Unearthed Music

The Brothels – It's a Bird Game

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The Brothels, Asheville,

I know it's the trendy thing to try and uncover a new band, a band that is going to be the next big deal. I'm sure many people would classify their existence as the person that brings unknown music to the masses. At least a producer or two. Anyway The Brothels are not one of those bands. This band has not made it big. The flame was just too bright and poof, like a hobo to a tire fire they were gone.

This fact does not mean they didn't create some INCREDIBLE music while that fire burned.

The Brothels – Be At Peace

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Album Reviews

The Bad Plus: Never Stop

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On September 14 the jazz trio The Bad Plus celebrated their 10th year of

performing, composing, and arranging new classics in jazz literature by releasing a studio album entitled

Never Stop

The Bad Plus – Never Stop

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Guests of the Dig

in Milwaukee wating for a squall

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So I have recently relocated to a new city and as a result have been doing some new things.

One is recording music. The musicianship and quality of this recording are not great, the song however is pretty fantastic, it's Waiting for a Squall by Hot Buttered Rum. Worth your time, I promise.

Waiting for a Squall – Ivan Eisenberg

Here's to you Milwaukee…

Dig it.

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Tuneage

Jenny and Johnny

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While I enjoy Rilo Kiley, I really love both of Jenny Lewis' solo albums, Rabbit Fur Coat and Acid Tongue. I was excited to learn she has some new music out, a more official collaboration with her boyfriend, singer-songwriter Jonathan Rice, who featured heavily on Acid Tongue.

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Gigs We Dig

Summer 2010 in Review : NXNE

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Now that summer 2010 is winding down, I find myself revisiting music-related moments of the past few months. The live music highlight for me was definitely the June weekend I spent in Toronto. I went with some friends to attend the Toronto Island Concert, and we were lucky to have a chance to check out North by Northeast (NXNE) as well.

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Waxing Philosophic

what is a Bob Dylan?

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Bob Dylan, art classification, art definition, poetry definition, bob dylan poet

I was recently involved in a whiskey fueled discussion about how intention shapes art. More specifically the discussion hinged on the question…

Without intent can art exist?

My answer was of course it can. When Kodak invented super glue they were trying to create plastic. The found out that they created glue. Then they discovered that this glue could be used in hospitals to stop bleeding and close wounds, amazing stuff really. Anyway how would you classify super glue? Is it a glue even though the intent was to create a plastic? I say yes. Is it a medical supply because it is effective at that purpose? I say yes again. Is it a plastic because that is what the intent was? I would say no, it is not an effective plastic. In this example intent has very little effect on our classification of something.

So how can I relate this to music?

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Unearthed Music

Forro In The Dark

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Having a Brazilian sister-in-law certainly has it's advantages. Like being fed amazing rice and beans and the greatest guacamole ever created by man (or woman) when I visit her. It's also opened up an entire country's worth of music to me.

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