Seriously, give this guy a listen. He does amaaazing things on piano and acoustic guitar.
Category Archives: Music
Music: Golden Shoulders
It’s hard to believe it’s been almost 9 years since I first saw the band Golden Shoulders play The Dusty Bookshelf in Manhattan, Kansas. I was instantly hooked and have seen Adam Kline and his crew every time they’ve come through town.
They’ll be coming through this way real soon – next week in fact! Playing Monday, April 15 at the Dusty Bookshelf in Manhattan and Tuesday, April 16 at the Dusty Bookshelf in Lawrence. There are a few other dates on this tour, so check ’em out if you can.
P.S. This song dates from the 2002 album Let My Burden Be. Do you recognize the female singer accompanying Adam? Yep, that’s none other than Joanna Newsom.
Music: The Hopeful Romantic Mixtape
A few years ago for Valentine’s Day, I compiled a Hopeful Romantic Mixtape – songs from my favorite artists that correspond with each chapter. Well, with the advent of this new website and the streaming availability of Spotify, I thought it was worthwhile to repost. Here’s a link to the Spotify playlist, as well as a chapter and track listing:
Chapter 1 – Being Happy
Heartless Bastards – Be So Happy
Chapter 2 – Knowing What You Want
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – Oregon Girl
Chapter 3 – First Contact
Eli “Paperboy” Reed & The True Loves – Am I Wasting My Time
Chapter 4 – First Date, First Kiss
Flight of the Concords – A Kiss Is Not A Contract
Chapter 5 – Differences
Wilco – Pick Up The Change
Chapter 6 – Growing In Love, Then Falling In Love
Ben Kweller – Falling
Chapter 7 – Dead End Relationships
Feist – Inside And Out
Chapter 8 – The Art of the Breakup
Loretta Lynn – Mrs. Leroy Brown
Chapter 9 – Recovery
Limbeck – Honk + Wave
Chapter 10 – Is This Person the One?
Patrick Wolf – The Magic Position
Chapter 11 – Appreciation + Compromise
Golden Shoulders – Patience Darling, Patience
Chapter 12 – Being Happy Together
Jens Lekman – Someone to Share My Life With
That last song was Melissa and I’s first dance at our wedding!
I’ll try to update this playlist every Valentine’s Day. So look for a new one next February!
Photo via Flickr user le vent le cri
Music: Robyn’s ‘Call Your Girlfriend’
Music: Old Canes – Life Is Grand
Life Is Grand by the Old Canes. Good stuff. In fact, their whole first album is great.
Indie Rock Cruise… With a Dating Game?
Bruiser Dating Game
It was no coincidence that the Bruise Cruise festival fell on the weekend of Valentine’s Day! For our second year, Bruise Cruise took the reigns as love boat and embraced the role as matchmaker with our very own dating game. See More
Wow!
Music: Fiona Apple – Not About Love
Great song and great video co-starring the comedian Zach Galifianakis (from the Hangover).
Music: The Impossible Girl by Kim Boekbinder
Yes, this!!
Music: The Magnetic Fields – All My Little Words
The Magnetic Fields off of their epic 69 Love Songs album.
Music: Thao Nguyen – Bag of Hammers
Musical inspiration for the moment as I start to edit the rough draft.
The Hopeful Romantic 