Angioplasty Media Presents: Brown Bird- Bottom of the Bottle

That's me on dobro to the far right of the screen. This was video taped in a sweltering warehouse very late at night after a show in Burlington VT by the fine folks at Angioplasty Media. This tune is off an album we have coming out in October on Peapod Recordings.

RIP Les Paul :(

Skip James- Crow Jane

Richard Thompson- 1952 Vincent Black Lightning

Les Paul & Mary Ford- How High the Moon

Jan Svankmajer- Darkness/Light/Darkness

or tma/svelto/tma in its untranslated version. My second non-music post in a row!!! Strange days my friends... Here is a 1989 short film by renowned Czech filmaker/animator/surrealist Jan Svankmajer. Enjoy!

Juan Enriquez on the economy and the future of technology

I've been challenged to post something not music related so here it goes.... Juan Enriquez makes a well supported, concise, and humorously delivered impression of what the economic and technological future may hold. From the always fascinating TED Lectures.

Ali Farka Toure

I've already expressed my love for African guitarist and few have been better than Mali musician Ali Farka Toure

Taraf De Haidouks - Turceasca

Romainian Roma music (gyspy) featuring two accordions, two violins, double bass, and cymbalum...

Orchestra Baobab Live

Something about good African guitar players just kills me... add in a heavy Cuban a influence and the result is undeniable: