Friday, February 27, 2015

Song of the Day - Up Against the Wall

From Swedish trio Peter, Bjorn & John's 2006 album, "Writer's Block":



Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Sleater-Kinney in DC

Last night, NPR streamed Sleater-Kinney live from a club in Washington, DC.  You can still see the video of nearly 90 minute concert here.  Some captures:









Here's what the band performed:

SET LIST

"Price Tag"
"Start Together"
"Fangless"
"Oh!"
"Surface Envy"
"Get Up"
"Ironclad"
"No Anthems"
"Youth Decay"
"What's Mine Is Yours"
"A New Wave"
"No Cities To Love"
"One Beat"
"Words And Guitar"
"Bury Our Friends"
"Sympathy"
"Entertain"
"Jumpers"

ENCORE

"Gimme Love"
"Little Babies"
"Turn It On"
"Modern Girl"
"Dig Me Out"

And if you jump over to Sleater-Kinney's website, you can get a single MP3, "Bury Our Friends" (from their new No Cities to Love album; it's great, btw) for signing up with their mailing list.



Friday, February 20, 2015

Bibi McGill, Beyonce's Guitarist and Kale Chip Entrepreneur

Last night, OPB's ArtBeat program featured a piece on Bibi McGill, probably best known as Beyonce's music director and guitarist.   Take a look:



And if you didn't already know about Bibi's yoga background and her health food adventures, you can learn about her kale chip entrepreneurial efforts here:


Tuesday, February 17, 2015