Prior to seeing Totally Michael in concert I only had an EP I have titled as “For You.” I have no idea if there’s a real EP named that. I haven’t been able to find it anywhere else. I don’t even know where it came from, but I love it.
At the concert I was [...]
I’ve never before been bludgeoned with palpable happiness. There is funny, there is moving, there is hilarious, but I’ve never really encountered “happy” – that state of overwhelming contendedness. The Danes supposedly have it in quantities much larger than the bulk of Americans, but it is my firm belief that Matt & Kim [...]
Do you remember the first album you bought? Back when you were young, pirating music off the internet wasn’t an option, and the 10 dollars you saved up for that album seemed like a small fortune?
I do. Vibrantly.
I was raised rather sheltered, and secular music was both magical and contraband material. My first CD [...]
Bluegrass.
Pair it with a hot summer evening, on a patio surrounded by daisies and red raspberry bushes and a glass of iced coffee, and I dare you to not be content.
My most recent couchsurfer, Andy Berkhout, played a wonderful set at the Vine and Bean Cafe last evening. He showed up equipped with a harmonica, [...]
Unforeseen, poorly timed, poorly communicated, and all around sucky – life, illness, and several other forces of the universe have crept up, bludgeoned me and several people around me, and I’ve simply been unable to post. As soon as I can taste food again, there will be more musical wonders unleashed (no they aren’t [...]
What do you get when Björk, Frou Frou and Enya have an epic battle and eventually – through some as-of-yet unknown property of physics – become merged into one mutant artist?
Kate Havnevik.
Not the answer you expected? I know, I was fairly sure that Björk would manage to dominate too, but [...]
As with the bulk of my discoveries, Pandora was the catalyst that led to my uncovering of Róisín Murphy some months ago. I’m not sure which station brought up the song – it has subsequently appeared on a number of the stations I’ve assembled – but “Dear Miami” was the first of Róisín’s unique [...]
Karen from New Jersey writes us this week to say:
“I have three-quarters of a bottle of Blackberry Brandy. What would be the best band to pair with this drink?”
Well Karen, my esteemed co-conspirator and I have discussed heatedly and thoroughly, and have come to a decision.
If you had a whole bottle, this would be [...]
When last I mentioned The Sleeps, it was mostly to air my dissatisfaction with their attempted flair for fashion. No longer. I must atone for my musical closemindedness. Swoopy hair and high-heeled blacklight reactive boots do not automatically cancel out good music. Now it is time for my penance. Many Hail Mary’s, and maybe a [...]
Somewhere between sleep and wakefulness there exists a universe of solid beats and breathy lyrics that seductively pulls you toward a deep and encompassing netherworld. No matter how hard you try you can never seem to quite reach that soothing, entrancing place, but there is hope my friends.
Phantogram.
Yes, Phantogram – fronted by the talented Josh [...]
