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Slave Ambient, by the War on Drugs, was another recent emusic download that took only a couple listens to win me over. The overall sound of the album is fresh but familiar. The instrumentals are a mix of propulsive rhythms, interesting background synths, and multiple guitars that are layered, sweep-filtered, and perfectly jangle-y. But even [...]

I caught up with my buddy Burke recently and he made a point to say how much he liked my live improv mixes, even though I don’t think he really considers himself a big live music/improv guy. In honor of summer, I recently put together two different all-improv, all-instrumental mixes around a “summer bliss” theme. [...]

I came across El Ten Eleven on the eMu site yesterday and really dug their sound. Check it out: These guys put together a nice mellow style of instrumental music using drums, double-neck bass/guitar, a loop pedal and lots of effects. In that way, their music is actually somewhat similar to some of the mellow, [...]

I thought I’d do a short post in honor of Jerry Garcia’s b-day anniversary today, with a short but sweet clip of the Grateful Dead’s cover of Smokey Robinson’s “Second That Emotion.” This track was on the first full live recording I ever heard by the band, which was on a crappy old cassette tape [...]

I finally just got around to testing out ThingLink.com, which is a cool app/plugin that allows you to add dynamic tags and information within images on the web. One of the niftiest features they’ve added to the service is an integration with Soundcloud, which allows you to directly embed a Soundcloud music player into any [...]

Wow. Some serious dual-guitar riffage: Let’s just say that I’m f-ing pumped to see these guys again this weekend (and in a much more conducive environment — read: sweaty rock club — than the last time I saw them).

Tinariwen w/ Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio. Man, I love this sound. I have their last album and can’t wait to hear the new one. Apparently, Nels Cline (of Wilco fame) is also a guest along with the TVOTR guys.

It’s a beautiful Sunday morning here in NYC and it just feels like a bluegrass kind of day today. I recently downloaded some new (to me) bluegrass, including The Infamous Stringdusters, Greensky Bluegrass, and some older Jerry Douglas. Here are a few favorite video selections to celebrate a sunny spring day: One of my favorite [...]

The rawkin’ Austin trio has added a second guitar and they’ve gotten a bit more — dare I say — jammy.  Check out the dual-guitar madness on their new track: White Denim – Drug by WhiteDenim I finally caught White Denim’s live set down in Austin during SXSW. They seriously rocked, but it was in [...]

I caught Deerhunter live last Friday down in Austin during SXSW and they rocked this tune hard. A few things I love about this song: 1) I really dig the opening bass and drums groove. I hear the opening notes and it immediately reminds me of the Spencer Davis Group’s “Give Me Some Lovin’” from [...]