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Though the disc [Elijah Drop Your Gun] deserves to stand on its own legs, with the sort of earthy blues-inspired tunes Fiona Apple would envy, Pauley’s crafty financing is what has drawn the music industry’s attention. Music blogs and trade magazines have heralded her method as an antidote for an industry grappling with online piracy and declining album sales.

on the road w harriet street in pittsburgh at howler’s. they are playing my jam right now, a new song of theirs I wish I knew the title to. my best guess: “17 years”.

my buddy kelley nicole (looking beautiful !) and me backstage at the knitting factory for her band soulfege‘s cd release party. I was honored to play a set & celebrate with them. you can’t see him, but comedian baratunde thurston is taking the photo – he mc’d the night.

Kelley & Mieka, originally uploaded by baratunde.

paper raincoat + raining jane looking surprisingly like a high school yearbook photo:

taken @ passim’s campfire after me & pr’s amber played our set saturday night. ps – aren’t their band names funny together ? you’d think they wouldn’t get along so well.