Went to see Jose Gonzalez play an instore at Sonic Boom last week and I was reminded how great the acoustic guitar can totally captivate an audience. Feeling the same about what I’ve heard of from next up on the filter, Fink. Maybe a shift from what normally comes out of Ninja Tune, Fink is […]
I’m starting the day at 32%. Obviously the lack of sleep was getting to me. Couldn’t even figure out a schedule for shows… It was about wandering and finding fixes that day. Seeing the Riverboat Gamblers picked me up to around 55%.? Their lead singer avoided certain injury 9 times during his set, jumping off […]
It was really hard putting these in order…. They are just going to be in alphabetical order. As well, I’m sure there were many great records put out this year that I never got a chance to hear. These ones below are the ones that inspired me the most. (Not going to put in a […]
I made a two disc mix CD to give out over the holidays. It was a little tough, as I originally had 60 or so songs in contention before I started whittling. But I got down to 34. I’m actually surprised at the low amount of Canadian content….. but these were the songs that stayed […]
Take a good listen to Adem (pronounced AR-dem). I’ve had his (real name Adem Ilhan) new record ‘Love and Other Planets’ going all weekend. He sounds like what wikipedia calls nu-folk; folk music mixed with technology and mixed disparate styles. Or maybe his myspace description is better. Adem ‘writes pastoral pop that’s augmented by eclectic […]