It's hard to imagine that just a few short months ago we were enjoying sunny summer days. 2011 was my best year yet, having achieved a few milestones: four and a half years running FensePost, riding my bike from Seattle to Portland and logging over 1,000 total on those two wheels between January and December, enjoying life with the love of my life (Andi), and a few defining mindset changes that put the two of us on a path to minimalism and frugality. All of this has led to happiness. That the [...]
It's hard to imagine that just a few short months ago we were enjoying sunny summer days. 2011 was my best year yet, having achieved a few milestones: four and a half years running FensePost, riding my bike from Seattle to Portland and logging over 1,000 total on those two wheels between January and December, enjoying life with the love of my life (Andi), and a few defining mindset changes that put the two of us on a path to minimalism and frugality. All of this has led to happiness. That the [...]
The Lovely Sparrows have a way of putting together words and music that make the band one of today's leading folk-rock and folk-pop artists. With Tall Cedars of Lebanon , the Sparrows continue the trend they began as early as their debut EP, Pulling Up Floors, Pouring On (New) Paint . The musicianship remains just as tight and focused as was on Bury The Cynics . But Tall Cedars isn't without its difference from the band's prior work. Where Tall Cedars [...]
erst anfang des neuen jahres wird "la grande" erscheinen, aber die vorfreude auf das dritte album der portlanderin ist zügellos, eine unserer lieblingschanteusen wird sich zunehmender beachtung erfreuen, nicht zuletzt, weil city slang nun mit im boot sitzen darf, grande: laura gibson - la grande rob lindgren und jason reynolds bilden die band, die sich gerade angeschickt hat, ihr debutalbum "we choose to go to the moon" an den start zu bringen, nach vielen jahren in bands, entschieden [...]
This is called the Changecast because, in an absolutely stunning turn of events, it is not packed full of lo-fi garage rock for a bloody change. Considering the racket you've had to put up with for the last year or so, it seems I have kindly granted you the respite of three songs you'd probably vaguely describe as Americana and a couple which are most unmistakably pop! I know! Get me! Tonight is of course the Rob St. John album launch down at Pilrig St. Paul's in Leith. He will be joined on the bill by Viking Moses, [...]
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 Today's Quick Mention: There's plenty to see tonight. Weird Weeds are playing Cherrywood Coffeehouse, Friendly Fires and Theophilus London are at La Zona Rosa, and Death Cab For Cutie has Telekinesis opening for them at the Austin Music Hall. The Lovely Sparrows have pretty much been a SOTO favorite since the creation of the site, so it really pleases me to be posting up the first single off their brand new EP, Tall Cedars Of Lebanon. Check [...]
I entered the studio at about 9:35pm, meeting up with Stuarto, who has the time slot before mine. A quick interview about 15 minutes before my show, another few songs, and I was up. It was requested that I attempt a transition, and as indie music is my theme, and world music is his, I figured I'd kick things off with an oldie, but goodie: "The Gulag Orkestar" by Beirut. The theme of the evening, loosely, centered around folk. Indie folk, folk pop, folk rock, orchestral folk, experimental folk... [...]
Au tout début il y a la Big Star de Alex Chilton , qui l'écrit. Puis il y a Yo La Tengo , qui la reprennent. Aujourd'hui il a The Lovely Sparrows, qui reprennent la reprise. Take Care... Et bonne nuit ! The Lovely Sparrows Take Care (2009) mis en images par Eric Power un clic [...]
When I compiled my original Best Of 2008 list last December, it was a snow day. The sky dropped about a foot, maybe a foot and a half of fluffy white stuff and we lowly sub-compact drivers could go nowhere. Between ranking albums and locating album art, I took a stroll around town with my camera. The above image comes from that trek. Overall, I was pretty happy with last year's list but, in revisiting all the albums from 2008, I now see quite a few that I left out. [...]
This is a great music video directed and animated by Eric Powers for The Lovely Sparrows version of Yo La Tengo's cover of Big Star's song "Take Care". And this is an excellent song by the way. Enjoy!
and now something special folks This is the 20th animated music video of the APC fave animation maestro, Eric Power !!! CONGRATZ and we want hundreds of more Eric! He says: - The track is from The Lovely Sparrows, and the song is called Take Care. It is a cover of a Yo La Tengo song, which was originally a cover of a Big Star song. Love how these things evolve. -
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Originally recorded in 1974 by Big Star, Alex Chilton's "Take Care" wasn't released until 1978 on their Third/Sister Lovers LP. In 2003, Yo La Tengo included a rendition of track on their album Summer Sun . Finally, in 2009, The Lovely Sparrows laid down their version of Yo La Tengo's version while recording demos for their upcoming sophomore release. A video was made. Writes The Lovely Sparrows' front-man Shawn Jones about how the video came to be: I recorded this song (Take [...]
Let me tell you a story. In 2007 some notable things happened. I attended the annual music festival SXSW (the image above is of myself and The Lovely Sparrows' Shawn Jones, taken by Abandoned Love Records/Virgin Of The Birds' Jon Rooney), I grew a mustache, and I met a beautiful girl named Andi. She was waiting for her uncle (Eno of Spoon) at the Capitol Hill Block Party. We hit it off and ditched the after-party to get a sprite (her) and coffee (me) at Denny's in Ballard (sadly no longer there) at 1:30am. I [...]
die touren nicht umsont mit o'death, letztes jahr das letzte release, müsste mal wieder was kommen: Elliott Brood – Write It All Down For You in aller munde und doch so frei, ein cover von beirut vorzutragen: Florence & The Machine – Postcards From Italy "the eternal" setzt sich massiv in vorderen listenpositionen fest, fast schon beängstigend, wenn man nicht wüsste, von wem die [...]
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Once again Austin delivers, this time with the recent release of The Lovely Sparrows ' Pulling Up Floors, Pouring On (New) Paint on Abandoned Love Records . And with this five-song debut EP, the Texas town continues to pump out quality artists. The Lovely Sparrows take folk music in a new direction, adding a unique abundance of percussion and a few non-traditional instruments, like the flute. I raved about "Chemicals Change" when I wrote the feature article on The Lovely Sparrows, and the rest of the EP continues with more cymbal heavy, orchestrated folk-pop. [...]
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Today's Quick Mention: Holy Crap! It's finals time tonight at Pluckers Trivia. In the past 12 weeks Team Dine And Dash has done well (top three finishes all but four, maybe five times), so keep your fingers crossed that we emerge victorious when it matters most. Here's an EP. Enjoy. : Future Of The Left - Arming Eritrea : On the short list of bands that I'd give at least an arm and/or a leg to see [...]
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One Helluva Recap: Day Three in Photos March is definitely one month I always look forward to, and I contribute that entirely to SXSWeek - Austin's favorite time to show some love to film, music, and technology. Buried into that schedule are four days dedicated to music, and it is in those four days that I truly live. Given here is my perspective of South By Southwest. SXSW One Helluva Recap: Day Three (artist name leads to site & all songs are right click - save as): [...]
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Part deux (the first one is here) of our SXSW roundup and 5 more tunes that have caught our attention. ~~~~~~Modern day psychedelia reimagines the Byrds and Simon & Garfunkel.The Asteroid #4 - These Flowers Of OursMore Info: Official & @ SXSW~~~~~~They've been around for a while but their melodies are fresh and pristine. Pato Fu - Nada OriginalMore Info: Official & @ SXSW~~~~~~Wistful understated
Sure, you know names like PJ Harvey and The Decemberists-- and probably still Echo & the Bunnymen, too-- all of whom are playing SXSW in Austin this year. But what happens when we dig a little deeper? Pouring through the hundreds of mp3s SXSW offers from showcasing bands every year is almost as much an annual tradition as the festival itself-- if nothing else, it's always allowed those of us unable to make the trek south to live vicariously and in the process discover a song or band we didn't previously have the pleasure of knowing. It's in [...]
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