Joanna Newsom was hard to handle at first. She was this little elfish girl from Nevada City, California that played the harp and sung 16 minute folk songs about ancient mythology in a squeaky, storytelling voice. Their was so much hype around her that I kept coming back to try to figure it out....
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Some good folk/alt-country at Hi-Dive tonight. A.A. Bondy, Willy Mason & A Tom Collins. Tickets (via hi-dive)
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First we learn we’re getting new albums by The Hold Steady, The National and DBT this year. Then The National release their tour dates. And now Drive-By Truckers have just announced dates for the first leg of their upcoming tour! No Denver on the list, so looks like I’ll have to try to catch...
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What a great song to release on a Friday afternoon! Especially after a 4-day week that seemed to drag on for eternity! This Fucking Job (via Stereogum)
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One of the best bands working today! Can’t wait! The Big To-Do out March 16th. Get Down (via swearimnotpaul) (It’s Gonna Be) I Told You So (via swearimnotpaul)
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I am not going to do a Best of Decade list. I am going to post bands and albums that defined the past 10 years under the heading Decade:Zero. These will be posted throughout the year and decided by using random on itunes and posting when I come across something worth posting. “I’m coming...
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Every so often I will be posting under the ‘Derailed’ heading. This is for posts that are outside my normal comfort area…indie rock/pop. Country music has changed quite a bit over the past decade or two. It’s become pop music. It’s become big and flashy and in your face. It’s gone from the downtrodden...
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In May of 1994 I moved to San Diego from Auburn, CA. I was a small town kid in a big (at least I thought it was big then) city. The first thing I did was grab a Reader and look up what concerts were coming. I was 17 and had never been to...
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