Amazing.
Music Envy: Suzanne Vega & The Roots
This brings me back to childhood. I love that crazy sample ?uestlove is playing with his right hand…. commence toe tapping.
Music Envy: Updates and Shoutouts!
halfwaynorth has been working hard over the last few months trying to prepare for the release of our latest EP ‘Ghost Shuffle.’ One of the most exciting things we are working on is our visual image. We have gotten to work with some great stylists, photographers, and directors and are looking forward to working with even more in the future.
Kasia Koniar, one of the directors we are working with, has been a huge supporter of halfwaynorth over the last few months. Her guidance has expanded our minds and our hearts. We just want to give a little bit of that love back. Her latest video has been entered into a contest and is set to Moby’s latest ‘Wait For Me’ and it is beautiful.
Help Kasia win top prize and vote! (Don’t forget to spread the word)
http://genero.tv/watch-video/8018/
Thanks!
— halfwaynorth
Gear Envy: PANArt Hang Drum
I just came across this amazing performance Davide Swarup. He is playing on a Hang Drum from PANArt. I love non-traditional instruments. How long until I have one?
— Chris Darby
Music Video Envy: halfwaynorth sneak peak
Water, Glitter, Flowers, Flour, Chocolate and Feathers. These are the ingredients for a halfwaynorth video.
— Chris Darby
Music Envy: Yawny at the Apocalypse (Andrew Bird)
A nice little peice by Mr. Bird himself. The video (not by Bird) really emphasizes the destruction of the natural world, but really I just like it because we are spoofing some Yanni. Yanni and his mustache.
— Jason Abraham
Music Envy: Stevie Nicks “Wild Heart”
I’m not a huge fan of Fleetwood Mac or Stevie Nicks, but its mostly due to lack of exposure. A friend of mine posted this video the other night and since then I’ve watched it about a billion times. It’s simply gorgeous.
— Jason Abraham
Just a little teaser for tomorrow nights show!
halfwaynorth w/ One and Only & Boats!!!
Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010
Time: 8:30pm
Location: Reggies Music Joint - 2105 S State Street
5 Things: iTunes Random - Chris Darby
1. Rush Different Stages Stick It Out
Let’s face it, Rush is an amazing power trio. Understandably it can be hard for some listeners to get past Lee’s guinea-pig-esque vocal delivery. This is not one of my favorite tracks but I grew up listening to Rush so their sound always holds a close link to my childhood.
2. The Beatles Past Masters Disc 2 You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)
I don’t think I have ever listened to this track, and I made it about 20 seconds, let’s move on.
3. The Hives Your New Favorite Band Die, All Right
The Hives are good at bringing some energetic three chord punk rock to the table. They have a hi-fi recording style which fits their gritty approach.
4. Foo Fighters Foo Fighters Weenie Beenie
By far this is my favorite Foo Fighters release. Maybe it is innocence of the song writing, or that Dave Grohl took the time to cut all the parts himself. Maybe it’s both mixed with a simplistic approach to the production but I can push play and walk away on this one.
5.Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers Moanin’ Warm Up
This is just a quick 35 second track of some dialog and instrument tuning before a session. However Art was a skilled instrumentalist and no drummer ever drove a band harder. He is one of my personal favorite jazz drummers to listen to. (The clip linked is a 10 minute jam session - which is just phenomenal)
—Chris Darby
Music Envy: Updates and Shoutouts!
Gear Envy: PANArt Hang Drum
5 Things: iTunes Random - Chris Darby
