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Late Night Open Mic

by Erik Kain|  October 16, 20102:45 am| 20 Comments

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Okay. Here’s some live acoustic stuff I think is really good. Thank God for Youtube. And for this music. Music just gets better and better as far as I’m concerned. I’ve cobbled together a bunch of songs/performances I like and that I think will keep y’all entertained. At least they’ve been keeping me entertained. That and the Hoptoberfest.

We’ll start off with some Avett Brothers and G Love…

More tunes after the leap.

And here’s Jessica Lea Mayfield and Seth Avett:

Some Langhorne Slim:

Next up, A.A. Bondy:

Jay Farrar and Ben Gibbard from their joint-venture project on Kerouac:

The National (you can understand the lyrics better live anyways):

Ben Harper’s great anthem (dude on the drums is so happy – can’t imagine why…):

And we’ll finish things off with some more Avetts because, well, they’re just the damn best music out there right now:

Here’s a song of mine I recorded A While Back – couldn’t get the video to stick (the green looks really good in HD though). Song’s called Lullaby:

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20Comments

  1. 1.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    October 16, 2010 at 3:42 am

    Fuck this. I’m going to bed.

  2. 2.

    Yutsano

    October 16, 2010 at 3:46 am

    Currentearworm. I geeked out on this hardcore in my early college years.

  3. 3.

    Barb (formerly gex)

    October 16, 2010 at 3:53 am

    Tweety tries to say no one protested the idea of going to war with Iraq. Well, maybe some of us did, but not loud enough.

    Sheesh.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLj2IX-CyI0

  4. 4.

    Spaghetti Lee

    October 16, 2010 at 4:03 am

    Hate to ruin a nice, friendly music thread like this, but check the Very Serious Discussion over at teh Gray Lady: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/15/are-the-democrats-the-true-extremists/?hp

    If the title doesn’t make you want to puke up your own liver, the first sentence will.

  5. 5.

    Yutsano

    October 16, 2010 at 4:16 am

    @Spaghetti Lee: I don’t know what’s worse: that swill or the fact that the columnist got paid four or five figures to write absolute drivel. If you can’t even keep a central thesis, STOP WRITING.

  6. 6.

    John Bird

    October 16, 2010 at 4:37 am

    Got a situation, think it’s real (this is Jon he does it)

  7. 7.

    Yutsano

    October 16, 2010 at 4:48 am

    Maybe not quite the theme song for BJ, but at the very least a few shared sentiments.

  8. 8.

    Bruuuuce

    October 16, 2010 at 5:04 am

    @Spaghetti Lee: Simple answers to simple questions re your link: No.

    Slightly longer answer: These guys were, and still are: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JDNTS2wHHo

  9. 9.

    Moses2317

    October 16, 2010 at 5:19 am

    Joe Sestak’s newest ad in Pennsylvania about cleaning up after his dog is pretty cool.


    Winning Progressive

  10. 10.

    Menzies

    October 16, 2010 at 9:28 am

    Took a listen to “10,000 Words” last night. I’m afraid even though it’s a good song I’m still more of a Fleet Foxes fan – but that by no means decreases the values of these other ones. Acoustic guitar is one of my favorite instruments, music made with it is near and dear to my heart.

    Thanks for the videos, will watch/listen to more of them through the day.

  11. 11.

    Bob

    October 16, 2010 at 9:32 am

    You know E.D., it takes more guts, IMO, to put your musical tastes on the line than some political position. I admire your courage and taste.

  12. 12.

    Menzies

    October 16, 2010 at 10:45 am

    @Bob:

    Completely agreed, I think sometimes I get more glares/weird looks/sidelong glances over my music than over my politics.

    Also, while we’re talking music, I feel obligated to link this. Apparently Lin-Manuel Miranda (writer and star of the Tony Award-winning In the Heights) is working on a hip-hop album about the life of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton – “someone who embodies the concept of hip-hop” to him – and he performed one of the songs at the White House. It’s quite the impressive piece of performance.

    (Not sure if it’s been posted already. If it has, apologies.)

  13. 13.

    LiberalTarian

    October 16, 2010 at 10:54 am

    The Avette bros gave a sublime set at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass this year.

    Best party with more than a half million people this year. :)

  14. 14.

    wag

    October 16, 2010 at 11:26 am

    If we’re talking acoustic music, how about a Marching Band doing a field show to a medley of Talking Heads songs? This band is really good. And I’ll bet David Byrne thinks this is cool, too.

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    jomo

    October 16, 2010 at 11:29 am

    I love the Avetts. Their harmonies always creep up on me unawares amid all their chaos.

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    E.D. Kain

    October 16, 2010 at 11:56 am

    Well thanks for listening…I’m not too worried about sharing my musical tastes, though. I mean, nobody has to like what I like for me to like it, you know?

  17. 17.

    gbear

    October 16, 2010 at 12:00 pm

    This is by far my favorite video of the week.

    Fort Worth TX City Councilman Joel Burns’ message to GLBT teens dealing with bullying and considering suicide.

  18. 18.

    asiangrrlMN

    October 16, 2010 at 12:07 pm

    Love the National. Avetts, not so much. Your song is a’right, ED. And, I agree that it takes more courage to post your musical favorites than it does to argue about politics.

    @gbear: Yep. It’s moving and powerful and just…great.

  19. 19.

    Menzies

    October 16, 2010 at 1:28 pm

    @E.D. Kain:

    Agreed there as well. I tend to have to defend my tastes on a regular basis, since they’re ridiculously eclectic.

  20. 20.

    tweez

    October 16, 2010 at 2:32 pm

    Well, this guy plays every week here in Chicago at The Hideout:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laFfx6hPes0

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