Dropped Her Body in the Frisco Bay

Today's song comes from my favorite Bay Area band, Two Gallants. Liz and I have seen them in concert four times. We are going to see the lead singer, Adam Stephens, on December 16 at Rickshaw Stop. The drummer, Tyson, is incredibly talented. We were lucky enough to see him play with Port O'Brien recently at the Independent.

Welcome to Week 2

My co-worker, colleague, and friend Eric suggested today's song. We played it (during the lunch hour of course) and it sounded quite familiar to me. See if you can place it. I'll put the answer in the comment section.

Thanks for the good work Eric, King of Dublin.

I'm Not Totally Indie

Today's band is well-liked by Jay-Z. He's popular. I'm not totally indie.

Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers also sang a version of this song. He's popular too. With my parents.

Let's Make it Two Days in a Row

I enjoy this song because it combines two things I like once in awhile: African pop music and American indie pop music. The song is a collaboration between Esau Mwamwaya from Malawi and the guy from Vampire Weekend. It's really catchy. It reminds me of our time in southern Africa.

We've Added Music

As you can see by scrolling up, the title of this web journal has added a music component. Since Liz and I have just been watching depressing episodes of Mad Men Season 2 and depressing episodes of Notre Dame football, I have had very little to write about.

Since I started a "song of the day" email with a co-worker, I thought I would add a song of the day feature to this web log (I'm tired of b-l-o-g). I will try to update as frequently as possible.

The first band I have been listening to lately is Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. Described as a hippie version of the Arcade Fire, this song is incredibly catchy. I have heard this song on the radio quite a bit, and my hipster collegiate cousin listens to them so they must be cool. For reference, when I say "radio," I mean satellite radio. If FM radio inspired these posts, you would be forced to re-live 1998's big hits: Stone Temple Pilots, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Garth Brooks, etc.

Back to Edward Sharpe. I wanted to go see him on Dec 12 at the Great American Music Hall, but alas, the show is sold out. Craigslist time.

Enjoy: