You know how you’re driving your car and something comes on the radio & you reach your destination but can’t leave the car because you’re glued to the radio. Well, this duo did that to me. Several months ago they were on NPR’s Mountain Stage from West Virginia (It may still be archived) I’d never heard anything like it. Start with Diablo Rojo. That song has been most mentioned by moggers
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Rodrigo y Gabriela
MLK day listening
In the randomness of life, which I love, I grabbed a past "Sing Out" magazine from the public library shelf the other night & there was an article on Kim & Reggie Harris. Of whom I'd never heard. In a nutshell, they were playing the folk circuit but not getting any break out work - quite possibly because of their color, when they decided to connect with their audiences by singing folk songs of the
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Brandi Carlile and K D Lang
I've been putting off listening to a Brandi Carlile album because of NPR overkill on her. But after hearing "The Story" on the radio last night, I had to give it a try. Okay. So I'm going to break my rule. I don't like to write negative reviews but Brandi, you've got to quit oversinging or you're going to blow your voice out before you take off. Use your break for effect. Don't overkill it. Hit th
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Octopus by Band of Bees
Heard this tune on the radio last night & racked my brain - just couldn't place it, but was SURE it was from wayback. But, huh! It was "Listening Man" by Band of Bees off Octopus (2007.) Listened to the whole album tonight. (It's available on Rhapsody but not linked from the MOG site.) Fun, fun, cool, cool, no emo. Not sure if this link will work, but there's a great article on them fr
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Two great discoveries
First, I'd like to thank the mogger (don't know who it was) who posted on Amy Lavere's "Anchors & Anvils." Cool housewife chicks beware. This is dangerous stuff. You could get hooked. Second, last night on the radio I caught a live performance of Danny Gatton playing "Funhouse". Just spent a half hour watching his videos on Youtube. Not a bad one in the bunch. This guy made Eric Clapton look like
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