Never heard of this guy before I read his obituary in the LA Times on Monday, but this video blew me away:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5B9f5GEZYA

How bitchin' would it be to take a 2.5 hour train trip from LA to San Francisco?

I haven't posted here in a while, and I should do a more proper update sometime. But here I just want to talk about my keyboard. A few weeks ago I bought a MIDI keyboard with some of my tax refund money. I love the damn thing. I've been learning some music from Pride and Prejudice, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, John Cale, etc. I've also been ( Read more... )

I played three gigs in the last week, and I had a good time doing it. I think I'm getting better as a solo performer; I'm starting to become more comfortable behind a microphone. Hopefully I'll create more chances to practice it in the near future ( Read more... )

I put some of my newer recorded music on Last.fm. Here's an embedded playlist of it:

http://ishi.blog2.fc2.com/blog-entry-211.html?new

My current top score is -49

You Know Me (Something Good) - DownloadIt's something good ( Read more... )

Like Yesterday - DownloadLookin' down the highway ( Read more... )

Great Line-up ( Read more... )

I decided to re-record a lot of my songs and try to put together a demo to send to some venues around LA. (I'm not looking to be a rock star; I just enjoy performing and want to find some places I can play.) I've got a bunch done and I think it's sounding really good, so I might try to clean them all up and put them together as an album with a ( Read more... )