Beast of Eden play dark rockabilly rock and roll. They performed alongside burlesque dancers at Old Nick’s!
Isaac and the Awkward Situations
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Allen Giardinelli
This gentleman really knows his way around a fretboard. He plays gypsy jazz and brings in some delta blues now and again. With Sarah as his accompanist, they played some fantastic jazz and instrumental Beatles songs at the local drink and draw at Sam Bonds Brewing. Listen to his fast, adroit, sensual sting massage and rhythm alchemy here!
Luisa & os Alquimistas
I got to catch a live reggae band in a club in natal. Their music is on Spotify if you search for them. They didn’t have a live drummer, but a dj and they made the crowd dance with lyrics in Portuguese and English. Check them out!
Caravelas
A sleepy little beach town. Few tourists come here so there aren’t the quantity of bars and curio shops we have seen in the other towns. It’s mostly Fishermen, biologists and locals who have many generations here.
We came upon a festival, with lantern decorations and people playing music in the streets.
Beach drawing at night
I took a walk east from my rental and saw a spot wher people were watching the waves crash on the rocks. Some were fishing with gigantic poles, some were drinking beer. I drew the spot from the beach, then walked there and drew the view from there.
View from the beach in Rio de Janeiro.
Can you see the little lifts? This is sugar loaf mountain in Rio. It was cloudy today.
What a beauftiful place. I’m here in winter (June) so the beach is almost empty. But as soon as I approached it, I heard surf music in my head. Everything is like a surf music album cover photo. It’s so gorgeous here!
Art city Eugene drink and draw 2
This week we had yoga instructor and burlesque performer Dahlia Murder pose for us.
We also had comedy provided by the lovely Gabby Jesus.
And here are some pieces by other artists I snapped while walking around.
Bernie Sanders
I saw Bernie speak in island park in Springfield Oregon. It was so inspiring! There have been a few socialist heroes such as Eugene Debs, Jill Stein, Ralph Nader, and the other day I got to be a part of history and see senator Sanders deliver his heart -warming message! He said that people have called him crazy for dreaming too much, for “out there” ideas, but we need wild ideas to change the status quo, an economy that works only for the top one percent! Bernie isn’t admitting defeat. He brings huge crowds and has inspired many people who have felt disillusioned with politics to become democrats to vote in the primary. Whether or not he becomes president, his message is getting out to millions, inspiring a new generation to enter politics and fight for the 99% of us who aren’t millionaires! Here is a video of the event, but he has given so many speeches lately, and they are mostly all great.
There were many children, teens, and women present. I only saw a few people of color, but the crowds were very enthusiastic.
This was a big crowd! Some sources say four thousands, others eight thousand.
Members of the press.
I went to see Dennis Kucinich and Ron Paul when they came to Fairbanks Alaska, and this was much more exciting.
Then finally, just to be silly, I made a Bernie sanders out of play dough.
Isaac and the Awkward Situations 
