A thank you to The 2 Bears
Thank you to The 2 Bears for bringing the steel drums into my life on this rainy, Pacific North West day. So lovely, warm and fuzzy!
Black Dub out tomorrow
Daniel Lanois has a new band. They call themselves Black Dub, and their debut, self-titles album is to be released tomorrow. Check out the first single from the album below. If it’s any indication of the rest of the album, then we are in for a real treat tomorrow! And after Halloween!
For those of you out there who know and love Chris Whitley, his daughter, Trixie Whitely, is the source of that raw angelic voice you hear in this tune. Check out this live video of Trixie Whitley playing “Silent Rebel” in New York, September 2009. She is definitely Chris Whitley’s daughter!
For those of you who don’t know Chris Whitley, shame on you!
King Charles
I had the very special pleasure of seeing Mumford and Sons play at the Vogue theatre last Saturday. The show was everything I hoped it would be, with lots of energy and passion, dancing and sing-alongs. Be sure to check them out when they have a show near you.
I had not heard of the open act, King Charles, before the show started. I was happily surprised to discover his awesomeness. Seriously, anyone who can get up in front of 1100 people, in the tightest, white pants I have ever seen, and ask the crowd, “Have you noticed how tight my pants are?” is some kind of something special!
It wasn’t just his chutzpah I was impressed with, his songs are unique, with very interesting lyrics, and his voice is quite lovely. Give him a listen:
King Charles just released a 2 song ep, called Alone On The Throne
The best part of King Charles’s performance was his fabulous re-make of the Billy Joel classic We didn’t start the fire, which he has this video for, that I believe, he does not appear in.
Human Fireworks making dreams come true for the Austrailian Toyota Camery Hybrid
I love this commercial, an aesthetic smorgasbord!, made better by the class Hall & Oats tune You Make My Dreams.
