• Website #1: http://flightoftheconchords.co.nz/

This website is awesome, but I might be biased because of how much I love the show! The colors pop, there is a cohesive layout, and it is funny. The links are in cool fonts that look like highlighted crayon when you scroll over them. There is easy navigation to their music and video pages along with tour dates. I like this websites simplicity and how well it captures the playful nature of the show “The Flight of the Conchords.” Be sure to click on the “Ultra-High Fidelity Music Box” to pull up the music player and make the tape recorder dance. Very interesting way to present music on a website, I would like to learn how to do this. Pretty sure it is a flash feature. They also have a “Chords & Lyrics” page which I found really intriguing as a musician/songwriter/guitarist to learn their songs with ease.

Hilarity…

Quote: “I’m not cryin’. It’s just been raining… on my face.” – Jemaine

• Website #2: http://jackjohnsonmusic.com/home

I really like Jack Johnson’s website. The sites elements are aligned well and the colors of the text contrasts well against the wood-grain background. This site also does well representing the mellow vibe of his music and lifestyle. I personally like the rustic wood style of the page as you can tell by my own website Jeremy-goble.com. I also like video box on the home screen so it is easy to see and hear his most recent material. I also like the Instagram photo slideshow on the home page as well. It allows for a lot of material to be viewed in a small, clean space.

I’ll admit it, I’m jealous!

Pretty wild compared to the entire possessions of a family from Bhutan out of the book “Material World: A Global Family Portrait”

Website #3: http://walkingwallofwords.com/

This website belongs to a pretty cool experimental indie band called Neutral Milk Hotel. I like the style of art they used on the website, particularly the flying gramophone on the home page. There is a very simple four-page layout with a charity page that I thought was really cool. A portion of concert proceeds and one dollar from every box set will be donated to children in need. When you click on the page links they open on the bottom of the screen and add colors and images that contrast the grey vibe of the home page.

San Marcos Photos:

Unfortunately I wasn’t able to take my own photos in San Marcos for the blog project this week because I live in Austin. However, I did find some really great photos on the internet that capture my favorite places in San Marcos. The first picture is of the San Marcos River where I love to hang out and relax, along with everyone else in San Marcos some days. There are few places I enjoy more than the river on a quiet day.

The second photo is of one of my favorite music venues in San Marcos, Cheatham Street Warehouse. This place has a ton of history with some incredible Americana musicians stopping in for shows frequently, including one of my old songwriting teachers Will Sexton who I saw play there several times.

The last picture is of another place I frequent in San Marcos, Tantra Coffeehouse. This place has some lively music in the evenings; my favorite is bluegrass nights. One of the most impressive young singer/songwriters I’ve seen in the past few years named Grace Park used to work at Tantra (she still might). She is currently playing gigs in Central Texas with a group called Grace Park & the Deer. I highly recommend you check out their music or go to a show if you see their name on a poster around San Marcos.