I did it. I finished the album artwork just in time for my birthday (which is tomorrow) and have made Return To Me available for purchase on BandCamp. Widespread, digital distribution on sites like i...
It is with no shortage of gratitude that I confess to a recent development: I keep getting recruited as a model. I am 510" with the metabolism of a high-strung Thoroughbred; however, my tall, ski...
I wrote this piece for The Neave Online Publication exactly one year ago. While some of my views on life have shifted and evolved since then, its strangely comforting to reread these words and affirm...
I hold in my hand the final master of my record, complete as of today!
This band is from Alaska, they live in Oregon, and their name is Portugal. The Man.I love them.
Thank you to everyone who came to my first show of the year, held Monday, July 18th at Bar Lubitsch in West Hollywood, CA. Special thanks to Ben and Alex of Two Heads Photography and Kristin Gallaghe...
...playing my bass!Ive been averaging three hours a day of learning, writing, and jamming. Calloused fingertips are in full effect! Another five months of consistent playing and Ill be ready for some...
In high school, there was a boy in my AP Art class who went by "Obi," his middle name. We sat across from one another every day, drawn together by our shy demeanors and rebellious spirits. Lo...
This is the last song from my upcoming album, Return To Me, featuring the collaboration between myself and production team RANCHERO DELUXE. Nothing like a moment of intense wallowing to inspire lyric...
I survived the weekend. If youre reading this, you survived the weekend, too. Congratulations.I am currently booking shows and trying to stay out of trouble. I hope to have more success with the form...
This weekend was filled with live music excursions and whiskey, which is quickly becoming the norm in this free-wheeling existence of mine.Friday, I went to Genghis Cohen with my musician buddies Syl...
Yes, the metaphors are thinly-veiled - duh. Its still genius. Most men can relate to this cowboy character, and most of us women cant help but cringe, having been that broken horse at LEAST once in o...
Im just gonna say this once:I love my band.We rehearsed last night in South El Monte.Guitarist Brady McGowan joined the crew......and were grateful/stoked/lucky to have him onboard.Post-drumming, Sam...
Photo by Byron Stead - May 2011Excellent news:I have uploaded many of the songs from my upcoming record onto YouTube, complete with lyrics. I would hugely appreciate it if youd "like" and ...
I. Love. This. Song.You know how friendships sometimes end over political arguments? ("You voted for HIM?? Fuck you, I cant even LOOK at you anymore.") Well, thats how I am with musical prefe...
I met Los Angeles-based photographer Byron Stead at The Hudson in West Hollywood. Two days later, the following photo shoot ensued:More coming soon...
Im currently looking for a few bands and artists to book for the huge show Im doing at the Common Thread Arts & Events Empowerment Center in West Hollywood on June 10th. Heres my music page: Brit...
I was recently introduced to the refreshingly ballsy SoKo, a French singer-songwriter who is not afraid to expose her every raw nerve ending. Only a few days after first hearing the sad and funny ...
I wrote a new song on the organ this week called "Now Or Later" and have been playing it incessantly. Im considering recording a super-rough version and posting it on here for your ears somet...
My friends The Hopelessly Devoted are playing a free show at Club Moscow at Boardners Hollywood tonight to celebrate the release of their new album! The 50s-inspired project is called We All Want Som...
Im definitely in a music-sharing mood tonight! This is King Charles and he is flat-out brilliant. This was performed live, in one take, in the back of a cab. Its the best love song Ive heard in a lon...
The Cold War Kids have been around for a few years, yes, but their song "Hang Me Up To Dry" is freshly under my skin. Due to copyright issues, I cant embed the video, but click on the aforeme...
After rehearsing a couple of my songs the other night, I escaped from L.A. for an impromptu visit with my sister in the suburbs. I drove an hour North up the 101, singing the whole way there. The car...
The Breakups played a great show last night at The Satellite in Silverlake, along with Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits, Walking Sleep, and Heroes and Heroines. The venue formerly known as Spac...
Here are a couple photos from last Saturdays fundraising event for Japan in Silverlake, FAUX-CHELLA. I was accompanied by my BFF/bandmate, Aubrie Wienholt, and my writer/actor brother, Joshua Booth.T...
This is Telegram. They are original and beautiful and put on a great show last night in Silverlake at Faux Chella, which was a benefit concert to raise relief funds for Japan. Telegram is releasing t...
Click to enlarge.Heres a portrait of me by Aubrie Wienholt entitled "Naked Organ." Just another case of art imitating life. Haha!
Click to enlargeThis was Sheba and I at the Santa Barbara National Horse Show in the late 80s. I was about 6 years old, and while I look incredibly focused, I guarantee Madonnas "Like A Prayer...
My organ came home this morning after a prolonged stay at a friends house. I wish it was called something other than "organ," as the sexually perverse jokes (mostly made by my mother) are tir...
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