Sorry for my lack of posting these past couple days. Here are some songs to hold you over as the the nights get colder. Don’t let Seasonal Affective Disorder take over – Winter can be very comforting. Turin Brakes – “Dark On Fire” Wintersleep – “Weighty Ghost” Ra Ra Riot – “Winter ’05” Meredith Bragg… Continue reading Wintertime
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12 Days of Christmas Music: “Merry Christmas From The Sonics, The Wailers and The Galaxies”
Way back in the 1960s, there was a growing music scene in the Pacific Northwest. They liked to call it “garage rock” and the bands played loud, hard and distorted way before the Ramones, the Sex Pistols or anybody else. So of course in 1966, three of the most influential bands, The Sonics, The Wailers… Continue reading 12 Days of Christmas Music: “Merry Christmas From The Sonics, The Wailers and The Galaxies”
12 Days of Christmas Music: “I’ll Stay ‘Til After Christmas”
For the next 12 days, I’ll be posting some of the best Christmas music of today and the yesteryear. Christmas is a time for cutesy joyous celebration, so why not express it through song! I know not everybody is Christian, but you find me enough material to do a Hanukkah or Kwanzaa Music series, and… Continue reading 12 Days of Christmas Music: “I’ll Stay ‘Til After Christmas”
Newsflash: Arcade Fire Documentary
Via The National Post’s “The Ampersand”: “Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire stars in a documentary to be released on Mon. Dec. 15. The documentary, called, Miroir Noir, chronicles the band’s recording of Neon Bible and their tour to promote the album in 2007. The 70-minute documentary was directed by Vincent Morisset, a friend of… Continue reading Newsflash: Arcade Fire Documentary
Letting Up Despite Great Faults – New EP coming soon!
Letting Up Despite Great Faults is looking to release their newest EP, Your Colours, in February! Who knows when it will actually be released, but it’s totally awesome that there’s actually an album on the table. Their last big release, Movement, came in 2006 so I’ve been looking forward to this, well, ever since then.… Continue reading Letting Up Despite Great Faults – New EP coming soon!
The Spinto Band at Talking Head Club
Delaware’s own The Spinto Band is coming to The Talking Head Club in Baltimore Saturday, and it will be a show you won’t want to miss. Fresh off their September release, Moonwink, the band will be playing many of their magical melodic masterpieces (alliteration!). The new album is great, but it’s just the icing on… Continue reading The Spinto Band at Talking Head Club
Manchester Orchestra at Ottobar
Manchester Orchestra, a new favorite of mine, are playing tomorrow (Dec. 11) at Ottobar in Baltimore along with crooner Kevin Devine, and two other groups (Dead Confederate and All Get Out). Manchester Orchestra is an up and comer in the indie scene, playing intimately melodic lo-fi pop. They’re one of those bands that you listen… Continue reading Manchester Orchestra at Ottobar
Wavves
Wavves is the project of Cali’s own Nathan Williams, and you could say it’s, ah-hem, making waves (another ZINGER!!). His first album, Wavves, made rounds over the internet this summer and he’s now getting ready to release a follow-up, Wavvves (note the extra v), due out in February. Williams’ lazy voice sits nicely against the crunching… Continue reading Wavves
The Lonely Island’s “Incredibad” LP
Our favorite “dudes” of Channel 101 and now Saturday Night Live fame, The Lonely Island, are set to FINALLY release a CD, Incredibad. If you’ve followed these guys from back when they made a bunch of music, your iTunes will already contain a band called “Incredibad,” but it looks unlikely that some of yours and… Continue reading The Lonely Island’s “Incredibad” LP
Clue To Kalo – Lily Perdida
Clue To Kalo (from Australia) is coming out with a new album (January 20)! For those of us who enjoy The Postal Service (the new song I’m posting actually sounds more like Sufjan) style electronica with a mix of folk, this is incredibly exciting news. The new album is called Lily Perdida and Clue To… Continue reading Clue To Kalo – Lily Perdida