Why I Will Ban Cell Phones at My Shows When I Am Famous
Last night I saw the Cranberries at Terminal 5 in New York. It was a great show, but that’s not what this post is about. As I was watching the show from the back of the room, all I could see in front of me was a sea of people holding up their phones, desperately [...]
Song of the Day – Bon Iver – I Can’t Make You Love Me
Bon Iver’s take on the Bonnie Raitt song “I Can’t Make You Love Me” with a little bit of “Nick of Time” thrown in at the end. What a beautiful song, and I think the sentiment is one that everyone can identify it. Thanks to my friend Bonnie Piesse for sharing this with me so [...]
Concert Review – Ani Difranco at the Egg, 4/19/12
Ani Difranco is the most ferocious guitar player I have ever seen. I would dare any hotshot electric guitarist to shred an acoustic with half of the fervor and intense precision as this tiny-but-mighty folkie, who needed only a fistful of heavy-duty press-on nails and a well-tuned Alvarez to kick the ass out of any [...]
Song of the Day – Rosanne Raneri and Bryan Thomas – Case of You
Little known fact: Rosanne Raneri is the reason I am a songwriter. While I listened to, and admired, Joni Mitchell and Simon & Garfunkel in high school, Rosanne was a very real inspiration to me; when I was 17, she came and performed at a folk festival we held to raise money for our literary [...]
My Album Is Coming Soon….
Last night I got another final mix from my producer, which thrilled me to no end. It’s so exciting to hear my music in such a polished and finished form. 1 song to go and my EP, Heart on Fire, will be ready for release! Working on cover art, photo shoot next week… I’ll post [...]
Song of the Day – Florence and the Machine – Cosmic Love (Unplugged)
I am in danger of making my music blog a Florence and the Machine fan site with this post – but I love the song Cosmic Love so much, and love this Unplugged version so much, that I wanted to post it anyway…
Song of the Day – Polica – Lay Your Cards Out
Beautiful futuristic dream-pop – makes me want to go hole up in my home studio and try to churn out something as gorgeous this…
Song of the Day – Florence Welch and Josh Homme – Jackson
What could be better than Florence Welch unplugged? Florence Welch doing a Johnny Cash duet with John Homme of Queens of the Stone Age! Amazing, awesome, and bizarre all at the same time…
Concert Review – Joan Osborne at the Egg, 4/1/12
I think it is a total shame that most people only know Joan Osborne as a “one-hit wonder” for her song “One of Us”, especially considering her roots are in blues and soul music, and the vast majority of her music reflects those roots – not the pop sensibilities of her biggest single. She is [...]
Song of the Day – Robert Glasper Experiment – Cherish the Day
This cover of Sade’s “Cherish The Day” is just gorgeous… This is by a band I just discovered called the Robert Glasper Experiment… The woman singing is Lalah Hathaway (Donny Hathaway’s daughter!)…