Saturday, June 18, 2011
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Yes We Can Can
Packing for Bonnaroo and thinking about great canned beers... A portable (and easily concealable) pacakage doesn't always contain great contents, but here's a few that make great companions at musical festivals, BBQ's, wedding receptions, etc.
Porkslap Pale Ale
Butternut's Beer and Ale, Garrattsville, NY
Not just a pretty can....
Snapperhead IPA
Butternut's Beer and Ale, Garrattsville, NY
Nothing fishy about 6.3% ABV
Brooklyn Summer Ale
Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NY
Now in cans for hipsters and old guys alike.
Magic Hat #9
Magic Hat Brewing Company, So. Burlington, VT
They get it; they totally get it..
Brooklyn Lager
Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NY
Favorite person to meet at a picnic.
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| Photo by L. Coolidge iPhone Camera+ Toy Camera |
Butternut's Beer and Ale, Garrattsville, NY
Not just a pretty can....
Snapperhead IPA
Butternut's Beer and Ale, Garrattsville, NY
Nothing fishy about 6.3% ABV
Brooklyn Summer Ale
Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NY
Now in cans for hipsters and old guys alike.
Magic Hat #9
Magic Hat Brewing Company, So. Burlington, VT
They get it; they totally get it..
Brooklyn Lager
Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NY
Favorite person to meet at a picnic.
Listen while you read!
Allen Toussaint - "Yes You Can Can"
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
"Happy, Happy Oh My Friend...."
A birthday present for myself, and in honor of the upcoming Darien show.....
Monday, May 23, 2011
Buzz at Bonnaroo
In just a few short weeks I'll be in a Tennessee field with a few thousand other friends for the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The 10th anniversary of the festival takes place in Manchester, TN from June 9th-12th.
In an attempt to discover something new while I'm there, I went through the full lineup for the festival with the following goal: find five new artists of interest I had never heard of before based on nothing but their bio and content on the Bonnaroo website to check out while in Tennessee. Yes, that's a fairly limiting scope, and in retrospect maybe not a wise decision, but hey, sometimes establishing boundaries defines a space for creative things to happen.
Here's what I came up with in no particular order and the videos from the Bonnaroo site I listened to.
Gary Clark, Jr. - "Don't Owe You a Thing"
Straight gas from the first note.
Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons - "Born Again"
If Jim James can like it, I can like it too.
Band of Skulls - "Death by Diamonds and Pearls"
Kinda White Stripesy but I don't hold that against them.
MAN MAN - "Mister Jung Stuffed"
The back story slightly distresses me and I can't condone their press photo, but the conviction in his voice gives me hope.
MAN MAN - “Mister Jung Stuffed”
Mat McHugh (of The Beautiful Girls)
Reminds me of a time when I thought no one would top Jack Johnson as a singer songwriter. I'm not really nostalgic for those days, but this will go really well with a dozen PBR's, some Jack and the sweat of the Tennessee sun.
In an attempt to discover something new while I'm there, I went through the full lineup for the festival with the following goal: find five new artists of interest I had never heard of before based on nothing but their bio and content on the Bonnaroo website to check out while in Tennessee. Yes, that's a fairly limiting scope, and in retrospect maybe not a wise decision, but hey, sometimes establishing boundaries defines a space for creative things to happen.
Here's what I came up with in no particular order and the videos from the Bonnaroo site I listened to.
Gary Clark, Jr. - "Don't Owe You a Thing"
Straight gas from the first note.
If Jim James can like it, I can like it too.
Band of Skulls - "Death by Diamonds and Pearls"
Kinda White Stripesy but I don't hold that against them.
MAN MAN - "Mister Jung Stuffed"
The back story slightly distresses me and I can't condone their press photo, but the conviction in his voice gives me hope.
MAN MAN - “Mister Jung Stuffed”
MAN MAN | Myspace Music Videos
Mat McHugh (of The Beautiful Girls)
Reminds me of a time when I thought no one would top Jack Johnson as a singer songwriter. I'm not really nostalgic for those days, but this will go really well with a dozen PBR's, some Jack and the sweat of the Tennessee sun.
Monday, May 16, 2011
140 Character Record Review: Sarah Jarosz - Follow Me Down
Sarah Jarosz – Follow Me Down:
Newgrass newbie sings airy freshness like the smell of
dewy, newly cut grass on a spring morning
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