devenustate - v. - To deprive of grace or beauty (Webster Online)
Right now I'm listening to the Nels Cline, of Wilco fame, perform at the NPR Music office as part of the Tiny Desk Concert series. He uses a Fender Jazzmaster guitar, and it reminded me of the days when I listened to the band Incubus and of how badly I wanted to shred like their guitarist, Mike Einziger, who uses the same guitar. These days, I've been playing drums almost every day, and it's been difficult to get out of that great frustrating thing every musician encounters: the plateau.
A lot of the new music I'm listening to is coming from the website of Colette, a high fashion powerhouse in Paris. Of Montreal is even featured there! Their next album is so good that once I get back to SF, I'm going to grab myself some tickets at the Warfield for their next show. ($35) I'm wavering on buying their limited edition red vinyl version of the album ($20). I don't usually buy music, and I've been begrudgingly thrifty because I don't have a job. I need a job.
There's a bunch of other new artists I'm really getting into, and I don't have a category for their type of music. I recommend Andy Votel's Vintage Voltage ($20). He's a dj, and he's pretty good.
No comments:
Post a Comment