Buddy Miles
I have linked to Doctor Mooney before, but songs from a recent post have been stuck in my head for a while. Give them a listen here. Buddy Miles is the shit.
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Who the Hell are the Fleet Foxes?
Ever watch re-runs of Saturday Night Live and have no idea who the host or musical guest is? Does that ever happen with the new SNLs? Does anyone still watch SNL? A couple weeks ago, I had no idea who Jon Hamm of Mad Men was. The musical guest for this week is the Fleet Foxes, who I had never heard of till about three weeks ago. White Winter Hymnal was stuck in my head for a while and then Neil got the entire cd to listen to. You have to be in the right mood to enjoy them, but they are worth a listen. Rollo & Grady have a whole show from them here. Or you can myspace ’em or Hype ’em. If you like that, check out a performance they did in the Grand Palais in France.
Dan Auerbach
Neil just pre-ordered the cd from Dan Auerbach and after listening to whats been released already, I am excited to hear the rest of that cd. Dan is one half of Rachel’s new favorite band, The Black Keys, and is coming out with a solo cd, Keep It Hid, on February 10. Its not as good as the Black Keys stuff, but still great. Hype it or Myspace it.
Also exciting is who he is touring with because the other great thing about Dan is his involvement with other great bands. If you like the Keys stuff, please listen to Hacienda and Those Darlins (Wild One is pretty addictive). Though she isn’t touring with him, also listen to Jessica Lea Mayfield. He produced her latest cd that has had a place on many people’s year end top album lists.
David Byrne
The Talking Heads may not still be around, but David Byrne is still as active as ever(but without the shoulder pads) making music worth listening to. His latest cd with Brian Eno, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, has been getting attention on WXRT and some year end top-ten lists. I haven’t been able to get their single, Strange Overtones, out of my head. He also did a song with The BPA and Dizzee Rascal, Toe Jam, that made Rolling Stones top songs of the year. Check out David Byrne and BPA at Hype Machine.
Jenny Lewis
This is a post dedicated to Kevin, who hasn’t given Jenny Lewis a chance because he didn’t like the girl who originally recommended it to him. Jenny was child actress who had parts in Baywatch, Golden Girls, Growing Pains, Roseanne, Mr. Belvedere, Troop Beverly Hills, Foxfire, The Wizard, and Pleasantville. She is also a great musician and has worked on many projects. She has done projects with Postal Service, Elvis Costello, Conor Oberst, a full cd with the Watson Twins, and a succesful side project called Rilo Kiley. Last year, Rilo Kiley’s cd, “Under the Blacklight,” was on a lot of year end top-ten lists. The band consists of another child star, Blake Sennet, who you might remember from Salute Your Shorts or Boy Meets World.
The point is, she a great musician worth a listen on any of her projects. Her new cd, Acid Tongue, is getting a lot of attention on these top-ten-of-the-year lists this year. Her country-rock sound is very derivative of the influences that are on her wikipedia page. Check her out on myspace or on hype machine. After the jump check out the video of a song her performing a song off of Acid Tongue on Letterman with Elvis Costello. (more…)