I thought we could all use a palate cleanser after yesterday’s heartfelt post about Hurricane Sandy Continue reading
Category Archives: Music
Loss and Gratitude (And a Bonus Dose of Cute)
October 29, 2012, sucked
Instead of my usual (sort of) Wordless Wednesday post, I thought I would acknowledge the second anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. Continue reading
Flowers in Concrete
“I like it when a flower grows through a crack in the concrete. It’s so heroic.” – George Carlin
All About That (Upright) Bass
Kate Davis and Postmodern Jukebox
I’m sure you’ve noticed that like Gotye’s “Somebody I Used To Know” before it, “All About That Bass” by Meghan Trainor is turning out to be the cover du jour. Continue reading
Vocal Colors and Lush Musical Landscapes
Twin Cities composer Stephen Paulus passed away yesterday. Continue reading
Mostly Wordless Wednesday
If you happen to catch sight of me jitterbugging by, it’s because this is playing on a loop in my head! Continue reading
Papa Can You Hear Me?
©Mosaert Records
“Tout le monde sait
Comment on fait des bébés
Mais personne sait
Comment on fait des papas” – Papaoutai by Stromae
(translation: Everyone knows how to raise a child, but no one knows how to raise a father)
Cheap Flights! (An Irish Ballad)
Sssssh. No talking. It’s Wordless Wednesday. Just watch this, and try and keep the hooting down to a minimum! Continue reading
They Had Me at Hootenanny!
I do, I do, I do!
Now THIS is a proposal (or two)! Continue reading
Unwitting Collaboration
Israeli composer Ophir “Kutiman” Kutiel creates original songs by editing together clips of amateur musicians he finds on YouTube. Continue reading
On Shakey* Ground (*misspelling intentional)
Alejandro Rose-Garcia
In honor of Sherry, our lovely house guest from Austin, TX, today’s OBT is one of the many musicians who have made her hometown’s music scene what it is today. Continue reading
Shuttin’ Up on Wednesday
(Sssshhhh!)
You’ve Got (Snail) Mail!
Janice MacLeod
This started out being a post about a great idea, some very appealing art, and a lovely gift that my mother would have loved. But the more I read about Janice MacLeod, the more interested I became in her story. Continue reading
Grown-Up Patty Cake (or Cups 2.0)
Kurt Hugo Schneider and friends
Not Just the Weepies…
I pride myself on my playlists. Continue reading
Sick of Frozen? Let it go.
You can’t quit the song forever until you’ve heard this young lady belt it out. Meet the adorable and excessively talented Carrie Hope Fletcher. Continue reading
Major Talent in a Minor Key
©Chase Holfelder
Singer Chase Holfelder is spectacularly talented at sucking all the happy out of happy songs. Continue reading
Street Art for Your Ears
What is it about a girl in a fedora? Continue reading
Taylor’s Revenge (with a special appearance by Barbra Streisand!)
Taylor Swift is a bad dancer.
My OBT 