when i had the idea to folk up a hunchback song and include it in saturday’s set, i never dreamed i could get a room full of people to join in on the final chorus. that’s how awesome the parlor is.

said awesomeness is explored in greater detail below the fold.

those of you who didn’t make it out to the sidewalk this sunday night missed not only another debilitatingly beautiful half-hour of alexa story’s effortless lyricism, but also the rare opportunity to see me play mandolin at a hip-hop show. yeah, i didn’t know about this either until i got there, but it was [...]

kenan was joined on stage by the lovely and formidable rachael teel for “the game” at soulstice on thursday night. [click image for more]
in addition to all the brilliant artists billed, i had the honor to follow the inimitable poet/comedian regie cabico, who actually referred to me as “mangelina jolie.” [if you don't [...]

best event ever: not only did i get to hear “born to run” performed with a kazoo solo, but i now know the proper plural of the word octopus (it’s octopuses)!