I know I haven't really been posting here lately, but I wanted to announce that the Dresden Dolls are fucking amazing live. If you have a chance to see them on this tour, DO IT ( Read more... )

Josh Ritter is amazing. I just got home from seeing him play at the Granada and . . . wow. If you have a chance to see him, I strongly recommend going.

In the meantime, have a video:

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Last Thursday night, Cory and I went to see the Mountain Goats play at the Granada here in Dallas. My brother Zachary came, too ( Read more... )

I posted this on my school blog last week and thought maybe some people here would be interested (if you haven't already seen it--I think I posted a link on facebook, too).

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Here's another video I really enjoyed. Make sure to watch the whole thing; my favorite bits are at the end.

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I have spent the last couple of hours watching Tim Minchin youtube videos. He is a very funny man and a fantastic musician. This is my favorite video, I think:

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This song is just great and his performance is awesome, but it doesn't show off his really incredible piano skills, so here is another that does.

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So yeah, check him out. There are ( Read more... )

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I sing and play the piano, but I'm always wanting to learn to play new instruments. For a brief period in college, I was learning the clarinet, but I didn't get very far. I have wanted to learn the guitar for a long time, as well as the accordion and the autoharp. For now, however, I have landed on the ukulele as the instrument to learn.


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1. I bought a ukulele. On ebay. I don't know how long it will take to get here, but I am super excited about learning to play it.

I don't hope to be as good as this guy any time soon (or maybe ever), but it is still awesome and worth watching. He plays the Super Mario Bros. theme on the ukulele.

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2. I played Rock Band for the first time ( Read more... )