Filed under: News , Exclusive Spinner.com : Chicago-bred singer-songwriter Mike Mangione has his brother to thank for all the wise cracks fans make during his shows or out in public. After all, his brother taught him to play the guitar upside down -- just like blues star Albert King."It was... Read more
It's official. Mike Mangione's "You Don't Wanna Leave" from his album Tenebrae has become my #1 driving song lately. This infectious and catchy tune has been on repeat in my car for a couple weeks now. Roll down the windows, crank up the sound and driiiiiiiive. Perfect. (I have my blog-buddy Olly to thank for alerting me to this fantastic musician. He has not let me down yet with his recommendations. Thanks Olly!) While "You Don't Wanna Leave" is my favorite on Tenebrae, the whole album is just stunning from [...]
Tenebrae (Latin word for "shadows") is the latest release from Mike Mangione. The Illinois singer-songwriter recently toured with Peter Mulvey. Some other interesting facts about Mike: he began... **Click on the link to read the full post, download mp3s, and comment.**
While I planned for and carried out my Mandolin Theme Week , my inbox filled up with music. Here are the bands/musicians I have neglected in the past few weeks. Arrange in Beta-Alpha-Cal order: Your Vegas ∞ In My Head RIYL: The Killers or The Bravery Website Water Fai ∞ Kaiyon RIYL: Explosions In The Sky Website Wallpaper ∞ Evrytm we do it RIYL: sexy synth Website [...]
I was so happy to finally seize summer by the . . . horns (I started a metaphor I can't finish) this weekend and go camping out in the Colorado wild. Well, as wild as you can get being twenty minutes from downtown Denver, but still -- camping is something I've been meaning to do the last few summers and it just never seemed to happen until now. There were actual tents and campfires involved, and I couldn't be happier. And really who knew that s'mores and beer went so well together? So much awesomeness [...]