Ben Harper is one of my favorite artists…11 years since I first heard him play live in Chicago and he just keeps getting better and better. Enjoy this set over a nice cup of coffee. Cheers!
CBS seems to have messed up their embed code…here’s the link to all of the songs and videos over at Ben Harper’s website.
I love that Jason and Mike have been able to keep making music for all these years…The Nadas have been one of my favorite bands ever since I was an undergrad at the University of Northern Iowa. I think it’s pretty funny that they just busted out Eye of the Tiger in Philadelphia!
6 tracks that I’ve been spinning lately…
[audio:http://www.nadaradio.com/filedesongs/01/whisper.mp3,http://www.nadaradio.com/filedesongs/02/FarAway.mp3,http://www.nadaradio.com/filedesongs/02/where040105.mp3,http://www.nadaradio.com/filedesongs/01/NowThatFoundYou.mp3,http://thenadas.com/almanac/playerTracks/BitterLove.mp3,http://thenadas.com/almanac/playerTracks/longgoodbye.mp3|titles=Whisper,Far Away,Where Im Going,Now That I Found You,Bitter Love,Long Goodbye]
Life, love, change, and the future.
Ben Harper debuts his new band Relentless7 and his album White Lies For Dark Times on Austin City Limits.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra — I think there should be more rock orchestras… :)
Listen to “Feels Like Home”
[audio:http://www.thenadas.com/blog/audio/09%20Feel%20Like%20Home.mp3]
I’ve been listening to the Nadas for quite a while. At least 12 years of auditory enjoyment. I remember seeing them perform at the OP in Cedar Falls, Iowa while I was a student at the University of Northern Iowa. I’ve seen them perform at venues in Iowa, in Chicago, IL and at a friends wedding in Minnesota. I’ve watched these guys grow up while I myself was maturing. When the inevitable occurs and the Nadas retire/break-up, I’m going to be bummed out. They have been a musical constant in my eclectic musical collection. I wonder if they’ll ever make it out to Oregon for a gig?
Listen to “Blue Lights”
[audio:http://www.thenadas.com/blog/audio/02%20Blue%20Lights.mp3]
Listen to “Coming Home”
[audio:http://www.nadaradio.com/filedesongs/01/ComingHome.mp3]
A fantastic version of this classic song. It’s a powerful and very moving rendition. This song always reminds me of those who have supported me along the way.
John Mayer allows audio recording at most concerts. This is a good thing. Audio of the entire John Mayer show from July 5th in Noblesville, Indiana is available via John Mayer’s website. The concert is in .flac format. It’s a lossless format which means that anyone who listens to it automatically wins.
The audio can be downloaded two different ways. First, you could download each .flac audio file individually from the Internet Archive.
Or, you could download the entire show using a torrent client.
Note, a lot of audio playback apps do not support .flac files. Fortunately, one of my faves, the VLC media player (free + works on almost all OS’s) easily plays .flac files in all of their lossless awesomeness.
John Mayer photo from the actual show in Indiana courtesy of thecon12.
A little bit of Ben Harper on a rainy day in Oregon…
Some of you know that I used to play the trombone in high school and in college. Many of you were not aware of this particular facet of my persona.
One of my favorite trombone-based albums is the obscure and amazingly-named “Bone Voyage” by the Airmen of Note. Bone Voyage features some of the craziest jazz trombone recordings that I have ever heard. They must have had some well developed embouchures.
The entire album is available online and it’s been converted from the original LP into 64 kbps MP3 format.
1. Day In, Day Out [audio:http://www.airmenofnote.com/sounds/BoneVoyage/Track01.mp3]
2. Blue Gardenia [audio:http://www.airmenofnote.com/sounds/BoneVoyage/Track02.mp3]
3. Twisted [audio:http://www.airmenofnote.com/sounds/BoneVoyage/Track03.mp3]
4. Trumpeter’s Prayer [audio:http://www.airmenofnote.com/sounds/BoneVoyage/Track04.mp3]
5. It Ain’t Necessarily So [audio:http://www.airmenofnote.com/sounds/BoneVoyage/Track05.mp3]
6. And We Will Love Again [audio:http://www.airmenofnote.com/sounds/BoneVoyage/Track06.mp3]
7. Don’t Cry Out Loud [audio:http://www.airmenofnote.com/sounds/BoneVoyage/Track07.mp3]
8. Alone Together [audio:http://www.airmenofnote.com/sounds/BoneVoyage/Track08.mp3]
9. A Time For Love [audio:http://www.airmenofnote.com/sounds/BoneVoyage/Track09.mp3]
10. Easy to Love [audio:http://www.airmenofnote.com/sounds/BoneVoyage/Track10.mp3]
11. Softly, As I Leave You [audio:http://www.airmenofnote.com/sounds/BoneVoyage/Track11.mp3]
12. Till We’re Together Again [audio:http://www.airmenofnote.com/sounds/BoneVoyage/Track12.mp3]
