Link: www.joannaburns.com Category: Artist/Songwriter/Producer For fans of: Fiona Apple, Missy Higgins, Sara Bareilles Releases: “Music from and Inspired By” , “The Green Year” Take note: Is the composer and music producer for the web series “ City of Dreams ,” which has been covered by BroadwayWorld.com, Playbill, and USA Today and on which Tony-nominated performer Laura Osnes has guest [...]
“Don’t know how I became the girl who they believed,” confides Jenny Owen Youngs in her track “War Horse”. Youngs has recently completed her 8-track Exhibit project, inspired by visits to 8 different NYC art galleries. Hailing from New Jersey, the singer/songwriter has compiled a digital album out of these visits, on sale now for $8 ($1 per song). The project was fueled by her love of history and art and is chock-full of earworm goodness, with sharp, unrelentingly honest lyrics all brought to life by her angelically poisonous voice. Her music is easy, begging the [...]
I have a hard time with winter. It seems like a pretty endless hole of darkness and depression, of being exhausted and anxious. Then the days start getting lighter and longer and I wake up one morning feeling hopeful. That is what this mix is about- a bit of being broken and a bit of getting better. Phosphorescent - Song for Zula Niall Connolly - Samurai Jenny Owen Youngs - Keep Me Away Ben Marwood - Tampa International Josh Ritter [...]
Words by Brendan It's a New Year! What are your musical resolutions for 2013? For us, we're looking to do lots more blogging, sharing our favorite bands and songs, and letting you know about upcoming shows. For you, perhaps you're looking to see some more shows, explore some more local bands. Well, this weekend is a good chance to do just that! Pittsburgh band Atlas is releasing a new EP tonight, Jenny Owen Youngs is coming to town tomorrow, and Weird Paul is doing his monthly 99 variety show at [...]
As I've mentioned on many occasions, I keep a running playlist throughout the year. You've seen bits and pieces of it here but as 2012 comes to a close, here is the final product. Full of the singles that I listened to on repeat to the tracks I put on every mixtape this year and now with the added bonus of being influenced by the year end lists of my friends and contemporaries. It's all over the place genre-wise, but I think it is a pretty solid collection. Amanda Palmer - [...]
We spend a wholly inappropriate amount of time at gigs- missing all kinds of obligations, end up crawling through the next day exhausted, battered, and bruised. It's a lot of travel, standing in line, out of pocket expenses, and the occasional mediocre experience that leaves us cold. Then there are the times when you feel more alive than ever while shoved into a dive bar with a load of screaming strangers or a bearded man with an acoustic guitar makes you weep like a baby, having feelings you didn't know you were capable of. This is why we do what [...]
Instead of just presenting our favorites, as much as we love to rattle on about the songs and records we loved here, we've asked some experts- people we have befriended in the process, those we admire and respect, our favorite musicians- what records they loved in 2012. FRANK TURNER : JIM LOCKEY & THE SOLEMN SUN - DEATH Frank Turner is a folk punk hero. If you're reading this, you've probably heard of him. He is pretty much our favorite musician and [...]
Here Comes the Monster," was inspired by The American Museum of Natural History's Hall of Marine Life. It is the first installment of a new song project by NY songstress Jenny Owen Youngs . For 8 weeks Jenny will spend time in a New York City museum and compose and record a song inspired by her visit.
Hey! It's an awesome new song from Jenny Owen Youngs . Like myself, you're already listening. But wait, there's more. This is part of an eight week project in which Jenny visits a different New York museum and writes a song inspired by the experience. This one, "Here Comes the Monster", is courtesy of the American Museum of Natural History's Hall of Marine Life. Listen, download, love, and keep up with JOY for the next eight weeks (if not forever) for new music. Jenny Owen Youngs - Here Comes the Monster [...]
So it's that time of year again. No, I'm not referring to Christmas decor, but to the season where bloggers pick the best and brightest of the year and put them into a list. 2012 has been a great year for music and an equally wonderful year for The Ruckus. The incomparable Barlow joined our ranks as we crossed city, state, and country lines to bring you the music we love. 2012 has been exciting and unbelievable as is usual in the Ruckus world and we look forward to telling you our favorite bits over the next month. [...]
There are some lineups that are the stuff of dreams, as if they were designed solely for you. I will take responsibility for the recent show featuring Jenny Owen Youngs and Mirah at The Space in Connecticut. I mean really, could it get any more perfect? It has been a long time since I saw Mirah perform: way back in 2002 at Brownies. Her record, You Think It’s Like This But Really It’s Like This , saw me out of high school, and in and out of some pretty terrible [...]
By Matt Arena It’s always interesting to see successful acts overseas come to the US. The level of popularity usually takes a while to catch on, look at artists like Arctic Monkeys or Muse. For a while they went from household names in the UK to being relatively unknown in the US. Frank Turner had just recently headlined Wembley Arena and played at the opening ceremony in the Olympics, so having him at the 1500 person sized Webster Hall in ...
And just like that it is September and summer is coming to a close. Hopefully temperatures over 90° will be behind us soon. But it's a good a month as any to go see a show in Denver and here are a few I think you should be at. September 6th / Hi-Dive / Denver David Wax Museum [ tickets ] As I mentioned last week, I keep hearing about how amazing this band is from a good variety of friends. [...]
If you can't tell, I'm a little excited about this tour. It's pretty hard not to be when three awesome bands like this are involved. I'm lucky enough to know and love each of these acts, but in case you aren't, here's something to get you started. FRANK TURNER There's a good chance you're already a fan of Frank Turner if you read this blog. I'm glad we're on the same page. Frank has this ability to keep releasing these albums full of [...]
Throughout the year, I keep a running playlist on my iPod with my favorite songs. Back in June we did a half way list , but lately I've been making amendments to my choices. And, since we just happened to have passed the 3/4 mark of 2012, it was a good excuse for a post. Apologies, I Have None - 60 Miles Apologies, I Have None - 60 Miles This one came to me from Barlow, who I immediately messaged to get the name of the band [...]
As mentioned in our first "Best of 2012 So Far" post here , picking and choosing a list is a difficult task. There is always crying and self doubt and hours of rethinking involved in making Best Of lists and this was no exception. However, these are the albums we've been listening to start to finish from the first half of 2012. Apologies, I Have None - London Apologies, I Have None - Clapton Pond [...]
Today is officially the first day of summer and well, it's cloudy and rainy here in Denver. Though it's a welcome change from the obscenely hot week we've had, it doesn't seem like the weather and the calendar are in sync. Either way, I put the finishing touches on my summer mixtape for you last night. Much like today, this playlist isn't stereotypically summer. It's a bit angsty and a bit depressing, but it's what I was inspired to make. There's a bit of a roadtrip theme as well, as summer is wont [...]
2012 has been nothing if not an awesome year for music. The awesome releases will have to taper off eventually because I'm already overwhelmed. We easily started off with a playlist twice this size before narrowing it down to ten tracks a piece. Apologies, I Have None - 60 Miles Audra Mae - The Real Thing Best Coast - The Only Place Chris Stowe - Sometimes They Give Us Beer For Free [...]
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From Go to Whoa
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MP3: The Melker Project – “G-Shock Mini Mix”
Get Down Edits Vol 4 + May 2013 Mix
