Haven’t heard of Kate Nash you say? Well maybe that is because you aren’t in the UK where her debut album hit #1 on the charts. So how can I convince my fellow yankees to take a listen? Do you like Regina Spektor (of course you do)? Kate mentions Regina as […]

Avant-Rock equals silly sounds with singalong quality and its totally fun. A thank you to my friends Dan and Sarah in North Carolina for the Deerhoof tip and what it led me to. They’re totally zany……
Having just learned of this band this weekend I can hardly enlighten you with tales of their long evolution. They’ve […]

given all of the sampling these days, it’s reassuring to those yearning to revel in music’s playground that there are artists who value its foundation…welcome adam dorn, or better known as “mocean worker”. working in jazz’s avant-garde elements, follows the invariable insatiable instrumental.

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Canandian rocker Feist, aka Leslie Feist, (also of Broken Social Scene fame), can rock one sweet song. I first found her with the Sade-esque single “One Evening” from her thusly-named debut album, but was utterly pleased to learn of her recent 2007 album release “The Reminder”. Here’s a sample of her recent offerings […]

A trusted source of good music, the very same person who introduced me to Bright Eyes so many years ago as we drove in her truck through a snow storm on the Western Slope of Colorado, told me today about Amiina. I Youtubed the group and found a live performance of their song “Seoul.” I […]