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Our first single from our upcoming album, now available on iTunes for $.99. Grab your copy!
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New Single. New Site.
It’s finally arrived! The new single from Rebecca Best and Christopher Frazier, “Second Street Blues,” is now available for download on iTunes. We’re excited about the sound and energy in the song, a soulful track that harkens back to some … Continue reading
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Thanks for Coming!
Thanks so much to everyone who came tonight. It was a blast to get to sing through our album for a group that was so into it and willing to be part of what was happening… Continue reading
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Los Caballeros (Practice Track)
Here’s one last track from our practice sessions: Los Caballeros. It’s a song about the horsemen who run their horses down in the dry bed of the San Gabriel River, east of Los Angeles. It’s also about a changing Los Angeles that often has little connection to its past. Continue reading
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Cooking Up Our First Single
In preparation for the gig, Rebecca and I knocked together the vocals for Second Street Blues – our first single! Continue reading
No Songwriter Showcase Tonight?
It looks like the venue where the Songwriter Showcase happens has shut down… for good. Unless I hear something different, it looks like there will be no showcase tonight. If something does come together, I’ll post here.
FAWM 2010: The Home Stretch
Wow! This has been a month. While I’ve written literally hundreds of songs throughout my life, I’ve never taken the time to write a complete, coherent album on my own. Not only that, I’ve never written this much music in a single month. So far I’ve got 12 songs written (about 45 minutes of music), two fairly complete ideas to use still, and three studio tests which I’m really proud of. Continue reading
Post Songwriter Showcase – February 2010
Due to double booking at Homebrew Coffee, the Showcase was moved to steve Guiles’ (the organizer) home studio where a room full of musicians and songwriters packed in for a night of both originals and covers. I spent a good chunk of the evening sitting on the floor. Others were on fold-out chairs, footstools, drum thrones, and futons. It felt very punk rock. Continue reading
Rockin’ the Bendaroos
So I woke up this morning and sat down to finish out song number 8 for February Album Writing Month and noticed that something was rattling around inside my guitar. After fishing around in it for a minute I pulled out a wad of Bendaroos. Also, updates on FAWM. Continue reading
Song One of FAWM Written!
My first song for February Album Writing Month (FAWM) is written! I was worried that all of my prep and planning would go to waste when I sat down to write for the first time, but the song just came. What I didn’t expect was how I’d go about writing the song… Continue reading
Gospel Weekend
This weekend ended up being a blast as far as music goes. On Saturday a big box of microphones came in the mail, which made for an evening of testing and tweaking in the studio. I’ve got a pretty good … Continue reading