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ON THE ROAD: The Go! Team

January 7, 2011 Concrete Opinions 1 Comment

The Go! Team is heading out on a small North American tour this coming April. Check the dates below and do everything you can to catch one of these shows.

4-10 Toronto, ON – Opera House
4-13 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
4-14 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre Of Living Arts
4-15 Boston, MA – Paradise
4-16 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bowl
4-19 Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex
4-20 San Francisco, CA – Mezzanine

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Holiday Hangover

January 5, 2011 Concrete Opinions Leave a comment

The holidays are over and i’ve been forced back to reality.

This is probably my least favorite time of the year. KOST stopped playing Christmas tunes, the decorations are all packed up, the egg nog has gone bad, and the Christmas tree is on it’s way to the big lot in the sky. If that wasn’t bad enough, the job that pays the bills is requiring a lot of my time right now, so there won’t be any new posts after this, probably until about next week or so.

In the meantime, be sure to check out The Hype Machine’s Zeitgeist 2010 — A collection of the very best music of 2010 as picked by music bloggers. Featuring original artwork, full album streams, and DJ mixes created for The Hype Machine. (You can check out my top 10 from 2010 here).

You can also take a look back at all my favorite songs from 2010, (31) Days of Good, and i’ll still be fairly active over on twitter.

Lastly, enjoy this awesome version of Holiday, from Vampire Weekend’s recent iTunes Session (purchase it here), courtesy of Some Kind of Awesome.

Vampire Weekend – “Holiday” (iTunes Session) by Some Kind of Awesome

Stay Tuned!

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(31) Days of Good: Day 31

December 31, 2010 Concrete Opinions Leave a comment

Just one day left of GOOD…and seeing as how it’s New Years Eve, here are my favorite tracks from 2010 that make the perfect additions to any Rockin’ New Years Eve Party playlist.

Be sure to check out 35mmBeats for more NYE essentials.

12 Chiddy Bang – The Opposite Of Adults by Tomce16

Chromeo – Don’t Turn The Lights On by Crossfire Music

Girl Talk – All Day – Let It Out by Hypetrak

(download all of All Day here.)

Hot Chip – I Feel Better by HOTCHIP

Drugs by mu200_ratatat

Sleigh Bells x Soulja Boy – Donk Rhythm (Immuzikation Blend)

Shutterbug Swing Tree – The White Panda by GravityBeatz

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(31) Days of Good: Day 30

December 30, 2010 Concrete Opinions Leave a comment

Vacation fun + Laziness = Extra short post today (but you can always find more GOOD over at 35mmBeats)

Frankie Rose (Vivian Girls, Crystal Stilts, Dum Dum Girls) went out on her own this year and the results were fantastic. I fell in love with this track back when I first listened to the self-titled debut and it’s still in heavy rotation on my pizzle. More Frankie Rose & the Outs here.

Frankie Rose and the Outs – Little Brown Haired Girl by Ragged Words

So, this song by Savoir Adore was originally released in 2009, but the EP was released this year and it’s too good not to include here.

Savoir Adore – Bodies by musicmule

KCRW, LA’s only good radio station, introduced me this wonderful Mexican, singer/songwriter, Carla Morrison. I haven’t heard a song by her that I haven’t liked, but Una Salida (enjoy the acoustic version below) from Mientras Tu Dormias… is my favorite.

Carla Morrison – Como es Acustico by carlamorrisonmusica

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(31) Days of Good: Day 29

December 29, 2010 Concrete Opinions Leave a comment

Indie folk duo, Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, were back this year with She & Him’s Volume Two.

I really enjoyed this album, especially the cover’s of I Can Here Music and Gonna Get Along Without You Now, as well as the first single, In The Sun, but my favorite track is Don’t Look Back — a song about love that parallels the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.

She & Him – Don’t Look Back by voxmood

Purchase on iTunes.

Magic Kids is an indie pop rock band from Memphis. They released their debut album, Memphis, this Summer and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I’m really digging these guys right now and can’t wait to hear more, probably because they remind me of one of my all time favorite bands — The Beach Boys. In fact, The Guardian says “says their songs are so Beach Boys 1963-64, they should only be heard in a Duece Coupe.”