03/20/2008
Hey Bear Stearns, Jonathan Richman Understands!
Poor Bear Stearns. For financial buffs worldwide, the unfortunate situation of this fallen hedge fund giant has been the talk of the watercooler all week. I figure that Stearns' employees are probably shuffling around their Madison Avenue offi ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 03/20/2008 11:50 AM EST in Folk, Rock, Editorial | Permalink
03/18/2008
Jack Mudurian Downloads His Repertoire
When I get to be a senior citizen, I hope I'm as fun as Jack Mudurian. He was a good natured resident of Boston's Duplex Nursing Home in the early 80s with a penchant for music. In 1981 the activities director of the nursing home, David Greenbe ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 03/18/2008 3:35 PM EST in Experimental, Folk | Permalink
03/16/2008
Schuman the Human Makes Me Like Bluegrass
Me? Nah, not a fan of Bluegrass music especially. But when Schuman the Human, aka Mark Foster, came into my life with his punchy and very modern sounding tune "Coming to Pieces," that all changed. It's a great song, led by an up-tempo bango, tha ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 03/16/2008 7:55 PM EST in Folk, Bluegrass | Permalink
03/04/2008
The Eternal Children: A "Freak Folk" Documentary
What do children, psychedelic drugs, and cross-dressing have in common? The Nagchampa smoke-filled kingdom of the Freak-Folk movement! In this realm of communal love and weirdness, Devendra Banhart is a dashing knight, the Coco Rosie sisters ...
Read MorePosted by Joe on 03/04/2008 4:55 PM EST in Folk, YouTube, Neo-Psychedelic | Permalink
03/03/2008
Deer Tick and Peter and the Wolf Live at Pierre Menard Gallery
I am too excited to sit still! And it's a Monday morning for chrissakes! Two of my current favorite musicians, Red Hunter of Peter and the Wolf and John McCauley of Deer Tick, played a gallery show together last month at Pierre Menard Gallery in ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 03/03/2008 11:32 AM EST in Folk, Country | Permalink
03/02/2008
Don't Let the Name Harlan T. Bobo Fool You...
Harlan T. Bobo's name may sound like a joke, but his music is far from funny. Floating somewhere in between the more serious side of Devendra Banhart and Mutations-era Beck, "I'm Your Man" from Harlan's 2007 sophomore album, of the same name ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 03/02/2008 9:35 AM EST in Folk, Indie-Rock, Highly Recommended | Permalink
02/28/2008
Former Dirty Projector Nat Baldwin's "Lake Erie" Floats My Boat
Just this morning, I became aware that the amazing Nat Baldwin, former Dirty Projectors bassist, is putting out a new solo album this Spring. Most Valuable Player will be released at the end of April on Broken Sparrow Records. Baldwin's haunt ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 02/28/2008 11:22 AM EST in Experimental, Folk, Jazz | Permalink
02/25/2008
The Majestic Sounds of Fleet Foxes' "White Winter Hymnal"
Have you ever wished that My Morning Jacket and The Shins would someday record together? Well, if you have, then the woodsy and majestic "White Winter Hymnal" from Seattle's Fleet Foxes is your new favorite song. Currently on tour with Blitzen T ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 02/25/2008 8:28 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Folk | Permalink
02/22/2008
The Perfect Tune for a Snowy Winterland: White Hinterland's "Dreaming of The Plum Trees"
Currently, it is snowing gently outside in perfect rhythm to the sounds of White Hinterland - a Boston-based troupe of lovely, willowy folksters. Besides describing their collective visage, lovely and willowy also describe White Hinterland's del ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 02/22/2008 1:08 PM EST in Folk, Lo-Fi | Permalink
02/18/2008
VISUAL NOTES: Ramona Cordova Video Tete-A-Tete
Ramón Vicente Alarcón (aka Ramona Cordova) lived in West Philly until a few years ago. I would go and see him play his guitar and pluck his enormous upright bass in coffee shop corners and friends' living rooms. I am and was continuously floor ...
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