Good news! Sort of. Fox has announced when they’re going to burn off the last two episodes of Drive: the least-watched night of television of the year, July 4. Thank goodness for Tivo!
Here’s a huge shocker: Amazing Race All-Stars winners Eric and Danielle are no longer dating (video link). Fortunately, they each have $500,000 to soothe the pain. {grumble, grumble}
And finally, a bit of comment-whoring: I’m interested in finding some new music, and I’m seeking recommendations. My tastes run to contemporary folk and folk-rock, Celtic, and guitar-based rock. I’m fascinated with combinations of genres, like Celtic rock, or Klezmer jazz (cf. David Grisman). And vocal harmonies are always welcome. So…what do you suggest?
I’m not sure if you’re familiar with them or not (wouldn’t surprise me) but I think you should check out Enter the Haggis. 🙂
I’ve heard some of their stuff on various Celtic internet radio stations. I like what I hear of them! I’ll have to look into picking up a couple of their albums.
Check out Neutral Milk Hotel, one of my contemporary folk/Singer Songwriter faves.
Heh. I knew I could rely on you for one of the more interesting picks. Alas, I could only find some snippets of their stuff on Amazon. I swear, they remind me for all the world of Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, with a bit less finesse. I’m not sure their sound will grow on me, but I’ll check out a couple more tracks to see.
If you like ‘Celtic Rock” check out Bluehorses. And for utter strangebess there’s always the brilliantly bizarre Corvus Corax – if the idea had existed in the Middle Ages they’d have been medieval death-metal!
For additional strangeness, embrace Señor Coconut – Kraftwerk with a Latin-American beat!
Lost Cause
Do you have a copy of our CD?
http://cdbaby.com/cd/lostcausemusic
Wave of the future, or past, or something. 🙂 Other than that, I got nothing, as I listen to the radio or XM radio or old CDs like Maroon 5 and Evanescence. Though I’ve been meaning to check out the new Linkin Park.
Re: Lost Cause
Hee! I didn’t know y’all had recorded a CD. It sounds quite nice, and I love the harmonies, but it’s probably not something I would listen to a lot (I lean more towards the instrumental music of that period, for all that I had a blast learning and performing a couple of pieces at a University in Charlottesville many, many years ago).
Thanks for reminding me about the Linkin Park, though – I need to check that out!
Re: Lost Cause
Yeah, it’s not for everyone, but we like it. 🙂 Of course, being the FNG, I’m only on 3 songs. But our Christmas CD will rock! Traditional Christmas songs, as well as our funny Pirate Xmas medley.
If you get to LP before I do, let me know how it is.
Take care sweetie, and give my love to Dan.
Brandi Carlile, ‘The Story’ would be to your tastes…
Ooh, nice. Kind of has the same slightly downbeat sound of Kate Wolf, but less bluegrass influence. I’ll definitely listen to more of this.
alt country: Neko Case http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neko_Case#Canadian_Amp
indie, with a wide range of sounds http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imogen_Heaphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imogen_Heap
mm, seconded on both counts!
also, celtic garage rock: boiled in lead (check out antler dance).
dead can dance (which i’m guessing you already know).
emmylou harris – yes, really, i actually listen to a country singer. start with red dirt girl.
peter gabriel’s passion is one of my favorites – and passion sources is amazing. also, long walk home is grabbing me lately.
david lamotte is a friend of mine from college who makes the only folk music i can tolerate. he can make me laugh… or cry… or think… or all three at once. also, i met coming to see him play at ninth street bakery. (and that’ll tell you how long ago!) he has some mp3s on his website – i’m sentimentally attached to his earlier cds, but i find myself humming the tagline from "saturday" whenever i’m in a particularly good mood.
marc cohn is great for singing along to – the man just knows. i used to think his eponymous cd was my favorite, but i’ve been reaching for burning the daze instead recently. "i talk to you in turbulence / that’s when i see the light…"
I have three of Afro-Celt Sound System’s albums – great stuff! DCD is fascinating listening, and I think I have one of their albums somewhere. They’re not something I would see listening to a lot of, though.
As for Boiled in Lead, I literally have almost everything they’ve ever released, from the cassette-only “Boiled Alive” to the fan-only CD “Alloy 2”. “Antler Dance” is a good album, but my favorite has always been “From the Ladle to the Grave” with “Orb” a close second. Drooling fanboy? Me? 🙂
I’ve got a copy of “Passion” and while it shows up in random shuffles, I haven’t listened to it straight through in a while. I should do that.
Marc Cohn – I seriously need to get his newer albums. I know every song on his eponymous album by heart, and I love ’em all (especially “True Companion”).
Finally, I’ll definitely give David’s stuff a listen. I remember seeing the he was playing at Six String Cafe back when we were around there, but never had a chance to see him.
If you’re not already a fan of Afro-Celt Sound System, definitely check them out.
I’m already a huge fan, but thanks for the pointer regardless! The band I was listening to when I posted this, Urban Trad, has a similar sound, but slightly different musical influences (Nordic, I think?). Their song “Kerua” won Eurovision a few years back.
Don’t know if you heard of any of these. I’ve come across them on Pandora and will be looking to acquire at some point. Primarily guitar, not so much rock, but lots of musicality.
Langtry
Preston Reed
Berkeley Guitar
Raina Rose
Tommy Emmanuel
Brooks Williams