SAN FRANCISCO, CA

This show was held at a bar called Amnesia, in celebration of the release of the record "There is No Need to Name the Moon."

THE BAND:
Jake Krohn - Drums.  Joe Lewis - Bass.  Michael Coleman - Organ.  Annie Laufman - Vocals.  Eric Kuhn -Guitar.  Michael Musika - Vocals and Guitar.

SETLIST:
1. Morning    2. Your Child's Leaving Home    3. The Wilderness is Not for Purchase    4. Alessandra    5. We All Are Animals    6. Bluebird Canyon Road    7. The Music We Make    8. Floortje    9. There is No Need to Name the Moon    10. You Can't Always Get What You Want    11. Arielle

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ARTWORK BY STERLING SCHLEGEL

A long time ago, when I was eleven years old, I finished third in a juggling contest at a soccer camp.  I got beat by two brothers who came to the camp from Japan.  Their names were Toshiaki and Katsiuki.  As a promotional stunt to announce my new record that Eric and I had began some years before in Europe, I trained myself to beat the Japanese brothers' juggling records by lots and lots with the intention of using the first few tracks as a sound track to the video tape of my efforts. The training was a great success. It's promotional effects were negligible. 

Michael sees if he can break the combined juggling record of two childhood rivals. A long time ago, when I was eleven years old, I finished third in a juggling contest at a soccer camp. I got beat by two brothers who came to the camp from Japan.

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA

This was an experimental music video conceived and directed by photographer and filmmaker Norah Emily. Margaux Rust was the Art Director. Drew Daniels was Director of Photography. Music by the Light Switches. Starring Michael Musika, Nicola Parisi, and Eric Kuhn. The video was released Friday Oct 18, 2013.

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
This was an experimental music video conceived and directed by photographer and filmmaker Norah Emily. Margaux Rust was the Art Director. Drew Daniels was Director of Photography. Music by the Light Switches. Starring Michael Musika, Nicola Parisi, and Eric Kuhn. The video was released Friday Oct 18, 2013.

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

Late in the evening the cord progression and melody I heard in my mind so I figured out how to play it on guitar and whistled a long as best I could. Later this would turn into the song called "Indianna" that we recorded for "You Can if You Want to."

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

I had just returned from my friend Chris Bray’s wedding in Malibu. I was sitting in the front room of my house in the Outer Richmond in San Francisco and playing guitar. This idea came to me so I recorded it. The photograph is of a tree in the backyard of the house we stayed in for the wedding. The house, according to a drunk person, belonged to an old lady who played a ghost in the hit motion picture “Titanic” which I’ve never seen and probably never will. I will however, in the future revisit this song idea. You can begin to see what happens here.

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