Bon Iver rocks my socks

Man do I love me some Bon Iver. This live track I came across at box of boom via The Hype Machine seriously is my new favorite. It's from the Radio City Music Hall concert for the Dark was the Night/Red Hot Organization fundraising concert (remember I told you to buy the compilation b/c it's stocked with really great music and proceeds go to a good cause?). I have yet to see Bon Iver live (though I'm hoping to this summer...), so I'm sustaining myself by watching YouTube clips and blog surfing for anything that could remotely be considered new material and keeping what I do have in steady rotation on my iPod. I also love the video at the end of this post. I love it for the dog that wanders through, the random people who walk in on the impromptu concert, and for just making me smile every time I see it.
Flume (with My Brightest Diamond)

good music for a good cause

I know I'm a little slow on the uptake with this one but my excuse is that I was out of the country for a few weeks...
Anyways, if you hate HIV/AIDS but love good music you should probably buy this year's Dark Was The Night charity compilation. Proceeds benefit the Red Hot Organization, which has been fighting AIDS through pop culture/music since 1989. Find out more about Red Hot here. So for a measly $13 you get 2 CD's of really great music (there's also a triple-vinyl option....which is pretty sweet) and you help support a good organization. Here are some of my faves from it...3 of which are covers...There are actually quite a few pretty decent covers in this compilation, but I digress. Here's the music:
Cello Song - The Books feat. Jose Gonzalez
Train Song - Feist + Ben Gibbard
Inspiration Information - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
The Giant of Illinois - Andrew Bird
and because I'm currently battling a significant Bon Iver obsession his track from the compilation...
Bracket, WI

First post!

I started this blog because I absolutely love love love sharing what I’m listening to with my friends. So I figure instead of sending out little messages to a bunch of different people I can just put it in a centralized location. If you like something I post I strongly encourage you to buy directly from the artist/band. Most of the posts won’t be about crazy popular groups so any bit you buy directly from the source will probably be really appreciated (Or you can just email me and maybe I’ll make you a mix cd. You won’t receive it in a timely manner b/c I’m awful at getting things done on time...but beggars can’t be choosers) Disclaimer: If you are an artist/band and want a post removed email me and it will be done asap. Now onto the good stuff…

I’ve been on a HUGE folk-y kick recently. Maybe it was anticipation of the folk festival that was the last weekend in January but I just can’t stop listening to it. Be it Iron & Wine, Vetiver, old school Dylan, etc. etc., it seems to be physically impossible to listen to something else. Joe Pug needs to be getting more attention than he is (which is hardly any). They invited him to play one song a night at the folk festival and it wasn’t nearly enough. He’s got a great EP out right now and I’ve heard that if you email him and tell him you like his stuff he’ll send you a copy for free. But he’s someone who it would be totally worth paying the $10. Seriously check this guy out.

Like the rest of the music blogging world I have been completely infatuated with Bon Iver. Their music is kind of haunting but it’s SOOOOOO GOOOOOOOD. They just released an EP on emusic.com to follow up their album they put out last year…I highly suggest checking both out. “For Emma, Forever Ago” was one of my favorite albums of last year. And their collaboration with another new favorite artist of mine, Lykke Li, for her song Dance Dance Dance, is kind of awesome too. I’ve also been digging Andrew Bird. He has a new album out that I have yet to explore. And for something a little more upbeat try out Los Campesinos track, You!Me!Dancing!. It makes me happy. And if you missed the Grammys on Sunday Radiohead and the USC marching band did a pretty baller job with 15 step. It's taking forever and a day for me to upload the video I have of it so just the song will have to do for now.


Andrew Bird-Fiery Crash (filefactory)
Joe Pug - Hymn #101 (filefactory)
Lykke Li w/ Bon Iver - Dance Dance Dance (filefactory)
Los Campesinos - You!Me!Dancing!
Radiohead w/ USC marching band - 15 Step
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