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The Doubleclicks Love You Like a Burrito

March 24, 2014Z

The latest from Portland’s geek-folk sister act celebrates love. And also Mexican food.

Beefy, Adam WarRock and Jesse Dangerously perform

Nerdapalooza Is Dead; Long Live Nerdapalooza

December 31, 2013Z11

I have spent weeks – nay, months – agonizing over how to eulogize Nerdapalooza, Orlando’s now defunct nerd music festival. And, sadly, the longer I’ve waited the more difficult this has become.

Enjoy the New Sounds of the Season

December 15, 2013Z

One of my personal favorite holiday traditions is anxiously combing through my RSS feeds throughout the month of December in anticipation of new seasonal songs. There are a number of regular annual musical merrymakers, but there are two that never fail to satisfy.

Warm Up With Kirby Krackle and The Doubleclicks

December 1, 2013Z1

Though we’re still three weeks away from the official start of winter, the cold weather seems to have gotten here early for many of us. The recent chilly nights served to remind me of one of my favorite seasonal releases, this Star Wars-inspired gem from Kirby Krackle and The Doubleclicks.

Nerdapalooza Necessities

October 11, 2013Z5

Nerdapalooza 2013 is only a week away. This means that ticket-holders are already filled with anticipation, while all other geeks are haunted by the crushing dread of what might have been. As a fellow who counts himself among the former, I’m not only looking forward to three full days of fun and frivolity with my tribe, I’m also hard at work getting my proverbial ducks in a row.

Celebrate Gary Gygax’s 75th Birthday

July 27, 2013Z

Seventy-five years ago today one of the most important geeks the world has ever known was born in a mystical land many call Chicago.

Kirby Krackle, The Doubleclicks Present the New Sound of Nerd

July 12, 2013November 23, 2017Z

Sounds Like You and Lasers and Feelings are not only great albums, they are important albums. They are indicative of a shifting paradigm within the geek music meta-community that runs simultaneously complementary and counter to the integration of nerdier fare into the broader entertainment world.

Kickstart an Uncle Monsterface Concept Album

June 22, 2013December 13, 2017Z

Sock puppet rockers Uncle Monsterface set out late last year to explore their home base, Dino-Skeleton Island, and they fell into a cave… and also a concept album.

Go to "Grandma's House" With Kirby Krackle

June 19, 2013Z

To help celebrate the impending awesome that is their upcoming full-length Sounds Like You, Kirby Krackle has just dropped the album’s first single, “Grandma’s House.”

Geeks, Music, and Lyrics

May 30, 2013Rebecca Angel4

As a singer/songwriter, I’ve been told by other musicians to never share your inspiration. Let the audience decide what the songs are about. I agree for songs about love and life, experiences the listener can put themselves into. But what about a song about the perils of having an evil wizard as an ex-boyfriend? Or one about creating a clone to take over your life while you have outer-space adventures? Those songs need explaining.

All the Lasers, All the Feels

May 29, 2013Z

If there are two things I love about nerd folk, they’re surely Angela and Aubrey Webber. (See what I did there, internet?!) The sisters, also known as Portland-based duo The Doubleclicks, recently released a new music video for the track “Lasers and Feelings,” and it’s a love song for the super villain in all of us.

This Weekend Dethlehem Reveals… Something

April 10, 2013December 13, 2017Z

What are the members of RPG-metal band Dethlehem planning for Saturday, April 13th?

You’ll Go Crazy for Sock Puppet Madness

March 7, 2013December 13, 2017Z

In his recently released book Sock Puppet Madness, Marty Allen instructs readers in both the art and science of puppet-making.

Baby Got Uncanny Similiarities (or No Glee for JoCo) – UPDATED 01-28-2013

January 22, 2013Z

Does the soft rock-style cover of Sir Mix-A-Lot’s classic “Baby Got Back” performed by the cast of Fox’s Glee sound familiar to you? If you’re a fan of geek rock troubadour Jonathan Coulton it certainly might.

Nerdapalooza 2012 Is Imminent, Awesome

July 27, 2012Z

In just over a week Orlando’s twin night spots The Social and The Beacham will play host to Nerdapalooza 2012. With a performance lineup that includes Math the Band, Mega Ran, The OneUps, Sci-Fried and Dual Core, its sure to …

Geek Out With the Humble Music Bundle

July 26, 2012Z

With its 2010 debut the Humble Indie Bundle changed the way many of us think about desktop gaming. Offering a wide selection of quality independent titles at a flexible pay-what-you-want price point that allows the buyers themselves to decide how …

The Nerdy Dozen: 12 Must-Hear Songs of 2011

December 30, 2011Z

MC Frontalot – “I’ll Form the Head (feat. ZeaLouS1 and Dr. Awkward)” Amazon – MC Frontalot Frontalot’s Solved was, in the grand tradition of his previous releases, a glorious heap of disparate styles, concepts and guest stars all married by the shared …

Parry Gripp and Lev Grossman Make Musical Magic

August 17, 2011Z

Last week noted author/blogger/nerd-about-town Lev Grossman released the sequel to his 2009 novel The Magicians. In addition to providing the opportunity to send postcards from the enchanted world of Fillory, The Magician King has also received another nontraditional marketing push …

Super Powered Love is a Super Powerful Album (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)

July 30, 2011Admin

Kirby Krackle’s 2010 release E for Everyone was, hands down, my favorite rock album of the year. Since its release I’ve reviewed it, played it on my podcasts, interviewed founding members Kyle Stevens and Jim Demonakos, scrutinized both their live …

Nerdapalooza 2011: A Community-Building Event (With Music)

July 29, 2011Z

Hindsight being what it is, I find myself looking back at the thoughts I shared regarding Nerdapalooza 2010 with a knowing grin. When speaking of the dissatisfying elements of that year’s festival –- the scheduling woes, sound issues and overall …

Super Powered Love is a Super Powerful Album

July 27, 2011Z

Kirby Krackle’s E For Everyone is Geek Rock Perfection (GeekDad Wayback Machine)

July 26, 2011Z

While I am famed (and I use the term loosely) for my love of nerdcore hip-hop, my own musical history skews much more toward punk rock and power pop. As such, I am easily as big a fan of acts …

Review: Twenty-Six and a Half Is a Remarkable Weird Al Tribute

July 14, 2011December 16, 2017Z

“Weird Al” Yankovic has been crafting infectiously humorous songs for as long as I’ve been alive. Across the breadth of his three and a half decade career he has managed to take both his hits and his misses in stride, …

Nerdapalooza by the Numbers

June 20, 2011Z

2007: the year of the very first Nerdapalooza. Though the event was conceived by Californian John “Hex” Carter, the first festival conducted under the Nerdapalooza banner was coordinated on the far corner of the country by musical comedian Rob Tobias. …

Review: The Consortium of Genius Give It Up for the Bad Guys

February 18, 2011Z

If there is one thing I have learned from the geeky music meta-community, it is to always expect the unexpected. Perhaps no single element proves this point more aptly than the Funny Music Project, and likely no single FuMP act …

Book It! – 10 Great And Geeky Songs About Literature

February 17, 2011Z

There are book geeks and there are music geeks, but because songwriting itself is such a literary endeavor there is also a lot of cross-pollination between these two distinct tribes. Interestingly enough, the biggest geeks are very often the songwriters …

Nerdapalooza’s Next Generation

July 22, 2010Z

Last weekend two intrepid GeekDads arrived at Orlando’s annual Nerdapalooza festival with a box full of t-shirts and a dream of geek unity. OK, that’s not entirely accurate. Only GeekDad Curtis arrived with the t-shirts and goodwill. I instead showed …

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