NINE Playing background dinner music is one of the best places to people watch that I know of. It’s better than a bench in the mall, better than a county fair, better even than a cafe table on a busy street. When you’re on the piano you may stare all you want and no one [...] Continue Reading »
nine. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
2a keyboardist walks into a bar….
0I got into a heated argument last night concerning bringing a keyboard to a ten minute open mic slot. Management became involved for what I consider “keyboardist discrimination.” Anyway, I shouldn’t tell the full story here. But ask me to when you seen me. It reminds me of a similar instance of keyboard-hate that [...] Continue Reading »
an old north knoxville utopia, the consumption, and why i grow tomatoes
0My brother gave me a 55 gallon drum last summer. He made an excellent compost bin with one, it hangs sideways between two posts and spins so you don’t have to stir, then dumps right into a wheel barrel. I’m making a rain barrel out of mine. To do that, it took me a year [...] Continue Reading »
liner notes
0NYC Spanks Liner Notes and Lyrics smaller file: NYC Spanks Liner Notes and Lyrics Maybe you’ve heard this old album, but I wanted to share the lyrics.
with the noblest of intentions
4[ from a. addair who is listening to Levon Walker (New York City Spanks Levon Walker) ] I gave up store-bought toothpaste but failed in making a cavity-fighting homemade version and now I have cavities. Stupid hipster. This would be funny if I had spare teeth. Or dental insurance. A few weeks ago, I decided to [...] Continue Reading »
wrong as the right
4The most recent mix of another one: wrongastheright.721 Undoubtedly the track needs further mixing, some vocal touchups, and drums. I’m sharing this one anyway today because the challenge for myself is to share the process of making recordings and writing songs. This is the 3rd of 14 (previously unreleased) that these two weeks will feature. [...] Continue Reading »
letting work and play mingle
0[ from a. addair who is listening to Levon Walker (New York City Spanks Levon Walker) ] Last week I dropped off some of my work to the Blowfish Emporium in downtown Bristol, TN/VA. If you’re in the area I recommend stopping in; in their own words it is “an eclectic collaboration of local and [...] Continue Reading »
pictures i like: first inspired by mexico painting in progress
4[ from addair who is listening to Levon Walker (New York City Spanks Levon Walker) ]
digital distribution is finally live
2I just found out that both CDs are now available on Amazon.com and iTunes. They’re on Rhapsody as well, if you’re a subscriber. All you do is search Levon Walker in the iTunes store, or go to the Amazon link below: http://www.amazon.com/York-City-Spanks-Levon-Walker/dp/B0035QMVL2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1265831847&sr=8-1 I’m working on distribution for the actual CDs, but if you’d like to [...] Continue Reading »
i’ll just hum about you and me
2(from addair)