5 Albums That Help Beat The Winter Blues

The snow just got here and I am already done.  I miss the sun and I miss the warm weather.  Why put on some sad sack music and get depressed?  Let these five albums be the sun on your face.

My Top 10 Albums of the 2014 Year

I have no problem gushing over my favorite music so this list may be of no surprise to you.  I still have to say it though.  You can't end a year of a music website without a year end list.  You just can't.  It's against the rules.  So here we go.

My Top 10 Songs of 2014 (So Far...)

It seems like everyone has a Top 10 list of new songs these days.   And that is a wonderful thing. It sparks conversation and debate.  It shares information.  It challenges you to pay attention.  So you ask what have I been listening to this year?  I'm going to tell you on one condition.  You have to share your list with me.

St. Paul & The Broken Bones @ Johnny Brenda's - Philadelphia, PA 03/28/14

I have already professed my love for St. Paul and the Broken Bones in a previous post.  This was before the February release of their first disc, Half The City.  After missing them the last time around I promised myself that I would not miss them again.  I finally got the chance.  They were coming back to Philadelphia to play Johnny Brenda's.  One of my favorite Philly Venues.  The concert quickly sold out.  Rightly so.  Great band, great venue, and $10.00 ticket prices.  Really.  $10.00.  It was a close one but I managed to get a ticket.  I love it when a plan comes together.

Album Review - St Paul and the Broken Bones / Greetings from Birmingham, AL EP

I don't really listen to public radio.  I probably should.  Because this is not the only time that I have to credit them for a discovery.

I was getting in a work vehicle to fuel it up and 88.5 FM WXPN Public Radio from the University of Penn was on.  I reached to turn it off and something caught my attention.  They were announcing a new music discovery that was playing that night at The World Cafe Live in Philadelphia, PA.  It wasn't the hope of a hot new artist that caught my attention.  It was the description of this artist.  I am quoting below from my best recollection.

"Have you ever gone to a party and there is that nerdy guy sitting in the corner all to himself when suddenly Otis Redding comes on the radio and he comes to life?  Well this is that guy."

He was speaking about St Paul and the Broken Bones.