Giving Thanks for the Music
November 27th, 2008
There are many things that people give thanks for on Thanksgiving…family, friends, good food, good drink, health, so on and so forth. While I certainly give thanks for all those things, often times the most important thing in my life is music. If I am happy, music keeps me happy. If I am sad, music cheers me up. I listen to it when I am awake; I listen to it in my sleep. In light of this, I wanted to share with you five songs that have been on permanent rotation for me for the last few months…these songs have been keeping me going and I am truly thankful for them!
Paul Baribeau -When You Go Back to College
Paul Baribeau is an acoustic artist who tours living rooms and D.I.Y. venues across the country. I was lucky enough to see Paul play at the Monstersorri House on Beacon Hill a month or two back, and even before then he was an every day indulgence. Check out this track from his self-titled album.
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Martyrs of the Apollo Guild – Taking to the Sea in Glass Ships
This five piece from Duvall is on a hiatus at the moment, but not too long ago they were out rocking the music world, and even played the Grendel Birthday Bash down in Ballard back in June. It was awesome to watch the Sunset Tavern go from not even paying attention when they first started to play their set to moving to the front of the stage and rocking out with the band. Expect something from them in the not too distant future, as they won’t be gone for too long.
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Kind of Like Spitting – The Thrill of the Hunt
Kind of Like Spitting is probably one of the most prolific bands in the Northwest, and yet I did not really stumble across them until I picked up their split with Lemuria. I had heard their name a million times, but for whatever reason I never checked them out. While the band has officially split, Ben Barnett, the singer-songwriter behind the project, is still out and about and will be playing a great show on January 1st at Healthy Times Fun Club with Sean of Andrew Jackson Jihad and Zack of Like Claws! that I highly recommend checking out.
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Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman – The Fabled City
The Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave guitarist just released his second full length solo record under the moniker The Nightwatchman. This haunting, folksy, sometimes Leonard Cohen-esque romp entitled The Fabled City is pretty damn good. The title track gets stuck in my head on a regular basis.
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Off With Their Heads – I Hope You Know
OWTH is a four-piece punk outfit from Minneapolis who are currently on a nation wide tour. While I will be lucky enough to see them at the Punk Rock Bowling Tournament in Las Vegas in mid-January, they will be up this way in February so be sure to check them out!
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