I decided to create a myspace to host whatever recordings I come up with here in Seattle. Because I just moved to Capitol Hill and am still jobless, there has been ample time to discover some of the nuances of self-recording.
I decided to name the project "Ever Since Nebraska." It was the title of the first E.P. Nick and I recorded as Fireworks, a recording we used to maneuver into the bloated, prosaic world of Tucson music. Fueled by coffee and No Doz it was probably not as mindblowing as we imagined it to be, though a columnist at the Tucson Weekly did write a glowing review that we got a lot of mileage out of. I miss dearly the camaraderie of my former bandmates, and control freak though I may be, their creative input; I am not nearly as talented as any one of them.
With that said, I decided to cover the titular track from Bruce Springsteen's "Nebraska" record. Keeping with the aesthetic of the original, I recorded it live and with plenty of reverb.
Here's the link: http://www.myspace.com/eversincenebraska
Speaking of Springsteen covers, my friend Jack has his own version of "Atlantic City." He's an eminently talented guitarist but still new to the world of singing. His version is here:
http://www.ilike.com/artist/Jack+McKever/track/Atlantic+City
The picture is of me feeding a wild rez dog in Monument Valley, AZ. Not exactly Nebraska, but pastoral all the same
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