VIDEO: Tom Smith, “Talk Like A Pirate Day [Live at CapriCon '08]“

Another established musician in the filk scene who will be attending Dragon*Con this year is Tom Smith. With genre-hopping original compositions, the Ann Arbor-based musician puts on an fun acoustic set in his live performances. Tom Smith has been releasing albums since 1991. Amassing numerous albums since then, Tom sings about subjects including but not [...]

MP3: Leslie Fish, “Flight 93″

This year Dragon*Con will host who many consider to be the mother of filk music, Leslie Fish. Since 1963 Leslie has been writing and performing her own material. Armed with a 12-string guitar and a large discography of past work varying in topics from Star Trek to space travel to Lord of the Rings to [...]

VIDEO: William Shatner, “Rocket Man”

The guest list for this year’s Dragon*Con grows all the more impressive with the announcement of the legendary William Shatner. Like his friend Leonard Nimoy, he will probably not be doing any musical performances at the convention. However everyone should see this video at least once. I know you know who William Shatner is. He [...]

CONTEST: Win Abney Park’s “Lost Horizons” album!

The Seattle based Steampunk aficionados from Abney Park will once again be gracing the stage and hanging out at this year’s Dragon*Con. They will be performing on Friday night, so be sure to catch that. In the mean time I’ve got a free CD to give you… I first heard of Abney Park at Dragon*Con [...]

VIDEO: Leonard Nimoy, “Ballad of Bilbo Baggins”

Yes, the legendary Leonard Nimoy will be present at Dragon*Con this year. Although I highly doubt he will be performing any musical numbers at the convention, I still think everyone should see this music video in their lifetime. Surely, all of my readers should know who Leonard Nimoy is. Star Trek‘s character Spock, from both [...]

MP3: I Fight Dragons, “Why Bother?”

The Chicago-based band I Fight Dragons will be performing at Dragon*Con this year. Actually a pretty unique band, I Fight Dragons claims the genre “NES-rock” which basically means pop rock with a heavy influence drawn from classic Nintendo culture. Wielding a load of synthesizers controlled by classic NES controllers and a Dance Dance Revolution pad [...]

MP3: mc chris, “zuckuss’ prius”

Cartoon making hip hopper mc chris will officially be attending Dragon*Con this year. Word is that he will have a performance scheduled, however a time and place has yet to be announced. Currently in the middle of an epic multi-CD album titled simply part six, mc chris has dedicated one of each recently released chapter [...]

CONTEST: Win Spider Lilies’ “Cyclogenesis” Album!

Spider Lilies, the electro goth rock project of Stacey Campbell, will be hanging out throughout Dragon*Con weekend after their performance on Thursday evening. Their latest album titled Cyclogenesis will be available at the convention, but you could win a free copy before then! You may recognize Stacey as the former guitarist of The Crüxshadows, back [...]

VIDEO: Bedlam Bards, “On the Drift”

The two-and-a-half member band Bedlam Bards, based out of Texas, will be making room in their schedule of various Renaissance Faires and conventions to attend Dragon*Con again this year. Comprised of two bearded musicians named Hawke and Cedric, and sometimes with the help of the lovely Lily, the Bedlam Bards describe their music as Renfolk [...]

VIDEO: Michael Jackson, “Thriller”

Okay, now before you get too excited… Michael Jackson is not going to be attending Dragon*Con this year. Honestly, I don’t see it happening ever. However this year Dragon*Con will be hosting a new event, a Guinness World Record attempt at the most people performing the dance made famous by Jackson in his video for [...]

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