My top ten eleven from 2011. Listed alphabetically by first name. Top three noted with an *asterisk. Austin Lucas: A New Home in the Old World Austin Lucas: Thunder Rail *Chris Bathgate: Salt Year Chris Bathgate: Levee Dark Mean: Dark Mean Dark Mean – Lullaby The Decemberists: The King is Dead The Decemberists: Down By [...]
To ease back into things here, I made you a little mix from California. The construction of said mix is mediocre, but it’s a little sample of what I’ve been listening to. Download the zip file here. Track list: 1) Hit ‘Em Up Style – Carolina Chocolate Drops took me a while to catch up [...]
If it’s been quiet around here lately, it’s because, on Saturday, June 12th, I got news that I’d lost a friend to a sudden, shocking death. Calling Tim a “friend” is like saying life is “interesting”. As I said in my Facebook post, “my friend, ex-boyfriend, partner in crime, and perennial pain-in-my-ass has died”. He [...]
MARCH March 9 (Tuesday): Weinland, The Maldives and Or, The Whale at Doug Fir. $9/$10. March 13 (Saturday): Star Anna and Kasey Anderson at The White Eagle. $5. March 24 (Wednesday): Okkervil River at Crystal Ballroom. Free with Jack Daniels promo tickets. March 28 (Sunday): The Low Anthem and Timbre Timbre at Doug Fir. $12. [...]
A bunch of years ago, I was dating an asshole known to my friends as Hot Andy. Hot Andy and I were coworkers — I was waiting tables and he worked in the kitchen. We had a brief and deeply dysfunctional relationship that ended when he dumped me for his ex-girlfriend, whose name rhymes with [...]