I’ve got Obama fever. It may be because, as the LA Times published today in their endorsement: “Obama is a poem, lyric and filled with possibility.”
Ben told me about this fantastic poster over at Obey Giant.
Month: January 2008
Syd Butler of Les Savy Fav
I went to highschool with Syd. We used to play soccer. His band, Les Savy Fav, just came through Austin and I missed them here, but I just listened to them on KEXP and found this video. In addition to playing bass for the band, he founded and runs French Kiss Records. It was very interesting and instructive to hear his musing on the music biz from Austin, SXSW ’06.
jcast4: 'Til Monday
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Matt, Katelin, and myself — our work photos
I miss writing songs with the kids I taught guitar, so I’ve revived my collaborative technique writing songs with my officemates Matt and Katelin. We wrote the first song featured this week by taking turns writing a line and forwarding it. I put a title and a tune on it and here you have, “‘Til Monday,” recorded on my porch.
The second song is a fantastic live version of Jono’s song “God Has Been Good To Me,” from Beerland in Austin, featuring Chris Vestre on guitar, Alex Sarabia on bass, Derek Morris on keys, Stephen Bress on drums, Karla Manzur on backing vocals, and special guest Oliver Steck on trumpet.
jcast3: A Toast To Love
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Ashley Tries to Figure Out How to Ride Jono’s Scooter in Her Wedding Dress
To follow my roast from last week, here is “Toast,” a song I wrote as I woke up the morning after Jono and Ashley got married, chuckling at the image of them riding off, top speed, on Jono’s scooter, into the night and through a red light.
It was my honor to be a reader at their wedding. I read 1 Corinthian’s 13, the verse about “Love is patient, love is kind…the greatest of all is love.” My cover this week is one of my favorite songwriter’s take on what love is.
jcast2: Being Odd Has Been Good To Me
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Playing at Jono’s wedding reception – Jono hiding behind his nephew
I’ve been playing a song my buddy Jono wrote, called “God Has Been Good To Me,” for a while now. So when he got married just before Christmas, we threw him a roast, and I wrote some alternate lyrics for the occasion. First you’ll hear my version of “God Has Been Good To Me,” then you’ll hear my roast/tribute to Jono called “Being Odd Has Been Good To Me.” I overdubbed a guitar solo with delay on the first; you can hear the dog whining and birds singing in the second.
I’ve started posting stuff from the roast, starting with Chris’s slideshow of Jono’s life in pictures at my personal blog, EverydayJ.com.