Category: Alternative
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Happy Hour with Alicia Blue
Here are some links related to the most recent podcast episode, featuring singer/songwriter Alicia Blue. Alicia and I had a Mexican Mule for our beverage. This is a take on a Moscow Mule. The recipe includes tequila (instead of vodka), ginger beer, and lime juice. Here’s a link to the authors who posted a version…
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Hanging with Ryan Casey (Parts 1&2)
JarFive Rolling Stones wrap up tour. Bob Dylan wants people to lock up their phones; Damon Albarn disagrees. Legends John Mayall and Duke Fakir (Four Tops) passed away. Amethyst Kiah released new song. Check out the podcast Bandsplain, hosted by Yasi Salek. Special Guest – Ryan Casey Here are some links to Ryan’s music available…
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The Lesson from the Film on Anvil
JarFive Ed Harcourt performed an in-store set at Fingerprints Music in Long Beach. Also, check out his latest album, “El Magnifico.” Billy Strings released his album “Live Volume 1.” Cigarettes After Sex released their third album, “X’s.” Happy Sundays has released their lineup. The festival takes place in August. I’ll be doing a review of…
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Happy birthday, Sergeant Pepper
JarFive “The Beach Boys” documentary is on Disney+. I talk about the film on my recent episode, and made a reference to The Beach Boys’ later work. In particular, a universally panned album that they recorded called “Summer in Paradise” (1992). After the immense success of “Kokomo,” they tried to replicate the success with similar…
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May the 4th Be With Me
It’s my birthday weekend, so I’ll keep this short! I have a festival to get ready for today! Here are some notes from the most recent episode of my podcast, Sound To Savor: Star Wars Day JarFive Music Just Like Heaven – 2019 LCD Soundsystem/Yeah Yeah Yeahs – 2018 Day Wave/Jennylee Lindberg/Me! – 2017 Andra…
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Podcast is up!
My podcast, Sound to Savor, is now up with two episodes. I’m going to be using my blog as a reference page for artists and music that I reference in the podcasts. The podcast can be found on the Buzzsprout site, along with Spotify, Apple, and Amazon (see links). Additionally, starting with the next episode,…
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April 5
JarFive Coachella is next week! The first weekend of Coachella starts a week from today, and I’m starting to get excited. This is my first time going Weekend 1, so I’m going to be just as surprised by everything, as everyone else. Here are a few things (thanks in part to the Reddit sub): There’s…
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Good Fridaze
JarFive Beyoncé releases “Cowboy Carter.” Arguably the most heavily promoted and written about album year to date, “Cowboy Carter” was released last night. I’m not a huge Beyoncé fan, but I always give her albums a listen. With all the talk of this being a country album, at its core it’s still a Beyoncé album,…
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The Boss at the beach.
JarFive Big Boi and Andre 3000 meet up Even if Big Boi was just showing up to support his former Outkast partner, it immediately conjured hope of a reunion. As André 3000 indicated in an interview on Questlove Supreme (link below), he’s quite content doing his solo gig. So much so that he’s also booked…
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March on.
JarFive St Vincent’s new single “Broken Man” St. Vincent is back with the lead of single for her upcoming album. This single reminds me of Nine Inch Nails, and sounds great. This is her first self-produced album, and includes friends like Dave Grohl and Josh Freese, among others. The video for the song has sparked…
