Monthly Archives: September 2021

This album was on a desert island albums list from some interview that I read the other day, along with album #500, from just two days ago. I can’t remember whose desert island album list it was, though I’m not sure how much it matters. It might be worth knowing, however, just to check outContinue reading “#502 – Blows Against the Empire by Paul Kantner/Jefferson Starship”

These guys keep popping up in playlists that I’ve been perusing, so it was only a matter of time before I got to one of their albums. They’re a glorious blend of bluegrass and jammy indie rock, blended gloriously for your enjoyment.

For this blogging milestone I was torn about how to mark the occasion. On the one hand, it feels like a decent accomplishment to have kept this thing going for 500 days. Conversely, why should this selection be considered any more significant because it will be associated with a big, round number in the annalsContinue reading “#500 – Mustt Mustt (Real World Gold) by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan”

Usually when you hear about an actor or comedian who also writes music, the product is nothing special. They parley their extant fame into a little bit of attention to their album, generally not to be repeated. This one is actually not in that category. A country album from a comedian sounds like it shouldContinue reading “#499 – Fear of Death by Tim Heidecker”

I’ve been getting a lot of unsolicited recommendations recently, which really makes this blog a lot easier to keep going. This one was described to me as a perfect accompaniment to certain altered states, and I don’t think I could agree more.

Here’s another great indie rock band that Spotify’s algorithm has led me to. I swear, that app knows me better than I know myself. It might just be my closest friend at this point, or at least one of my most important relationships.

As I am always trying to delve further into the world of electronic music, I will often look to the big names of the genre’s past. Artists like this inspired so many others that some knowledge of their work feels like a prerequisite to an electronic education.

Derek Trucks is probably the man most responsible for the start of my guitar journey. I saw him with the Allman Brothers Band several times when I was in high school and is the guitarist I most wanted to emulate, right down to the fingerpicking and the SG.

I’ve had people sing the praises of these guys from time to time. A colleague recounted a very positive concert-going experience with them the other day and I decided to finally give them a try.

I worked on a session with this artist in college. A good friend of mine was producing it and I can remember sitting in the control room and thinking that she would surely by very famous, very soon. Fast forward five or six years and I saw Esperanza opening up for Prince. I’m not sayingContinue reading “#493 – Emily’s D+Evolution by Esperanza Spalding”