If you haven’t been to Daytrotter in a while, now would be a good time to do so. Over the past month there have been some exceptional sessions recorded and available as free downloads. Some of my favorites include:
Kevin Devine & The Goddamn Band [Listen]
Illinois [Listen]
The Hold Steady [Listen]
Glasvegas [Listen]
Raphael Saadiq [Listen]
For a complete list [...]
I’m not the biggest fan of Keane, but I LOVE Raphael Saadiq. The two teamed up on the French TV show Taraatata and performed the Sly and the Family Stone classic “Every Day People.” Raphael continues to produce music that sounds so vintage yet totally current; it’s quite the rare talent.
Raphael will be doing a [...]
Well ladies and gentlemen, it’s that time of the year again; time to unveil my top albums!. This was a fantastic year for music, hence my expanding this list from 20 to 25. Even with that expansion, there were still some very fine albums that did not make the cut. Such honorable mentions as Headlights [...]
Unlike books, you can usually judge music by its cover. I can stumble across something like this:
and know there’s a fairly strong chance that I will not like it. When I received a copy of Raphael Saadiq’s The Way I See It, I was immediately prejudiced against it based on its cover art.
The first thought [...]