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24 July 2008
Lindsey will again perform at B.B. Rover’s, 29 July.
19 July 2008
In a new “Leaves of Oak” essay, Lindsey argues we should admit that democracy has no future in the United States and we should start planning for what kind of autocracy we would prefer.
25 March 2008
A new “Leaves of Oak” essay on the collapse of investment bank Bear Stearns, and what the remedy has to say about American governance.
6 March 2008
A new “Leaves of Oak” report on one man’s experience at a Texas caucus. And another new show! Lindsey will perform at Jerry’s Artarama of Austin, 8 March. Two shows in one day!
29 February 2008
Lindsey announces a performance at the Elgin Art Walk, 8 March.
19 February 2008
Toons on a roll! A new one on Ben Bernanke giving the Federal Reserve what it demands.
8 February 2008
And another new toon on Mitt Romney’s collapse in the GOP primaries.
4 February 2008
Newly posted: a toon about the real reason they created that rat heart in the lab.
2 February 2008
New free MP3 download! Get “The Ballad of Ricky Williams” here.
25 January 2008
Updated the Performance Calendar with two new shows.
19 January 2008
Completely redesigned lyrics page for “Everybody Calls You Rain” with an illustration by painter Mara Kelly.
6 January 2008
Newly posted: a toon about Sen. Clinton's teetering candidacy.
8 December 2007
Lindsey offers a satirical Christmas carol for the subprime-default era.
28 November 2007
Lindsey announces a performance in downtown Elgin, TX.
6 November 2007
Lindsey vents his spleen on the latest proposal to quiet the music district.
7 October 2007
Lindsey announces he’ll rock the 19th Annual Austin Vegan Chili Cook-Off.
6 September 2007
Completely redesigned lyrics page for “Bad for Business” with new illustration by Darian Eck.
5 September 2007
Newly posted: a toon on disgraced Larry Craig’s reconsideration of his resignation from the Senate.
14 August 2007
A modest proposal for making the best use of force-fed Guantánamo prisoners: foie gras.
30 March 2007
Added a new song from The Sermon on the Mount (sheet music, PDF file) called “Don’t Flaunt Your Charity,” meant to medley with the following “Lord’s Prayer.”
8 March 2007
A new leaf suggests a reason nobody else seems to have noticed why Giuliani remains so popular with the GOP base.
31 January 2007
Off site: On Philip Glass’ 70th birthday, NewMusicBox has posted Lindsey’s review of the U.S. premiere (in Austin) of his new opera Waiting for the Barbarians.
13 January 2007
Newly posted: a toon on Bush’s harebrained plan to “surge” more troops into the Iraqi meatgrinder.
23 December 2006
Just in time for Christmas! A new original carol by Lindsey Eck called “The Prince of Peace.” Also, a new Leaf on PBS fundraising.
29 November 2006
A new toon on Bush’s claim that there’s no civil war in Iraq.
15 October 2006
Lindsey returns to B. B. Rover’s on Election Day.
27 October 2006
Lindsey pens a leaf on the issues that a change in parties won’t address this Election Day.
15 October 2006
Lindsey returns to B. B. Rover’s on Election Day.
14 October 2006
More new lyrics! The Ballad of Ricky Williams recounts the recent adventures of the hapless running back. New illustration by Darian Eck.
12 October 2006
Newly posted: complete lyrics (draft) for The Sermon on the Mount, Lindsey Eck’s rendering of Matthew 5–7 into contemporary English verse suitable for singing.
16 September 2006
Newly posted: an arrangement of The Lord’s Prayer for single voice plus guitar, part of the ongoing Sermon on the Mount project.
26 August 2006
Lindsey announces a new gig in tiny Smithville, Texas.
23 August 2006
A new toon on the plight of poor Pluto, no longer a planet.
9 August 2006
A leaf in parodic lyrics, celebrating the downfall of Joe Lieberman.
5 August 2006
A new toon on the disputed Mexican election.
2 August 2006
Lindsey reviews Matisyahu at The Ethical Spectacle (off site).
28 July 2006
In a new leaf, Lindsey suggests what to do with unwanted SUVS: Use ’em to house the homeless.
29 June 2006
Added a new version, for classical guitar, of “Life and Death Rag” (movement 1 of The Story of an Hour) in PDF to previously posted Movements 3–4 here. Also, Lindsey returns to B.B. Rover’s.
25 June 2006
Added a new version, for classical guitar, of “Bittersweet Joy” (movement 3 of The Story of an Hour) in PDF. Movement 4 is already posted. These are the main themes in a work that will take the form of themes and variations. View them here.
3 June 2006
Added chord sheets to the lyrics page for “Highway Treasures” (scroll below end of lyrics for links to chord sheets).
22 May 2006
Added a pic of the newest Instrument of the Corner Oak, a Yamaha Spanish guitar named Desdemona, and pics of two basses (see Gallery 1).
5 May 2006
Newly posted: a sample page of a new classical-guitar version of Lindsey Eck’s The Story of an Hour. Also, Lindsey is pleased to announce that his essay “Defining Country Music,” originally Web-published here has been selected for an anthology of essays on popular culture, tentatively titled The [Next] Reader: Reading and Writing Critically About Popular Culture, to be published in September by McGraw-Hill.
12 May 2006
Newly posted: Info on Lindsey’s latest gig.
3 September 2005
The latest leaf explains why New Orleans looks so much like Baghdad: Bush is in charge of both.
23 August 2005
In a new leaf, Lindsey denounces the false prophecy of Pat Robertson, who is advocating the murder of a head of state.
11 August 2005
Added lyrics to Cincinnati Daddy and Louisiana Jan, with a new illustration by Darian Eck.
4 June 2005
A new Leaf suggests we go further than doing away with the filibuster — let’s abolish the U.S. Senate.
21 February 2005
A review of John Corigliano’s third symphony, Circus Maximus, performed by the University of Texas Wind Ensemble.
27 October 2004
A new Leaf asks whether television is about to spoil another election.
22 October 2004
See Gallery Two for a new toon on the Iraq mess.
9 July 2004
In a new Leaf, Lindsey contemplates his possible replacement — in Karachi.
29 June 2004
In a new Leaf, our fantasy: Madonna calls the Dr. Laura show to talk about the Kabbala.
7 June 2004
A new Leaf because I’m not going to be able to take another week of love for Ron Reagan.
1 April 2004
Yesterday’s “Leaf” updated to take note of the Jason Patric arrest; the article was picked up at Arts Journal.
31 March 2004
A new “Leaves of Oak” essay on Austin’s bogus reputation as music-friendly appears here.
28 March 2004
Lindsey Eck’s performance calendar added here.
24 September 2003
New editorial cartoon added at Gallery Two.
7 September 2003
New Leaves of Oak essay; sheet music as PDFs added to Compositions page; new high-rez pix at Gallery One: Instruments. (Click on individual instruments for detailed version in new window.)
31 August 2003
Now uploaded: opinion at Leaves of Oak, as well as a general index page for Articles and two new streaming audio tracks at Compositions.
28 August 2003
Now available: our articles index page.
22 August 2003
New pages include our gallery of editorial cartoons, as well as pages on audio services and Blue Oak Records.
11 August 2003
New pages include the first of our galleries, as well as lyrics for Bad for Business; also the page for Highway Treasures has had a full makeover.
26 July 2003
The Oak sprouts again! The new Corner Oak Web site debuts.