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Beatles: all you need are solo albums
If there is one thing I can't get enough of it, it's oxygen. Second to that are the Beatles. Recently I decided I would check out what solo albums the members of the Beatles recorded and are available...
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(Sergio Mendoza) Y La Orkestra @ HoCo Fest
Y La Orkestra (formerly Sergio Mendoza Y La Orkestra) celebrated the release of their first studio recording Mambo Mexicano! at Hotel Congress on Saturday September 1st as part of HoCo Fest. The band...
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G&S - Who Knew?
If you normally listen to rock, punk rock or blues, here is something new and totally different. Actually it's something kind of old.I never thought I cared for Gilbert and Sullivan. The various...
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Wilco at TCC Music Hall
Wilco absolutely killed it at the TCC Music Hall. Jeff Tweedy and company seemed to be fully enjoying themselves, playing in Tucson for just the third time. They played The Rock in 1996, UA...
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Singing by numbers
Do you sing to yourself? I don't sing in the shower, but lately I sing in the pool. The "singing" one does while swimming is obviously more in your head than actual singing. I have been trying to think...
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Light up your life with The Lumineers!
Name: The LumineersGenre: Folk RockSounds like: The Decemberists, Fleet Foxes, Of Monsters and Men, The Avett BrothersJudging from the large number of holds on their self-titled CD and a sold out...
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Everyday Should Be Halloween
I love Halloween, horror films, and all sorts of music. They go so well together. To get in the mood for the upcoming month of Halloween, I will share my annual October custom of listening to music...
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Tucson Meet Yourself
Calling all music fans (and food fans): Tucson Meet Yourself is coming up this weekend, on October 12-14! This should be an especially fun year for the festival, since it will overlap with the Tucson...
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Nicole Kidman sings....!
There seems to be a resurgence of musicals lately...Rock of Ages (starring Tom Cruise) got me to thinking about Nicole Kidman, (the former Mrs. Tom Cruise) and the musical she was in, Moulin Rouge...
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New Orleans Music on TV: Treme
While today's music blog post is about a TV show, it is a very musical TV show. HBO's Treme is from creators David Simon and Eric Overmyer, the same team that brought you HBO's highly successful drama...
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Bond... James Bond
You know his name, you know his number.... but did you know you can get some great James Bond/007 music right here in the library?It was 50 years ago... "Dr. No" premiered in 1962 with a then mostly...
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Geeky music lovers rejoice
Best. Concert. Ever.If you are of a geeky temperament, you probably already know about Jonathan Coulton. If you’re of a geeky temperament and you don’t know Jonathan Coulton, you’ll want to pay...
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Misunderstood Lyrics
I recently heard a song on KXCI that I had not heard since I was a child. My parents were Johnny Cash fans, and I often heard this song, "The One on the Right is on the Left." When I was five years...
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If You Like The Shins, Try...
Remember that scene in Garden State, where Natalie Portman's character promises Zack Braff's that if he listens to a song, it'll change his life? That song was "New Slang" by The Shins, and although I...
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Mums the Word: How Folk Rock Conquered the Charts
Name: Mumford & SonsGenre: Folk RockSounds Like: Calexico, Fleet Foxes, Avett BrothersListen to: "The Cave," "Winter Winds," "I Will Wait," "Lover of the Light"Chances are you've heard of Mumford...
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Literary Rock (or, just pretty pictures)
I'm having writer's block at the moment when it comes to actual music and Fred's post about the book The ABC's of Rock got me to thinking about some books I've enjoyed recently by various musicians and...
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The Encyclopedia Of New Wave
If you have read any of my previous posts, you have probably noticed that I am a huge new wave connoisseur. If you enjoy new wave you have got to check out one of the library's recent acquisitions The...
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Into The Wild
So Fred and I have decided to try doing a "dual blog" since we are both fans of the film Into The Wild. One of our favorite soundtracks is also one of our favorite movies, and books. "Into the Wild" is...
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"Dance-friendly" Cities
For this post I am scoring many of the various cities and towns in which I have lived and spent time on a scale of "dance-friendliness." This is to say, given the same live music performance, how...
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University of Arizona School of Music Performances
If you are on a budget and want to enjoy different styles and genres of live music, I highly recommend the University of Arizona School of Music performances. Admission is often only $5 and some...
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