Southpaw Jones

Please take a moment to vote for Southpaw Jones as Best Songwriter in The Austin Chronicle Music Poll, http://www.austinchronicle.com/feedback/musicpoll/07/. You don’t have to live in Austin to vote, and you don’t have to believe he deserves it.

Ok, I wanted to present a song for Friday, glorious Friday! I coded this entry to play Man at Home, a standout number from Bedroom Demos Vol. 1: Zero Demand. For some reason, it’s playing at a slow speed, on this computer at least. Here’s the weird part: It sounds kind of cool and smooth! Like chopped and screwed, as the kids say. Or just screwed? Anywayz, here it is. Enjoy:

If you’d like to hear it at actual speed, you can order the CD or purchase an MP3 at iTunes. Happy Friday! Come on back Monday!

as reported in The New York Times

January 18, 1908
WHERE SWEARING BEGINS
Just Beyond the Ordinary Damn, Decides a Court.

One clue whose answer consists of two rhyming words:

They’re a hip, unsigned band, and they sing in the language of northern India. It’s quite a unique sound, this…

Highlight here for answer: [indie Hindi]


Cool Birth vs Crazy Death Of Stars

Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.
Emily Dickinson

EVERY DANG THURSDAY
with Matt the Electrician
8:00 PM
Flipnotics at the Triangle
4600 Guadalupe
AUSTIN, TX
(512) 380-0097
http://www.flipnotics.com

Sunshine Walk-a-Bout w/ Cell Phone Cam
January 13, 2008

Happy New Year! I hope you’re enjoying these tiny updates. The site will return to normal on January 7, 2008.

Here’s a decent tune for such a day as this, Everything’s Gonna Work Out, from the backyard collection, One in the Door, One in the Grave. Feel free to order the CD or snag the track on iTunes.

Happy New Year’s Eve! I hope you’re enjoying these tiny updates. The site will return to normal on January 7, 2008.

Here is a recording of Freshly-Picked Flower performed live at Hallenbeck’s in North Hollywood, California. You can pick up the “studio” version on the backyard collection, One in the Door, One in the Grave or on iTunes.

Happy Friday! I hope you’re enjoying these tiny updates. The site will return to normal on January 7, 2008.

For now, here’s a live recording of George, based, as always, on a true story. The recording dates back to January 27, 2003 at Eddie’s Attic in Georgia. You can hear a more recent version with Matt the Electrician by ordering our CD of duets, Playing: Live at Cafe Mundi.

This girl only dates Mexican guys
She’s got a way with her “como se dice”
She’s tired of all these Texans with their Texican lies
And she’d rather take a southern holiday

She don’t care if anyone’s on time
She don’t care if they speak her language
She don’t care, and she’s unaware
That George wants her bad
That George wants her real, real bad
That George wants her totally bad
But she’ll never know

My friend George is one-quarter Mexican
His name is pretty gringo and his looks are too
This girl’s name found its way into his lexicon
He keeps repeating it, he keeps repeating it

And he don’t care that she lives so far away
He don’t care that she lost his number
He don’t care, and she remains unaware
That George wants her bad…

This girl only dates
That guy hesitates
Mexico contemplates its economic plight
This girl doesn’t know
That guy doesn’t show
God bless Mexico tonight

George my friend is making his move
Turn your head ’cause this could spell disaster
The apocalypse hits as he’s finding his groove
And he doesn’t even get the chance to ask her

Now he don’t care that he’s burning in hell
He don’t care that he never got to tell
It’s all swell ’cause they’re sharing a cell
And George wants her bad…

Howdy! Here’s the archived recording of Spike Gillespie and me on Eklektikos with John Aielli back on December 4. It’s not too late to order your own copy of the Still Naked 2008 Calendar!

Including performances of four unreleased tunes:

• Second Kiss
• Legitimate Film
• Fatty Arbuckle
• Weekend with my Baby