And ANOTHER one!

opbmusic.org/performances/102-Neko-Case/

Boom.

So, I’ve been busily working away at OPB (and LOVING it!), but to the neglect of this blog/podcast. I apologize for that, but in the meantime, here’s the latest fruits of my labors there:

opbmusic.org/performances/101-Maria-Taylor

I’ll be making an official announcement regarding the future of this show in the coming weeks. I’m sorry I haven’t been good about getting back to you if you’ve asked me about it, it’s been in limbo for a while.

Hope you enjoy the session!

Some good news about the economy, however anecdotal: You can still have a job which involves some of the most amazing musicians on the planet coming to your place of work, and playing music in a room occupied by only you and they. The latest fruits:

http://opbmusic.org/performances/87-Ra-Ra-Riot

I guess the good news for everone else is that it’s free to listen to. Be sure to check out the Performances section of opbmusic.org for lots of other great bands.

Also, this weekend on In House: Jeremy Petersen talks with Colin Meloy about the new Decemberists album, Hazards of Love, and then we play it in its entire 58 minute glory (the way it was meant to be heard). That’s this Saturday night on OPB and opbmusic.org.

 

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artist - song - album :: extra info

This is Ivy League - You And Me And The Moon :: Magnetic Fields Cover
(website | myspace)

Ra Ra Riot - Ghost Under Rocks (Passion Pit Remix)
(website | myspace | @ YouTube | Ghost Under Rocks video)

Immaculate Machine - Sound The Alarms - High on Jackson Hill :: out April 21
(website | myspace)

Nickel Eye - Dying Star - Time of the Assassins :: side project of Strokes‘ Nicolai Fraiture
(myspace)

Fear - Benjy Ferree - Come Back to the Five and Dime Bobby Dee Bobby Dee
(website | myspace)

Dan Deacon - Get Older - Bromst :: out March 24
(website | myspace)

Marissa Nadler - River of Dirt - Little Hells :: out March 3
(website | myspace | River of Dirt video)

The Whitest Boy Alive - Island - Rules :: out March 30
(website | myspace)

Hotels - Hydra - Where Hearts Go Broke
(myspace)

Heartless Bastards - The Mountain - The Mountain :: out February 3
(website | myspace)

Luke Jackson - Half a World Away - …And Then Some
(website | myspace)

Tiger House - Air Traffic - Geodyssey
(myspace)

The Online Romance - Ladybug Don’t Smile :: album still in progress, release date TBA
(website | myspace)

Willie Nelson & Asleep at the Wheel - Hesitation Blues - Willie and the Wheel
(website | myspace)
mp3s:

This is Ivy League - You and Me and the Moon
Ra Ra Riot - Ghost Under Rocks (Passion Pit Remix)
Immaculate Machine - Sound the Alarms
Nickel Eye - Dying Star
Marissa Nadler - River of Dirt
The Whitest Boy Alive - Island (via Fairtilizer)
Heartless Bastards - The Mountain
Tiger House - Air Traffic
The Online Romance - Ladybug, Don’t Smile (via Local Cut)
Willie and the Wheel - Hesitation Blues

 

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 artist - song - album :: extra info

Vetiver - Everyday - Tight Knit :: out February 17
(website | myspace)

Anomie Belle - Greenhouse - Sleeping Patterns
(website | myspace | facebook | my interview on opbmusic)

Lily Allen - The Fear - It’s Not Me, It’s You :: out February 10
(website | myspace | The Fear video)

Black Lips - Starting Over - 200 Million Thousand :: out February 24
(website | myspace | Starting Over video contest)

Doves - Jetstream - Kingdom Of Rust :: out April 6
(website | myspace)

Lower Heaven - Knife - Ashes
(website | myspace)

Elvis Perkins in Dearland - Shampoo - Elvis Perkins in Dearland :: out March 10
(website | myspace)

Morrissey - I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris - Years Of Refusal :: out February 17
(website | myspace | Paris video)

Andrew Bird - Oh No - Noble Beast
(website | myspace)

Animal Collective - My Girls - Merriweather Post Pavilion
(website | myspace | My Girls video)

Julie Doiron - Consolation Prize - I Can Wonder What You Did with Your Day :: out March 10
(website | myspace | @ CBC Radio 3)

Great Lake Swimmers - Pulling On A Line - Lost Channels :: out March 31
(website | myspace | @ NPR | @ CBC Radio 3)

Say Hi - November Was White, December Was Grey - Oohs & Aahs :: out March 3
(website | myspace)

Cotton Jones - Blood Red Sentimental Blues - Paranoid Cocoon :: out January 27
(myspace | @ Daytrotter)

J. Tillman - James Blues - Vacilando Territory Blues
(website | myspace | last.fm)
mp3s:

Vetiver - Everyday
Black Lips - Starting Over
Doves - Jetstream (via doves.net, email address required)
Lower Heaven - Knife
Elvis Perkins - Shampoo
Julie Doiron - Consolation Prize
Great Lake Swimmers - Pulling on a Line (via Stereogum, download from page)
Say Hi - November Was White, December Was Grey
Cotton Jones - Blood Red Sentimental Blues
J. Tillman - James Blues

 

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 artist - song - album :: extra info

M. Ward - Never Had Nobody Like You - Hold Time :: feat. Zooey Deschanel, out February 17
(website | myspace | She & Him)

TV on the Radio - Dancing Choose (Prefuse 73 remix) - Dancing Choose single
(website | myspace | Dancing Choose video)

Little Joy - No One’s Better Sake - Little Joy
(myspace)

Kael Alden - Where You Belong :: Lexus ad song, Faded Paper Figures member
(website | myspace | last.fm | Lexus “Pebble Beach” ad)

Star-f-er - Holly - Star-f-er
(myspace | IBM “Smarter Way” ad)

Laura Gibson - Spirited - Beasts of Seasons :: out February 24
(website | myspace | @ Hinah | @ Daytrotter | new album intro video)

The Dimes - The Ballad of Winslow Homer - New England EP
(website | myspace)

Arcade Fire - Burning Bridges - Mirror Noir :: instrumental version of Burning Bridges, Breaking Hearts (unreleased live track)
(website | myspace | Neon Bible site | be oNline B)

Emanuel and the Fear - The Rain Becomes The Clouds - Emanuel and the Fear :: out February 17
(website | myspace)

Ethan Rose - On Wheels Rotating - Oaks
(website | myspace | Oaks Park history | Oaks Park grad student paper)

Neko Case - People Got A Lotta Nerve - Middle Cyclone :: out March 3
(website | myspace | bestfriends.org)

Loch Lomond - Blue Lead Fences - Little Me will Start a Storm :: release TBA
(website | myspace | Blue Lead Fences video)

The Decemberists - The Rake’s Song - The Hazards Of Love :: out March 24
(website | myspace)

Dirty Projectors + David Byrne - Knotty Pine - Dark was the Night :: new Red Hot comp, out February 16
(Byrnesite | Dirtspace)

Trespassers William - Sparrow - The Natural Order of Things :: out in March
(website | myspace)

Wesley Willis - Feel The Power Of Rock & Roll - Greatest Hits Vol. 2
(@ Alternative Tentacles | ‘Joyrides’ documentary | ‘Daddy of Rock & Roll’ documentary trailer)

mp3s:

M. Ward - Never Had Nobody Like You
TV On The Radio - Dancing Choose (Prefuse 73 remix) (via NME)
Little Joy - No One’s Better Sake
Kael Alden - Where You Belong
Laura Gibson - Spirited
The Dimes - The Ballad of Winslow Homer
Emanuel and the Fear - The Rain Becomes the Clouds
Ethan Rose - On Wheels Rotating
Neko Case - People Got a Lotta Nerve
Loch Lomond - Blue Lead Fence (via RCRD LBL)
Dirty Projectors & David Byrne - Knotty Pine
Trespassers William - Sparrow
Wesley Willis - Feel the Power of Rock & Roll

I’ll be posting a new show here on Wednesday or so, but I to invite you to check out the latest two in-studio sessions I’ve done at opbmusic: Point Juncture, WA and Blue Giant.

Both are Portland bands.

Point Juncture, WA is a four-piece, fronted by Amanda Spring, who also plays drums. Their 2005 album, Mama Auto Boss, still makes it into my player pretty regularly. Their recent follow-up, Heart to Elk, does not disappoint.

Blue Giant is a new band, started by Kevin and Anita Robinson, who have made music as Viva Voce for years. They recently started writing songs with a more southern feel, and recruited friends to play them with them. The results are fantastic.

Enjoy!

 

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I hope you had a great holidays and New Year! I did.

January is actually one of my favorite times of year. The weather still isn’t great, but the days are starting getting longer, my body’s circadian rhythms tell me to start going places, doing things, and seeing people again. Six hours of daylight makes me hibernate, and now it’s time to go find some honey.

Here’s this week’s honey:

artist - song - album :: extra info

Faded Paper Figures - North by North - Dynamo
(website | myspace | last.fm)

Blue Horns - Let’s Go Hunting - Blue Horns
(website | myspace)

Vivian Girls - Where Do You Run To - Vivian Girls
(website | myspace)

Alela Diane - White as Diamonds - To Be Still :: out January 27
(website | myspace | @ Rough Trade)

AC Newman - Submarines of Stockholm - Get Guilty :: out January 20
(website | myspace | New Pornographers)

Anomie Belle - Down - Sleeping Patterns
(website | myspace)

Hot Chip - We’re Looking For A Lot Of Love - Hot Chip with Robert Wyatt and Geese EP
(website | myspace)

Lady Sovereign - I Got You Dancing - Jigsaw :: out April 7
(website | myspace | I Got You Dancing video)

Emerald Park - For Tomorrow - For Tomorrow
(website | myspace | last.fm)

Headlights - Cherry Tulips (TJ Lipple Remix) - Remixes
(website | myspace | Cherry Tulips video)

The Sound of Arrows - M.A.G.I.C. - M.A.G.I.C. single :: out January 28
(website | myspace | last.fm | @ Labrador)

B. Fleischmann - 24.12. - Angst is not a Weltanschauung!
(website | myspace)

Faunts - Feel.Love.Thinking.Of. - Feel.Love.Thinking.Of :: out February 17
(website | myspace | @ Friendly Fire)

Wesley Willis - Rock & Roll McDonald’s - Fabian Road Warrior
(@ Alternative Tentacles | ‘Joyrides’ documentary | ‘Daddy of Rock & Roll’ documentary trailer)

mp3s:

Faded Paper Figures - North By North
Blue Horns - Let’s Go Hunting (via Local Cut)
Vivian Girls - Where Do You Run To?
Alela Diane - White as Diamonds
A.C. Newman - Submarines of Stockholm (edit)
Anomie Belle - Down
Hot Chip - We’re Looking for a Lot of Love
Lady Sovereign - I Got You Dancing!
Emerald Park - For Tomorrow
Headlights - Cherry Tulips (original)
The Sound of Arrows - M.A.G. I.C.
B Fleischmann - 24.12.
Faunts - Feel.Love.Thinking.of
Wesley Willis - Rock & Roll McDonald’s

 

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Well, better late than never. My life’s been turned on its head the last few months (and not necessarily, entirely, or permanently in a bad way), but it’s meant that I’ve been doing fewer new shows, and sometimes taking a while to post them. I’m posting this one from a few weeks ago now, and will have another brand new one up in a couple of days. Also, I’ll be doing my Christmas Special next week! Good times.

artist - song - album :: extra info

A.C. Newman - There are Maybe Ten or Twelve - Get Guilty :: out January 20
(website | myspace | New Pornographers)

Blue Giant - Gone for Good - Blue Sunshine EP :: guest vocals by Corin Tucker
(website | myspace)

Mackintosh Braun - Nothing Else is Real
(website | myspace | last.fm | @ The Mercury)

Mark Kozelek - Celebrated Summer - The Finally LP :: Husker Du cover
(website | myspace | last.fm | Sun Kil Moon)

The One AM Radio - What You Gave Away (Alias remix) - [Alias‘] Collected Remixes
(website | myspace)

Vampire Weekend - The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance (Chromeo remix) - The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance
(website | myspace)

Lykke Li feat. Drake - Little Bit (Drake remix) - So Far Gone
(website | myspace | )

Cut Copy - Far Away (ddpesh remix)
(website | myspace | last.fm)

Super XX Man - Medication (Poddington Bear remix)
(website | myspace | @ opbmusic)

Metric - Help, I’m Alive - Help, I’m Alive
(website | myspace | @ CBC Radio 3)

Alaska in Winter - Berlin - Holiday
(myspace | last.fm)

Luke Jackson - Come Tomorrow - And Then Some
(myspace | last.fm)

They Might Be Giants - Upside Down - The Else
(website | other website | myspace | fan Wiki)
mp3s:
A.C. Newman - There are Maybe Ten or Twelve
Mackintosh Braun - Nothing Else is Real
Mark Kozelek - Celebrated Summer (@ Stereogum)
The One AM Radio - What You Gave Away (Alias remix) (via OregonLive)
Lykke Li (feat. Drake) - Little Bit (Drake remix)
Cut Copy - Far Away (ddpesh remix)
Super XX Man - Medication (Podington Bear Remix)
Luke Jackson - Come Tomorrow

 

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artist - song - album :: extra info

Cut Copy - So Haunted - Lights and Music
Denison Witmer - Is There A Ghost? :: Band of Horses cover
Bruce Springsteen - A Night With The Jersey Devil
East Hundred - Killing Moon :: Echo & the Bunnymen cover
Ryan Adams - Halloween - Love is Hell, Vol 1 (UK version)
Jarvis Cocker - Black Magic - Jarvis
Apartment - Ghost of an Unforgivable Past - The Dreamer Evasive
Magnetic Fields - Zombie Boy - Distortion
M83 - Graveyard Girl - Saturdays=Youth
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Halloween - Juju
The Postmarks - Every Day is Halloween :: Ministry cover
Psapp - The Monster Song - The Camel’s Back :: out next Tuesday
Bloc Party - Hunting For Witches - A Weekend In the City
Mother Mother - Ghosting - O My Heart
Adam Shearer And Adam Selzer - A Home A House An Institution… - Dearly Departed
They Might Be Giants - Turn Around - Apollo 18