Forecastle, Day 1
Hey there, internet. Â Long time no see! Here’s some brief recapping of my time at the Forecastle Festival in Louisville, KY, which is rapidly becoming one of my favorite festivals around. Â The park isn’t oversold, for one, so there is plenty of room to spread out and enjoy yourself, and you also can still have […]
Hooray for Covers! Scott Bradlee & The Postmodern Jukebox Band, “Thrift Shop”
For new faces around here, or those just checking in for the first time in a while, let me remind you about my love of quirky covers – ones that give a new spin to the original, where the covering artist takes it and makes it his/her own. Â New York singer-songwriter Scott Bradlee has been […]
Wow, That’s a Good Song: Ben Taylor, “Oh Brother”
Ben Taylor is an artist who I’ve kept tabs on over the years, albeit casually, so I missed the fact that he’d released a new album, Listening, in mid-2012.  I picked up a copy when I was traipsing about the Electric Fetus in Minneapolis (one of the best music stores I’ve been to in ages) and […]