Photo by Cassi Saari . Saccharine. Really, really sweet. Like thaumatin sweet, comprised of Jon and Psalm Sebastian. Off of Viper Bite Records comes The Color Wheels (MySpace ). Anyhow, something I like lately. "Green Means Go" is my favorite. Stream their entire self-titled album over at: http://www.viperbiterecords.com/thecolorwheels/
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photo by Cassi SaariAlthough I just heard of Fruit Bats, I feel like I've heard this song before. Does anyone know if this is in a commercial or on a soundtrack or something? It's so familiar. Anyhow, I loves it.This is also a nod to Blip.FM...basically Twitter for musics. Add me! I'm "tangledcord," of course.
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photo by Cassi Saari Although I just heard of Fruit Bats , I feel like I've heard this song before. Does anyone know if this is in a commercial or on a soundtrack or something? It's so familiar. Anyhow, I loves it. This is also a nod to Bimp.FM...basically Twitter for musics. Add me! I'm "tangledcord ," of course.
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There were snow sprinkles today. I have bubble wrap taped to the ceiling above my bed. I like to think it catches some but it's not working too well.There are less words than usual.To download an individual song, right click the (x) and save to your computer. To download the entire mix tape, use the link at the very end of the track listing. If you have a problem downloading, just let me kno...
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There were snow sprinkles today. I have bubble wrap taped to the ceiling above my bed. I like to think it catches some but it's not working too well.There are less words than usual.To download an individual song, right click the (x) and save to your computer. To download the entire mix tape, use the link at the very end of the track listing. If you have a problem downloading, just let me kno...
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photo by Cassi SaariListen to Cement Bridge. He'll make you happy and sad and you'll think of hiding under covers with flashlights and writing in your journal when you were little.Cement Bridge likes comic books. He likes bunnies and other cute, fluffy animals. Soft slippers. The Weakerthans. That's all, or more.Cement Bridge on MySpaceCement Bridge website
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Yay for catchy pop and gruffly voices. The Break and Repair Method is currently on tour with Matt Nathanson. TB&RM is a side project of a Matchbox 20 band member, Paul Doucette. Photography by James Minchin."I waited for too long // just to knock at the door // and it's always been love songs // that pick me up off the floor // and then you said "I don't want you" // and you won't be able to b...
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photo by Cassi SaariLymbyc Systym:its like sigur ros but without jonsi giving you the stink eye.its like the postal service without whiny bitch Ben Gibbard.its pretty.its mellow.its two fellows.-guest post by David from Vapid Wolf
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photo by Cassi SaariHaven't updated in a while. Here is one to make you happy: Kelsey Wild. She's a freshman at Northwestern University. Her music is mesmerizing. She's playing a free show at SPACE in Evanston, IL tomorrow with Matt Duke.http://myspace.com/kelseywildThat is all. No poetry, no other words necessary.
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Photo by Cassi Saari.John Fahey - Juana Guitar LamentoLinkageJohn Fahey websiteJohn Fahey on Wikipedia
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Random Pretty Boring Things from dmrx on Vimeo.Here's a short video by my friend David Marx. I thought I'd post it not only because it's pretty (and really, it's not boring or that random), but also because it features music by Metronomy--"This Could be Beautiful."Metronomy, first mostly known for awesome remixes, and now more known for original music, is getting some buzz right now.The vi...
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photo by Cassi SaariHeyo, so I've been rather busy, which is why I haven't posted for a little while. News for me! I'm interning at a new music venue called SPACE, which is near Chicago in Evanston, IL. It is a really neat place. Attached to a swanky pizzeria and a recording studio, Evanston SPACE is my new home away from home. The people are awesome, the food is good, the music is fantastic, ...
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Off of James Yorkston's new album comes "Tortoise Regrets Hare." The album, "When the Haar Rolls in," is set for release this September 1st and it looks to be a good one. I mean, just look at those clouds. And dear, dear me-oh-my, look at the hydrogen monoxide and the beast that lurks beneath the leafy sheaths of water. Oh, and an elephant.She said, "Answer me this, handsome Jack: if your hand...
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Photo by Cassi Saari, 2008.Oh dear oh dearie me I am excited. Dan Deacon and friends and friends are coming to play for us in a circle. We will watch them, huddled and thrashing about, and they will serenade us circularly.At 87 cents per band, I am a happy happy one.Eyes and Feet. Feet and Eyes. Feet, feet, feet eyes. Eyes feet.0-02 Boston, MA - Massachusetts College of Art and Design ("Eyes N...
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1. Take a listen to this track by Michael Franti & Spearhead. It's called "Say Hey (I Love You).""It seem like everywhere I go/The more I see the less I know"2. Another favorite of mine, Obscure Sound, has a post about Arms. I particularly enjoy "Whirring.""Now's the season for taking chances/Crooked smiles on crooked glances"Actually now that I listen again, I like "Shitty Little Disco" mayb...
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Photo by me, hereWhat is your favorite album or band of the moment?Comment! :DMe, I'm digging Blind Pilot, Samamidon, and Nico Muhly. Mebbe I'll write more about them later, but listen to them now because they are fantastic.
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Here's a link to a collection on my Flickr with select photos of each concert I've taken my camera to in 2008.My favorite photos: Blitzen TrapperBon IverCement BridgeDan DeaconFleet FoxesThe Hold SteadySpoon(click)
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This new Los Campesinos! album is set to be released October 13th. Entitled "We are Beautiful, We are Doomed," we are reassured that "it's no B-Sides and rarities or "songs that weren't good enough to be on the album cobbled together with some remixes and field recordings of Cardiff's indie scene"; it's ten all-new tracks that none of you have ever heard before." Well, I was a fan of the last...
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