With the ever emerging prominence of the singer-songwriter, it seems that critics are constantly searching for someone they can call “the next Bob Dylan.” Certainly there are some incredible song writers out there now, many of whom have had the now cliché expectation cast upon their music; Jeff Tweedy, Ryan Adams, Connor Oberst, James Mercer,
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I’ve grown up with Van Morrison. Much like Paul Simon, his music has been in my life since I learned to walk. His songs are like an old pair of shoes, his voice like a living room fire and bottle of wine. No matter how I feel I can always return, I am always welcome
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Songs of Desperation & Urgency IIThis show is essentially a companion piece to Buckets of Rain episode 10, Songs of Desperation & Urgency. I hope you enjoy these songs as much as I have. As I said earlier this week, these are songs to be young by, no
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Some songs make it hard to breathe. They tighten our heart strings and put us over the edge; they inspire runaway daydreams and make it easy late at night, maybe even five minutes from home, to think, if only for a moment, “What if I just keep on going?” For a long time I have admired bands and songwriters that
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Concrete & Clay – Unit 4 + 2 – Rushmore
Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) – Peter Starstedt – The Darjeeling Limited
Me & Julio Down By the Schoolyard – Paul Simon – The Royal Tenenbaums
Rebel Rebel – Seu Jorge – The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Stephanie Says – The Velvet Underground – The Royal
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Now here is a chicken or the egg scenario to consider— love or the love song? The modern understanding of love, well, romantic, passionate love, has not been around from the time we learned to walk upright. In fact, it was the work of the troubadours: you might call them the original singer/songwriters.
The troubadours were
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Ryan Adams is prolific. From 2000-2010 he released, and released is the key word, 11 albums. Three of these albums, Cold Roses (a double album), Jacksonville City Nights and 29 were all recorded and released in 2005. I say that released is a key word because, like that other famous song writer before him, Bob
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Hey everyone! Hope you all are faring well out there in the snow. With the snow as inspiration, I decided to put together a winter themed playlist. Most of these songs tap into a nostalgic and universal state of melancholy to which we seem more susceptible in the cool cold months. It’s also a pleasant
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Tonight’s episode of Buckets of Rain is another collection of songs that have been featuring pretty heavily in my life as of late. There isn’t much else for me to say, these songs speak for themselves, and for me I suppose. I will say that I am especially pleased with this song list. Keep your
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In August of 1991 Paul Simon played a concert in New York City’s Central Park. The show was broadcast on television and released as a double live album later that year. At the time I was five years old. I remember wandering into the living room one night where my dad had the stereo
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In his poem “Burnt Norton,” T.S. Eliot writes: “Time present and time past / Are both perhaps present in time future, / And time future contained in time past.” It seems to me that the greatest works of art, in their capacity to capture or rouse the most fundamental of human emotions, prove this most
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You’re listening to the first installment of “Buckets of Rain.” Due to technical difficulties, I’m unable to do my Bob-Dylan themed show as planned. So if you’re listening, 1. thanks and 2. I’m sorry. Instead, here’s a bunch of songs I like. Enjoy.
Arms Like Boulders – The War on Drugs
Tomorrow Goes Away – Delta Spirit
Angelika
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Thursday Jan. 28 – Of Montreal @ 930 Club
Tuesday Feb. 9 – Trey Anastasio Band @ 930 Club
Wednesday Feb. 10 – Delta Spirit @ DC9
Saturday Feb. 13- Furthur (Phil Lesh & Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead) @ GMU Patriot Center
Saturday Feb. 20- Fruit Bats @ the Black Cat
Monday March 22-Joanna Newsome @ The 6th
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