air canada.... lounge
i'm so excited.
i have no idea how i'm gonna sleep tonight, or get through work tommorow..
mmmmmm india and kitters...
... and this song.
is awesome.
broken hearts & dirty windows
broken hearts & dirty windows is a tribute album to john prime and includes covers by justin vernon from bon iver, my morning jacket, those darlin's, deer tick, justin townes earle, the avett brothers, and a bunch more.
check out a few!
Kettering
They've been teasing about some new material in the works and tour dates this winter with The Local Natives.
Until then here's my favorite track live.
saturday morning music.
either way, it's a beautiful saturday morning.
Happy Monday
Glad to see a video for it!
Enjoy!
new tallest man on earth!
check them out!
you know i dreamed about you.
can’t pay attention to the sound of anyone
a little more stupid
a little more scared
every minute more unprepared
I made a mistake in my life today
everything I love gets lost in drawers
I want to start over, I want to be winning
way out of sync from the beginning
I wanna hurry home to you
put on a slow, dumb show for you and crack you up
so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
god I’m very, very frightening
I’ll overdo it
tell me why
coffee and cigarettes
you're my favorite daydream
my boyfriend and i were trying to think of musicians that use a different name from their own... and i have one! the man behind twin shadow is george lewis jr! oh that's a good one.
check out his myspace here and then give this a listen. or the other way around. or multitask?
caw caw
Though you know so few words
They're on infinite repeat
And your brain can't keep up with your beak.
And you're kept in an open cage
So you're free to leave or stay.
Sometimes this makes you confused
Like there's a hint I am trying to give you.
The longer you think, the less you know what to do.
bzzzzzzz
and so has ange! (thanks for all the good music!)
i just finished listening to the new color revolt album that came out in august. oh so good. check out my favorite, "everything is the same".. and a few other songs i've been listening to lately.
passive me aggressive you
run away
its filled with so many beautiful images and it introduced me to his newest music, which i wouldn't have payed attention to if not for the video. i was also pleasantly surprised to hear that he sampled one of my favourites bon iver!
if you have time you should check it out.
ah-mazing
have a fantastic weekend!
xo
The Naked And Famous - Young Blood from The Naked And Famous on Vimeo.
you made a slow disaster out of me
its been around for a couple of months now and like every one of their songs; it is oh so good!!!
enjoy your weekend!
local love.
she recently finished recording her first album, two men, and is a soon to be west coaster when she moves to california! hopefully she'll stop in vancouver on her way and play a show :)
you can check out her website here.
she also finished filming her first video (back in newfoundland) for one of her songs off the album, "the battle of the bruised peach."
ta da! enjoy!
where is my mind?
try this trick and spin it
your head will collapse
if there's nothing in it
and you'll ask yourself
where is my mind
way out in the water
see it swimmin'..
In Pursuit
I've just returned from a small road trip through the eastern provinces. The leaves have just begun to turn colour and autumn's harvest is on display from the local farmers. We couldn't have picked a more beautiful time to drive through the farmlands and country side. I have become very fond of this area for its blue skies, beautiful landscapes and coastlines, and the warm and easy going nature of the people. I'm so eager to go back!
One of the essentials for the trip was a wicked long playlist for the many hours in the car (151 tracks to be exact). While we listened to all of them, there was one that I kept returning to, I thought the title was fitting...
claws off
i'm king of the beach
and more good music!... man, so much good music this week.
i've been listening to wavves' new album, king of the beach, and i think you should too.
west coast is the best coast
EAST COAST BABY! but, the west coast is my home away from home and i love it here. i'm also love love loving best coast. their debut album, crazy for you, is so adorable. plus there's a cat on the album cover - cat anything and i'm down.. unless the cat's name is dudley (kidding les!)
the songs are short and sweet and have the simplest n' prettiest lyrics.
listen to these couple of songs and check out their myspace!
GIRLS
sometimes when you say or write a word over and over it starts to sound funny.. and totally wrong. i start second guessing myself and wonder if it's the right word or if it's actually a word at all. kinda like now.. album... album...album....
check these songs out.
on the table
enjoying dinner belles over the weekend. check them out!
think of the shorelines you have yet to see..
.. lame for now. i have so many pictures so keep checking back - i'll get them up soon!
but i saw hey marseilles on sunday afternoon and they were probably one of the best bands at the festival. true story. i had never heard of the band before, so i think that made it more exciting when they started playing.. they were awesome.
this song was one of my favorites!
stay lucky
hello september!
i stumbled across this video of her, robyn, and a few members of the shout out louds performing lykke li's song "i'm good, i'm gone."
last days of summer
Delafé y Las Flores Azules | Espiritu Santo | A 'BlackXs Live Sound' Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.
sunday serenade
Doing a little work from home this Sunday morning. Came across the up and coming singer/songwriter Brie Stoner, its turned into my little soundtrack for the day. Her EP is available now on iTunes, but make sure you check out the videos below!
i hope she ate a pigeon.
then watch her sing "bird song".. so. damn. good.
little place of calm
if you're like me, and you have a lot on the go, you probably have a hard time sleeping regardless if you're exhausted or not.
my mind NEVER stops. yes, i am aware that this isn't exactly healthy.
i do the best i can, lavender tea, eye mask, calming essential oils, etc (whether any of these things really work i really don't know)
one thing that i do find relaxing is listening to some Sigur Ros while trying to fall asleep, its not hard to get lost in it.
the scenes from planet earth in the videos below are also pretty calming!
it may not be the cure, but at least for a few moments there is some peace.
hope this brings a little piece of calm to you...
good evening
if you're looking for inspiration, watch it.. and this video. i was humming this song on my ride home.
... india.. spain.. south east asia.. mmmm.
i'm halfway there.
i'm pretty sure they're playing here on my birthday but i'll be in toronto. bummer.... kinda. not really. i'm so stoked i'll be able to celebrate with my girls and parents. PLUS.. hey rosetta are playing here at the commodore that same night with hot hot heat so that's where you should be.
EIN ZWEI DREI
the outside looking out
very much looking forward to hearing Amelia Curran perform! great singer/songwriter and an awesomely sweet and funny person.
this performance is form the live taping of Q durning Juno week.
bumbershoot festival..
i put together a playlist of the band's i'm excited to see but it's lookin' like it's not gonna work. so check out some of them on your own!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!
1. hole - pacific coast highway
2. bob dylan - she belongs to me
3. the bouncing souls - hopeless romantic
4. plants and animals - bye bye bye
5. weezer - i want you to
6. edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros - 40 day dream
7. the dandy warhols - bohemian like you
8. surfer blood - swim
9. the decemberists - we both go down together
10. rise against - the good left undone
local heros
Hey Rosetta! | Bandages | A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.
F*$%!!!!
dreamer
lanterns and night lights
thursday.. days.
so it's been pretty chill the last few nights.. stealing internet connections when i can, back on my cot, no tv.. just music.
so it looks like i've been posting music i've been listening to each night.. but i'm spicing it up. DAY music. oh yeah.
the not so secret, secret....
sunday music.
... i'm gonna grow old listening to brody dalle.
folk fest!
shane koyczan & short story long were amazing. all over body chills good. if you've ever heard shane koyczan perform or read his poetry, you know how insanely talented he is. he makes words sound good..
AND, the avett brothers were just as amazing. they played just as the sun was going down.. it was pretty good lookin'.. like my folk fest date.
i posted a few pictures/songs - check em out!
shane koyczan & short story long!
the avett brothers!
gimmie a smile
so the vancouver folk fest is this weekend! i might maybe definitely be there.
the avett brothers are playing tommorow night, along with gadelle, shane koyczan & short story long, bassekou kouyate & ngoni ba and calexico.... all of which i've never heard of, minus shane koyczan. but either way, it'll be fun! especially if avett brothers play this song.
i was just about to wish everyone a happy friday, but it's thursday.. but it feels like friday. i think it's the sunshine.
... enjoy!
expo 86
and you're some kind of ivy i'm trying to hold
as best i can, as best i can
but i'm a disaster"
summer sounds
finally!!!!
The Pass - "Treatment of the Sun" PMA Premiere from Pretty Much Amazing on Vimeo.
dum diddle dee x 2
i'm so happy i got to see the dum dum girls play in seattle last weekend! they were so good.. even though they just kinda stood there oasis concert style (ewwww) but i love them and loved hearing them live - they played my two favorite songs! (down below)
they played at the high dive with 2 other bands, the crocodiles and past lives. PAST LIVES, cheaaaaa. i've been listening to some of their music after seeing them.. i'll post some of their stuff soon...ish.
all this time.
HAPPY CANADA DAY!
tally me banana
it's weekend time already!
i'm going to seattle next weekend, on a train! a train! i've never been on one and i'm so excited. what's even more exciting is that i'm going to see the dum dum girls play while i'm there. i posted their new album earlier this month.. or last month.. or april... yeah, april. check that out here.
the wonders of my world
guess whose baaaaaaack?!
sidenote: ange... halifax 2007.
raindrops like bullets.
i'm a sucker for "20 miles", a song off the new album. check it out!
big jet plane
this song has been playing in my head alllllllll day. check it/them out.
"just great, just great"
YES!
well, actually, i didn't see them (it was so crowded!) but i definitely heard them. the peak put off the free secret show outside of a restaurant in yaletown. i took a few videos but the sound isn't that great (mainly cause i'm singing along....) aaaaand i couldn't actually see them so i don't think i'll post it.
"awake my soul" was the first song they played.. or maybe the second. one of them. they played 4!
years go by.
whoa. it's almost june. how'd that happen?
double whoa.. i've been slackin' on my posts. i just got back from the craziest 4-day visit to newfoundland aaaaaand i miss it already. but! it's nice to be back in vancouver... i'm actually enjoying the rain AND being able to sit at a coffee shop without having to look for a job (finally!) so i'm spending my rainy saturday listening to mumford & sons and new broken bells and coffeeing. mmmm. i can't stop listening to "white blank page", "winter winds" and "i gave you all". oh! i might be going to see mumford & sons this sunday.... might maybe.... stay tuned.
for my dear friend
In fact, now that Linds is on the west coast, TL gets dragged to all musical events with me (like it or not).
She's been a trooper and has kept an open mind to everything that i've thrown her way.
When I first heard Villagers - Becoming A Jackal, I immediately thought this would be something she would love.
I know she probably hasn't had a chance to check them out yet, so this is for her!
enjoy :)
lights and mirrors
three chords, four countries, one revolution
walking in the sun
i found fink's album sort of revolution on the in-flight music library and listened to it a couple times.... maybe definitely more. this one stuck.
things have been going wrong long enough to know
everything is right
been walking in the dark long enough to know
i've finally seen the light
been losing long enough to know
when i've finally won
even the blind man can tell
when he's walking in the sun