Andrew Bird performing “Sectionate City” live at the Guggenheim
Seriously beautiful. I think that Andrew Bird is the musician of whom I’m the most jealous, musical ability-wise. Be sure to watch it in HD for the best quality!
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The Wailin’ Jennys - Glory Bound
From Live at the Mauch Chunk Opera House
But wait, there’s more.
This is the first Wailin’ Jennys song I ever heard; it popped up on a Pandora station I had going. This is the live version, of course, but it sounds a lot like the studio version.
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The Wailin’ Jennys - Bold Riley
From Live at the Mauch Chunk Opera House
I bought this album on Amazon yesterday for $8 or $9, and I don’t regret skipping dinner tonight to make up for it. I’ve been enjoying The Wailin’ Jennys for awhile now, and this CD is everything I love about them, but more of it with super-tight harmonies over Appalachia-tinged bluegrass/gospel. This whole CD makes me want to move out to a place in the upper-Midwest or the Northeast where the winters are harsh and the stoves burn wood and where the filaments that bind me to a suburban life orbiting a big city are loosed. And you can come too.
I’ll probably be posting more of these songs throughout the week.
YOU GUYS.
Experience Dave Rawlings’ live session at NPR’s KEXP (with Gillian Welch!) on YouTube. The video and audio quality are great, and it’s all so good.
Click here for the other videos/audio; there are four songs. You can, uh, thank me later.
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Katy Perry - Hackensack (Live)
Fountains of Wayne cover. Guys, I like Katy Perry’s voice.
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The Swell Season - All The Way Down (Live)
Marketa Irglova does a great job on this song. I like her voice in this version more than I liked Glen Hansard’s in the “Once” soundtrack.
