Category: Music
Our church choir director calls the phenomenon “tune bondage.” It’s a state of complete captivity to the music in your head. Ever get a song stuck in there? I do. All the time. Here, I catalog the bands I’m listening to, concerts I’m attending, and our choir updates.
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Brahms: day 2
150 voices, full string section of violins, celli, french horns, harp, percussion — awesome.
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Brahms & anger management
This is the Lenten season.
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Big Blue
Would you believe it? I joined a choir.
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hurdy gurdy
Sarah and I went to a cool dinner party last Saturday. Among the interesting conversations, the words “hurdy gurdy” came up.
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Lost religion
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Flaming Lips and the Search for Manhood
Saying this is “just” a pop song is like saying a classic Roman arch is a pile of stone with a slit up the middle. — Pitchfork Media review
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My band
When I learn to play the guitar, I will name my band…
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Lyric of the day
“The universe is shaped exactly like the earth if you go straight long enough you’ll end up where you were.”
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The Innocence Mission
One of my new favorite bands is Innocence Mission. I just love them. They really connect emotionally with me.
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White Stripes album poetry
This is from the liner notes from the Elephant album.