Mulatu Astatke - Yegelle Tezeta

Ive been meaning to get into African music for around 2 years and I finally got around to listening to at least one artist, and its great! Its from Ethiopia, was recorded in 1974 and is incredibly hip. If anyone has recommendations for more African tunes let me know!

2/22/2011 Playlist

Thomas Hunter & White China Gold - White China March (White China Gold)
Bright Eyes - Four Wind (Cassadaga)

Kay Kay & His Weathered Underground - Diggin (Live at Daytrotter)
Kay Kay & His Weathered Underground - Birds (On a Day Like Today) (Live at Daytrotter)

John Scofield - Ideofunk (Uberjam)

B.B. King & Friends - Rock This House (w/ Elton John)

Charlie Christian - Kerouac
Grant Green - Solid (Solid)

Thomas Hunter & White China Gold - Strange Sad Music (White China Gold)

2/15/2011 Playlist

Akron/Family - Last Year (Set Em Wild Set Em Free)
Iron & Wine - Half Moon (Kiss Eachother Clean)
Bright Eyes - Triple Spiral (The People's Key)

Weezer - Susanna (Blue Album Re-issue)
Yuck - The Wall (Yuck)

A Great Big Pile of Leaves - Bring Back Breakfast (Have You Seen My Prefrontal Cortex?)
The Beatles - Revolution (Love)

Santana - Batuka (Live Fillmore West July 4th, 1971)
Santana - No One To Depend On (Live Fillmore West July 4th, 1971)
Santana - Toussaint L'Overture (Live Fillmore West July 4th, 1971)

Less Than Jake - Last Train Out Liberty City (Hello Rockview)

Geek out time; Juan Alderete

If you like me love The Mars Volta, are a musician, and like to nerd out on gear you will love this 30 min interview with Juan Alderete about his effects rig. Its full of great info, demonstrations and moments of awesome; one of them being at around 15:30 you can hear Juan talk about the tremelo effect that you can hear so clearly on The Mars Volta's "A. Gust of Mutts" from their 06 live album Scabdates. This could be tedious to some, and fascinating to others, hopefully you fall in the later.You can watch it here or download it on iTunes.

2/8/2011 Playlist

Akron/Family - Love, Love, Love (Everyone) (Love Is Simple)
Delicate Steve - The Ballad of Speck and Pebble (Wondervisions)
Maps & Atlases - Carrying the Wet Wood (Perch Patchwork)

Akron/Family - Don't Be Afraid, Youre Already Dead (Love Is Simple)
Mean Lady - Indian Sun (Kid Friendly EP)

Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group - El Todo (You're Welcome)
Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group - My Horror is in Park, Drive Me Aqay Troubled Heart (You're Welcome)

Soulive - Signed Sealed, Delievered (Live @ The Paradise)

Fake Problems - Songs For Teenagers (Real Ghosts Caught on Tape)
Wavves - Post Acid (King of the Beach)

Akron/Family - River (Set Em Wild, Set Em Free)

Dustin Wong/Ponytail

Im pretty over alot of the loop stuff as it was over used in unimaginative ways during the mid 2000s. However, lately some people have been doing it justice. Case in point Dustin Wong.

Found out about this guy as he opened for Delicate Steve this past weekend in Brooklyn, and having missed the boat on Ponytail, I felt obligated to give him a listen. Pretty noodley, lots of delay, but if thats your thing you may dig this one.

Pat Metheny on Kenny G

Pat Metheny wrote an infamous short essay on Kenny G that is spectacular, take a read.

http://www.jazzoasis.com/methenyonkennyg.htm