This week’s Sunday morning offering is Sufjan Steven’s new album Carrie & Lowell. You’re probably already depressed because of some combination of bad decisions made last night and the pending doom and boredom of another Monday approaching so I’m here to pile it on. While you can always stop drinking too much or quit your…
After listening to Damien Rice’s latest album My Favourite Faded Fantasy I envisioned seeing him live surrounded by a full orchestra at grandiose theatre. When he announced he was playing at the aging, medium-sized, dilapidated Orpheum in Boston, I thought, ah good enough. I’ve heard artists sound great there before and I could still see…
It takes a lot for me to turn my back on someone. This loyalty extends not only to people but musical artists as well. While part of it is just trying to keep sacred one of my few virtuous qualities, another factor is my own selfish desire to not have to seek replacements. I don’t…
Last night I went to a show where a hardcore band opened. A few minutes into their set I started to ask myself a few questions? Am I too old for this? Was Hardcore always this terrible? Have I just been limiting my musical tastes to a few select genres lately? I’m guessing there is…
Disclaimer: This is not typically an album that I would recommend. I have to admit that it is a triumph of social media marketing that I’ve listened to this album at all. I first heard of Natalie Prass through a Vox article of all places. This then influenced me to research more (google) and…
Today is Saint Patrick’s Day and really all anybody seems to understand about this is wearing green and getting drunk at any time of day is appropriate. Is that enough for a holiday? I’m not sure. There’s no candy, no gifts, and no lights. Maybe if you get drunk enough you’ll chop down a tree…
When preparing to write about Springsteen last week I ended up watching several covers of “Atlantic City” on youtube, the most interesting from Greensky Bluegrass. This lead me down an internet rabbit hole that ended up with me watching this band play a live 15 minute bluegrass cover of “When the Doves Cry”. Needless to…
Anyone who knows anything about music admits that whether they like Springsteen or not, they love his 6th album Nebraska. Released in 1982, critics still talk about this album as one of the greatest of all time. Other artists rave about how this album influenced them to be better songwriters. Casual music listeners talk about how…
Last week I spent Sunday morning easing into the day with Justin Townes Earle. This week is the soulful Appalachian folk of Gillian Welch. I know she is pretty well-known so I won’t go all crazy doing a rundown of her career, but it you haven’t listened to her in awhile, or never have,…
Lately I’ve been listening to so many new albums that I was starting to get a little burnt out. I decided to just put all my old music on shuffle and listen to some songs that I actually know the words to so when I’m singing in my car I only feel 50% like an…
