To Smitty and Julija, With Love

by Zoe Murdock

Over the past several weeks, I’ve had the great pleasure of listening to Smitty West and Julija Zonic’s new CD, To Leonard, With Love: Seven Songs from Leonard Cohen.

I’ve…

Smitty releases his latest song "Persistant Vegetative Blues"....here it on the MUSIC section

Coyote Night by Zoe Murdock It was late when Scott awoke to the sound of coyotes yipping. They were usually in the river basin behind the house, but tonight they sounded closer, and there were more of them,…

SMITTY WEST—3 SONGS NOMINATED FOR MAVRIC MUSIC AWARD I returned from a wonderful tour of the beautiful country of Lebanon to hear that three of my songs had been nominated for the 2008 MAVRIC awards. In case you…

I'm really happy to be announcing my CD Release Concert. I'm even happier that the producer, Shane Butler of Ojai Concert Series, has agreed to stage this show as a benefit for a cause I hold close to my heart:…

Astonishing! All the work I do on serious music and "Wasilla Girl" has more hits than everything I've done combined! Don't get worried about my politics....I'd do a video about Biden, but he's not very funny! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iejC7NAtTzQ

Smitty Interviewed by Radio Ojai's Lisa Snider on his new album, his ranch, and landmine action. http://radioojai.com/2008/08/29/lisa-interviews-scott-smith-aka-smitty-west.aspx

The biting lyrical commentary in Smitty West's tirade at ignorance and prejudice in his song "Sandman" has led to a listing in The 'Top 10' in Indie Rock at a leading review site Each month, Music Critic Mike Cameo…