Here’s another video from Nathan Poppe about local music made in Norman. I’ve been watching this video take shape every couple days when Nathan would show me what he changed, and I’m so excited that it’s finally out in the wild. Check out the video, and get the whole Fowler VW/Blackwatch Christmas album for free here.

Sherree Chamberlain is about to start on her second album!

So if you’re not yet familiar with Sherree’s music, go to ye old iTunes and check out her first album. But even more importantly, go to Kickstarter and help her make (and get your own copy of) her next album. I personally bloguarantee that you will love it.

Go support Sherree’s album now. →

Disclaimer: My roommate made this video. That’s my fireplace.
Also, I am madly in love with this woman.

This song can make any stressed out week calm down. The Golden Age by Beck has been calming me down since sophomore year of college working at the newspaper.

My roommate, Nathan Poppe, is an incredibly talented videographer. Check out his latest creation — a video recap of last weekend’s Dustbowl Arts Market in Norman, OK. One of the best I’ve seen from Nathan yet.

Check out his tumblr and twitter. Also, this music project he’s involved with called the VDub Sessions is one of the coolest things in Oklahoma.

When it hits me that she’s gone, I think I’ll run for President.
Get my face put on the million dollar bill.
So when these rich men that she wants
show her ways they can take care of her,
I’ll have found a way to be there with her still.

— Million Dollar Bill by Dawes

Just bought my tickets to see Dawes in Dallas on October 13. Check them out if you haven’t yet.

No fancy, existential title this time. No mystical underpinnings. Just a mix full of music I’ve been enjoying this summer and in the past few weeks. I was afraid that if I didn’t actually sit down and make a mix, some of the more summery songs on this one would never make it onto a mix. So listen to it fast. Like today, to get it in before summer’s over.

I’ve been wanting to use this fence on something for a while. I bought a house at the beginning of the summer and this picket fence has shown up in my sketches a lot. Usually it’s a sarcastic reference to the quintessential American Dream. Here’s my first use of the fence.

I made it a bit less patriotic for the mix.

Click the CD to download.

September (461) downloads so far.

This month’s theme is uncertainty and questions. Specifically about God. I am a Christian. I have been in a Christian family my entire life. But I never want to pretend I have things figured out. The more I learn, the less I know. So, I have questions. And that’s healthy. No one should ever stop questioning things, especially those things you profess to be guiding truths in life. So, these songs are about people asking questions about God, country, Christianity and life.

Enjoy. Because of the lateness of this mix, you might get another one in the coming weeks before May. It may or may not be inspired by a CD I found at my house in Edmond from the summer of 2006. And the cover may include a pair of cargo shorts, as did most of my clothing choices in that period of my life.

Click this link or any of these images to download.

But the coolest thing they’ve done lately is house shows! They clear out a house and bring in some local musicians to play a free show. I went to the last one with Deerpeople and it was pretty incredible. We were hanging out making movies with Nathan Poppe (of OSU ON) a couple months ago and he suggested we have the next one at our house. So we were obviously stoked for that.

So Sherree Chamberlain, Gentle Ghost and Jacob Abello will be playing at our house, Friday March 26. For free!

The album cover is made from ladders. You know, the ones you’re supposed to climb.

Enjoy!

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