Monthly Archives: November 2021

I only became aware of these guys recently because of their appearance on an indie rock compilation of Grateful Dead covers. Their catalog, it turns out, is right up my alley.

I just learned of this artist because of his arrest in Turkey on what seem to be bogus, politically motivated terrorism charges. It seems that this prolific singer and Dj, who combines middle eastern folk music with techno beats, has recorded over 500 albums, a staggering accomplishment by any standard.

I only discovered this artist upon learning of his tragic death last year at the age of 39. His father, the legendary Steve Earle is about to put on a tribute concert to commemorate Justin’s career on what would have been his 40th birthday. Yet another career, with so much potential, cut short.

My cousin posted a video from a recent Korn concert, which made me take a look at their catalog. I hadn’t listened to any of their music in well over a decade and really never listened to them regularly, so I knew there would be a lot to get caught up on. Rather than doContinue reading “#555 – The Nothing by Korn”

I just read an article about the release of this album and they seemed to be someone that I should check out. I wish there was a better story to go along with it, but sometimes my path to an artist is as simple as the Relix Daily 7 email.

These guys came up in a lunch conversation the other day. While I was not sure that I was aware of them at the time, upon some reflection and a little bit of listening, it turns out that I do know some of their work. Just one more band whose heyday was during my highContinue reading “#553 – Without You I’m Nothing by Placebo”

Continuing with yesterday’s bluegrassy theme, today we have Railroad Earth, a jammy member of that scene, who have been staples of the summer festival circuit for many years. I’m hoping to catch these guys live sometime soon.

A couple weeks ago I listened to an album by Brandi Carlile. As I wrote in that entry, a concert-going experience with her led me to the discovery of these guys, who are one of the most enjoyable bands to see live that I’m aware of. Their performance exudes joy, and the energy that theyContinue reading “#551 – The Carpenter by The Avett Brothers”

I discovered this artist through their collaboration with Tycho, who has been one of my favorite artist/producers for that past several years. This has been a very effective avenue for discovering new music as he frequently collaborates with quite a collection of artists.

I never got on the Shins bandwagon until very recently. For some reason, I never paid much attention to them despite the obsession that some friends had with them.