It's less than one week until christmas and if I hear Jingle Bells one more time I'll end up punchin
The penultimate part of my countdown of the top 110 albums of the decade. You can find 110-101 here,
My 17th Best Album of the Decade. Here's why. Just print out and play... ... (Best of the Oughts: Albums 31-40
Now, this is a nice mix of new and old. I'm still not 100% about the Flaming Lips album, but this is
Strangely enough, I discovered all these albums after moving here. A couple were actually released b
Part Two of my countdown of the top 110 albums of the decade. You can find 110-101 here. But for now
And so the list continues...It's actually getting really good around here. I still listen to several
_Notable album covers catch the eye, dribble it around a little, and then snap it back into place
Quite a few songs pass over my desk each day and it's becoming less and less often that one causes m
This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series best of the noughtiesSurprisingly to nobody, in the end I co
Kelcy Mae is a singer/songwriter from New Orleans. > 1. For many artists, they cite a defining mo
For ramblings on how I came to compile this list go here. And for commentary on previous selections:
I was originally going to post an Andrew Bird cover today, but I had one of those days that reminded
For ramblings on how I came to compile this list go here. And for commentary on previous selections:
With Norah Jones' _The Fall_, there may be a few more guitars and drums tossed into the mix this tim
One of my favorite albums of all time, and certaintly my favorite by the great Okkervil River, "T
Our song today is from the Okkervil River and their album The Stand Ins and the song is "Pop Lie."
_M. Ward photo by Annie Musselman_ If you're going out trick-or-treating tomorrow night, you mi
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Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy - Definitive Edition 2xLP Out 12/8 on Jagjaguwar Okkervil River - "
This entry is part 1 of 16 in the series A to Z I’m quite proud of what I’ve come up with on thi
I'm not going to try ans impress you with my knowledge of blues and bluegrass acts. There are probab
And you thought Outside Lands Festival was a shitshow for people that live in San Francisco. Wait un
Firstly, a moan (well, actually the first of many): why, oh why, oh why, were OKKERVIL RIVER schedul
Great review of the Okkervil River Galway show over on IndieLimerick. Dawn Landes supported. That wo
Dolly Parton will be on hand for the 75th Anniversary Rededication of Great Smoky Mountains National
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, the incredible (and FREE) San Francisco roots/Americana festival has anno
Plan B magazine is no more.The current issue that hit the shelves on June 1st will be the last. Econ
Authentic folk music isn't looking too good these days. It's terminally ill and putting the finishin
Tempo runs are tough. They're meant to be tough since they build up endurance and speed at the same
Man, I’m bummed that I missed Okkervil River at Lollaplooza. Their new record The Stand-Ins is ano
I don’t really do lists. I find all that ranking and quantifying to be a) generally something me
Just for the record, this used to be a bottom ten, not five. The list was padded by things that were
Far and away my favourite album of 2005, OKKERVIL RIVER\'S - Black Sheep Boy. An album so good that
