do you remember

this jack johnson 'en concert' jam is really good. there are some great collaborations with zach gill and eddie vedder. check out the cool mellow grooves and buy the batch online.

jack johnson (link to five songs)

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tannenbaum blues

i'm generally not a huge fan of holiday music but one exception i have is the classic album, 'a charlie brown christmas'. composed by vince guaraldi, this jazz ensemble is recognized by kids and adults everywhere.


a charlie brown christmas (link to five songs)

best of 2009 part 3

here is part 3 of 3 of what i think are the best tunes of 2009.

artist - song - album:

• rodrigo y gabriela - 11.11.11
• son volt - down to the wire - american central dust
• spoon - got nuffin
• steve earle - lungs - townes
• the avett brothers - head full of doubt, road full of promise - i and love and you
• the dead weather - i cut like a buffalo - horehound
• the felice brothers - chicken wire - yonder is the clock
• tim easton - broke my heart - porcupine
• wilco - one wing - wilco (the album)

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best of 2009 part 2

here is part 2 of 3 of what i think are the best tunes of 2009.

artist - song - album:

• john frusciante - unreachable - the empyrean
• m. ward - never had nobody like you - hold time
• magnolia electric co. - josephine - josephine
• mark olsen and gary louris - bicycle - ready for the flood
• mike doughty - pleasure on credit - sad man, happy man
• modest mouse - satellite skin
• molina and johnson - all gone all gone - molina and johnson
• monsters of folk - say please - monsters of folk
• pearl jam - just breathe - backspacers
• regina spektor - eet - far
• relentless7 - shimmer and shine - white lies for dark times
  

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best of 2009 part 1

here is part 1 of 3 of what i think are the best tunes of 2009, in alphabetic order.

artist - song - album:

• aa bondy - when the devil's loose
• ben kweller - on her own - changing horses
• black crowes - a train still makes a lonely sound - before the frost
• blakrok - on the vista - blakroc
• black joe lewis - gunpowder - tell 'em what your name is
• conor oberst - nikorette - outer south
• cracker - sun rise in the land of milk and honey
• dan auerbach - keep it hid
• dave rawlings machine - ruby - a friend of a friend
• death cab for cutie - little bribes - the open door
• eels - prizefighter - hombre lobo
• emily wells - juicy - dirty
• frank turner - poetry of the deed
• g. love and special sauce - soft and sweet - superhero brother
• jenny owen youngs - last person - transmitter failure
  

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sweet tooth

david rawlings is best known as the longtime musical partner of bluegrass singer-songwriter gillian welch. his debut solo effort blends his standard alt-country with a little kick of good old fashioned rock and roll. try a taste now.

david rawlings machine (link to four songs)

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root down

jimmy smith was a jazz musician who played the hammond b-3 organ and ultimately helped to popularize the instruments use in jazz. his 'root down' album is widely considered one of the essential live jazz albums of the 70's. check out a few funky tracks.

jimmy smith (link to four songs)

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pacific dust

expanding on an earlier post, the mother hips released their new album, 'pacific dust'. they have returned to their california soulful sounds and many fans will notice a new take on "third floor story" from a previously released single. check out the groovy tunes.

the mother hips (link to four songs)

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