Bourbonstew

I've enjoyed some Sunset Rubdown, Spencer Krug's side band while he was doing Wolf Parade. Mt Desolation had one of my favorite albums of 2010, side project of Keane, among others in the band.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kryV3E4QKGk

The Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels Black and White - Inxs Poppy - TV On the Radio Babooshka - Kate Bush I Cover The Waterfront - Greg Humphreys Bullet in the Sky (Live) - Queensrÿche Time (The Revelator) - Ryan Adams Sing - The Dresden Dolls God's Comic - Elvis Costello Even Though - Morcheeba Unknown Road - Pennywise The Cold Part - Modest Mouse You Win Again - Mike Ness Girl Left Alone - Dolly Parton I Drove All the Way to Bridgeport to Make It with You - The Hectors

Ziggy Stardust (live)- Bauhaus Girl - Tori Amos Empty Sky - Bruce Springsteen World Spins Madly On - The Weepies Catalyst - Anna Nalick Gimme Some Lovin' - The Spencer Davis Group The Rain Won't Help You When It - Whiskeytown Breakerfall - Pearl Jam Can't Take My Eyes Off of You - Lauryn Hill Should I Betray? - Richard Thompson

I would really like Bon Iver, except for Vernon's voice. Can't explain it, as I like MMJ and others with some higher register stuff. I like the lyrics, the arrangements, the playing itself on Bon Iver songs, but I keep on thinking many of the songs would be better served with a good female vocalist, almost as if written for a woman's voice and instead we get Justin. I even like his 'normal' voice, like in parts of Skinny Love.

Travis - "Why Does It Always Rain On Me" The Builders and the Butchers - "When It Rains" The Samples - "When It's Raining" Patty Griffin - "Rain" Echo and the Bunnymen - "Ocean Rain"

Take A Ride (or, Return to the Wheel) Get The Wheel Greg Dulli Stay On The Ride Patty Griffin Wagon Wheel Old Crow Medicine Show Caroline Brandi Carlile Wheels Black Francis One for the Ride Waxwing Rusted Wheel Silversun Pickups Enjoy the Ride Morcheeba This Wheel's On Fire The Band Washington, DC - 1976-7-17 Wicked Ride

Went 'themed' on this one; have been a lurker here - I know many of you will have some of these songs but probably not all of them. Mediafire didn't seem to want to keep the songs in order so the order is in each song's filename. Take A Ride mix Tell me if the link doesn't work right, first time uploading with mediafire.

I'd definitely be up for it; love exploring new music and introducing other folks to it. Should we start a new thread for it ?

Bump - still looking.

Since my collection's gotten bigger, I haven't done the entire library shuffle very much, end up skipping a lot of stuff. Pretty strange mix that came out here: Jet Pilot (live Lollapalooza 2007) - Son Volt La Grange - ZZ Top Much Farther to Go - Rosie Thomas Up the Beach (live) - Jane's Addiction Rapper's Delight - Sugar Hill Gang Shade and the Black Hat - Jeremy Enigk Maggie May - Rod Stewart Come Monday - Jimmy Buffet Furr (live) - Blitzen Trapper Lost at Birth - Public Enemy Living in Your Letters - Dashboard Confessional Electric Feel - MGMT From Galway to Graceland - Richard Thomp

I didn't see as many 'big' stadium/amphitheatre shows last year as usual but saw a lot of club shows. 1) Andrew Bird (St.Vincent) Cats Cradle, Carrboro, NC 2) Amanda Palmer ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC 3) Jenny Lewis (DeerTick) Cats Cradle, Carrboro, NC 4) Gov't Mule, Lincoln Theatre Street, Raleigh, NC

Missed the presale and life forced us to miss the 40 minute window when tickets were available. Anyone able to help, please email bourbonstew@gmail.com. Thanks.

I see them every chance I get around NC. Caught them last week with Rusted Root in Raleigh, outdoor show by the Lincoln Theatre. Good dynamic between husband and wife, vocally, many songs a change on the power trio with her on the keyboard. I enjoy both the high energy songs and the ones with a "creeped out" (according to a friend) vibe, like the Stayin' Alive cover they do.

"No trophy, no flowers, no flashbulbs, no wine, He's haunted by something he cannot define. Bowel-shaking earthquakes of doubt and remorse, Assail him, impale him with monster-truck force."