The Music of Eli August

Last Saturday was NakamaCon, and the last day of Eli August’s first tour of the summer.  I must confess, before this summer, I had been to no convention of any sort and assumed that such events were not for me.  I enjoy anime and games, but I don’t really geek out over them, and so, in spite of my nerdy job, interests, and general demeanor, I feel a bit out of place entering the halls of institutionalized geekdom.   That said, I’ll also point out that the audiences we play for at cons are much more open and enthusiastic, and consequently much more fun to play for.

I was going to make this post about delving into the question of furry fandom, but that would require too much speculation on my part to be worthwhile, since I didn’t talk to any furries at this particular convention.  So instead, this post will be a media EXTRAVAGANZA!  First, a couple sketches from Emily Weichbrod, who has supplied us with our first audience tributes (‘fan art’ seems awfully presumptuous to me):

This set inspired drawings, dancing, and (retroactively) clothing design by our friends at Blasphemina’s Closet.  We encourage this sort of thing at all of our shows, especially people doing a jig in period dress.

Last but not least, your video.  Here’s “Lion” as played at NakamaCon 2010:

Mike D

p.s. – Keep your eyes open for more blogs and live footage coming soon.  Eli August has an eventful summer in store: We will be taking part in a benefit tour in July (WI, IL, MN) for the Susan G. Komen cancer walk in Chicago, going into the  studio to record our first LP, and hopefully making it back on the road in August.