Illustration by Johnnie CluneyCreepiest rendering of Mason Jennings ever?"We have made it people, we have finally made it." Recent Picked to Click champs the Cloak Ox were the latest in a long string
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Been a while since we're heard from MOKB dashing Dr. Robert. Fear not, he's still making the rounds as evidenced by his recent sitdown with Mason Jennings , whose newest, Minnesota , is drawing raves. Dr. Robert: When starting out what drew you to Minnesota as a place to start your career away from home? How did Minnesota impact your musical growth? Mason Jennings : I fell in love with it the first time I visited when I was [...]
►Best Bang For Your Buck Award goes to: Taylor Locke & the Roughs along with Sabrosa Purr and Miracle Parade at Bootleg Bar. It also gets my vote for the sexiest rock show of the night and, yes, I’m talking about the music and the musicians. ►Aussie-to-L.A. seems to be a running theme this week. Oh look, it’s Aussies-to L.A. Neon Hymns continuing their Friday night residency at Hotel Café. Theirs is a familiar sound (listen to the track "Whatever Happened" ) , but the passion and heart behind it (as well as [...]
There was nothing but love for the Midwest at the Mason Jennings show at the 9:30 club on September 25, 2011. The show kicked off with a great jam session by The Pines . Hailing from Washingtion(, Iowa) the group’s sound was Mason-esque with a bit of the Eels mixed in. Their songs and their demeanor were great. My sister and I always debate the pros and cons of ‘chatty’ bands versus groups that just take the stage and playnonstopforanhour. I think there are merits to both but it’s much easier for chattier bands to [...]
Despite Mason Jennings ' disappointing concert last weekend in Boston (curious choices for his setlist, lack of full backing band), his new album Minnesota has some really great tunes on it. The album as a whole is a mixed bag, which has been the case with the last three or four albums from the midwest troubadour. When Mason is good, he's one of the best songwriters in music. Unfortunately, his bad songs are painfully so. I've yet to decide if "Clutch" or "Hearts Stop Beating" is the best tune off his new album, but I'm [...]
Usually when an artist makes an album celebrating how famous, successful, and happy they’ve become (ahem, Mike Skinner), it’s just not very good. It lacks the creative spark that comes from being lonely, drug-addicted, and depressed. So when singer-songwriter Mason Jennings announced an upcoming album about “home and heart,” I worried; especially since his last album, 20092s Blood of Man , exemplified great songwriting as a result of anger and isolation. But Jennings has nine critically acclaimed albums under his belt for a reason: Even though Minnesota focuses on love and family, Jennings continues to scrutinize [...]
Just about anybody who's a true fan of Hawaiian demigod Jack Johnson knows about his good friend and occasional tourmate Mason Jennings. Mason just released his tenth LP, Minnesota, and is on a countrywide trek to support it. It's a ... Continue reading
With a ninth album named after his adopted home state, is folk-pop singer-songwriter Mason Jennings just too productive for his own good? It's possible to be too productive. While decades ago a lot of musicians pumped out many more records in a much shorter time than we're used to today, it is easy to forget the reams of mediocre work this very often resulted in. A band like the Beatles were the exception, not the rule, as a group of extraordinary creatives who had the immense talent to put out thirteen superb albums in less than eight...
Today's selection of free and legal - because: official - downloads... Charred Walls of the Damned - Ashes Falling Upon Us Diggy Simmons - Just Begun B.o.B featuring Playboy Tre & Meek Mill - Epic Chromeo - When The Night Falls (Sammy Saxy Bananas Remix) Autumn - Cold Comfort Flowers & Sea Creatures - 'The Sitting Room' (Mano Le Tough Remix) Mood Rings - Exorcised Painting Asian Dub Foundation - Money (ROMAY REMIX) DJ Mehdi - Loukoums James Blake - BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix Yukon Blonde [...]
We threw a small end of summer bbq that went long into the night. The last few stragglers that remained into the twilight all gathered around the firepit with a drink, and we started playing my favorite game, one that I love to think I invented. It's basically giving everybody a chance to be the DJ for a song, a mix between a jukebox, and that game where you start telling a story and then the next person finishes. I love ...
Hawaiian born Mason Jennings' ninth album is about transitioning into adulthood. Stream it here all this week courtesy of Paste Magazine
"I am interested in the experience of life, not it's meaning," Mason Jennings says. Mason Jennings' ninth album is about transitioning into adulthood. Stream it below in its entirety. Read more »
The semi-relaunched Paste Magazine is at the halfway point in their Mason Jennings-a-thon, premiering a video a week from the songwriter in advance of his ninth long player, Minnesota, releasing earl
Today's selection of free and legal - because: official - downloads... Deptford Goth - No Man Chamberlin - Fools Active Child - Hanging On (White Sea remix) Olivia Mancini & The Mates - Bob Dylan's Don't Think Twice, It's All Right Innerpartysystem - Money (CENOB1TE remix) Innerpartysystem - Out of Touch (Mackintosh Braun remix) Metal Blade Records - September 2011 Releases (5 tracks) Smokey Robotic - Candy Wolf Median - The Sender (Produced by 9th Wonder) Feed Me x Ludacris - Cloud Low (Smash + Destroy Mashup) [...]
With the release of Mason Jennings' ninth studio album, Minnesota, coming up on September 13, the Twin Cities-based singer-songwriter has unveiled a small series of dates that will bring him around t
Mason Jennings took to the airwaves this week to debut some new songs on the Current's Morning Show, the first glimpse he's provided of his forthcoming full-legth, Minnesota. He performed two piano-c
While we certainly don't pretend to be experts on the world of hip-hop around these part, we undoubtedly had to sit up and take notice when two of the biggest names in the genre decided to not only team up to put out an album, but to also hit the road together. On August 8, the dynamic duo of Jay-Z and Kanye West , will release their long in the works debut album Watch The Throne . The pair, who have dubbed themselves The Throne, have lined up a 24-date fall tour, that kicks [...]
One man's love for fast rock n' roll can only take him so far, so I've always got to have some folk or melodramatic jams to help me unwind. Recently I've been introduced to Musikanto , a Chicago songwriter who will likely be making a name for himself all over the country soon. Press releases hint at Van Morrison and Ryan Adams connections, and I definitely see that there, but I also see little pieces of early Mason Jennings . It's heartfelt and honest, and there's a willingness to provide [...]
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