Wow, That’s a Good Song: Our Broken Garden, “Seven Wild Horses”
I’m up early today, and I’ve spent the morning listening to the haunting sounds of Danish singer Anna Brønsted, who performs under the name of Our Broken Garden. The song has a hypnotic, almost-but-not-quite new-age-y feel to it. Do yourself a favor and spend some time with Our Broken Garden this morning. It’s very easy […]
Wow, That’s A Good Song: Rhett and Link, “The BBQ Song”
Tuesday is the worst. We accept that Monday is going to be terrible. Wednesday has the Hump Day designation, so the worst is over. Thursday is the day before Friday, so it has that going for it, and Friday might as well be the weekend. Tuesday is the only one that has no redeeming qualities […]
Happy Valentine’s Day: Charlotte Martin, “I’m Normal, Please Date Me”
I have always been ambivalent-to-irritated about this whole Valentine’s Day thing. But there are a lot of great songs out there that are all love-y and whatnot, and I thought for a moment about posting cutesy happy love songs all day. Then I realized that the idea alone sort of made me want to gag. […]
This Week in Great Music: 2/14 – 2/20
Looking for something to do tonight? Take your sweetheart to see Robbie Fulks and Kelly Hogan at the Hideout. I’m sure it will be beautiful. Monday, December 14 Robbie Fulks, Kelly Hogan; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Mike Chorvat, Ron Robinson, Jerome Holloway, Alex Maier, Kelsey Wild; Double Door. 8 pm, $5 Tuesday, December […]
Some Mavis Staples on Grammy Sunday
Twitter is for many things, including following some of your favorite musicians. Two of mine, Rosanne Cash and Kelly Hogan, have both expressed a similar sentiment in the last several weeks, which is that if Mavis Staples doesn’t win a Grammy today for You Are Not Alone, it will be a downright shame. I hope […]
Wow, That’s a Good Song: The New Pornographers, “Moves”
This video has been all over the internet this past week, but I’m sharing it here in case one of you out there has missed it, somehow. While “Moves” is one of the catchier songs off of the latest New Pornographers album, this video — guest starring many, many familiar faces — keeps me laughing […]