Colbert's reaction to Jimmy Kimmel's suspension is pure satirical gold. www.youtube.com/shorts/csBWo...

Here's a love song for my immigrant neighbors. www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-Ng...

Here's a song about life under the Trump regime. Music by me. Lyrics by Brian Redden. Fine slide playing by Dave Allender. (lyrics in comments) www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6xm...

As yet more darkness descends, here's a song pining for something better. Make no mistake. The line "And the demagogues will fall one day" is not a call for violence. Rather, it's an appeal to nonviolently stand up and defend our democracy and our neighbors. www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4az...

'Til Freedom's Won is the fifth video from the Redwood Sessions. I was inspired to write it while playing a series of rallies for our local 50501/No Kings group. It was also shaped by my collaboration with the New Rally Songs Collective. (See link in comments) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk_b...

"The ICE Van Cometh" is the fourth video in the Redwood Sessions series. Thanks again to Robert Edgar for suggesting we do this. It's been great fun hearing and seeing these songs presented with such clarity. (Lyrics in the comments so you can sing along at home!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgm8...

Here's my take on the immigration "crisis". May we greet the stranger at our doors with the same compassion we would want if we were in their shoes. Thanks again to producer Robert Edgar for capturing this song. (Lyrics in comments) www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-Ng...

I'm just gonna leave this here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pswv...

Happy Labor Day, my peeps! Here's track two from the Redwood Sessions. This song goes out to everyone standing up and pushing back against the Authoritarian-in-Chief's daily assaults on the Rule of Law. Dance party!!! (lyrics in comments) www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd36...

Here's a song to push back against the despair. "The Last Day of the King" is a rumination on the moment when all this relentless trumpfuckery ends. (lyrics in comments) www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCv9...

Hmmm? I just had four "reposts" appear on my page. I did NOT repost these things. Any idea how the hell that can happen? There doesn't seem to be a delete option either. WTF?

Here's a new tune hot off the presses. "The ICE Van Cometh" is my two cents on ICE's current reign of terror. Big thanks to my dude Philip Sadler and the good folks at Open Mic America for making this video happen! (lyrics posted in the comments) www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmGd...

I'm super excited to be participating in Open Mic America's live stream this coming Sunday, Aug. 17th. Click the link below to navigate your way to the show. Tune in at 5:00 PST. I'll be playing two new songs. openmicamerica.com/index.html

Remembering Hiroshima on the anniversary of one of the most horrific days in human history. We must evolve as a species and break the cycle of violence. (lyrics in comments) www.reverbnation.com/capwilhelmsa...

New lyrics hot of the press! This song goes out to the ICEholes violating our neighbors' constitutional rights on a daily basis.

Hey San José adjacent friends! Come on out this Saturday and take a stand for our neighbors, democracy, and the rule of law. I'll be playing some songs shortly before the rally kicks off with my friend Geordie Smith. Come on down and rage with us! (Please share this post!)

So happy to be a part of this effort to create new songs for rallies. Music can help folks find the courage to stand up and take action. If you agree, please checkout this site and share it widely. rallysongscollective.com

While life certainly seems to be a continual struggle to fix a broken world, there will come a day when this particular dark chapter is over. Here's a new song to commemorate that eventuality. May we work to make it happen.

Here's a new tune for folks out there rallying to preserve our democracy. It was written by me in collaboration with the New Rally Songs Collective. I'm hoping to test drive it at the next No King Rally in San José on August 2nd. (Hoping to record it soon.)

Here's an anthem for everybody taking to the streets this Thursday. Crank it up and sing along! Happy birthday, John Lewis. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKpN...

Here's a song for the immigrants among us. I can't beging to imagine the fear you're feeling. This marked its first performance. I hope to give it a proper recording in the not too distant future. (lyrics in the comments) www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X-J...

The Trump Reign of Terror in California continues to unfold like some hideous flower. In time, we will defeat this ugliness. But so many are suffering in the now. All people of good will must find something useful to do. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIOH...

Time for some more good trouble. Let's celebrate John Lewis' birthday properly by defending our democracy. Please share and spread the word!

Amen. Solidarity will all who suffer at their hands.

I'm super psyched to be sharing my songs, along with some classics of political folk/folkrock at the No Kings 4th of July Rally in San José. If you're in San José, come on down. This time, we'll be at the Plaza de César Chávez.

It's been a busy summer for this trouble making folksinger. (photo courtesy of Chris Veres Bunz)

I'm already against the next war. Here's a song for the warmongers on my TV this morning. (lyrics in the comments) www.reverbnation.com/capwilhelmsa...

I feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to share this new song with thousands of like-minded folks at the No Kings Rally in San José, last Saturday. A heartfelt thank you to Paul Dion for all his hard work recording and releasing our songs. Lyrics in comments www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXv_...

Here's another video from last Saturday's No Kings rally in San José. This was the first time "Jericho (Tear Down the Walls)" was performed in public. What an epic day it was. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X-J...

This is epic. When The Proud Boys showed up to the Atlanta No Kings Rally, they were serenaded by a band playing the classic Italian antifascist anthem "Bella Ciao". www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhBa...