Hot off the heels of Palindrome Day the eleven day of the eleventh month of the two thousand and eleventh year. Otherwise known as, Nigel Tufnel Day. To celebrate, we’re sharing our 11 Most Räwkin Tunes of 2011’s Friday Fives.
Tons of goodies to go shoppin’ for this week. And a live sample from an album that’ll hopefully be out soon, a gorgeous duet off Karen O‘s “psycho opera” Stop The Virgens. Enjoy thoroughly.
Of all the significantly geeky dates of 2011 today might be the geekiest. So enjoy a tune by a palindrome-named German trio, To Rococo Rot and a fake one by Chicagoan, Andrew Bird. Then check out Dan Hersam‘s list of Palindromes.
If I had a Hi-Fi… Satan oscillate my metallic sonatas…
San Francisco’s Sean Hayes just made this ramblin’, banjo beauty of a tune available on his website. Listen below. Click to download the unreleased song.
I love how you can see the edge of the 16mm film flashing by.
Just dreamy.
Though I’ve been in SF for well over a decade, I lived in Vegas for years and would go there every summer while growing up in Chicago. To say I have a soft spot for the “old” Vegas would be like saying I just sorta-kinda like beer.
This tune hit my inbox at optimal listening conditions: a lazy, warm Saturday afternoon.
The track’s sunny disposition comes as no surprise when you learn that Max Greenhalgh, AKA The Eyelid Kid, AAKA Inspired and the Sleep, wrote this whole album on a San Diego lifeguard tower over the summer. Teenager will be available soon on Bandcamp.
I’ve spent many years in San Franisco‘s Ad Ghetto (loosely based around the upper part of Battery St.) and even more in Grumpy’s. Longtime residents draftFCB and newcomers EVB have joined forces to celebrate the ‘hood and “bring some life” back to the area. They’ve scored The Dodos and Dan the Automator to help ’em do it. An effort I applaud, as it’s much needed.
The party hits at 4 pm on John Maher St, that little walkway running between Battery / Front and Union / Green [map].
