Owls of the Swamp :: THE HYPNOTIST
Do you know what I find amusing? Well many things, but one that keeps resurfacing is this — unhappy people do not like gratitude gushers. I am, or at least strive to be, a giver of thanks. I don’t do it because it’s how I was raised. I don’t do it because I “should”. I […]
![Lola King [does] Labrinth — MIMFL Cover Songs (Vol. 9)](http://musicismyfirstlanguage.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/mimfl-vol-91.jpg?w=100&h=75&crop=1 "Lola King [does] Labrinth — MIMFL Cover Songs (Vol. 9)")
Lola King [does] Labrinth — MIMFL Cover Songs (Vol. 9)
It’s songs like this one that made me want to do a regular Cover Series feature in the first place. I really dig Labrinth’s, Earthquake, and I’m thrilled to have an excuse to put it up here on the blog. It’s definitely not something I would attempt to wax poetic over and admittedly, it doesn’t fit into […]
Lola King and the Kickstarts // BOUNCE TOGETHER
Emily Dickinson once wrote in a letter, The heart wants what the heart wants – or else it does not care. Often when I’m pondering why I like something (or don’t), I think of Emily’s words. Of course, the attraction or chemistry I’m prone to dissecting is of the musical sort. The heart wants what […]
![The Staves [cover] Keaton Henson — MIMFL Cover Songs (Vol. 8)](http://musicismyfirstlanguage.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/mimfl-vol81.jpg?w=100&h=75&crop=1 "The Staves [cover] Keaton Henson — MIMFL Cover Songs (Vol. 8)")
The Staves [cover] Keaton Henson — MIMFL Cover Songs (Vol. 8)
Holy… w o w. This is hands down THE MOST beautiful thing I’ve heard in ages. Sure, everything that The Staves do is worthy of your appreciation and admiration — but this, I don’t know, it just undoes me. I’m quite smitten with Keaton’s music, and I’m an advocate for connection and collaboration, so I […]
VANCE JOY // Emmylou
I’ve mentioned once or twice that I was unable to make the annual trek to Austin for SxSW this year. I tried to ignore the SxSW countdowns and the various posts that were all over the interwebs. I even refused to make a SxSW show schedule for a dear friend because doing so would cause me […]
![Broken Anchor [does] Harvey Danger — MIMFL Cover Songs (Vol. 7)](http://musicismyfirstlanguage.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/mimfl-vol-71.jpg?w=100&h=75&crop=1 "Broken Anchor [does] Harvey Danger — MIMFL Cover Songs (Vol. 7)")
Broken Anchor [does] Harvey Danger — MIMFL Cover Songs (Vol. 7)
Been around the world and found that only stupid people are breeding; the cretins cloning and feeding… I know I’m not the only one who experienced a time-warp-sensation reading those lyrics. I’m taken back to the summer of 1998. I spent three weeks in Portland and two weeks in Seattle. It was music festival season and Harvey […]
![Awaken My Senses [feat ALFRED HALL]](http://musicismyfirstlanguage.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/399330_396477947106308_185208559_n.jpg?w=100&h=75&crop=1 "Awaken My Senses [feat ALFRED HALL]")
Awaken My Senses [feat ALFRED HALL]
If you read my last post, you’ll know my year derailed mid-February and I was counting on my recent trip to LA to breathe some much needed life back into me. Though the trip was a glorious escape, it was merely a respite. The despair settled back in when I returned home. I knew the […]
* * * LA EDITION * * * MIMFL Cover Songs (Vol. 6) feat Fitz and the Tantrums, Noah Gundersen, Chris Pierce, Brother Sal, Emma Louise & BOY
FIND ECSTASY IN LIFE; THE MERE SENSE OF LIVING IS JOY ENOUGH. — Emily Dickinson So, I’ve been needing/wanting/planning to tell you all about my recent rendezvous to Los Angeles. Let’s do that, shall we? I can’t tell you how often I TRY to get to LA and don’t make it. I’ve even purchased airfare […]
Ghosts and Glory // JOSH HOKE
Oh hey, love bugs. How’s everyone doing? I’ve been MIA for a bit. Tell me you missed me? This winter sickness that’s been getting everyone down got it’s dirty little paws all over me. I spent a couple of weeks in bed and was barely recovered for my planned LA adventures. THANKFULLY I was able to make […]
![LA adventures rival SxSW?! [feat BOY & Emma Louise]](http://musicismyfirstlanguage.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/boy-emma.jpg?w=100&h=75&crop=1 "LA adventures rival SxSW?! [feat BOY & Emma Louise]")
LA adventures rival SxSW?! [feat BOY & Emma Louise]
I haven’t wanted to say anything just yet — I haven’t known how to break the news. . . You may want to sit down for this… you ready? [massive exhale] Here it is. I’m not going to make the annual trek to Austin, Texas, for South by Southwest (aka SxSW) this year. There, I […]
