We had a beautiful cool evening for lastnight’s concert in the creek by my house. Thomas sounded the sax, Gray drove the drums, Karla and Nate blended the backup. Thanks to all for coming! I’m doing another one real soon for the Austinites that didn’t make it.

Nate opened up with this one:
[audio:2008/10/I Came Here.mp3]

I wrote Bigger Animal after coming home from a walk and seeing a squirrel and thinking about shooting wolves from helicopters. I need to get it out there before the election; it gets political at the end.
Bigger Animal
[audio:2008/10/Bigger Animal.mp3]

With T-bone on sax, this one really sounds great. I need to record it with horns!
God Has Been Good To Me
[audio:2008/10/God Has Been Good To Me.mp3]

Written in Mexico this summer, here’s a song in Spanish about being chill.
Mi Estillo Es Tranquilo
[audio:2008/10/Mi Estilo.mp3]

Written on the beach in Zihuatanejo, MX, where the saxophone coming from the cabana inspired this one. With Thomas on sax it felt good to sing the first line: “The saxophone sings on the sound of the sea…”
Un Momento Perfecto
[audio:2008/10/Un Momento Perfecto.mp3]

P took these fantastic pics. Thanks P!

And Lib had some beauties too. Thanks Lib!