It's been an exciting week for many reasons, and there's plenty more excitement in store with CMJ coming up, as well some very cool TWD news to be announced soon. And to top it off, we have a brand new Weekly Roundup for you all to enjoy.
As part of the release of Digcast VIII, the second installment to focus on NYC music, I'm posting each band in the podcast over the next few weeks. Today's profile is on Los Encantados. They are another six piece band made up of James Armstrong, David Kinniburgh, Ben Mattison, Evan Mitchell, Kevin Rochford, and Jerome Umanos.
Those Who Dig is the shared outlet of musical appreciation curated by way of Baltimore MD and Brooklyn NY by myself and Steve. These two musical communities often borrow from each other and today's featured artist is a perfect representation of that trend.
Tim Kuhl is a Baltimore native and current Brooklynite. He is also a percussionist/composer whose fourth release came out on July 10th of this year. It is a seven track album entitled St. Helena which is intended to be enjoyed as a single extended composition. Read on for more information about St. Helena and Tim Kuhl.
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As part of the release of Digcast VIII, the second installment to focus on NYC music, I'll be posting on each band in the podcast over the next few weeks. It all starts today with The Great American Novel, a young six piece band of Layne Montgomery, JR Atkins, Devin Calderin, Aiden Shepard, Zac Coe, and Peter Kilpin.
What's up, Dig Nation? It's time for Digcast Episode 8, the second installment of the New York City music podcast. The series is devoted to the music of the city where I live and features five great bands from the area. In addition to sharing their music, I spoke to each about the chosen songs as well as some things they love about NYC.
Check out our site over the next few weeks for feature posts on each band. Hope you dig!
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I admit, this post might be a little gimmicky but it comes from a place of a deep love. One of my favorite sources for new music – and a great podcast in general – is NPR's All Songs Considered. They recently did one of their quarterly new release previews, and I wanted to share the four releases I'm most looking forward to among those selections.
If imitation is the greatest form of flattery than 19th century pianist and composer Frederic Chopin has a lot to feel flattered by. The wealth of his compositional language has been a source of great inspiration to artists since his death in 1848, but a rather unusual homage came about in 1950 when song writers Bob Russell and Paul Weston teamed up to pen a song entitled No Other Love for the popular singer (and Paul Weston's wife) Jo Stafford.
I call it an homage because the song is essentially Frederic Chopin's Opus 10 Number 3 Etude for solo piano reset to feature orchestration and Bob Russell's lyrics. Released in 1950, the song reached all the way up to number 10 on the Billboard charts but has been seeing a resurgence of interest today thanks largely to its use in the trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson's new film The Master.
Read on to hear pianist Garrick Ohlsson performing the original Chopin etude, Jo Stafford's recording of No Other Love, and finally the trailer for the film in which the song is featured.
Garrick Ohlsson: Chopin's Etude Op. 10 No. 3
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There's always a lot of music to see in New York City. Here are two shows you should check out this week: I Was Totally Destroying It at Piano's on Thursday and The Dig at Cameo Gallery on Saturday. Read on for more details.
The good people at Deschutes River Recordings (a subdivision of the enviable Deschutes Brewery) out in Oregon are back with episode two of their fundraiser for the Deschutes River Conservancy. This time they are accompanied by Eric Earley of Blitzen Trapper and Denver for a spot on performance of The Band's eternal classic, Up On Cripple Creek.
The goal is simple. Raise money by way of a local non-profit by giving away first class music performances from top tier musicians in exchange for donation to help keep the natural splendor of the Deschutes River Basin sustainable for today and tomorrow's generations to enjoy. It's craft beer. It's music. It's environmentalism. It's a cause I want Dig Nation to support and enjoy. Read on for more information as well as the video of Eric Earley's sensational performance. You dig?
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