But how, you ask? How could I top MAGICNESS?? 

Well, never you fear dear readers.  We have plenty o’ google alerts tricks up our sleeves!  For today’s show I give you Mark Kerrey from The Men the Sam Bradley Band singing solo!!

word, Mark.  WORD.

Mark performed recently at Frederico’s Poppy Cafe in Vancouver and luckily someone got a few songs of his on video:

Videos were found on RobbedMyHeart’s YouTube Channel.  Go check out her page as she has a ton of other vids from some other artists you might know.  I am not going to name names….but they might rhyme with Mam Schmadley, Farcus Moster and maybe even a couple of Slindsey’s singing too. 

Happy Humpday, y’all!

Now, leave some love for Mark, yeah?? And don’t forget to follow him on twitter.  And while you’re at it, do you follow us?? Er…please to be getting on that.

In case you’ve been living under a rock lately, Sam has been raising money for War Child, and has blown his original goal of $400 by raising over $2,000. In fact, you can still help out by sponsoring Sam Bradley!

Part of his fundraising also included him and several other artists “Busking for Change” on the streets of Vancouver yesterday. “Busking” is street performing for money, and of course all the money he raised was donated to War Child.

Since LiLi and I are both so lucky to not only live in the states but also probably just about as far from Canada as you can get, we found Mila (aka @canuckleheado7) who DID get to see Sam yesterday, as well as got a ton of pictures and videos.

Despite the cold and dreary Vancouver weather, the artists played host to a handful of small crowds and smiling passersby from 10:00am to 6:00pm. My friends and I caught some of the bands, but we mostly supported Sam Bradley (and his sister Grace Lindsey) throughout the event.

Mila has EVERYTHING on her own blog, laugh.play.dream.live, which you should defiently check out (including another new version of No Diggity, since you all go crazy for that one!). She was so kind enough to allow us to post a couple pictures and a video over here, just to tease you and make you go and see the rest, which you will NOT regret!

I had to post Scared, 1) Cause it’s one of my fave Sam songs and 2) Because I love the appearance by Santa at the end!!

Update! Eyes of Amber has a few more of Sam busking! Be sure to check those out as well!!

Sam’s blog entry also informed us of a new cause he is helping to support.  He, along with several other artists, will be taking to the streets of Vancouver on December 18th, to help in Busking for Change.  All the money raised while “busking” will go to War Child Canada.

“War Child Canada is a registered Canadian charity dedicated to providing urgently needed humanitarian assistance to war-affected children around the world. War Child Canada helps generate awareness, support and advocacy for children’s rights everywhere.” — War Child Canada Mission Statement

For more info on this fantastic cause, please visit the War Child official site.

Don’t live in the Couve or anywhere near?? No worries, you can still help out by donating here.  Or shop War Child’s music store where they have some kick ace compilation albums for sale.

You can read Sam’s full blog post here.  And make sure that you are following him on Twitter too, so you won’t miss an update.

War Child Canada is a registered Canadian charity dedicated to providing urgently needed humanitarian assistance to war-affected children around the world. War Child Canada helps generate awareness, support and advocacy for children’s rights everywhere.

See Sam and The Men at the Commodore after the jump…..

Sidenote: The description on this last video says that Sam announced that they were changing their name to The Sam Bradley Band.  It wasn’t actually said in the video though…. but very interesting.  Will have to keep our ears open to see if that it true.

Videos were found on lauridoodlez YouTube page where she also has a ton of Bobby Long on there too for you to check out.

::sigh:: No more touring means no more new vids and pics and such for awhile.  Don’t be sadpanda though….the guys will get a much needed break and then will be working on their first full length album! How do I know this?? Because I follow both Sam and The Men on twitter– and so should you!  And while you are waiting for that album to be recorded, have you picked up Sam’s EP that was released in August?? You can find it on his Official Site and on iTunes.

But never fear my dears…I shan’t leave you high and dry! What kind of blogger would I be if I didn’t bring visual goods for you to feast on this fine Saturday morning?? Lo and behold a google search my super blogging powers found these awesome vids of Sam and The Men from their show the day before Thursday, i.e. Wednesday.  See how that works??

So go grab a cup of coffee, get back in that bed with the warm covers and enjoy a little Sam and The Men concert!

Videos were found on katinamae’s YouTube page, where she has other Sam and The Men vids from earlier in the year that you can check out. 

EDIT: A farewell vid was posted on YouTube! Thanks to @ADeweese for the tip!

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Sam and The Men wrap up their tour with Justin Nozuka tonight in Vancouver at the Commodore Ballroom. You can find ticket info here.  Show starts at 9:30pm.  If you are in the area, why not go and show the guys some love on their last night of touring?  Oh, and take pics/vids and send ‘em to us!

Sad that Sam and The Men are almost done touring? We are too.   But…you don’t have to lose touch! Follow both Sam and The Men on Twitter to see what the guys are up to while we wait for their return!

This made me really sadface as Saturday was a Sam Bradley and The Men show.  I have yet to see him perform with The Men and as of lately with their recent foray into the land of Twitter, I really want to see these guys too– cause they are effing hilar.  Just go check out their tweets. Trust.

But don’t worry…I did eventually “see” them.  And now, you can too! I mean, thank gawd for YouTube and blogger MalicousMandy, right?!  Without which we wouldn’t all get these great vids of the Saturday show at Venue.

MalicousMandy attended Saturday’s show and posted a bunch of vids from that night on her YouTube account.  I’ve posted a few below but you can go check them all out here.

So, what did you think?? Have you had the pleasure of seeing The Men too? Let’s us know!

Pic Courtesy of Katie Howerton

With less then 3 days till Sam’s big EP release, he is dropping all kinds of good news on us from every direction via Twitter!

For my Canadian friends, two, yes TWO new shows for you. Sam will be at the Metro Theatre in Victoria, British Columbia on September 24 at 8 p.m. The show will be all ages and is part of the Rifflandia Music Festival. Check out Rifflandia’s site for more information and how to purchase tickets. It looks to me like the show is only available as part of the festival package for $60. But if you are into music, that is a pretty good deal considering all the shows you’ll get in addition to Sam!

The very next day, September 25, Sam will be in Vancouver at the Venue. The show starts at 7 p.m. and tickets are $15. There is no information that I can find about WHERE to buy tickets, as the show is not up on the Venue’s website yet, but I will keep an eye out for it and post it when it’s available!

Updated!

Order your tickets online!

More Sam news and such after the jump!

Sam (or most likely his people) are working hard on Sam’s new website as well. It will be http://www.sambradley.com/ and it is still a work in progress. But for those of you who need to get Sam’s EP on Saturday (which is ALL of you), you should go ahead and just bookmark the site. I know I did!

There is also a new review of Sam’s Secret Show from the Examiner! It’s a really well written and very descriptive review (which you know how I LOVE description). Here is just a little excerpt that I enjoyed most:

Sam started the show out with the song “Come On In” and you could see that he was happy and “at home” on the stage. In between every song, Sam pulls in his audience with some heartfelt words and stories, but the true testament was in his vocal and stage performance.

Sam most definitely feeds off of his audience throughout his entire show, and his audience feeds off of him. It is a relationship that many singers will never get to experience, but somehow Sam seems to have mastered it, and tonight he seems to have brought this skill to a new level. With Sam, you have always been able to feel the emotions of a song, both lyrically and physically, you can tell exactly what emotions he was feeling when he wrote the song, but, there was more to it tonight. Whether it was because he has found that magic that allows him to connect so much with his audience or something else, the power of his performance was simply amazing.

The “love” songs he sings emit feelings of love that only exist in dreams. It is obvious that he has put his heart and soul into these songs, and the effect that he creates when singing them, causes ripples of possibilities and hope to run through the air.

*sigh* This is why you must see Sam live if you’ve never had the chance. You just “get it” so much more! Here is the rest of the article.

And, if you feel the need to really connect with Sam (and who doesn’t!), he shared with us his song of the day: My Body is a Cage by Arcade Fire. It’s pretty deep.

Still here? Good. We will have another big announcement from our blog later today regarding Sam and his upcoming birthday/EP release! Be sure that you are following me (Amber) and LiLi on Twitter so you won’t miss out on it! Trust me, it’s gonna be good!