Foals, not Coals!

Foals- Inhaler

New music from the British Indie Rock band, the Foals, to start the New Year off right.

Holiday Soundtrack #1: 1919-2012

John Cale & Orchestra A Child's Christmas in Wales 

John Coltrane My Favorite Things

Otis Redding Merry Christmas, Baby!

Sufjan Stevens Let's Boogey to the Elf Dance

Julian Casablanca I Wish it Were Christmas Today

Elliot Smith Angel in the Snow

Ben Folds Lonely Christmas Eve

Blues for the Snowbird

Don't let the snow bring you down, catch Matthew E. White at the Hi-Dive December 20 at 9:00pm.
More at: the Lagniappe Sessions

A Mixed Media Extravaganza

Seldom does an artist truly master creating works that engage not only the public eye but also the spirit of an entire country, not to mention a continent. El Anatasui is one of these legendary artists that has integrated the scraps, dilapidation, and hope of a country into his work, which ranges in medium and tone.
His suitcases evoke the angst of migration along with a snippet of playfulness, his ceramics made of scrap fragments inspire resilience, and his simple wooden sculptures embody a troublesome history.

The exhibition is up until January 6 at the Denver Art Museum, catch it while you can and plan to be taken back by the Artist's diverse splendor.

Australian Fire Water

Flume- Sinatra

Flume- Left Alone
Dance to December

Plethora of Winter Live Reviews: In One Sentence

Two Door Cinema Club: lights up the house with energetic, motivational Feel Good Indie Rock.

B.B. King concert: buying an overpriced VH1 Storytellers ticket- but worth it.

Leonard Cohen: still as haunting and beguiling as ever.

Austin based Band of Heathens: debaucherous hootenanny.

Canyon of Clovers and Crayons

Built to Spill 

Mishawaka Amphitheater, Poudre Canyon, CO

The Mishawaka Amphitheater is not so much an amphitheater as it is a stage outside of a tiki bar backed up to the rockface of the Poudre Canyon. Expecting more of a shell shaped venue, I was happily surprised to find that I was about to see Idaho's finest in an intimate, natural setting. Like an 80's guitarist with an angelic voice, Sister Crayon lead singer Terra Lopez's opened up with her hair swooshing around like a willow tree.

Built to Spill brought their experience onto the stage, tossing in new and old goodies but nothing could have prepared the crowd for 'Goin Against Your Mind'- which ignited a friendly moshpit. And if that wasn't enough, they brought Sister Crayon onto the stage to end the show with a tribute like no other- playing Crimson and Clover. I only wished that it would have happened over and over.

Verdict: Don't miss either band or the venue. Bucket List worthy.