In 1998 a new band was bred from some old roots. This bluegrass band was not comprised of old men playing folk instruments, but was a rather young-faced, string band named Old Crow Medicine Show. According to the group’s site, the fearsome quintet met in New York City and eventually made their way down south [...]
Archive for April, 2009
New Crow Medicine Show…
Posted in Uncategorized on April 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Attack of the Singer/Song Writer: Part II
Posted in Uncategorized on April 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Another very talented musician and good buddy of mine is Ryan Brooke. Ryan Brooke and I met freshman year and have been good buddies ever since. We both are Media Arts and Design majors with Music Industry minors here at JMU, so we have the majority of our classes together, not to mention we live [...]
Attack of the Singer/Song Writer: Part I
Posted in Uncategorized on April 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
After posting blog after blog of great musicians whom I do not have the privilege of knowing on a personal level, I wanted to take some time to tell you guys about some great musicians who happen to be good friends of mine. The first of which is my good buddy Dane Ferguson. Dane Ferguson [...]
Keith Urban is truly Defying Gravity…
Posted in Uncategorized on April 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Every since 1992, when New Zealand-born, Australian-raised, Keith Urban burst into the Nashville country music scene, according to his website, he has be awing audiences ever since. Bringing a style to the genre that country has never seen before is Keith’s specialty, and last week, on March 31, 2009, his talent was proven again with [...]
If you are having trouble hearing, use Q-tip…
Posted in Uncategorized on April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Though my age group may lay just past the point of remembering early hip-hop, most fans of the genre remember a group that helped shape a unique sound, A Tribe Called Quest. According to the group’s Wikipedia page, the hip-hop trio, comprised of Q-tip, Phife Dawg, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad, formed in 1988. The group [...]
Did you take all your Vitamins?
Posted in Uncategorized on April 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Most of our generation hears orchestral strings and assumes the musical score to be a symphony of Mozart or Beethoven, or add a beat and vocals and you have a multi-platinum pop song. The guys at Vitamin Records, however, are doing things a little differently. According to the record label’s website, the label formed in [...]
In case of emergency, listen to Parachute!
Posted in Uncategorized on April 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
As some friends and I combed the Time-Warner Cable Music Pavilion in Raleigh, NC looking for a quick meal before Dave Matthews Band was scheduled to hit the stage, we ran across a little band from Charlottesville on a side-stage. That band was Sparky’s Flaw. With a truly unique sound, blending rock and acoustic sounds [...]
The Gospel of good music…
Posted in Uncategorized on April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last year, I began to dabble into the realm of podcasts and came across a very unique podcast called the Bored-Again Christian. Don’t be thrown off by the name. According to the podcast’s website, The Bored-Again Christian is iTunes™ featured music podcast that has a listnership that racks in over other podcasts such as: MTV [...]
You can’t just say Yeah once!
Posted in Uncategorized on April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Why say, “Yeah!” just once when you could say it three times. That’s what the Yeah Yeah Yeahs thought after forming their indie rock trio in 2000. Still sporting the original lineup of guitarist Nick Zinner, drummer Brian Chase, and lead singer Karen O, the band is continuing to produce new and truly eccentric music. [...]
