CHIRP Playlist: Friday, November 18, 2011
I’ll be occupying the Friday 8-10 pm Central slot through the end of the year, so you can hear me on a regular basis on CHIRP Radio. It’ll be great. 9:58 PM Rainer Maria Long Knives from Long Knives Drawn (Polyvinyl) 9:54 PM The Unsettlers Red to Black from The Unsettlers (self-released) 9:50 PM Los […]
Kickstarter Project: A New Album from Rocky Votolato
I keep intending to highlight worthy Kickstarter projects here, but always get distracted. Â Now’s a good enough time to start! One of my favorite artists, Rocky Votolato, is stepping away from the whole released-on-a-label thing and is looking to self-release his newest album, Television of Saints. He’s aiming to raise $20,000 in the next month. […]
Wow, That’s a Good Song: Quiet Company, “Fear and Fallacy, Sitting in a Tree”
I was introduced to Austin, TX-based Quiet Company by fellow blogger and curmudgeon Steve, of Baby, You Got a Stew Goin’! and was sufficiently impressed.  Their new album, We Are All Where We Belong, could easily be one of my favorites of 2011, if I was bothering to keep track of those sorts of things this […]
This Week in Great Music: 11/14 – 11/20
It’s been quiet around here lately, as I poured all my energy into frantically packing to move into a new apartment. Â I’m all settled in, so hopefully things will be back to normal. You can catch me spinning some tunes on CHIRP this Friday night from 8-10 pm Central. Â It’ll be great. Monday, November 14 […]
This Week in Great Music: 11/7 – 11/13
A bit of a slow week, but still great things to pick from. Â I might make it to the A.A. Bondy show, depending on whether or not I can get over this end-of-fall plague that I’ve found myself saddled with. Monday, November 7 Loney Dear, Daniel Knox; Schubas. Â 8 pm, $15 Tuesday, November 8 Rachael […]
CHIRP Playlist: Saturday, November 5, 2011
Two hours, some songs, and a brand new, comfy chair in the studio. It’s like someone heard me whining on Twitter a while ago about the awful chair. I’ll be back on the air on Saturday, November 26, from 2 to 4 pm, Central time. 1:56 PM Sufjan Stevens All the Trees of the Field […]