
No new music to share right now, instead I'm going to share how excited I am to be seeing two great shows taking place this summer. Not to rub it in or anything but... The first show I've already made plans to see is in mid July to see a triple decker of a summer tour: John Mayer , Brett Dennen , and Colbie Caillat . Yea, you read that right. You've got an accomplished guitarist who's tackled everyone from Radiohead [...]

As promised, we begin more Best of 2007 counting down. Every Friday from now until the end of the year (expect next Friday as I'll be on vacation), I will focus on a list of TEN best of's. We start with a look back at this year's Guiltiest Pleasures . Kelly Willis ( original post ) Alt-country blond babe: Kelly Willis ~ Nobody Wants To Go [...]

I've been pondering a question this week. Are my musical tastes changing or is it just a bumper year for female singer-songwriters? In the past five or six years, I can count on one hand the number of discs by solo female artists that ended up on my annual best of lists. This year, however, there are already at least a half dozen contenders. It's entirely possible that the changes in marketing techniques and the rise of MySpace are responsible, and Colbie Caillat 's new album Coco is a case in point. I actually first saw her [...]

Like Lily Allen, Colbie Caillat gained the music industry's attention via myspace. Unlike Lily, she isn't from Brittan, nor is she vulgar. She is from sunny southern California; and her music is a reflection of her home. Listen: Bubbly The Little Things Capri (also can be heard on my Album Enders From The Women Of '07 Mix) RIYL: bubbly acoustic-based female pop [...]

This is a mix of songs that are the last cut on albums released in 2007 by ladies. Of course, you could probably ascertain that from the title. Just call me The Duke of Redundancy. 1. Adrienne Young ~ Happy Ending 2. Clara Moreno ~ Tenderly 3. Feist ~ How My Heart Behaves 4. Bebel Gilberto ~ Words 5. Patty Griffin ~ Crying Over 6. Eleni Mandell ~ Miss Me [...]

The blogsphere might not think so, but there are other females out there who haven't played with Broken Social Scene. I'm not hating on Feist; just trying to turn y'all onto to some other femmes that have released tracks this year. Over The Rhine ~ If A Song Could Be President Colbie Caillat ~ Bubbly Jessica Hoop ~ Intelligentactile 101 Kelly Willis ~ Success Mieka Pauley ~ All The Same Mistakes Shannon [...]