Saturday, January 29, 2011
Friday, January 7, 2011
Sunday Valley Electronic Press Kit
My buddy Patrick had this up on his blog and I couldn't resist posting it on mine, too. I'm sure he won't mind.
You guys have probably heard me talk about a local band called Sunday Valley. Without fail, I always get the same question: "What kind of music do they play?" That's a very good question. None of the typical answers (country, rock, bluegrass, rockabilly, etc.) seem to do them justice. So this video is a good way to answer that question... although Stu would probably say, "It's just good ol' Kentucky rock and roll."
If you like what you see and hear, come on out to Cosmic Charlie's in Lexington on Saturday, January 15 to see them live. I promise you'll enjoy yourself.
You guys have probably heard me talk about a local band called Sunday Valley. Without fail, I always get the same question: "What kind of music do they play?" That's a very good question. None of the typical answers (country, rock, bluegrass, rockabilly, etc.) seem to do them justice. So this video is a good way to answer that question... although Stu would probably say, "It's just good ol' Kentucky rock and roll."
If you like what you see and hear, come on out to Cosmic Charlie's in Lexington on Saturday, January 15 to see them live. I promise you'll enjoy yourself.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Top Tuneage of 2010
I couldn't narrow the list down to five this year, so here are my top seven albums of 2010...
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
Cowboys & Aliens
To say that I'm excited about this movie would be the understatement of the year. Not only does it star Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford, the screenplay was co-written by Damon Lindelof - one of the masterminds of LOST!
Monday, October 25, 2010
The Punch Brothers
Being the country boy I am, I've always had a lot of respect for bluegrass music. As a young kid I used to really enjoy hearing my uncles play guitar, banjo and fiddle. I have no doubt they are the reason I picked up a guitar at the age of eleven and started playing.
In the early '90's I was bitten by the "Seattle" bug and got really into Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Nirvana, etc. Outside of the Seattle music scene, however, there was a new band called Radiohead that I fell in love with immediately. I've been hooked since the very first time I saw the "Creep" video on MTV (do you remember when MTV used to play videos?).
Now let's fast-forward to a few months ago... My buddy Clay introduced me to this very talented bluegrass group called The Punch Brothers. I was immediately blown away by their talent and songwriting. While they could be classified as bluegrass, I would go a step further and label them "alt-bluegrass". It's bluegrass, but not your grandfather's bluegrass... maybe "new-grass"?
After hearing a few albums and researching them more and more, I discovered one really cool thing about The Punch Brothers - they usually play a different Radiohead cover during each of their live shows.
So here are a few videos I found of The Punch Brothers performing Radiohead tunes. If you don't like these, you suck...
Packt Like Sardines In A Crushed Tin Box:
2+2=5:
...and just for good measure, here's a Punch Brothers original called "Rye Whiskey". I really like this song for some reason (wink, wink):
In the early '90's I was bitten by the "Seattle" bug and got really into Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Nirvana, etc. Outside of the Seattle music scene, however, there was a new band called Radiohead that I fell in love with immediately. I've been hooked since the very first time I saw the "Creep" video on MTV (do you remember when MTV used to play videos?).
Now let's fast-forward to a few months ago... My buddy Clay introduced me to this very talented bluegrass group called The Punch Brothers. I was immediately blown away by their talent and songwriting. While they could be classified as bluegrass, I would go a step further and label them "alt-bluegrass". It's bluegrass, but not your grandfather's bluegrass... maybe "new-grass"?
After hearing a few albums and researching them more and more, I discovered one really cool thing about The Punch Brothers - they usually play a different Radiohead cover during each of their live shows.
So here are a few videos I found of The Punch Brothers performing Radiohead tunes. If you don't like these, you suck...
Packt Like Sardines In A Crushed Tin Box:
2+2=5:
...and just for good measure, here's a Punch Brothers original called "Rye Whiskey". I really like this song for some reason (wink, wink):
Goose Creek Symphony - "The Same Thing Again"
While surfing the 'net tonight, I found this cool video of Goose Creek Symphony performing an acoustic version of "The Same Thing Again" at Grimey's Music in Nashville. I am a huge GCS fan and this version is just beautiful.
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