The Adventurer's Club

"Afterlife" by Avenged Sevenfold on the Flute

This just makes me smile.

This is what she does "when she doesn't want to practice." Hopefully she'll skip practice again.

I think this girl is getting ready to be seriously famous.

'til she plays Aqualung

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Happy Halloween

Dark, dreary and wet here at the Adventurers Club, but we wanted to close our favorite holiday with something I'm sure you never hear.

From "Pennies from Heaven", the immortal Louis Armstrong

'til there's a video for "Spooks"

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Taylor Mitchell - The Last Show

By now you've heard about Taylor Mitchell the Canadian folk singer that was tragically killed by a pack of wolves while hiking.

Taylor reminds me of a young Tift Merritt. Listening to her music I can't help but wish I would have had the opportunity to see her perform.

Go see an independent artist this weekend, you'll thank me.

'til we get have more musicians like Taylor and less over-hyped documentaries about weird and freaky self-proclaimed pop "kings".

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Felicia Day Rocks

Yes, I play World of Warcraft, and no, I don't live in my mom's basement.

But I do love Felicia Day's web Show, The Guild. The Guild is a series about a group of dysfunctional friends who know each other through the MMO they play together. Though World of Warcraft is never mentioned, and other MMO's are hinted at, the show is clearly heavily influenced by Felicia's time spent playing WoW.

I love how Felicia took the chance and produced The Guild herself, and with each success she has, I feel it's a success for any of us that have fought for our place in the creative world.

This week Felicia hit a grand slam. The Guild's music video, "(Do You Wannna Date My) Avatar" hit number one on iTunes and Amazon. On iTunes, the video spent most of the week in the top spot fending off both the Disney teens and Taylor Swift. On Amazon, Felicia and the gang held The Black Eyed Peas at bay.

I have to believe had the song, not just the video, been available on iTunes this week, Felicia would have had a top twenty hit on Billboard. Hopefully this happens next week.

Congratulations Felicia, this one is for everyone that has fought to have their creative voice heard!

And yes, the rest of the gang in The Guild are funny and talented also.

Go to iTunes or Amazon and buy the song and/or the video. Support creativity!

'til The Guild movie is number one at the box office

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Reba and Kelly

So I went to see Reba and Kelly Friday night. I have to admit when I first saw the ad for the show I was skeptical. It just sounded ... odd.

But, I have to admit I was very pleasantly surprised. Not only does it work, but it's one of the most entertaining concerts I've seen in a while. I should also mention that it should be Reba-Kelly-Melissa, because Melissa Peterman is a huge part of the show, and she's very funny. For those that don't know, Melissa played Reba's daughter on Reba, the sitcom that ran for six years.

Let's clear up the first misconception, it's not a show where Kelly sings and Reba comes on later. It's a concert where they both sing together, the entire time. Yes, virtually every song is a duet, and on the very few when it's not a duet, Kelly or Reba stands slightly to the side providing the background vocals. That's pretty rare though.

As for Melissa, she opens with stand up comedy and then comes back later to harass Reba and Kelly onstage. I've never seen this in my 30+ years of attending concerts and it worked really well.

My favorite line was when Melissa hands Reba a Budweiser and steps back: "Well look at that," she says. "The queen of country, with the king of beers."

The show was very uptempo, and heavily rock oriented, which may have annoyed some longtime Reba fans, but from my viewpoint Reba was having a great time, and enjoying the chance to stretch her repertoire.

I also heard some grumbling that it wasn't a typical Reba show, which means no costume changes and no big production. Instead, this was a stripped down rock tour, and a really good one.

'til more artists realize to get my money, I want to be entertained

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Nick and Nora Get Mixed Up

This is a movie for those guys that had the really lame car (mine was a Pinto) and always liked the rock girls.

And no, I will never, ever, chew gum again.

I think I'll go listen to some indie rock.

'til I get back in the groove (not the New York Groove)

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Tift Unplugged

No band on this one, just Tift Merritt and her acoustic guitar at a record store appearance.

'til next time when she wins that Grammy

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Tift Merritt Behind the Scenes

Now that we've had a look at some of Tift Merritt's new music, here's a behind the scenes look at creating Another Country.

'til Tift replaces that Katy girl

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Tift Merritt - No Abba in sight

This is the current "single" from Tift Merritt's third album, it's titled Keep You Happy. It's probably the softest song she's ever recorded.

'til we have more Tift and less Abba

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Telling the World About Tift

While awaiting the fate of Disney's Adventurers Club I thought I'd introduce everyone to the amazingly talented Tift Merritt.

This is a track from her third album:

'til Tift is an iTunes star

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