Scent Weakly Too: Archive

Jan 6th

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Favorite Songs of 2010

So, here’s my Favorites of 2010 playlist. CDs available on request. Fuck You Cee Lo Green Clementine Sarah Jaffe Little Lion Man Mumford & Sons Bad Romance Lissie A Lion’s Heart The Tallest Man On Earth Bloodbuzz Ohio The National Swim Until You Can’t See Land Frightened Rabbit Ghost Town First Aid Kit The High Road Broken Bells Heaven Brandi...

Dec 27th

2010 TAB and BCB Concert

I was putting together a list of my top ten concerts of 2010 when the realization hit that my fandom of Brandi Carlile and The Avett Brothers had reached the level of a 10 year old girl’s love of Justin Bieber. So, to get a little variety I’m going to give BCB and TAB their own list. 1. Brandi Carlile @ Neumo’s The “secret show” in her hometown felt more like a meeting of an exclusive...

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“As a citizen, and as President, I believe that Muslims have the same right to...”

– I’m with the President and the Mayor on this. President Obama Celebrates Ramadan at White House Iftar Dinner | The White House (via fred-wilson)

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The Broken Bells are starting to grow on me. The...

Mar 30th

Jet Lag

Via Kevin Drum: http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum A lot of people believe that if you, say, travel to Europe, all you have to do is force yourself to stay up all day on your first day and you’ll be OK. You won’t be. Here’s why: twice a day your body releases stimulants that wake you up. This is (awkwardly) called “clock dependent alerting,” and it happens once...

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Frightened Rabbit — Modern Leper

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10 Songs I like From ‘09 Mumford and Sons...

Dec 19th

My Favorite Live Shows of 2009 #1

The Avett Brothers BellyUp - May 10 — Fillmore - May 15 — Orpheum September 5 Duh

Dec 19th

My Favorite Live Shows of 2009 #2

Brandi Carlile Wiltern Theater - October 17 Brandi Carlile is an extraordinary performer. Nuff said.

Dec 18th

Calexico - Quattro (World Drifts In)

Dec 17th

My favorite Live Shows of 2009 #3

Calexico Belly Up - April 17 Tucson’s Joey Burns and John Convertino surround themselves with world class musicians and spin tales of the southwest. Sublime

Dec 17th

Missy Higgins - The Secret

Dec 16th

My Favorite Live Shows of 2009 #4

Missy Higgins Orpheum Theater - April 10 I’ve got a weakness for female pop singers. (At least for the ones who can write, sing and play)

Dec 16th

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My Favorite Live Shows 2009 #5

Blind Pilot The Casbah - April 10 Their album, 3 Rounds and a Sound, is terrific and they’re an excellent live band (I saw them play three times this year). If their next record comes close to the quality of their first they’ll be playing much bigger venues in the near future.

Dec 15th

Dec 14th

My Favorite Live Shows #6

Thao With the Get Down Stay Down The Loft @ UCSD April 28 I saw a lackluster Thao show at The Casbah a few weeks ago. She was at the end of a long tour and was obviously wiped out. That was not the case in April when she was an absolute powerhouse. She really responded to the crowd that skewed young, female, and Asian. It was also the politest crowd I’ve ever experienced at a rock show...

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Dec 12th

My Favorite Live Shows #7

Blitzen Trapper BellyUp July 13 I have great (probably romanticized) memories of FM radio from the early seventies. The days when you might hear the Beatles, Grateful Dead, Dylan, Neil Young, and CSN&Y played on a drive to In ‘n Out. A Blitzen Trapper show is kinda like that. BT’s influences are certainly not hidden far below the surface. They can be heard loud and clear which...

Dec 12th

Blitzen Trapper - Furr

Dec 12th

My Favorite Live Shows #8

The Monsters of Folk Speckels Theater October 20 Indie notables and good buddies Conor Orberst, M Ward, and Jim James joined forces and and put on a show. At three hours it was almost too much of a good thing, but given the talent on stage it probably wasn’t long enough.

Dec 11th

My Favorite Live Shows #9

Heartless Bastards The Casbah September 3 My early September entertainment calendar had a born out of wedlock theme. I saw Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds and the Heartless Bastards in the same week. Both were excellent. The Heartless Bastards feature big fuzzy guitars and are fronted by the Chrissie Hynde-esque Erika Wennerstrom. The crowd at The Casbah was relatively small, but...

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Dec 9th

My Favorite Live Shows #10

Fanfarlo with the Freelance Whales The Casbah November 24 I like Fanfarlo’s record well enough. It’s a bit out of my country/rock sweet spot, but I thought several of the songs had potential to very compelling live. So, when I spotted Fanfarlo on The Casbah calendar I immediately clicked on the Get Tickets button. I was not disappointed. The six person band sounds a little like...

Dec 9th