The Friday Five: May 28, 2010
On the sixth day of every week, Michael Parr shuffles through his library to bring you five random tracks.
John Prine and Jim James: “All The Best” on Letterman
I did a double take earlier this week when I noticed the music guests scheduled for Wednesday’s Letterman: John Prine with Yim Yames (Jim James) of My Morning Jacket. Much to my surprise, the song they sang is one of…
Creating Nostalgia: Midlake at the Cedar Cultural Center
That’s one amazing thing about music, the way it enters people’s worlds to become part of the soundtrack of their lives–Tom Petty, 2009 I agree completely. In fact, I think it goes even further. What if you hear a band…
The Month of May – New Arcade Fire
Oh, how sweet it is to a hear a new song from Arcade Fire – an energetic tune called “The Month of May” that instantly grabs hold and takes flight. I frigga-dickin’ LOVE this band and I cannot wait to…
The Wig He Made Her Wear
I dragged my feet for a good while before I picked up the new Drive-By Truckers record, The Big To-Do. I finally downloaded it from eMusic yesterday during a nice cool Arizona morning – one of the last before the…
Infinite Arms – New from Band of Horses
Exactly two years have passed since I became enamored with Band of Horses (the cool thing about having a music blog is the ability to track your evolution as a music geek). It really clicked when I picked up Cease…
Band of Horses: Laredo on Letterman
They made the record, now it’s time to sell! Band of Horses showed up last night on Letterman to perform “Laredo”. Of note: Tyler Ramsey’s finger pickin’ electric guitar work, Ben Bridwell’s determined delivery, and Bill Reynolds’ get-up. Looks like…
The Friday Five: May 21, 2010
On the sixth day of every week, Michael Parr shuffles through his library to bring you five random tracks.
Another Gem From Kelly and the Lads
It took seven months but the fine folks at Island/Mercury finally released the new Stereophonics album here in the US. Being the absolute geek for the lads from Cwmaman, Wales, I naturally sprung for the import, released last November in…
Super Tuesday: Band of Horses, Stones, ACL lineup
May 18th – a date I’ve have had marked on my calendar most of this year, since learning that… a) Infinite Arms, the third album by Band of Horses, is released (check out the CD or the Deluxe Box Set…
