Soul music Sunday + the local connection this weekend
The Dark End of the Street by Bowie, Maryland's Eva Cassidy.
Showing posts with label Song of the Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Song of the Day. Show all posts
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Friday, March 30, 2007
Saturday song of the day
Red Line Train by the Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Gonna go local for a day or two. This is a song by DC band the Rhodes Tavern Troubadours. I've never seen them live although I believe that their bass player was the lead singer for the Slickee Boys whom I have seen. This song celebrates the "missed connection" ads in the Washington City Paper. These are the wishful longings of lonely guy subway riders along the lines of "Orange line to New Carollton March 20, you beautiful woman in short skirt. Me, non-descript guy reading the Post. You asked to borrow Style section and smiled. Lets have coffee. call 555-1111"
The entire album has many local references including to my home county (Prince Georges, MD). Several red line subway stops are mentioned in the song and all are in fact on the red line.
Gonna go local for a day or two. This is a song by DC band the Rhodes Tavern Troubadours. I've never seen them live although I believe that their bass player was the lead singer for the Slickee Boys whom I have seen. This song celebrates the "missed connection" ads in the Washington City Paper. These are the wishful longings of lonely guy subway riders along the lines of "Orange line to New Carollton March 20, you beautiful woman in short skirt. Me, non-descript guy reading the Post. You asked to borrow Style section and smiled. Lets have coffee. call 555-1111"
The entire album has many local references including to my home county (Prince Georges, MD). Several red line subway stops are mentioned in the song and all are in fact on the red line.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Thursday song of the day
Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
These guys are faves on college radio, so I hear anyway. We don't have any real college radio here in Washington.
These guys are faves on college radio, so I hear anyway. We don't have any real college radio here in Washington.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Sunday Song of the Day
Last Good Kiss by Last Train Home
This is the new CD from the band. They appear a lot in the DC area and put on a good show. Go see them if you can. Listen to this song and if you like it, buy the album. The band's link is on the left. The album is pretty good. Slower and jazzier than their earlier efforts. Definitely don't pigeonhole them with a label like "alt-country". I occasionally use labels like this but hate to. Sometimes a category is helpful, but I find that not that I'm a grown up, most of the time music is music. And a person should just listen to a song rather than try to categorize it.
This is the new CD from the band. They appear a lot in the DC area and put on a good show. Go see them if you can. Listen to this song and if you like it, buy the album. The band's link is on the left. The album is pretty good. Slower and jazzier than their earlier efforts. Definitely don't pigeonhole them with a label like "alt-country". I occasionally use labels like this but hate to. Sometimes a category is helpful, but I find that not that I'm a grown up, most of the time music is music. And a person should just listen to a song rather than try to categorize it.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Monday, February 19, 2007
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