SONG OF THE DAY: Wild Child – “Pillow Talk”
I discovered Wild Child at a time when I needed it most. It was the Wednesday of block break, the snow was pounding its icy coldness down onto Colorado Springs,…
SONG OF THE DAY AND UPCOMING SHOW: Murs
"Love and Appreciate" is off Murs' collab album with 9th Wonder, Murray's Revenge, released in 2005. Murs has had a long career, and is touring for the album he…
SONG OF THE DAY: Frightened Rabbit — “Old Old Fashioned”
January. from Sam Erickson on Vimeo. Old Old Fashioned is from the album The Midnight Organ Fight, released in 2008 under Fat Cat Records. Not only is this a…
SONG OF THE DAY: 1,2,3 – “Work”
1,2,3's debut album, New Heaven (out on Frenchkiss Records) has the vibrancy and versatility I think is missing from a lot of rock records these days. It's really hard to…
SONG OF THE DAY: Mates of State — “Palomino”
From their album Mountaintops ( Barsuk, 2011)
SONG OF THE DAY: The Sylvers – “Boogie Fever”
Sorry, I'm a day late but I think the following awesomeness will make up for it. I'm not really sure what I can say to introduce it beyond that. If…
SONG OF THE DAY AND UPCOMING SHOW: Blue Scholars
"Joe Metro" is off Bayani, released in 2007. Those of you from Seattle will love the video, even though I know you've seen it already. At the Black Sheep…
SONG OF THE DAY: TV Girl – “Benny and the Jetts”
TV Girl has this special ability to channel the past without trying to. Hailing from San Diego, the easy going and carefree attitude of California reflects in their music. People…
SONG OF THE DAY: Om — “Thebes”
|inundate your heavy health| Om has been around since 2003, when it was formed by Al Cisneros (bass and vocals) and Chris Hakius (drums). Their 2009 album, God is Good, is…
SONG OF THE DAY: Raphael Saadiq – “Stone Rollin”
Stone Rollin' is off of Raphael Saadiq's most recent album of the same name. It is both throwback and oh so fresh. I like to think it is the kind…