The Philistines Jr.

Love it when I discover new music that just fits the mood:

Trampled By Turtles: Squidbillied

In my search for a Monday bluegrass fix, I stumbled on Trampled By Turtles' new video for "Walt Whitman," featuring the wonderfully twisted landscapes and characters of Adult Swim's Squidbillies.  The Squidbillie's camp isn't shy about plugging some of their favorite acts -- as they animated Widespread Panic for one awesome episode a couple years back.

Poor Moon

In my search to see what Fleet Foxes are doing these days, I discovered that Fleet Foxes' Christian Wargo (bass) and Casey Wescott (keys) have a side-project called Poor Moon. Here's a very cool EP they just released. It's awesome how they nail the early 60's sound (Beatles meets Flaming Lips meets Nick Drake?).

You know I like me a river, and some Eric D. Johnson ...

 

Also check out/donate to the Deschutes River Conservancy and their work.

Listen to New Band of Horses, "Mirage"

"The Slow Cruel Hands of Time," yet another beautiful acoustic Band of Horses song, reminiscent of "For Anabelle" and "St. Augustine."

Listen to this and the rest of the new album, "Mirage Rock", streaming in its entirety for free here.

Oh, be sure to buy the album too when it comes out on Sept. 16.

Me, Illustrated

A new self portrait I made using Illustrator. After trying so hard to master the Wacom pen, using Illustrator feels like selling out. 

But damn it feels good ...