Man….Astros…how disappointing. Oh well.
Seriously, though, I’m glad that they even made it to the World Series and they brought it home to us. I mean, for once, in a long time, we were all happy to be Houstonians. The sense of community was, in itself, a reward. Suddenly we all had something in common.
It’s been a while since I’ve searched for new music that is not readily accessible for us here in Houston. When I have the time, I look for new world fusion sounds and artists. The best I’ve found so far over the last three years have included Susheela Raman and Nomad. Saturday, I went to the Celtic Festival and was totally won over by a Celtic-Rock band from Dallas called Needfire. They were amazing. Needless to say, I was totally floored when their opening song included one of the members playing the digeridoo, a long hollowed out wood instrument belonging to the Australian aboriginal people. They have a very eclectic sound with a rhythm that dances with your heartbeat….kind of like Nomad’s stuff but in a very distinctly Celtic jig-y style. Check them out at www.needfiremusic.com. Seeing Needfire on Saturday totally kick started me out of the musical rut I had been in and I rediscovered Jason Joseph in the process. I had originally read about him and heard his song "Givin’ My Life Away" about 2 years ago when I was looking up Berklee for music. It was an awesome song and stuck in my head. I guess the fact that he was a desi was pretty groovy too. At the time, he was just building up a website and for the longest time it was "under construction". Well, needless to say, it’s been completed now and he has three songs you can listen to. He describes his music as "eclectic soul"; his own genre. He has a beautiful voice. Recently, he was featured with the south asian band, Karmacy who are pretty groovy in their own right. Check Jason out at www.jasonjoseph.com.
Go ASTROS!!!! You guys totally rock now! 
