Horse Thief - Dead Drum

"You're a snakebite. You stuck your teeth in me."
Horse Thief - Dead Drum

Adnan Joubran - Beat The Dream

Adnan Joubran - Beat The Dream

John Paul Keith - You Really Oughta Be with Me b/w Baby We're a Bad Idea

"My conscience and my schedule's clear."
John Paul Keith - You Really Oughta Be with Me

less than 30 minutes later the dude is singing:
Baby We're a Bad Idea
LOL! Nonetheless, great music & energy!

Older views:

Son of Dave - We Goin' Out

"All week long we work for Friday night."
Son of Dave - We Goin' Out

Marc Ford - Sometimes

"Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Sometimes it just don't matter what you do."
Marc Ford - Sometimes

No video for Sometimes. Here's Blue Sky for a taste:

Patty Larkin - Nothing Else Matters

"Tonight I'm gonna spread my arms. I'm gonna fly away. Tonight my tears will turn to charms along the milky way."
Patty Larkin - Nothing Else Matters

No video for this song. Introducing Patty:

Ingrid Michaelson - Warpath b/w Time Machine & One Night Town

"You got me rooted in the ground like an old oak tree"
Ingrid Michaelson - Warpath

"You lit the fire, then drank the water."
Ingrid Michaelson - Time Machine

"Hold on like you gotta let me go. . ." Ingrid Michaelson - One Night Town

Ian Anderson - Doggerland b/w The Pax Britannica & Tripudium Ad Bellum

The flute is still a powerful rock instrument.
Ian Anderson - Doggerland

Ian Anderson - The Pax Britannica

Ian Anderson - Tripudium Ad Bellum

No video for the new songs. This is fun:

Smoke Fairies - We've Seen Birds b/w The Very Last Time

"try to calculate the numbers that have meaning"
Smoke Fairies - We've Seen Birds

Smoke Fairies - The Very Last Time

Dan Wilson - Love Without Fear

"All I want in this life of mine is someone to take my hand and walk with me side by side."
Dan Wilson - Love Without Fear

Eels - Parallels b/w Where I'm From & Kindred Spirit

"I know you're out there somewhere, and I know that you are well, looking for an answer that only time can tell."
Eels - Parallels

"Sometimes I miss where I'm from. . ."
Eels - Where I'm From

"She has an easy going way. It doesn't matter what you say."
Eels - Kindred Spirit

"She's got a real big heart. And I've got to win it back."

Elliott Murphy - Benedict's Blues

"Staying hungry. Keeping thin."
Elliott Murphy - Benedict's Blues

no video. Here's an oldie:

Joan Osborne - Thirsty for My Tears b/w Raga

"You should know me after all these years"
Joan Osborne - Thirsty for My Tears

"sparks of iron and clanging steel"
Joan Osborne - Raga

Morrissey & Marshall - I've Got a Plan b/w And So It Began & We Are One

"You've got to stop, take a second, think how easy it is to laugh."
Morrissey & Marshall - I've Got a Plan

Morrissey & Marshall - And So It Began

"Tell the one you love that you love the one you love. And tell yourself."
Morrissey & Marshall - We Are One

Matt Andersen - City Of Dreams b/w Let You Down & Drift Away

"They're gonna miss you when you're gone between the city of dreams and the end of the line."
Matt Andersen - City Of Dreams

"Everybody wants to be the one you love..."
Matt Andersen - Let You Down

"Let it go, and carry on."
Matt Andersen - Drift Away

The Alphabetical Order

Six extremely tastable "the" groups this week! The ones that have not posted new videos yet will have a glimpse at the past for flavoring.

The Both - Milwaukee

"a nucleus burning inside of a cell"

The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger - Poor Paul Getty

The Lowest Pair - Living Is Dying

The New Mastersounds - Morning Fly

The Planet Smashers - Scientific Explanation

The Secret Sisters - Dirty Lie

Bruce Springsteen – Hey Blue Eyes

"It's so easy to set a world on fire. All you need is the name, the money and a soul of reckless desire"
Bruce Springsteen – Hey Blue Eyes

No video yet, but similar flavors to Bruce oldies:

"My only faith's in the broken bones and bruises I display."

Jeffrey Halford and The Healers - Rainmaker

"My lips are cracked and my mouth is dry. I watched the wind lift into the sky. Sowed my seeds - there was nothing there. It's a ghost town around here."

Jeffrey Halford and The Healers - Rainmaker

The April Maze - Oh Yesterday & Other Hits

Finding a greatest hits cd in your mailbox from a group you never heard of is often a joke. This one was different, because they probably were hits and I missed them; or else they weren't hits and we all missed some great fun the past few years. Whatever the case, this is a fun duo, and deserve many many ears tasting their goodness. The various videos show off their versatility and showmanship. Good bread pudding! The sheet that comes with claims this CD will only be available at their concerts. Shame, really; but that's a good excuse for you to find out when they're playing in a town near year. The individual singles are, of course, available everywhere.

Oh Yesterday

Two Of Us

Will I Ever

And We Danced

I've Just Seen A Face

The Protest Song

Steve & Sally Cradock - Anyway the Wind Blows

The title is the lyric. The joy in this meal is the pan the meal is cooked on. Sally's recitation is the dessert.
Steve & Sally Cradock - Anyway the Wind Blows

The Rails - Panic Attack Blues b/w Breakneck Speed & Habit

I can't seem to shake this devil in me. Wakes me from my sleep.
Work all day to earn your pay and they take it all away.
I get so tired of being used.
Panic Attack Blues

"I'm a saint and you're a burden"
Breakneck Speed

"One day when it's time for me to go will I still be craving your touch so?"
Habit

12 more days

Ortolan - Bottle's Broken b/w Spring & Green Were The Days

"Eyes closed. Mouths shut. As choir sings."
Bottle's Broken

"The flowers hid their face in the middle of the field as the snow came all around and the little birds flew south away from the cold until the plants came from the ground."
Spring

"I changed the weather. I thought it changed for the better." Green Were The Days

No new videos yet. Good intro from 4 years ago:

Patsy Matheson - Domino Girls

"Look up and fall. Fall on your feet."
Patsy Matheson - Domino Girls

Old video while we wait for the new one. Tasty cover of The Clash:

Tim Easton - Don't Lie

"It's gonna come back on you"
Tim Easton - Don't Lie

Steven Wilson - Thank You

Thank you providence
Thank you disillusionment
Thank you nothingness
Thank you clarity
Thank you silence

Steven Wilson - Thank You

Steven's cover:

Alanis' original:

Joan As Police Woman - Holy City b/w The Classic

"I'm ready to get up on the wailing wall!"
Holy City

"I know how it feels to be so high without sinnin'"
The Classic

"rock and roll is for sure here to stay"

Paolo Nutini - Fashion b/w Scream & Someone Like You

"There's more to life than sex appeal."
CD (singles not available)

Scream (live version)

"Someone like you wasn't meant to be defined. Or confined. Or even met eye to eye. Just there to be explored."

Leon Russell - Down in Dixieland b/w Think Of Me

Down in Dixieland

Think Of Me

Look at these youngsters while we wait for the new videos:

Amelia White - Big Blue Sun

"This corner is my kingdom until big blue sun, coming up again, gonna fill up my eyes."
Big Blue Sun

No video for this song yet; so enjoy the oldies:

Carlene Carter - Little Black Train b/w I Ain’t Gonna Work Tomorrow

Oldies. Updated for dancing in 2014. Shoutouts for Troublesome Waters & Black Jack David
Little Black Train

I Ain’t Gonna Work Tomorrow

Troublesome Waters

Black Jack David

An intro:

The 80's version:

The 60's version:

For fun!:

Rodney Crowell - Frankie Please b/w Somebody's Shadow & Jesus Talk to Mama

"You tore through my life like a tornado looking for a trailer park."
Frankie Please

"I just can't get over how she shed me like a tear."
Somebody's Shadow

"Tonight I beat the devil to the draw."
Jesus Talk to Mama

Martina McBride - Come See About Me b/w Bring It On Home to Me

Yep. Oldies. Excellent ear candy. Shoutouts for In The Basement & My Babe.
Come See About Me

Bring It On Home to Me

In The Basement

My Babe

Zoe Muth - Little Piece of History

"I've been adding up all my daylight savings."
Zoe Muth - Little Piece of History

No new videos yet. A full blast from the past concert:

Nickle Creek - Destination b/w 21st of May

"You don't owe me one more minute of your wasted time"

Nickle Creek - Destination

Nickle Creek - 21st of May

Shoutouts for Elephant in the Corn & Where Is Love Now

Eartaste also loves Noella Choi's cover of Nickle Creek's cover of Sam Phillips:

Arc Iris - Money Gnomes b/w Whiskey Man & Powder Train

"Love falls gently from the sky"
Arc Iris - Money Gnomes

"I got no man to hold me up - I'm picking him up again"
Arc Iris - Whiskey Man

Arc Iris - Powder Train

Jamaica - Same Smile

"You should never change what you feel like anyway."
Jamaica - Same Smile

Video not ready yet. The oldie will spice the taste buds:

The Colourist - Stray Away b/w What Can I Say & Put The Fire Out

"I fear it's too late to let love stray away."
The Colourist - Stray Away

"Ever since you met me I told you that I could never hurt you. But I've got to."
The Colourist - What Can I Say

"Don't run from your problems - just put them on hold. I can show you how."
The Colourist - Put The Fire Out

Sherman Downey - The Right Idea b/w Heart vs. Doubt

"I headed west with nothing more than my suitcase and my soul."
Sherman Downey - The Right Idea

"My momma was pretty and she knew it - she'd walk a mile in her heels just to prove it."
Sherman Downey - Heart vs. Doubt

"At school they never taught me nothing except to keep a steady hand when you're bluffing."

Addis Pablo w/ Earl Sixteen – Evolution

"We don't need a revolution, we need a solution for the next generation."

Addis Pablo – In My Father’s House

"Each and every nation all need to be free"

Music is the way we use sing praises unto the king

Precious love is all I have to give.

Howler - Here's the Itch That Creeps Through My Skull b/w Don't Wanna

"I'll take what I need. I'll sell what I stole."
Howler - Here's the Itch That Creeps Through My Skull

Howler - Don't Wanna

The Robert Cray Band - Hold On

"All that I can think about is coming home to you."

The Robert Cray Band - Hold On

No video yet. An appetizer from the first cut on the cd:

The Afghan Whigs - Algiers b/w Matamoros

"So so simple when you know the motives when it's time to go."
The Afghan Whigs - Algiers

The Afghan Whigs - Matamoros

Drive-By Truckers - Shots Count b/w Hanging On & When Walter Went Crazy

"Boss ain't smart as he'd like to be - he ain't nearly as duumb as you think."
Drive-By Truckers - Shots Count

Drive-By Truckers - English Oceans [Full CD]

Looking into You: A Tribute to Jackson Browne

Three of the cuts on this collection stand out because the artists internalize Browne's vision and create a personal flavor worthy of visiting. Only Bonnie has prepared a video in time for CD release. The other videos are good appetizers for what flavors to expect will be spicing up Jackson Browne's sunshine.

Bonnie Raitt and David Lindley - Everywhere I Go

Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa - Linda Paloma

Bruce Hornsby - I'm Alive

The Pizza Underground

It was really really hard sitting on these treasures knowing others were sharing it and knowing anyone who reads my page deserves a good laugh any time of year. Yet I waited because this truly is a perfect April Fool's musical experience. Enjoy!

Stiff Little Fingers - Guilty As Sin

A deep, powerful shot at hypocrites.
Stiff Little Fingers - Guilty As Sin

No new video yet, but 32 years ago they looked a bit younger:

and ten years ago they rocked as hard as ever (full concert):

Peter Bradley Adams - The Mighty Storm

"You can't fight the will of the Lord, everybody stand up on higher ground."
Peter Bradley Adams - The Mighty Storm
"Don't wait till the water rises - move your feet to the top of the mountain."

live:

on cd:

Chuck E. Weiss - Hey Pendejo b/w Boston Blackie

"Where did you get those eyes? Why do you tell those lies?"
Chuck E. Weiss - Hey Pendejo

oldie:

even older oldie:

Shahin Novrasli - From Mill to Station

Jazz filled inspiration
Shahin Novrasli - From Mill to Station

No video for new CD yet. Here's a live taste from 5 years ago:

And, for no particular reason except to share an afternoon of more great music. Anoushka Shankar:

Mark Orton - Their Pie b/w Gossip , Brownie's Pie & Guitar Twenty Eight

Reflections of a glimpse into our future persons, dreams, failures, and fantasies.

Mark Orton - Their Pie

Mark Orton - Gossip , Brownie's Pie

Mark Orton - Guitar Twenty Eight

Jim Lauderdale - Tossing Pebbles at the Sky b/w Just in Case

"I'm busy tossing pebbles - aiming at the sky. I can't stop to listen, or try to tell you why."

Jim Lauderdale - Tossing Pebbles at the Sky

Jim Lauderdale - Just in Case

Good ol' video from a few years back:

Good ol' video from many years back:

"I was pouring whiskey in an empty heart when I met Jesus in a bar."

Sinners & Saints - Better Days b/w Crazy 8's

"There are thoughts that were true that I no longer subscribe to."
Sinners & Saints - Better Days

"I was born and raised in a town that cursed my name, but it makes the sound of passing trains much sweeter."
Sinners & Saints - Crazy 8's

Chuck Ragan - You and I Alone

A song about the place we all get to from time to time: "the booze don't work no more. . ."
Chuck Ragan - You and I Alone

This'll do until videos for the new cd come out:

Erja Lyytinen - Jone's Boogie b/w Skinny Girl

Friday night at the local club - instrumental boogie woogie - dancers unite!
Jone's Boogie

A good draught:

Luther Dickinson - Bar Band

The good news is that every band now touring the world has been told: "You'll never be nothing but a bar band!". That's where all musicians start, and Luther got his band out of the bar and into the studio long enough to give us all the chance to bop along!
Luther Dickinson - Bar Band

live version:

cd version:

Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs - No Business b/w Can't Pretend

"Just you try and touch me - I'll chop off your hands!" In case the message was not received the first time: "Just you try - I'll rip out your tongue. Won't be whispering sweet nothing in my ear." Message clear!
Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs - No Business

Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs - Can't Pretend

A video to hold you over till the new one comes out:

And for whatever reason, YouTube "highly recommended" this video to me while looking for more Holly videos. Since I'm a fan of the Handsome Family, I figured I might as well post this one here. I know the two people who read these posts everyday will laugh with me.

Dex Romweber Duo - Blackout!

Instrumental happiness on the beach of rock and roll! Keep your ears glued to the boardwalks this spring & be prepared to dance wild.
Dex Romweber Duo - Blackout!

Tasty videos to enjoy while waiting for new ones:

Simone Felice - Molly-O! b/w Bastille Day

"It you and only you, Baby Blue, who can bring out the gypsy in me."

Simone Felice - Molly-O!

Simone Felice - Bastille Day

Acoustic Syndicate - Hourglass

"Sometimes I feel on shaky ground. I feel much better when you are around...
...Catching sand from the hourglass. Funny how it slips away."

Acoustic Syndicate - Hourglass

While waiting for the new videos, here's an oldie played live:

Aziza Brahim - Soutak b/w Julud

Aziza Brahim - Soutak

Aziza Brahim - Julud

Brett Dennen - Smoke and Mirrors b/w Who Am I

I know what you're thinking.
You're thinking bout leaving.
Yeah, you're thinking 'bout leaving.
You wonder what you're missing.
You don't see me.
Yeah, you're looking right through me.

Brett Dennen - Smoke and Mirrors

Brett Dennen - Who Am I

Steve Martin - Atheists Don't Have No Songs

An oldie, but goodie from 2011, revived in 2014 for a PBS special =:-)

Christians have their hymns and pages.
Hava Nagila's for the Jews.
Baptists have the rock of ages.
Atheists just sing the blues...

Some folks sing a Bach cantata.
Lutherans get Christmas trees.
Atheist songs add up to nada.
But they do have Sundays free.

Pentecostals sing to heaven,
Gothics had the books of scrolls,
Numerologists count to seven,
Atheists have rock and roll...

Catholics dress up for Mass
And listen to Gregorian chants.
Atheists just take a pass.
Watch football in their underpants.

Steve Martin - Atheists Don't Have No Songs

Shoutouts for Edie Brickell's performances on Fighter & Sun's Gonna Shine

Whiskey Myers - Headstone b/w Need a Little Time Off for Bad Behavior

"Wild as a cyclone, I'm smoother than home grown."
Whiskey Myers - Headstone

Whiskey Myers - Need a Little Time Off

An oldie while waiting for the new videos

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Brett Dennen - You Make It Easy b/w Only Want You

"We'll drink margaritas and go dancing in the street."

Brett Dennen - You Make It Easy

Brett Dennen - Only Want You

Wilko Johnson & Roger Daltrey - Some Kind Of Hero b/w Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window

Sunday afternoon = 60's on steroids! No holding back on the music here, and all proceeds go to help with teenage cancer.

Wilko Johnson & Roger Daltrey - Some Kind Of Hero

Full concert in London:

Keep the music going! Costa Mesa:

Aziza Brahim - Soutak b/w Julud

Aziza Brahim - Soutak

Aziza Brahim - Julud

Barzin - You Were Made for All of This

"Someone takes you by the hand, leads you to the room. And you go, but you don't know why that is. . .You slip away into yourself. Nobody knows where you go. Tell yourself you were made for all of this."

Barzin - You Were Made for All of This

A Barzin oldie while waiting for the new videos:

Brett Dennen - Sweet Persuasion b/w Wild Child

"You know me, and my weakness. And you know my little secret."

Brett Dennen - Sweet Persuasion

Brett Dennen - Wild Child

Plus an oldie from Sarah:

Johnny Cash - Baby Ride Easy (W/ June) b/w Movin' On (w/Waylon)

Now that "The Complete Columbia Album" box set is two years old and settled deep in memory, Columbia announces there's unreleased music in the vaults that they still want to sell us. The good news is a few of the tunes are good enough to sound like they were recorded for today's audience. May he keep releasing albums and never rest in peace. Relish!

Shoutout for "I Drove Her Out Of My Mind."

Johnny Cash - 2014

In your mind, add Jennings on verses, some fun harmony, and exciting guitars:

Perfect evening:

Perfect evening pt2

Desert Noises - Dime In My Pocket b/w Mice In The Kitchen

Give it a dime's worth in seconds. Then you will be pulled up in the air. This meal can only be consumed while dancing. The dance continues with Mice In The Kitchen. Exquisite cheese.

Desert Noises - Dime In My Pocket

[NOTE: In the video you will have to wait 5 dimes worth in seconds before being pulled up in the air. . .]

Desert Noises - Mice In The Kitchen

Carl Broemel - Death Is Not the End

It's ironic. Carl Broemel in 2014 is deep in the annals of "alternative". Yet, this beautiful version makes the original sound like the epitome of what could be imagined as truly "alternative", and Carl sounds as great as "pop" used to 50 years ago. Ironic is the only word for it. Ironically beautiful.

Oh, the tree of life is growing where the spirit never dies,
And the bright light of salvation shines in dark and empty skies.
When the cities are on fire with the burning flesh of men,
Just remember that death is not the end.

Carl Broemel - Death Is Not the End

While waiting for the new video:

Mandolin Orange - Calvary

"These days I'm saving my strength for others. . ."

Mandolin Orange - Calvary

Deer Tick - Night After Night

"Night after night you drop dead in your bed. Night after night another bottle finds a head. Night after night I think about cutting you loose. So I just keep a-holding you tight night after night"

Deer Tick - Night After Night

While waiting for the new video:

Johnathan Rice - Good Graces

"I don't want to act like I deserve it. Never want to act like this again. I'm forgiven! I'm forgiven! And it feels so good!"

Johnathan Rice - Good Graces

Ivan & Alyosha - You Changed My Life

"There was someone in my body that I could hardly see invading my privacy, making my decisions for me, holding me back, not letting me stand. Making me feel like a stranger in a strange land. But you changed my life. Came along in a time of strife. You come down the line, give me a new mind. You changed my life."

Ivan & Alyosha - You Changed My Life

While waiting for the new video:

Ume - Revival b/w Within My Bones

"Apocalyptic meaning - a never ending meeting". If a Texas revival ever truly rocked liked this there would not be any lost souls left in this world. There is power in energy, and Ume has a ton of it when they incite us to "come along for the ride".

Ume - Revival

Some Ume oldies to watch until the videos for the new CD are released:

Marianne Dissard - Election

French lyrics. The music rocks, and that's what matters to this eartaster. The video is for the slower tunes on the new CD.

Marianne Dissard - Election

Admiral Freebee - Nothing Else to Do b/w I Don't Want to Feel Good Today

It was a tremendous, sparkling spring break, and tomorrow reality and cold oatmeal returns. Time for honest good-byes to the new friends we discovered on our journey this week. "And I fell in love with you 'cause there was nothing else to do." Will we meet again? Should we make plans? Is there really work to return to in a few hours? "I don't want to feel good today." The best thing about these songs? Although they fit this moment perfectly, they have a beat that will live on and bring back great memories for many many years to come.

Admiral Freebee - Nothing Else to Do

True Detective Soundtrack

Just knowing the show will not be on tonight gives one time to reflect. The story really wasn't that great. As a character study, however, it was fascinating, and the music enhanced the understanding of the characters. The True Detective soundtrack (HBO 2014) continues to amaze. Hopefully it will be officially released.

01 The Handsome Family - Far From Any Road

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02 McIntosh County Shouters - Sign of the Judgement

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03 Bob Dylan - Rocks And Gravel

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04 Gregg Allman - Floating Bridge

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05 Emmylou Harris - The Good Book

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06 Father John Misty - Every Man Needs a Companion

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07 Meredith Monk - Core Chant

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08 Vashti Bunyan - Train Song

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09 Townes Van Zandt - Lungs

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10 Gregg Allman - Devil Got My Woman

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11 The Handsome Family - The Forgotten Lake

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12 Tommy Tucker - Sign Of The Judgement

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13 The Hat, Father John Misty & S. I. Istwa - The Angry River

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14 13th Floor Elevators - Kingdom Of Heaven

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15 The Black Angels - Young Men Dead

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16 Cuff The Duke - If I Live Or If I Die

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17 John Lee Hooker - Unfriendly Woman

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18 Lucinda Williams - Are You Alright

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19 Steve Earle - Meet Me In The Alleyway

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20 Cassandra Wilson - Sign Of The Judgement

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21 The Staple Singers - Stand By Me

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John Hammond - Jockey Full of Bourbon

John did a tasty studio version of this great tune a few years back. The live version on Timeless is superbly delicious and brings new flavors to life.

John Hammond - Jockey Full of Bourbon

Sally Seltmann - Hey Daydreamer

Good popcorn for a Friday night peek. Popcorn is apt because the tune seriously pops up and down throughout with fun effect. The refrain sings with the plea "I want to go home" within the daydream. Shoutout for I Will Not Wear Your Wedding Ring, which includes the tale of a dream at night. Holly Drive sparkles with a sunny disposition, and namedrops Paris, Texas =:-)

Sally Seltmann - Hey Daydreamer

More 2014 Spring Break Dances

Evil Arrows - Romancer b/w Jennifer Kills The Giant Once A Week

Molly Lewis - ChopChop

Seasick Mama - Rules Don't Apply

Nicole Atkins - Who Killed The Moonlight

Cillie Barnes - Hey Hi

Down Like Silver - Light That Match

WULF - Lairs

The Hat w/ Father John Misty - The Angry River b/w Every Man Needs A Companion

The final song on True Detective (HBO 2014) hits the spot. Quite an eight course meal.

The Hat w/ Father John Misty - The Angry River

2014 Spring Break Dances

Paloma Faith - Take Me b/w Trouble With My Baby

Echoes of Swing - Blue & Naughty b/w Smurf

Matt Andersen - What Will You Leave b/w City of Dreams

Laurie Lewis - Garden Grow

Lone Justice - Nothing Can Stop My Loving You b/w Working Man's Blues

Eternal Summers - Capture

Thievery Corporation - Depth of My Soul b/w Para Sempre & Saudade

Humble Grumble - The Little Man b/w The Dancing Dinosaur

Sierra Swan - Take Me Out to the Ballgame b/w Mother Nature

Lone Justice - This World Is Not My Home b/w Dustbowl Depression TimeThe Tontons - Lonely b/w Bones 2

Julie Fowlis - Danns' a Luideagan Odhar b/w Cadal Ciarach Mo Luran

Linda Perhacs - Immunity

Spain - Sunday Morning

Kings Of Leon - Last Mile Home

Elbow - This Blue World

Mozes & the Firstborn - I Got Skills

Sometimes things don't taste good the first time you taste them. But there's a lingering flavor that makes you go back for more bites, and soon it becomes a favorite. Garage punk joy.

Mozes & the Firstborn - I Got Skills

James King - The Devil's Train b/w Blue Blue Day

"It's on it's way to heaven now to spend eternity." Hank Williams with few cups of starbucks in his belly. Tasty dessert!

James King - The Devil's Train

Julian & Roman Wasserfuhr - Adonis b/w Rocholz-Korosak

Sunday afternoon grooves with light spring flavors of budding flowers and leaves starting to appear on the branches.

Julian & Roman Wasserfuhr - Adonis

Julian & Roman Wasserfuhr - Rocholz-Korosak

7 Gegner:

This video has bits and flavors from the whole CD:

A live 2012 video from Berlin. Love the respectful audience!

Don Williams - I'll Be Here in the Morning

An old-fashioned 60's flavored take on Townes' beautiful meal.

Don Williams - I'll Be Here in the Morning

Jess Williamson - Seventh Song

“Do you know how holy it is just to sit quietly with someone?”

Dichotomy is energizing. Should I hang out by myself, or find a friend to spend the day with? Can there be a wholy in-between choice? Should I go running toward that next exciting point of light, or listen to that still quiet voice humming deep inside? This CD may have you asking those questions of yourself, or may simply please your ears with simplicity.

Jess Williamson - Seventh Song

Don Airey - Adagio

A midnight prayer played on organ, guitar and drums. Don Airey - Adagio (from Keyed Up)

Greg Ashley - Bruises b/w Misery Again "I'm another muse. You're a figure of speech. The past is such a cruel joke." Greg Ashley - Bruises

Mike Oldfield - Minutes b/w Dreaming in the Wind

Minutes ("Minutes seem like hours and hours seem like days when the ones you love are missing") b/w Dreaming in the Wind ("I belong to the sky. . .I'm at heaven's door") are fun guitar-based eartasters from The Man On The Rocks. The title cut was not impressive on the CD. But check out the acoustic video - the song is flavorful performed this way. It's possible the acoustic version will appear on the "deluxe" edition. We'll see. Shoutout for the final cut on the non-deluxe CD: I Give Myself Away ("I give myself away to you completely. It's true. Believe me. Here I am.").
Mike Oldfield - Man On The Rocks

Dark Horses - Hello, I Love You

Remember how you heard the Doors change a Chuck Berry song into a new experience? Be set to have the same shivers when you taste the Dark Horses turn one of Jim Morrison's throw-aways into an interesting look at humanity.

Dark Horses - Hello, I Love You

Some past hits by the Dark Horses:
Alone

Radio

St. Paul & The Broken Bones - Broken Bones & Pocket Change b/w Sugar Dyed

Can performers be allowed to demonstrate their soul in 2014? St. Paul & The Broken Bones don't even ask the question - they just do it! Both ways - slow and fast =:-)
St. Paul & The Broken Bones - Broken Bones & Pocket Change

St. Paul & The Broken Bones - Sugar Dyed

Dan Croll - Home b/w Maway

"If you ever come to my house take your shoes off at the door
'Cause it's impolite not to, you'd be damaging my floor."
Dan Croll - Home

"You moved here from another town.
Your mother said she'd let you down.
Your father's ran away to sea
and left you here to live by me.
Maybe I should ring, maybe I should call."
Dan Croll - Maway

Pink Martini & The Von Trapps - Storm b/w Friend

"I want to be one of the storms falling over the sea."
Written by 18 year old August von Trapp, Storm and Friend are the stand-out cuts on the Dream A Little Dream CD. The video is self-described as an un-arranged rough estimate of the beautiful first cut on the new CD. The rest of the CD is a foray into the past without enough update, making me wistful for the older recordings.
Pink Martini & The Von Trapps - Storm

"Desperately we chase the stars that whirl"
Pink Martini & The Von Trapps - Friend

Joe Louis Walker - Hornet's Nest b/w Don't Let Go & Ramblin' Soul

"Well, I want you to know that that I'm a jealous man
and you're about to cross the line.
'Cause when it comes to my baby,
there's a no trespassing sign.
Better not step on this hornet's nest - you'll be sorry what you've done.
'Cause if you step on this hornet's nest, man you're gonna get stung."
Joe Louis Walker - Hornet's Nest

Joe Louis Walker - Don't Let Go

An oldie, and goodie - too drunk to drive drunk:

Joe Louis Walker - Ramblin' Soul

Sunday Pleasures

"I wanna write you a love song with my life"
Dawn Landes - Bluebird

Albert Castiglia - Solid Ground

The Bills - Yes Please

Iain Matthews - The Art of Obscurity

Judy Dyble - Flow and Change

Susan Cattaneo - Haunted Heart

Laura Cortese - Into the Dark

"Don't get upset when you don't get what you think you deserve"
Nick Waterhouse - Holly

Leo Welch - Sabougla Voices

Los Colognes - Working Together

Show Stopping Opening

You have to wait a whole minute into the video, but there are some excellent musician moments in this show opener in Brisbane. What's amazing is that most bands would have saved this high energy blaster until the encore!

More flavors from Australia:

If you're not following the tour - at this moment you may be asking "Did Bruce play any Springsteen songs?" With a vengeance: