Asa - Preacher Man

Sweet Come Down - Black Ryder

The Heavy - Short Change Hero

The Pixies - U-Mass

I regret neglecting these offhand music posts. I'm teaching, still, and pursuing yet another degree. End of the semester and extra crispy. The Pixies: "like lots of things you've heard about . . . it's educational"

Valerie June, Bring It On Home to Me

Blockhead - The First Snowfall

DJ and producer (Aesop Rock), I'm still discovering more in Blockhead's trip-hop catalogue.

 

Jonathan Wilson - Isn't It a Pity

Yes, indeed it is a pity -- sometimes. George Harrison cover.

Jonathan Wilson - Valley of the Silver Moon

Crossing Border Festival, The Hague, Holland. Richard Metzger's review on Wilson's neglected genius. "He's got to be the best guitarist in America right now."

Poor Righteous Teachers (PRT) - Rock Dis Funky Joint

Good sounds from 1990.

New Normal: Listen to the crowd roar their approval . . .

. . . at this marriage proposal. What makes it special? The lucky couple are two women. They inveighled their way on to the stage of a Macklemore and Ryan Lewis concert.

Patrick Stewart's widely posted answer on violence against women

I'd avoided this viral video because it's been framed in my facebook feed as something earnest and precious. But he really speaks truth about domestic violence, which he also links to war. I wholeheartedly embrace the entirety of his measured and thoughtful response.

Mumford & Sons - Ghosts That We Knew

Lisa Cuthbert - This Corrosion

Major Lazer - Get Free (ft. Amber of the Dirty Projectors)

The Black Angels - Sniper

Surfy neo-psych from Texas. Channeling some classic influences, from Velvet Underground to Brian Jonestown Massacre.

String Cheese Incident - Joyful Noise

SCI will be doing a rare live show at the Forecastle Festival in Louisville, KY, this summer.

Frederick Knight - I've Been Lonely For So Long

Lambchop - Interrupted

Earthless - Sonic Prayer

A sweet pagan metal jam.

Pickwick - Halls of Columbia