beirut

Featuring Zach Condon, 21, who plays ukulele and trumpet. more info at www.beirutband.com. Also check out this article.

Guitar

That's Nathaniel's photo--Room 491, early evening, mid-December. The week that Anthony was Spanish guitarist on commission in San Diego, and Steph down with the flu. But Madelyn appeared, out of nowhere-- strumming along on the battered Yamaha. ("I never use a capo.") And Urs, mid-evening, for his Red River Valley with the verse in Schweizerdeutsch They were mystified, the group, but gathered around, joining in with tentative curiosity. No requests for Jimmy Buffet--these are the risks--and no Cadillac Margaritas. But the red wine flowed...and the walls were filled with paintings...

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