Category Archives: Music

In Concert: The Avett Brothers

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Jason

So I’m stoked that I get to see one of my favorite bands, The Avett Brothers, in concert tonight in Nashville. Their 2007 release, Emotionalism, has been my favorite record of the last 12 months. They have a bluegrass / … Continue reading →

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2009: Our Year

Posted on September 19, 2008 by Jason

I was already looking forward to the first few months of 2009: the Super Bowl, the return of LOST, pitchers and catchers reporting. But now I can add this to the list. I think I can already predict what my … Continue reading →

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eMusic?

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Jason

I was an eMusic member a year or two ago. If you’re not familiar with eMusic, it’s a great online subscription music store. Anyway, when I signed up, I got like 50 free downloads, plus the 20 or 30 you … Continue reading →

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"Daddy, I Want to Listen to Coldplay!"

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Jason

Spoken by my daughter, to me, as we were riding in the van today. I was all-too quick to oblige. Her fave? “Viva la Vida”. Which is all well and good until she starts asking for an iPod. I play … Continue reading →

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Life at Our House Just Before Bedtime!

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Jason

Looks like this is shaping up to be YouTube week here on this blog. I have a few more “Big Story” videos I want to post, but I couldn’t resist doing another kids one. Last night Sunny turned the camera … Continue reading →

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A Music Update

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Jason

Still spinning copious amounts of Old Crow and the Avett Brothers. I’m stoked to hear that Old Crow will release a new album in September. You can stream the great first single, “Caroline”, from their MySpace page. I’m still hoping … Continue reading →

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MyPod: Viva la Vida

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Jason

The likeliest disc to receive my annual “Album of the Year” title for 2008 just dropped this morning. Coldplay’s Viva la Vida sounds like their strongest effort to date, at least at first blush. Whereas X&Y plodded in some places, … Continue reading →

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Media Roundup, June ’08

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Jason

I haven’t done a books / music / movies post lately, so here are my random thoughts about my latest media consumption. BooksI read two books last week: William P. Young’s The Shack and Three Nights in August by Buzz … Continue reading →

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American Idol: Final Performances

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Jason

Live blogging the AI final performance. Weird, cheesy boxing intro. Although I like the Rocky theme music. All right, enough with the boxing theme. It’s a bit of overkill, don’t you think? We get it. They’re going to duke it … Continue reading →

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American Idol: Final 3

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Jason

Last night’s Final 3 episode was pretty strong, in my opinion. Round 1: I think all three performers really shined here. The judges picked out some great songs; I especially liked Billy Joel’s “And So It Goes” for David A. … Continue reading →

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