How’s this for miscellaneous? A the risk of sounding like a giant geek I’m going to complain about the size of Linux ISOs. An ISO is a file you can download and burn onto a CD that will let you install Linux on another machine. All the major distrubutors of Linux have these (Redhat, Mandrake,…

Monday night was a dead night at the Living Rooom although I heard some good performances by Roz King & co., a guy named Vinnie, and an instrumentalist I believe to be named John Marquis. I could be dead wrong about that like I was last week when I incorrectly referred to Dave and Miria’s…

Beck appeared on the Tonight Show last night playing “Lost Cause,” one of the best from his new album, Sea Change. Stripping the song down to a lonely guitar and vocal arrangement sounded great and it made me jealous of anyone who has never heard Beck do anything like this before. He’ll probably sell an…

This my first time checking out the Living Room open mic since Jason left. Roz(well) told me to say anything bad I wanted about him presumably to improve his skills as the new host. Overall it was really good night of music and even featured a few new artists which hasn’t happened in months. Roz…

I hadn’t been to the GSP open mic in a while, but I had to go to check out Lea. I thought she was awesome 4 years ago when I used to hang out at her open mic at DC’s Soho Coffee and Tea (near Dupont Circle), but she’s even better now. She’s playing at…

Jason Wheatley is no longer the bi-weekly host of the Living Room’s open mic (and as far as I know that’s “bi-weekly” and not “bi weekly”). Considering the crowds all summer at the Living Room, MC Jason’s last show was surprisingly low key, but the night featured many LR regulars such as Keith Lewis, Adrien,…

I picked up Beck’s new album, Sea Change, the other day and so far I like it a lot. I’ll do a proper review after I’ve listened to it a dozen times. I got it at Tunes in Marlton, NJ and every time I go there I like to go through their huge bargain bin.…

I’ve been trying to think of some good ideas, but these are the only ones in the running at the moment: Willie WonkaAn Oompa LoompaA Star Wars NerdThe Taco Burglar (sort of like the Hamburglar, but wearing a sombrero) Vote on your favorite choice or at least give me a new idea.

I participated in the Living Room’s open mic last Wednesday with little fanfare. I hadn’t planned on going because of all the work I wanted to get done on my current non-music related project, but I just put new strings on my guitar wanted to try them out. Girl Upstairs opened up the night as…

Chris Comarato sent me an email with this picture attached of me playing at the GSP open mic last month. The picture is pretty cool, although my legs look kind of stumpy. I like how you can see my flyer on the floor.

5. Week #2 of the NFL schedule will not be played on week #18 4. Two new albums by Frank Black and the Catholics 3. New album by Beck 2. Comedy Central is showing very recent episodes of Late Night with Conan O’Brien at 7:00PM 1. There is serious discussion of shooting 1/5 of N’Sync…

A while back Roz King told me about Adam Brodsky and the Antihoot (antifolk) open mic over at Fergie’s pub. I finally made it out to one and I’m glad I did. Initially I thought the night was going to suck because it was just me, Adam, and his manager, but some more people showed…

Once again no new artists last night at the Living Room, but that is typical. I think they should do a little more promotion of it online so people can find out about it. The upside to last night was that everyone was pretty good. I don’t think anyone had to pick up slack for…

It’s been a few months now, but “Dog in the Sand” by Frank Black and the Catholics is usually every 3rd or 4th CD played in my CD player these days. It’s definitely not a perfect album, but I like so many songs on it I can’t help listening to it all the time. We’ll…