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JEZEBEL MUSIC DOT COM Here are three videos from The Resonance Series at Bar Matchless, hosted by jezebelmusic.com. Many thanks to Dan D'Ippolito for inviting me to perform earlier this month. I'll explain a little bit about each video... The first song is called The Gold Ratio. I wrote the words to it when I was visiting Krakow in late 2007. The original idea was written completely on my

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THE SAD DEATH OF KIM'S Kim's Video in the West Village is closing today. We've been renting our movies there ever since we moved here. It was our favorite place to find obscure films that few others carried. Apparently its closure is the result of rising rents and the economy and so forth - whatever the reason is, this sucks. I wish the owners and employees all the best with their future

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DIGITAL DISTRO I recently signed a digital distribution deal with The Connextion to put my music in over 250+ online stores. I've worked with them in the past - they've been in charge of shipping and handling for all my merchandise for some time now. They've been nothing but efficient and wonderful over the years, so I'm very excited about this new development. Any music I have online may be

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FROM THE HIGH LINE

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SOUNDS FROM THE STUDIO Below are a handful of tracks that I've been working on lately for the new EP. Even though everything isn't completely in its right place yet, these will give you an idea of some of the sounds we've been getting. Here are some electric guitars. Here are some acoustic guitars. Here are some more electric guitars. Here is part of an electronic song. Thanks for

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ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES My friend Willie Gammell came over to the studio this past Tuesday to record some solos for four different songs. I think we recorded around 80 takes total, so that will certainly take some time to comb through. Willie is half of The Galt Line (complimented by the equally talented Blythe Crawford), an outstanding duo that you can find right here. I met them both last year

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HARLAN COUNTY USA @ PARKSIDE LOUNGE (5/19/09) Here's a video of a song I wrote a long time ago that I've revived recently. For those who care about worker's rights (or care to learn), there's a great documentary by the same moniker that was released in 1976 by a woman named Barbara Kopple. It's a pretty compelling view into the lives of eastern Kentucky coalminers during the early 1970s. Hazel

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ON THE VERGE OF THE VLTAVA Here's a photo I took from Strelecky ostrov in Prague last week. It's an island in the middle of the river where I used to go see outdoors films in the summertime. The first thing I saw there was "Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!" with my friend Chris Syvertsen. Ah, good times. 'Twas nice to be back...

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FREEDOM THROUGH FEEDBACK Here are four videos of me creating feedback during a recent sessions at the Gallery. I've been told by several people that listening to feedback ranks among the worst things ever in the history of the universe. But creating it, to me, is very cathartic.

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LOOK AT THIS STRAWBERRY! It was at the very bottom of a box of them we brought to a picnic last week with the Syvertsens. I mean, just look at it! This is the Andre the Giant of strawberries. I couldn't even bring myself to eat it - not because I was afraid of how grotesquely huge it was, perhaps as a result of some added stimulant, but just because it was simply amazing. I laid it next to

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THE SOUND @ KENNY'S CASTAWAYS (5/1/09) Rather shoddy video quality on this one...

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RESTORATION It's been a few weeks since I've posted anything more than an image or a video. I actually do have things to say (or type) sometimes. I just returned from a much-needed trip back to Prague for 10 days to see some old friends, drink some beer, and partake of a good bit of nothing at all. And now I feel refreshed. I've been so focused on work lately that I haven't had much time for

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ACOUSTIC GUITAR, HOW LOVELY YOU ARE Here are two short videos of me recording acoustic guitar tracks for the new EP. I'll be posting more footage soon. Hope you enjoy these for now...

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DON PEDRO'S (4.19.09)

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STUDIO UPDATE Recording is coming along very well over at The Gallery. We started tracking acoustic guitars on Monday after we finished editing the bass takes Dan recorded last week. I've been using an old 1970s Guild for the most the part. I have some video from those sessions that I'll be posting soon. Everything is coming along according to plan. But I think it's time to step away and

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BASS SESSION Here's another video from a recent session at the Gallery with Dan Asher. We recorded a ton of bass tracks that day, but I only got a smidge of video because I forgot to set up the camera until the last song. So unfortunately this is all you get for bass - Sorry.

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OTTO'S SHRUNKEN HEAD (4.12.09)

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POSTCRYPT A couple weeks ago, I played a show at Postcrypt Coffeehouse in the basement of St. Paul's Chapel on the Columbia University campus. It's been open since the 1960s and has hosted artists such as Suzanne Vega and Jeff Buckley over the years. Aside from the fact that it only seats around 30 people, there is also no sound system, which makes the setting especially intimate. Here's a

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STAIN BAR (4.10.09)

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IN BLOOM It's refreshing to see some green on the trees in our neighborhood. Here's a very crude picture I took on my phone of a tree down the street close to the Hudson River. This has been a particularly long winter it seems. But now things are finally waking up again - and that feels good.

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DRUM SESSIONS This past Monday and Tuesday, I went to Brooklyn for a recording session with drummer Aaron Steele. The head engineer at The Gallery, Brian Forbes, recommended Aaron as a good fit for what I was hoping to achieve on this new EP. Not only did we get some marvelous sounds, Aaron was super-easy to work with in the studio. I took a some video of a few takes that I've included below.

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RADICAL SHREDDING One of my songs was recently featured on Shralp!, a video podcast that covers snowboarding, surfing, and other sporting activities. A couple weeks ago I signed up for a service called the Podsafe Music Network; artists can upload their songs for free and allow any podcaster in the world to download and use them for whatever purpose they see fit. And now you can see people

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FROM UNDER SAINT MARKS Here's a photo Joe Yoga took of me during a recent performance at Under St. Mark's Theatre. If you haven't checked out his music yet, please do so. He's an amazing songwriter. Thanks Joe!

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THINGS ARE GOING TO START HAPPENING TO ME NOW I've arranged for some studio time in Brooklyn at a place called The Gallery. Here's their website. I took the L train over to Williamsburg last week for a tour, during which I had a great meeting with the engineer there. And this coming Monday we're going to talk about our plan for recording. I'll keep you apprised of how things progress...

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MASTER THESPIAN A friend from Prague asked me to act in an independent film he's directing. I've never acted before. Ever. But who cares? It looked like something fun and new. They're hoping to have it finished by the end of the month, so I'll let you know when you can tune in to view my horrible acting skills.

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