The Science Of A Human Obsession

If you listen to music, are obsessed with music or are just a person, you need to read this. It's fascinating to wonder what music really is. Tones, rhythms, pitches, harmonies all hitting our ears at the perfect time. What we perceive to be good music, or terrible music.

I'm about half way through so far. But I can definitely say, buy this book.

Black Cab And The Whale

found a new site browsing the net last night while i was in search of new micah hinson songs. it's a music/vid site called black cab sessions. little one song/one take shows performed in a cab cruising around london.

this vid features one of my many favs, Noah And The Whale

check it out

also on the site are noteable acts:

BON IVER
langhorne slim
lightspeed champion
micah p hinson
death cab for cutie
fleet foxes
MAN MAN
the national

Bill Sullivan

AWESOME photography by Bill Sullivan. I love how he captures people's raw moments of standing in an elevator or walking through a subway turnstile. There's something mysterious and wonderful about all of these souls. Their faces. It's creepy yet I can't seem to look away.

Check it

http://www.3situations.com/BillSullivanWorks/BillSullivan.html

Victory Rose

The band: Sigur Ros



The place: Beautiful Reykjavik, Iceland



The cd: Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust

"With a Buzz in Our Ears We Play Endlessly"





Phenomenal music. I don't use the term very much, but this time it is completely appropriate. It's music that will send shivers down your spine, music that calls to you from the mountain tops of Iceland, music that will ultimately move you. And if it doesn't...you have no soul.

Do yourself a favor and pick up this cd via store or iTunes, hit play, close your eyes and listen to it all the way through. You will surely be taken away.

Stand out tracks:

If you haven't heard the news already from multiple indie blogs/websites, Grizzly Bear were featured on Letterman a few days ago to perform their new song "Two Weeks"

Upcoming Philly Shows [EDIT]

edit: My lovely friend Gina informed me that I was incorrect about one of the shows. Thank you Gina!

8.7//CSS + The Go! Team + Matt & Kim @ The Troc
8.11//Conor Oberst @ The Troc
8.12//Margot & The Nuclear So & So's @ FUC
8.17//The Faint + Jaguar Love @ The Troc
8.22//Nico Muhly @ FUC
9.9//The Silver Jews @ FUC
9.17//Why? + Mount Eerie @ FUC
9.19//STARS @ The Troc
9.19//MOGWAI!! @ Starlight Ballroom
9.21//The Bouncing Souls @ Starlight Ballroom
9.29//Black Kids @ FUC
10.1//Ratatat @ Starlight Ballroom
10.9//Girl Talk @ Starlight Ballroom
10.14//The Notwist @ FUC
10.16//SUN 0 @ FUC Santuary
10.25//Deerhoooooooof @ Starlight
11.2//HENRY ROLLINS (spoken word) @ FUC Santuary

I would love to catch either Stars or Mogwai. Anyone??

What Might Have Been Lost

Trekked down to Philly last night to see what I knew was going to be a wonderful show.

We get there late on purpose to avoid standing outside on a line with a crowd of people. But alas, I was wrong. The show was running late and the line grew around the back of the church, which, if you have ever been there...is a long effing ways to go.

Half an hour later the line starts and we get in, find a spot and wait to be blown away.

The first guy that played (I forget his name) wasn't too good. Instrumental guitar plucking accompanied by a stand up bass in the background. It was getting hot and I was just antsy to see the other bands.

Bowerbirds took the stage next complete with accordian, bass drum, violin and guitars. Many comments about how hot it was on stage were made but they played perfectly. They played two new songs I haven't heard yet and I cannot wait until they are available to purchase.





Who knows what took them so long, but Bon Iver took forever and a day to come on stage. Everyone was sweaty, antsy and ready to be cooled down, but not until after Bon Iver. They finally came on stage shirtless and excited. They played everything I wanted to hear. How could they not. I got completely lost in the moment during every song, especially Skinny Love. When the played Wolves, the leader of the pack, Justin Vernon, orchestrated everyone to sing along. And it was absolutely beautiful. I only took one picture because I didn't want to miss a moment. Too bad the picture doesn't really capture that.



All in all it's def up there on my list of best shows I've been to.

Over and Out