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January 2, 2010 | In: Music
.t20s_2009 { border: 1px solid #000; } Each year I've created my Top 10 Songs list and last year I added a Top 10 albums. I have decided to broaden myself and expand the list to include the Top 20 Songs of this past year. There was a ton of great music...
July 18, 2009 | In: Music
Cass McCombs is a bay area product (from Concord to be precise) and has just released his latest album on the Domino label. Catacombs seems to be the result of Country, Folks, Blues and Rock influences. I love this album and have listened to it all the...
June 2, 2009 | In: Music
I had the opportunity to see Grizzly Bear as the opener for Feist in SF a few years back, and while I thought they were pretty good, nothing about their music blew me away. I just started listening to their latest album: Veckatimest, and I must admit that...
May 21, 2009 | In: Music
If this is the first time you've heard Camera Obscura, and are a fan of Belle & Sebastian, you'll notice similarities between the two groups right away. Both focus on super catchy, sweet, melodic pop music. If you didn't listen to the words of either...
May 8, 2009 | In: Music
Some of you may know that I am a huge fan of all things Canadian. My mother was Canadian, there are heaps of great Actors/Comedians that have come from our northern neighbors and the music scene in Toronto is, from what I can tell, incredible. I...
April 3, 2009 | In: Music
This group was a recommendation from Last.fm and from the very first cut off their new album, I was mesmerized. The vocals by Erika Wennerstrom are just incredible. She has this smoky/sultry quality to her voice, but something about her style is...
March 17, 2009 | In: Music
I think I originally heard about this album on Stereogum, but I can't remember for sure. Nonetheless, Andrew Bird is an extremely talented Singer/Songwriter and in my humble opinion, a world class whistler. Since I'm relatively new to his music, I did...
January 11, 2009 | In: Geeking, Music
For the loyal readers of my blog (all three of you), I wanted to share my Top 10 Albums of 2008 in addition to my annual list of Top 10 Songs. I can appreciate a hot or catchy single, but I have a different sort of appreciation and respect for groups that...