Knotty Pine

First off I'd like to open with the fun news that I got an interview at the Ogunquit Playhouse for a summer position being a marketing administrator! Who cares if it's poor pay! I need experience, and what better way to spend the summer but with a pretty reputable theatre group on the beach?! Exactly.

Music?? New stuff people, so listen up!

Currently I can't get enough of Noah and the Whale, their lyrics have a touch of emo, but the melodies are hard to forget and the instrumentals sing a song of their own. Beirut comes in at number two, with their acordian and french singing...I can't get enough of them! They sound eerie, but I love it. A mixed effort between friends Kendra and Ryan got me into the New Pornographers and also My Morning Jacket; I'm still feeling my way through these two bands, but so far so good. Kendra also just sent me a ton of stuff by Gregory Alan Isakov, I have yet to sit and solidly listen to the full album That Sea, The Gambler but from what I have listened to I like. I find that I am very attracted to folk music mixed with the alternative...folk alternative if you will. I can't help it, I love me a fiddle.

ALSO...I love Dolly Parton. I know my sister will leap for joy hearing me finally admit this, but I love her. Not to the extreme where I'd be going to Dollywood anytime soon, but maybe one day. Classics like Jolene are constantly in my head! Plus, I can't get enough of her and Kenny Rogers singing Islands in the Stream. I was a huge fan of the Feist and Constantines remake, but nothing compares to the upbeat and fun loving duet that Dolly and Kenny sing together.

Rilo Kiley and White Rabbits along with Feist and Bon Iver making huge combacks this week in my most played category. I'm usually a playlist kind of girl, I like knowing what's coming up, but lately I've just been putting my iPod on all songs shuffle and seeing what I get. I like all of my music so I really can't go wrong with it, but it's hilarious sometimes when I hear the hidden gems that I haven't listened to in upwards of 4 years....like N'Sync "Two of Us"...I love this song and heard it this morning on the way to Concord.

Other things to keep in mind:
Dark Was The Night--a 2 disc compilation of indie/alternative bands and artists who made a compilation just to make one, it's really awesome
Spoon--always a favorite
Cat Power
Dirty Projectors&David Byrne
Grizzly Bear

as always, check out blogotheque.net and check out klav and bb's site mackay.hivefire.com for actual music news and more artists to keep an eye out for