tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71080256823051691412024-03-05T21:39:44.486-05:00Awesome Song of the DayOne man's quest to enjoy life through music, and music through life.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928942619148454051noreply@blogger.comBlogger418125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108025682305169141.post-71964361692374042422013-02-21T22:43:00.000-05:002013-02-21T22:43:56.141-05:00"Kids These Days" ~ Fur Trade<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">You guys. I know next to nothing about this band. It seems to be the rebirth of Hot Hot Heat, a Canadian group (yep, another one from B.C., just like </span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2012/11/11-13-12-we-are-1980-said-whale.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Said The Whale</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">, </span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2012/01/1-3-12-snow-zolas.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">The Zolas</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">, </span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/10/10-7-11-big-blue-wave-hey-ocean.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Hey Ocean!</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">, and </span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/10/9-30-11-hayloft-mother-mother.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Mother Mother</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">, all bands with whom I am slightly obsessed...) who I must confess I've never gotten around to, but may have to check out after this. I've listened to this track at least twenty times today... maybe thirty. Yeah, probably at least thirty. I can't even put my finger on what it is that makes it so awesome... sweet little funky guitar riff, the dirty piano counter-riff, a brilliant line or two, or maybe the girl dancing in the video - speaking of things I can't explain, this girl's moves... she just exudes confidence. Blends some raggedy ballet with street moves, and it just... works. I wish I had that kind of confidence when I was thirteen (I'm guessing that's about how old she was at filming)...</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Anyway, check out the track, and tell me what you think:</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ridiculously simple, yet amazing, music video:</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>"There's a melody I hone that no one wrote..."</i></span></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928942619148454051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108025682305169141.post-28859455452671901842013-01-22T20:42:00.000-05:002013-01-22T20:42:23.560-05:00"Tonight" ~Lykke Li<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">A wise man once said "Elegance is simplicity". Or maybe it was a woman, and maybe it was "Simplicity is elegance". Or I could be making this up. At any rate, this song by </span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2012/11/11-19-12-everybody-but-me-lykke-li.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Lykke Li</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;"> is beautiful, and the simplicity of it only serves to enhance and emphasize the beauty. Especially in this one-take acoustic video:</span></b></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928942619148454051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108025682305169141.post-846811207292809442013-01-21T23:32:00.000-05:002013-01-21T23:32:43.185-05:00"Song For Zula" ~ Phosphorescent<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">So I just discovered this band thanks to another band (</span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/11/11-28-11-modern-drift-efterklang.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Efterklang</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">). This track is phenomal - simple, chill, and on repeat most of the evening. Give it a go:</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">This track is the first single from an upcoming album. If you check the band's label's website (</span><a href="http://www.deadoceans.com/artist.php?name=phosphorescent" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Dead Oceans</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">), you can snag a couple downloads - different tracks, though. And if you </span><a href="http://www.deadoceans.com/listen.php" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">dig a bit deeper on the site</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">, you can find a little treasure trove of more free tracks from artists such as </span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/07/7-2-11-love-is-all-tallest-man-on-earth.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">The Tallest Man On Earth</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">, </span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/12/12-19-11-top-bunk-gauntlet-hair.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Gauntlet Hair</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">, and several others I haven't listened to yet but will be checking out in the near future.</span></span></b><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928942619148454051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108025682305169141.post-25380042861838187112013-01-19T22:31:00.000-05:002013-01-19T22:31:22.715-05:00"Half Acre" ~ Hem<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">My friend Doug introduced me to this band during a recent LEGO building session (LEGO is cool, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. We were working on </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33202035@N06/8354760369/in/pool-steelcitylug/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">this Great Wall of China display</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;"> for the Cranberry Library.) Sorry, that's a bit of a non sequitur, but it's a true story.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Anyway, the band plays an incredible Americana style of music, of which this song is the archetype. Simple, yet poignant, lyrics sung by a fantastic vocalist over beautiful instrumentation evocative of the heartland come together for a tune that will keep you hitting repeat. The band admits to being influenced by Aaron Copland, and if you're familiar with his work you'll hear the similarities... hmm, I should post some Copland sometime... at any rate, have a listen:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">If you like this track, you can find a different song on </span><a href="http://www.hemmusic.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">the band's website</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">, available for free download (yeah, sorry, bait and switch... that song is also good but I felt like posting this one.)</span></b></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928942619148454051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108025682305169141.post-22400870427753591972013-01-15T23:49:00.000-05:002013-01-15T23:51:16.057-05:00Don't Wanna Die Anymore ~ Ivan & Alyosha<b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My buddy Jake passed on a tip to check this band. They're from Seattle and are pretty rad. This song is on the chill side of their spectrum... they get a bit louder - not Slayer loud, but louder than this. But today this one feels like the one to post.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">Oh by the way, </span><a href="http://www.ivanandalyosha.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">check their website</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;"> for a free download of the track!</span></span></b><br />
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<i><b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"Well, I don't want to die anymore</span></b></i><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928942619148454051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108025682305169141.post-10875071448910022652013-01-13T22:01:00.000-05:002013-01-13T22:04:48.777-05:00"Elias" ~ Dispatch<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">Given my recent track record, and in the interest of more music and less of my ramblings, I'm going to try and post at least every other day, even if it means limited to no commentary. As such, here's a track off of </span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/05/5-26-11-general-dispatch.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Dispatch</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">'s first release, "Silent Steeples". The song has powerful roots, which you can learn about in the video below; if it interests you, you can also check out the band's charity, </span><a href="http://www.eliasfund.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">The Elias Fund</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">, which was started to help a man in Zimbabwe provide education for his sons.</span></span></b><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928942619148454051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108025682305169141.post-85618136919721196042013-01-12T22:50:00.005-05:002013-01-12T22:50:58.741-05:00"All Sense Of Time" ~ David Wax Museum<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2012/05/5-23-12-yes-maria-yes-david-wax-museum.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">David Wax Museum</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;"> are coming back to Pittsburgh to play Club Cafe on Feb 2., a show for which I'm pretty excited. This might be my favorite track from last year's release, "Knock Knock Get Up"... but it's a fantastic album, so that's a tough call.</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I love that David sings most of the song in the low end of his register. It's a dynamic you don't hear often, and it sets the track apart while drawing focus to the lyrics.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">There isn't a lot of web presence for the song, but you can </span><a href="http://www.davidwaxmuseum.com/music/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">listen through the band's site</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">, and/or check out this concert recording from last fall:</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I find the lyrics to be quite powerful, so here they are in their entirety, taken straight from the band's website:</span></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"How beautiful when it rains</span></i></b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928942619148454051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108025682305169141.post-80989850480969531312013-01-10T23:34:00.000-05:002013-01-10T23:34:26.916-05:001-10-13 - "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Any More" ~ The Walker Brothers<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">Oh, just a little ditty from a band about which I recently heard someone say, "They were almost as big as </span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/06/6-3-11-penny-lane-beatles.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">The Beatles</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;"> back in the '60s..." Apparently, this American trio took the UK by storm, and (if the internet speaks truth) at one time their fan club was bigger than that of the Fab Four. Their counterattack to the British Invasion makes for quite the tale of intrigue... </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walker_Brothers" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">hit up Wikipedia</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;"> if you're looking for more details.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">The song has that classic feel, and if you're dealing with a breakup or just wishing you had someone special, this one's definitely for you.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i>"Loneliness is the cloak you wear</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i>a deep shade of blue is always there<br />the sun ain't gonna shine any more..."</i></b></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928942619148454051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108025682305169141.post-1836188635487912952013-01-08T23:27:00.001-05:002013-01-08T23:30:29.247-05:001-8-12 - "Old Friend" ~ Sea Wolf<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">I'd talk about how it's been so long and I plan to post more frequently, but nobody wants to read that. Here's a pretty chill song I'd heard before; caught it on </span><a href="http://philly.worldcafelive.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">World Cafe</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;"> tonight driving home from work and it just hit me tonight. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">Oh, by the way, </span><a href="http://diffuser.fm/sea-wolf-old-friend-free-mp3-download/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">BAM</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">. Free download, courtesy of Diffuser.fm. If nothing else, I Google things for you!</span></b></span><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"Stood upon the rooftop on a night so clear<br />that the lights from the city just disappeared..."</span></i></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928942619148454051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108025682305169141.post-50665323899370880012012-11-19T23:10:00.000-05:002012-11-19T23:10:38.257-05:0011-19-12 - "Everybody But Me" ~ Lykke Li<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">Yet another artist that came into my spheres thanks to mi hermano. Fantastic little ditty about being antisocial and just a bit awkward at parties... or maybe it's a metaphor...? At any rate, this Swede just might rival </span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/07/7-2-11-love-is-all-tallest-man-on-earth.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">another one we've discussed previously on this blog</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">...</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There are several versions floating around the intarwebs, but here's the first one I heard, which is a little bit stripped down compared to the second version:</span></b><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928942619148454051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108025682305169141.post-1339097507892927732012-11-13T23:53:00.003-05:002012-11-19T23:13:52.448-05:0011-13-12 - "We Are 1980" ~ Said The Whale<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">Friends, I'm incredibly excited. One of my favorite bands (OF ALL TIME), Said The Whale, are coming back to Pittsburgh tomorrow! As in </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/161850650624840/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Wednesday, November 14, at Howler's</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">. You should probably be there, unless you have a really good excuse, because it's going to be a blast.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>My pals over at Draw Us Lines were kind enough to post my big wet sloppy kiss of an article raving about the band; have a read if you like.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">It's always tough to pick just one song to feature when I like a band this much, but since it seems I've gone with STW's more folksy / sentimental tunes (like such as </span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/01/1-7-11-light-is-you-said-whale.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">The Light Is You</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">, </span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/10/10-18-11-black-day-in-december-said.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Black Day In December</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">, and </span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/06/6-15-11-false-creek-change-said-whale.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">False Creek Change</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">) in the past, and they've released a brand new album this year that I've yet to mention here, I'd go with one of the pop/rock leaning new tunes, and the leadoff from April's "Little Mountain" fits the bill:</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>(by the way, the band made music videos - and not weak, lame ones - for all 15 tracks from the album. You can find them on <a href="http://www.saidthewhale.com/videos/we-are-1980" style="background-color: #3d85c6;" target="_blank">saidthewhale.com</a>)</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Methinks you'll find some intriguing and thought-provoking social commentary here...</b></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928942619148454051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108025682305169141.post-39148143999062030972012-11-13T23:36:00.003-05:002012-11-13T23:36:38.909-05:00Back?<span style="color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>You guys. I've been a terrible blogger. It's been a crazy summer. You probably forgot this page even existed. But I'm going to try and make it up to you. Might mean posts with very little of my ramblings, maybe even just song links. But here's to a fresh start.</b></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928942619148454051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108025682305169141.post-37892881504668677382012-06-10T22:29:00.002-04:002012-06-10T22:35:46.988-04:006-10-12 - "Everything" ~ There There<b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You guys. I've missed you. Probably more than you've missed me. I haven't posted much because I've been too busy going to awesome shows n'at, ya dig?</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">Anyway, it's high time I introduced you to </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/theretherepgh" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">There There</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">. These PGH rockers brought the noise and the funk to Brillobox on Wednesday night. I was pretty well mesmerized by this bass-tastic glowing rig:</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">I got some grainy videos, but the audio isn't too shabby (all things considered). While the band blends elements of hip hop and reggae on some tracks, this particular tune is pretty straight up rock. Check out "Everything":</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">You can totally get this track (and the rest of the EP) for free on </span><a href="http://theretherepgh.bandcamp.com/album/work-sex-learning-ep" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Bandcamp</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;"> or </span><a href="http://www.noisetrade.com/theretherepgh" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Noisetrade</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">. I recommend you do so, if you like what you're hearing. And if you still like it after spinning it on your iPod for a few weeks, go back and tip the band - we here at ASOD are staunch believers in exploring music, but also in taking care of the artists we love so they can continue to make music.</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>"Is it me, or is it you</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>tell me whatever, what do I have to lose</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>to find this piece and keep it close to my chest</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>I feel inside me for all of my unrest..."</i></b></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928942619148454051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108025682305169141.post-90247621021083738232012-05-23T23:50:00.000-04:002012-05-23T23:50:34.969-04:005-23-12 - "Yes, Maria, Yes" ~ David Wax Museum<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">You guys. David Wax Museum are back in Pittsburgh tomorrow night for a show at Club Cafe. Yes, the Boston-based band with the </span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/06/6-5-11-born-with-broken-heart-david-wax.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">donkey jawbone</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;"> will be playing at everyone's favorite PGH venue. Here's a track which epitomizes their Mexo-Americana stylings with an English-language version of a traditional Mexican folk song:</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And most of all, be sure to be at Club Cafe tomorrow night at 8 (7 Central).</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>"...your careless heart invites me in, just to see me go..."</i></span></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928942619148454051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108025682305169141.post-43264942457012619542012-05-22T23:15:00.001-04:002012-05-22T23:19:28.230-04:00Minor Site Updates - Concert Calendar Added<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Just a note - for anyone living in or near Pittsburgh with similarities in musical taste to the stuff you see on this blog, I've added a concert calendar tab. I'll try to add as many interesting shows as I can, but it won't be comprehensive, just a sampling of shows on my radar.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: white;">And in lieu of a song for today, check out </span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2012/05/5-21-12-all-rowboats-regina-spektor.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Regina Spektor</span></a><span style="color: white;">'s new album on NPR's First Listen: </span><a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/05/20/152939196/first-listen-regina-spektor-what-we-saw-from-the-cheap-seats" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"What We Saw From The Cheap Seats"</span></a></b></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928942619148454051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108025682305169141.post-30773262985178504622012-05-21T23:36:00.003-04:002012-05-22T23:11:33.372-04:005-21-12 - "All The Rowboats" ~ Regina Spektor<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">Regina Spektor probably doesn't need the hype from my little blog, and I've </span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/11/11-8-11-machine-regina-spektor.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">already discussed</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;"> a </span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/06/6-27-11-samson-regina-spektor.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">few</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;"> of her </span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/04/4-20-11-299-blues-regina-spektor.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">tracks</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">. But this one, from her new album that drops next week, is just spectacular and I felt like telling you why I feel that way, so here goes.</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The first several times I listened were at work with the volume low, unfortunately not the best way to fully appreciate music. However, even in that setting, the musicianship and composition struck me. When I got around to giving the song its proper due and absorbing the lyrics, it only deepened my enjoyment. On the surface, the song is a lament for masterworks of various art forms as they are neglected by today's reality TV society. If you like, you can likely find several layers of deeper meaning as well.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">The most poignant metaphor, for me, is the violin. A </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stradivarius" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Stradivarius</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;"> is in itself a masterpiece, but it only becomes a true wonder when in the hands of a brilliant musician. If it's sitting in a display case, the beauty of its sound is lost... </span></span></b><i style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"They've forgotten, forgotten how to sing..."</span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">Last year, I stumbled across a girl with some pipes in one of the honky tonk / bar establishments on Broadway (downtown Nashville). When I found out I'd be back in town, I checked her website, and sure enough, she was playing at a different venue right down the street. As is the nature of bar entertainment, she and her band were playing a bunch of covers, from Beatles to Bon Jovi. I put in a request for her original song, </span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/01/1-12-11-arizona-rachael-johnson.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"Arizona"</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">, which I'd heard her play last year. Since I already posted that song back then, here's an introspective ballad where Rachael Johnson reflects on the trials of her musical journey and trying to make a living in one of the musical meccas of the world:</span></b></span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>"Anything worth anything don't come easy..."</b></span></i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928942619148454051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108025682305169141.post-37147731424667970872012-05-10T23:32:00.001-04:002012-05-10T23:32:09.752-04:005-10-12 - "Morning Mood (Peer Gynt)" ~ Edvard Grieg<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">Tonight's special: a flash mob on a train. Copenhagen Philharmonic playing Grieg's "Morning Mood" from "Peer Gynt" (you'll recognize the tune from countless movies / cartoons / commercials). Flash mobs are so 2011, in a way. But still, this is a pretty good concept - bringing classical music to commuters to brighten up their morning. Interesting note: in the original play "Peer Gynt", the scene for which this was written has something to do with </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morning_Mood" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">fending off a swarm of apes...</span></a></b></span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928942619148454051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108025682305169141.post-45990897340865684982012-05-08T22:58:00.001-04:002013-02-21T22:46:45.772-05:005-8-12 - "Kids+Poker Face" ~ Weezer<span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>I honestly thought this mashup was my own idea, and I pitched it to my buddy Mike last weekend, who burst my bubble by mentioning the Weezer cover. Perhaps I'd heard this before but blocked it from my consciousness, perhaps I legitimately came up with the same idea as Rivers Cuomo & Co. Let it be known, however, that in my head, the "can't read my, can't read my, no he can't read my poker face..." part was directly over the hook from Kids; whereas Weezer just segues from one song into the other.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">Let it be known that it's unlikely I'll ever post Gaga other than this cover - just not really what I'm into these days. Let it also be known, however, that she's a musical genius, but also a savvy businesswoman who figured out that she could achieve much greater fame and fortune by going the extravagant pop diva route than playing classical music or just being a </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM51qOpwcIM" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">girl with a piano</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">At any rate, the </span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/07/7-15-11-kids-mgmt.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">original MGMT song</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;"> rocks, but this does as well:</span></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">While the film is far from perfect - you'll have to accept a few far-fetched plot devices and some perhaps trite & overused rom-com cliches - I found it quite enjoyable. Maybe that can be chalked up to having a crush on Kate Mara (spoiler alert: she can sing, which exponentially magnifies any crush for an audiophile.)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One of the main themes is that we are all worthy of love. Yes, we all have flaws, sometimes fatal ones. We all make mistakes, sometimes major ones. But, if we're willing to look, and willing to demonstrate love to others, we might just find that there are people willing to accept our shortcomings and love us despite them. And heck, that might just be the inspiration we need to overcome some of those shortcomings and better ourselves.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">Anyway, I've spoken before about the </span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/12/12-06-11-time-hans-zimmer.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">impact</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;"> a </span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/11/11-2-11-riders-of-rohan-howard-shore.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">soundtrack</span></a> <a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/09/9-16-11-tommib-squarepusher.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">can</span></a> <a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/08/8-24-11-journey-to-island-john-williams.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">have</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;"> on a </span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/08/8-8-11-where-is-my-mind-pixies.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">movie</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">, which holds true for this track (and others from </span><a href="http://www.jaymaymusic.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Jaymay</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">) and its use in the film. I'll leave it to you to decide whether to watch the film and discern for yourself the profundity of the song's usage, but the song stands alone just fine:</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This one (especially the acoustic performance) captures the power of Nate's vocals and the emotion he conveys. The song's message is one of hope and perseverance.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/39378235"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Fun. - The Ghost That You Are To Me</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;"> from </span><a href="http://vimeo.com/recordstoreday"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Record Store Day</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;"> on </span><a href="http://vimeo.com/"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Vimeo</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">.</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>Citing influences</b></span><b><span style="color: #f1c232;"> like </span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/09/9-5-11-mykonos-fleet-foxes.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Fleet Foxes</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">, </span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/05/5-3-11-chicago-sufjan-stevens.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Sufjan Stevens</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">, </span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/06/6-3-11-penny-lane-beatles.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">The Beatles</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">, </span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/09/9-11-11-sound-of-silence-simon.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Simon & Garfunkel</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">, </span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/08/8-6-11-i-will-possess-your-heart-death.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Death Cab</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">, </span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2012/02/2-11-12-now-we-are-free-hans-zimmer.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Hans Zimmer</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">, and </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZrsXwUcPYc" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Itzhak Perlman</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;"> lends </span></b></span><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>credence to my notion that this group of musicians is legit. If you're into those sorts of things, you just might also like this band.</b></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">Interesting to note that this song may have the most comments of any song I've ever viewed on </span><a href="http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/583/#8818"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">songmeanings.net</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">. Also that the band had to fight pretty hard to get past this one track from their first album, and Thom Yorke apparently pretty much hates the song now. </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">Carrie Manolakos cut her teeth on Broadway, and now she has released </span><a href="http://www.carriemanolakos.com/home" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f1c232;">an album of </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">original tunes</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;">. If this performance is any indication, she's got the pipes to make for some quality songs.</span></span></b><br />
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<i><b><span style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"This Cover of Radiohead's "Creep" Will Make Your Ears Orgasm. If you're in a hurry, skip to 2:25 for the crescendo, but you should really listen to the whole thing. It's upsettingly good."</span></b></i></div>
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<b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Seriously, listen to the whole thing; the emotion conveyed in the quieter parts of the song is just as good as the payoff. The high note, the harmony, the control through it all... just wow. And the instruments are spot on, as well.</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>This one seems pretty lighthearted, in the vein of enjoying an all night party with a cute girl (or, guy, if that's more your style). But then you have these menacing luchadores in suits... well, I don't really know what that's about, but art is in the eye of the beholder, so you tell me:</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Update 1-9-13 Howsabout a live version, courtesy of the Hay Bale Sessions:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: white;">(Also check out the Hay Bale Sessions performance of "</span><a href="http://awesomesongoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/03/3-7-11-colours-grouplove.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Colours</span></a><span style="color: white;">"!)</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>"marmalade, we're making out..."</i></b></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928942619148454051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108025682305169141.post-84208784844888322712012-04-30T22:35:00.000-04:002012-04-30T22:35:16.359-04:00(in which Matt confesses his shortcomings as a blogger)Wow, you guys. I miss a few days, and all of a sudden, I've missed two months. I hope you loyal readers have found other ways to enjoy music in my absence... after a few weeks, I decided I was "giving it up for Lent", but then obviously I didn't get back on board after Easter. It's been a crazy time with work, life, etc. and I just have failed to carve out time to post each night. I'm bad enough at going to bed at a reasonable hour, and I've had to sacrifice posting for the sake of being at least quasi-functional at work.<br />
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The good news is, I've had some legitimately amazing musical experiences over this time, and I'm hopefully going to share bits and pieces with you in the coming days. Here we go...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07928942619148454051noreply@blogger.com0