[Getting back into town today after a little road trip. Thanks to my pinch-bloggers the past few days; happy birthday to Stewart Copeland; and here's a full plate of music goodies from which to sample tonight:] My trip to the heartland yielded a good read or two, including this Riverfront Times interview with Son Volt's Jay Farrar on his band's new album "American Central Dust." The quintet plays the Wiltern tonight with the Cowboy Junkies . ... The "Also I Like to Rock" free concert [...]
Joey Cook releases new album as Firs. Joey Cook presents his latest work – this time teaming up with friend Sophia Cunningham and coming out as a solo artist with his first full-length as Firs. The Pomegranates singer is offering up a track from his album for our downloading needs. Download: Firs - Welcome [...]
Cincinnati's finest pop band Pomegranates have been riding the glory of two enticing records - debut album Everything Is Alive , and Everybody, Come Outside . Now, Pomegranates lead singer Joey Cook has teamed up with friend Sophia Cunningham for the first full-length as Firs. audio: Welcome Home Destroyer Of Worlds dates: Jul 22 Covington, Kentucky @ Mad Hatter (w/ The Walkmen) Jul 30 Indianapolis, Indiana @ Vollrath [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Backyard Tire Fire : 2009-05-22, St. Charles [mp3,ogg,flac] "Cinnamon Girl (Neil Young cover)" [mp3] other Backyard Tire Fire posts at Largehearted Boy Deluka : "Cascade" [mp3] other Deluka posts at Largehearted Boy Firs : "Whale in the Night" [mp3] from I Will Come Back as [...]
As 2008 drew to a close Joey Cook found himself stuck in a weird cave in Cincinnati, Ohio. Having become wedged inside an old coyote rib cage, his cries for help were eventually heard by the native, Sophia Cunningham. When she first got to the cave she was bored and angry, but was finally persuaded to help Joey instead of pushing a boulder on him. Upon being rescued by the barely-English-speaking Sophia, they began practicing songs together for the Supreme Mountain Wizard, who is seer and knower of all. At first the Mountain Wizard was outraged by their insolence, but [...]
Apr 10, 2009, 4:14pm
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Hey Los Angeles, there's a spectacular free event tonight in Silverlake if you're up for some downbeat vibes. Along the sounds of M83 and Sigur Ros come Firs , a melodic project made for headphones by "The Valley"'s Jonathan D. Haskell. Firs will be playing alongside Gimme 5's, DJ Motormouth and a long time favorite of ours, El Ten Eleven. All info is in the flyer above. A native Angeleno, Jonathan D. Haskell has spent years working and re-working the subtle melodic nuances that would one day become headphone-centric Firs. "I became more interested in [...]
Benoît Pioulard - Fir This song is one of the few tracks that have been languishing - quite fairly - in a 'maybe' folder for over a year and a half, never finding a home on any of the mix CDs I've been putting together. It's a gentle brushstroke of a song, but I just haven't been able to find a home for it. Hopefully it'll fit right into your Sunday... Benoît Pioulard is the pseudonym/side-project of Michigan-based multi-instrumentalist who has been combinging pop song structures with field recordings for over a decade. The [...]
Song: Fly Away Album: 飛兒樂團 / fei er yue tuan / F.I.R. Artist: 飛兒樂團 / fei er yue tuan / F.I.R. Released: April 23, 2004 This is perhaps the best example of Chinglish in a Chinese song - Nothing I Will Be Afraid... Seriously? Now, don't get me wrong - I like this song very much, but couldn't they [...]
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