’re at the point where you’re slightly agonizing over whether or not to add a few sound effects to songs on […]
Songs and Stories #113: The Brothers Comatose
Click to hear episode #113 (time = 27:12, size = 37.4 mb) There’s just enough time to get in one more podcast for 2011, so we might as well learn about my “latest new favorite” band. The Brothers Comatose are […]
This Sun 12/4 – Houston Jones Discovers Corralitos
If you haven’t been out to one of our shows at the Corralitos Cultural Center lately, let’s say the place is looking pretty decent. We have the house PA working. (No more dragging a van full of my own gear). […]