Posts Tagged ‘The Very Best’

Some bands shot for the moon and came pretty damn close with their debut albums. Where will they go from here? 10. The Very Best – Warm Heart of Africa – You can’t help but smile when you hear Esau Mwamwaya sing, even though I have no idea what he is saying, it exudes light [...]

Best shows I’ve been to this year: 10. Neon Indian @ The Larimer Lounge – All the pretty scenester boys and girls showed up for this one. Wish I could have seen the adorable Alan Palomo better, but we were all grooving to this one. If felt like a hazy, dreamy summer night on this cold [...]

Everyone is doing their year end/decade end lists these days so I better get in on the action. In no particular order. Well that’s not entirely true ’cause if we’re friends, then you’ll notice that this is the order of the mixes I made you! Swimming Field – Memory Tapes Snookered – Dan Deacon Turn Me Well [...]

That’s right, the LOUDSPEAKR crew wooped it up in Chicago last weekend and I have fuzzy recollections of the whole thing (due to smuggled booze, Sparks and other things illicit), but here are a some of the highlights: Friday – Tortoise, Built to Spill, Yo La Tengo, Jesus Lizard – alright I wasn’t at Union [...]