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Micah Bariteau, aka "groovepainter", often seen sketching musicians at concerts and open mikes, has a show of his art up at Mission City Coffee this month. Here's a piece he did of us at Red Rock Coffee a couple months back. Click the image for a larger version. I like the way he draws over metallic swirls of paint - it's a cool textural approach.

I can't believe we haven't posted about this! Left Coast Live is next week! It's a five-day celebration of live music in downtown San Jose. There'll be discussion panels, a movie about the music industry, and concerts from Monday to Thursday (all free); and on Friday, a super-intense music festival from 5 PM until 2 in the morning. Click through to learn more (including where and when we're playing, and how you can get in for free).

First: Pirates are ruthless and violent criminals. Your son is not a pirate. He's not even a thief. He's just a kid who's copying stuff.

Here's what I think: It's about support, and about respect.

I just added a page of live videos to the site. My personal favorite is "She Stole My Bike", where Tom starts singing about sea cucumbers and I just look confused. Click through for more....

Next Saturday (March 28) we're playing with Bviolin and the January Avalanche, "Persian Jazz Groove Gypsy Dance Folk Fusion". Should be a great show! Click through for video and more details.