Scott Garred

I remember sitting in my beige 1985 Subaru GL Wagon when I popped this CD in the player for the first time. I was sitting outside my high school. I had already heard the fabulous track one, "The Wagon,"…

Still a few chairs left at this first house show. 

Ask me about the time Lady Gaga showed up to perform at a Super XX Man fundraiser at the Alberta Street Pub, Portland, OR around 2009. 

The late and remarkable Leonard Cohen wrote "Story of Isaac," originally released on Songs From a Room (1969). According to the Bible, God asked Abraham to take his son, Isaac, to the top of a mountain and sacrifice him…

Me outside the Joshua Tree Inn where Gram Parsons died in room #8 (photo: Russ Wightman)

"Streets of Baltimore" is a song written by Tompall Glaser and Harlan Howard in 1966. My favorite version is by the late…

"How To Rent a Room," was written by the late David Berman of the band, Silver Jews. My recording is a tribute to a brilliant songwriter who left the world too soon. I believe I have a lyric or…

Not much bandwidth for a full post this week. Enjoy one by the great Jonathan Richman. If you would like to discuss this week's choice, by all means, comment away! See you next week. If you want to come…

Pictured left to right: Nolan, me, and Liam - photo by Kelly

This week's song is "You Shook Me," by AC/DC, featuring my nephews, Nolan and Liam, playing drums, bass, and guitar. My sister Kelly has dubbed them…

When I was a boy, living in Clarkston, WA. we had a neighbor kid that, looking back, was very creative. He was older and influenced me and my siblings in various ways. We played a lot of "army" in the…

Of course, all the songs I'm sharing are by some of my all-time favorite artists. Close to the top of this list, however, is the Nashville band, Lambchop, who was once dubbed "new Nashville." Lambchop's 1996 Merge Records release…

Making this project happen has been really challenging. To remind you, my goal has been to cover a song a week for 50 weeks, culminating in an entire year's worth of tributes to artists and songs I have truly…

"You Are the Everything" is one of my favorite songs from R.E.M.'s Green album with the orange cover and a song called "Orange Crush." Wow, that just occurred to me.

Have I ever mentioned how much I love…

"Born on a Train" was written by Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields. His music has expanded my boundaries for sure--from songwriting to production, he does it all. He's funny and talented and it comes through in this…