Category: listen

summer playlist : great warmth of intensity

Friday, August 27th, 2010

This week’s music post is by one of my favorite Coloradan’s. Elbee, LB, Betts, Butts, Butters, Buttress or as most know her, Lesley. With so many nicknames, you can’t help but think she’s well loved. And loved, she is. Guys want her. Girls want to be her. And if that’s not enough, Lesley and her a few of her gal pals are the instigators of 30 days of awesome. An entertaining, witty and always awesome account of the antics of four 20-somethings for 30 straight days. With one goal in mind, who can be more awesome.

As for the mix, it’s not to be missed. There are some old favorites that will make you smile and some new to me songs too. I think you’ll enjoy as summer is winding to a close. What are you up to this weekend? We have a wedding reception tonight. That’s right, no wedding, just the party. Remember Sam and Meghan who eloped earlier this spring? They are officially celebrating with friends and family tonight. And the rest of the weekend? I’m sure we’ll be off exploring the city too.

You can check out all the mixes this summer here.
Download here.
Click the icon below to listen.

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

  1. Devil Town – The Builders and the Butchers
  2. Don’t Walk Away – The Chain Gang of 1974
  3. Everlong – Foo Fighters
  4. The Trapeze Swinger – Iron & Wine
  5. I’d Rather Be With You – Joshua Radin
  6. Slow Show – The National
  7. Folkin’ Around – Panic At The Disco
  8. The End – Pearl Jam
  9. War Clouds – We Are Barbarians
  10. Death – White Lies
  11. Queen Bitch – David Bowie
  12. The Hazards of Love (The Whistles Won’t Wrestle The Thistles Undone) – The Decemberists
  13. Lubedence – I-Shine
  14. Black Hair – The Romany Rye
  15. Oh My Sweet Carolina – Ryan Adams
  16. 1979 – The Smashing Pumpkins
  17. Song from the Soundtrack Ripple Effect - does anyone know who this is?
  18. Time Of The Season – Zombies

Photo: Jetbluestone

summer playlist : final summer getaway

Friday, August 20th, 2010

final summer getaway

Is the summer really nearing it’s end? I simultaneously hate and love this time. Excited for cooler weather and the change that fall brings but sad to see summer go. To combat that, Rachel over at Black Eiffel put together an end of summer inspired mix. It’s perfect for that last little taste of summer. You know, the time when the long hot days turn into cooler nights. And those last few weekend getaways before the weather turns. She picked some of my all time favorites too. Hello Beach House and Tallest Man On Earth.

If you are on the hunt for more music, Rachel posts regular Music Monday inspiration. And if design is more your thing, her blog will have you coming back for more and more. She was also featured in the September issue of Martha Stewart Living 100 Great Finds the home. Congrats!

You can check out all the mixes this summer here.
Download here.
Click the icon below to listen.

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

  1. Big Jet Plane – Angus & Julia Stone
  2. Clean Getaway – Maria Taylor
  3. Days – Sambassadeur
  4. All Day Day Light – the Morning Benders
  5. Thin Air – Aqualung
  6. July Flame – Laura Veirs
  7. Tonight, Tonight – Passion Pit
  8. Last Goodbye – Jeff Buckley
  9. 10 Mile Stereo – Beach House
  10. King of Spain – Tallest Man On Earth
  11. Voyage (Sunset Sound Session) – Charlotte Gainsbourg
  12. My Boys (Animal Collective) – Taken By Trees

summer playlist : sunshine + raindrops

Friday, August 13th, 2010

chelsea fuss photo

From what I’ve heard the NW weather has been a bit unpredictable this summer. One minute it’s hot and sunny and has everyone excited for summer and then just as soon as you get excited to enjoy the heat and sunshine, it quickly reverts back to springlike conditions. Rain. I’ve kept a close eye on the weather, because I won’t lie, I’m a little nervous about all this dreary business.

This week’s summer mix is by Chelsea of the famed {frolic} blog. She’s a Portlander and I can’t help but think these conditions might have influenced her mix. In case you don’t already know, Chelsea has so many things going for her. She has the blog, {frolic}, that is a regular source of inspiration for me. She has the floral and prop styling gig, she has a street style blog, urban weeds, she’s co-hosting Little Winter, and she has an inspiring tumblr, Time for Tea. In between her summer vacation and catching up from said vacation she put together a summer mix for us. After writing all that, I feel like one of those people adding yet another thing to her plate. But she kindly obliged and sunshine + raindrops has been on repeat in my house since it arrived in my inbox earlier this week. I hope you all enjoy the mix as much as I am. Have yourselves a wonderful weekend my friends. It’s going to be lots of packing around these parts. Thanks again Chelsea!

You can check out all the mixes this summer here.
Download here.
Click the icon below to listen.

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

  1. This Heart Is A Stone – Acid House Kings
  2. (I Can’t Seem To) Make You Mine – The Clientele
  3. Lust for Life – Girls
  4. By and By – Lay Low
  5. Summer - Magic Kids
  6. Fightin’ Away the Tears (featuring Feist) – Mocky
  7. Reason to Live – Mosquitos
  8. A Teenager In Love – The Pains of Being Pure At Heart
  9. Tell Me Baby (Have You Had Enough) – Phosphorescent
  10. Stay (Just A Little Bit More) – The Do
  11. La Même Histoire – Feist

Photo: Chelsea – using a disposable camera

summer playlist : lost coastlines

Friday, August 6th, 2010

I can’t quite remember how I came across Meghan’s blog, Mustard and Sage. I do know it’s a daily read. I find myself saying, more often than not, I really love that, to whatever it was she posted. The great thing about the blogging community is not the daily inspiration, it’s the community that is created by all these like minded individuals. Individuals I would have never known had it not been for this little space. I kinda love that. Not only has Meghan given me some great tips on moving to Portland, she just moved from North Carolina to San Francisco, after talking more, we found out we both lived in Knoxville, Tennessee at the same time. Knoxville isn’t a big city either. So when it came time to finding a creative type for this week’s music post, she seemed the perfect fit. Thanks Meghan for participating, love your mix. Be sure to stop by Mustard and Sage and say hello.

You can check out all the mixes this summer here.
Download here.
Click the icon below to listen.

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

  1. Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen – Santana
  2. Heart To Tell – The Love Language
  3. Wilco (The Song) – Wilco
  4. Sad Sad City – Ghostland Observatory
  5. Go Do – Jonsi
  6. You Are The Best Thing – Ray LaMontagne
  7. Hang On – Dr. Dog
  8. Bang Pop – Free Energy
  9. Tighten Up – The Black Keys
  10. Gloria – Them
  11. Bow To The Middle – The Rosebuds
  12. Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out – Mayer Hawthorne and The County
  13. Pursuit Of Happiness (Kid CuDi cover) – Lissie
  14. Nice Fox – The Rosebuds
  15. Cinnamon – The Long Winters
  16. Four Kicks – Kings Of Leon

Photo: Mustard and Sage

summer playlist : no tuff sharks

Friday, July 30th, 2010

This Friday’s mix is by my gal Meghan. She’s a Portland friend and someone I’m excited to see on a more regular basis once I move. Each time Jevan and I visit, she’s usually the brains behind all things gastronomic and never ceases to amaze me with her latest vinyl finds. Not only is she great in the food and music department she is also an apparel designer over at Adidas. Maybe you’ve heard of them?

Meg is a constant source of inspiration and her summer mix is not to be missed. No Tuff Sharks was inspired by one of her favorite west coast artists, Jay Howell, her current obsession with 60′s California and all things Beach Boys-esque. It’s perfect listening for your next beach bonfire (sorry Colorado) or maybe it will inspire you to have your own beach party in the backyard. Enjoy your weekend and the mix. Can you believe it’s the last Friday in July? I can’t. The summer always goes entirely too fast.

You can check out all the mixes this summer here.
Download here.
Click the icon below to listen.

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

  1. Surfin – the Beach Boys
  2. Tomorrows Tear – Riptides
  3. Just Like Eddie – Heinz
  4. Down In Mexico – The Coasters
  5. Our Deal – Best Coast
  6. Dawn – Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
  7. 96 Tears – ? & the Mysterians
  8. Friday On My Mind – The Easybeats
  9. Over Under Sideways Down (7″ verson) – The Yardbirds
  10. Can’t Seem To Make You Mine – The Seeds
  11. Sweet Tooth – King Khan And The Shrines
  12. Let’s Go Trippin – Dick Dale
  13. Surfer Dan – Turtles
  14. Hobbies – Jenny Moss
  15. Sleepless Hours – The Originals
  16. Beechwood Park – The Zombies
  17. Don’t Worry Baby – The Beach Boys

Image: Jay Howell

summer playlist : other echoes

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Todd Richardson

Two years ago had you told me I would be following people I’ve never met on twitter, I would have bet against you. And felt confident in winning. Because, why exactly would I want to follow someone I’ve never met? Unless it’s say, Tina Fey or maybe Conan O’Brien? I could make just a few exceptions because somehow that makes a little more sense to me.

Let me be the first to say, someone should have made that bet because I would have lost. And that’s how I know today’s summer music mixer, Todd Richardson. He’s my internet friend. Weird, I know. We’ve never met, if we passed one another on the street we wouldn’t know it, we live in very different cities, but, and I stress, BUT, we both love photography and music. And that’s how I came across Todd, through his photography. I posted on his Paris series last winter.  It made me immediately want to pack up and move to Paris. We’ve been friends ever since.

So be sure to check out Todd’s amazing photography and his inspiring tumblr too. You can even follow him on twitter if you like. And last, be sure to enjoy his summer mix. It’s best listened to during those hours between sunset and sunrise preferably near the water or on a rooftop patio with a good summery cocktail in hand and 5 of your best friends. Have a wonderful weekend my friends.

You can check out all the mixes this summer here.
Download here.
Click the icon below to listen.

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

  1. I Slept with the Bonhomme at the CBC – Broken Social Scene
  2. My Baby Has A Gang Sign (Sign Our Hearts) – GoGoGo Airheart
  3. No Aloha – The Breeders
  4. Ghost Outfit – Deerhunter
  5. Sweet Road – Animal Collective
  6. Hung Upside Down – Buffalo Springfield
  7. Feelings In My Heart – The Fresh & Onlys
  8. I Was Denied - Thee Oh Sees
  9. Years Not Long - Male bonding
  10. Singing Butterfly – Beachwood Sparks
  11. The Seed – Nobody & Mystic Chords of Memory
  12. No Barrier Fun – Liars
  13. Mr. Beat/Street Tax – Tristeza
  14. Tunnelvision – Here We Go Magic
  15. Crumbling Land – Pink Floyd
  16. Burden – The Mantles
  17. J.O. – Love is Just a Tool – Clinic
  18. Anchovya Suite – All Night Radio
  19. Ready, Able – Grizzly Bear
  20. Summer Stage – The Walkmen

Photo: Todd Richardson

summer playlist : american muscle

Friday, July 16th, 2010


summer playlist

Remember when I said I was going to post a summer mix every week throughout summer? Well, I kinda forgot I was driving half way across the country with Jevan to get him to Portland last week. Plus the internet connection I was hoping to have was basically not happening for me. So I missed last week. I’m so sorry. When I tell you something, I like to make it happen. So, I hope this makes up for it.

This week’s summer mix is by the illustrious Sam from Tanner Goods. It’s going to be on heavy rotation around these parts and is best listened to in the car, windows down, pedal to the metal. Those are Sam’s exact words, don’t think I’m encouraging fast speeds. Because this mix could also be enjoyed on the sofa, it’s just not as fun. Happy Friday folks. Check back in the coming weeks each Friday this summer for some great summer tunes. Enjoy your weekend

You can check out all the mixes this summer here.
Download here:
Click the icon below to listen:

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

  1. Intro
  2. Psychotic Reaction – Count Five
  3. The Rebel Kind – Dino, Desi & Billy
  4. Roadrunner  – Modern Lovers
  5. Highway Star – Deep Purple
  6. Tumbling Dice – The Rolling Stones
  7. Jeepster – T. Rex
  8. Green Onions – Booker T. & the MG’s
  9. Mamuro-Gawa Ondo – Takeshi Terauchi and Bunnys
  10. Fireball – Alan Vega
  11. Trouble Comes Running – Spoon
  12. Gonullerde Bahar – Alpay
  13. You Got What I Like – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers
  14. Paper Dolls – The Nerves
  15. Theme From ‘the Traitors’ – The Packabeats

Photo: via Sam

summer playlist : yellow lines and sunsets

Friday, July 2nd, 2010


Whether it’s road tripping or backyard BBQing, summer calls for a great mix. So I’ve asked a few people to create a playlist specific to summer that I can share right here. You know, something that is reminiscent of those lazy, hot summer days. Check back each Friday throughout summer for a new mix posted here. Today Jevan is kicking off the summer season with his mix. I hope you enjoy. I also hope you enjoy your long holiday weekend. Are you up to anything fun?

You can listen to Yellow Lines and Sunsets below and as often as you like, you can even skip songs, not that you would, but you can:

And by popular request, you can download the mix here.

I just found out… You can still listen to this mix via Google Reader or any other reader, but you will need to manually play each song. If you are directly on the K.I.D Collective site, this isn’t required.

  1. Billy Bragg & Wilco – California Stars
  2. The Drums – Let’s Go Surfing
  3. Yeasayer – Ambling Alp
  4. Avi Buffalo – What’s In It For?
  5. Blitzen Trapper – Furr
  6. Fleetwood Mac – Second Hand News
  7. Delta Spirit – People C’mon
  8. Otis Redding – Respect
  9. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Lodi
  10. Uncle Tupelo – Screen Door
  11. Local Natives – Sun Hands
  12. the Replacements – When It Began
  13. The Rolling Stones – Sweet Virginia
  14. Son Volt – Windfall
  15. Fanfarlo – The Walls Are Coming Down
  16. Whiskeytown – Dancing With the Women At The Bar
  17. The National – Conversation 16
  18. Noah and the Whale – Blue Skies
  19. Tarkio – Sister Nebraska
  20. Little Joy - Don’t Watch Me Dancing

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

Photo: Jevan

how could i forget…

Friday, May 21st, 2010

Tonight we are heading to the Larimer Lounge to see Local Natives. Getting up early for my super secret mission tomorrow AM is going to be hard but totally worth it. I can’t wait to share. In the mean time, you can see some more Local Native business here. Or watch/listen below.

Photo: Local Natives

aught delights

Monday, January 18th, 2010

The past decade has been an incredible ten years. Off the top of my head, I graduated from college, moved across the country, began a new life in Colorado, married my best friend and am now in the midst of starting my own business. While all of these are milestones in my life, music also plays a huge part in reminding me of those times. Juice Newton and the Boss remind me of my mom. Both tapes were on repeat one long, hot, Tennessee summer. I think I was 7 and I remember riding in the little blue chevet with the windows down and singing Queen of Hearts like it was yesterday. Young MC Stone Cold Rhymin’ was my first official CD purchase and I played it over and over until I knew all the words to Busta Move. Neil Young Harvest Moon makes me think of 10th grade, sneaking out to smoke cigarettes and a love for volkswagen vans. I’m sure Jevan would tell you listening to Fleetwood Mac would remind him of growing up in Portland with his mom and dad. Do you have these memories that come rushing back after listening to a song?

To mark the end of each year, Jevan and I  make a playlist of our favorite songs. It’s our thing I guess you could say. I realize a lot of people do this but we’ve made this our tradition since we first began dating. We look forward to this time and talk about as much trash as one could possibly talk about a playlist. Ridiculous, I know, but remember it is our thing.

This year we decided on a decade list. Something that would span our lives from 2000 to 2009. We began in the same fashion as our annual list. Each of us had around 100 songs to narrow down to a well rounded list of 32. Not an easy feat because some great music was released between the millennium and 2010. And, while you may wonder why we picked one song over another, this list is once again, purely personal. I chose song #13 because I sang part of it to Jevan as a voice message when we first started falling for each other. I’m a horrible singer and no one, especially a guy I’m interested in, should have a recording of me singing. Thankfully he was good and kept it to himself. Each time I hear the song, it takes me back to those days. Some songs haven’t yet had time to develop the memories while others are much more personal I won’t discuss for all the Internet to read. This list represents an incredible 10 years for each of us. I hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoy putting it together.

Side-note: I’m trying something a little different with the audio version of this list. If you aren’t able to download it or have trouble. Comment below and I’ll try to work it out.

Disc 1 can be listened to here:

1.   Air France – No Excuses
2.  Arcade Fire – Rebellion (lies)
3.  Badly Drawn Boy – Once Around the Block
4.  Band of Horses – The Funeral
5.  Beirut – Mount Wroclai (Idle Days)
6.  Bon Iver – Skinny Love
7.  Bowerbirds – In Our Talons
8.  Cat Power – Good Woman
9.  Cotton Jones – Blood Red Sentimental Blues
10.  Death Cab for Cutie – Transatlanticism
11.  DeVotchka – How it Ends
12.  Drive-By Truckers – Decoration Day
13.  Gillian Welsh – Wayside Back In Time
14.  Grizzly Bear – Knife
15.  Grandaddy – Hewlett’s Daughter
16.  The Knife – Heartbeats

Disc 2 can be listened to here:

17.  Lykke Li – I’m Good, I’m Gone
18.  M.I.A. – Paper Planes
19.  Modest Mouse - Gravity Rides Everything
20.  The National – Secret Meeting
21.  Okkervil River – Okkervil River Song
22.  Phoenix – Lisztomania
23.  The Postal Service – The District Sleeps Alone
24.  Radiohead – Reckoner
25.  Ryan Adams – My Winding Wheel
26.  The Shins – New Slang
27.  The Strokes – Is This It
28.  TV on the Radio – Wolf Like Me
29.  The Walkmen – Donde Esta La Playa
30.  Wilco – I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
31.  Wolf Parade – Dear Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts
32.  Yeasayer – 2080