i was inspired by jack conte’s video songs and wanted to put together one of my own. i’m following his rules that he uses for his videos:

“1. What you see is what you hear (no lip-syncing for instruments or voice).
2. If you hear it, at some point you see it (no hidden sounds).”

hope you like it. the song is also on songfight right now. head on over to listen to all of the songs in the fight.

Ok, so I’m not exactly on tour, but I am driving across the US, taking some photos and recording some music along the way. Today I drove for a while along Route 66 in California, and spent some quality time with a few dilapidated houses and buildings. The setting sun was providing some perfect lighting, so it seemed like a good opportunity to shoot some new photos, some of which for my bio.

Tonight I’m keeping it classy, spending a night in the lovely roadway inn in flagstaff, arizona. I’m currently accompanied by the sounds of trains raging by every half hour. A bit too tired to work on any songs today. If I hit a campground tomorrow evening, I’ll see if I can start (and finish) a SongFight song. Here are some photos, more tomorrow.

Had a great time playing with the SongFight.org regulars down at the Spot Cafe and Lounge this past Friday. Got to see a bunch of fighters that I haven’t seen in a while as well as meet a few new shiny happy faces. Got to hear a bunch of classics and some new songs by The Seamus Collective, Merisan, Ross Durand, Minty Handy, Ken’s Super Duper Band ‘n Stuff, and Evil E. I played a few newer unreleased songs, ‘Computer’, ‘This is Old’ and an yet-to-be-titled song, which I currently call ‘Edison hates this song’ because my dog Edison howls like crazy when I play it. Below are some photos courtesy of Ross Durand. I’m trying to get back into the swing of things and play more shows and get this album finished, and SongFight always seems to help me get going again.

The website that really helped me actually finish songs is having a show in Culver City, CA tonight. Come on out. Here are the details:

:::: Friday March 28, 2008 – 7:00pm
:::: SONG FIGHT! Show!
:::: Spot Cafe and Lounge
:::: 4455 Overland Ave.
:::: Culver City, CA 90230

And the lineup:

The Seamus Collective
Merisan
Ross Durand
State Shirt
Minty Handy
Ken’s Super Duper Band ‘n Stuff
Evil E

After quite a hiatus, I’m back for another rumble at SongFight. I just finished writing a song for the latest SongFight, titled Ottoman. It’s a song about leaving. Spent a couple days locked in the studio to write and record this. Click on over to SongFight and check out the songs in the fight.

:: State Shirt on SongFight