Radio Insecto plays Big River

Radio Insecto played La Jicara in Oaxaca last night. Although we were plagued by an equipment problem, we still got it going pretty good for a few tunes.
We nailed a pretty decent cover of the Johnny Cash classic Big River, posted here on youtube.

Steve Lafler, guitar & vocal. Kazt, bass. Bill Stair, mandolin. Samuel Palome Aquino, drums.

Yes, I am in the main a cartoonist (something I'm actually good at), but playing and barking out a few tunes is, by and large, an insane amount of fun.

Radio Insecto: Jack Black cartoon music video

I've created a music video for my song Jack Black and posted it here -- it's a semi-animated cartoon narrative. The music was recorded at the Casa de las Escaleras in Oaxaca by Bill Stair, my co-conspirator in Radio Insecto, our cowpunk band.

There is a line in the song, "I don't like Jack Black's movies anymore / he used to be the best now he's kind of a bore." The joke is, I'm a big fan of Jack Black--that's why I wrote the tune!

Oaxacabilly Shows

My nascent band Bughouse is doing two shows in Oaxaca, coming right up.

We'll have Bill Stair on bass and mandolin, Mikey Hillard on guitar and backing vocals, Marcia Goldenberg on vocals and myself on guitar and vocals.




A tip of the hat to Todd Spiehler, the bad boy who gave me a wee push into playing music a few years back. C'mon back to Oaxaca any time for some tasty playing, Todd!