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The Uke Cabaret here in Chicago is always the highlight of my month when it comes around. On May 9 was the latest installment — titled Uke Zoologica, this time around all of the songs had to be animal themed. There were some really great acts, as always. Cabaret organizers Mike, Heather, and Tony tore it up with renditions of "Bungle in the Jungle," "Apeman," and "Barracuda." There were also some nice uke covers of David Bowie, Neko Case, Nick Cave, Duran Duran, and more.

Unfortunately, Melanie wasn't able to make it to Chicago because she had to finish up her schoolwork, as she finally graduated yesterday(!). Without her around, I had to rethink what I could do at the Cabaret. I seriously considered gathering a huge band with a choir and devoting my entire set to a full-length version of Meat Loaf's "Bat Out Of Hell," but alas, it was not to be.

But even though we were halved, The Heavy Boxes went on, with help from Kimberly and Stuart. Thanks to Alan for the videos of our set:

"Somewhere Out There" from An American Tail

"Simon Smith & the Amazing Dancing Bear" by Randy Newman

"Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club

See also: Uke Valentino