Kevin Bronson on May 28th, 2010

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“Oh, Samuel Stewart, you are so grounded. No allowance, and no ‘Guitar Hero’ privileges for a week!” “Awww, mom …” OK, so I imagined that exchange after seeing the light-hearted DIY video for “How Long Will It Take,” a cover of the 1969 reggae hit by Pat Kelly that later was famously covered by Jeff Buckley. The video, incidentally, was indeed shot at his mother’s house. Stewart’s pajama-party version of the song has crept into his recent live sets as the young popsmith works on the follow-up to his debut EP “The Beginner” [free download]. Stewart also has begun working on a project called Nightmare & the Cat with his brother Django James (whose Django James & the Midnight Squires fostered a bit of a buzz a couple years ago before he moved to London). Stewart has a busy weekend ahead, too:

||| Live: Samuel Stewart performs at a video release party Sunday night at Cinespace (free with RSVP).

||| Also: Stewart performs tonight at 9:30 at the Casa courtyard in California Plaza as part of the inaugural Downtown Music Project’s concert crawl.

||| Stream: After the jump, listen to “The Missing Year” by Nightmare & the Cat: