Braden Blake, formerly of Super Deluxe:
And the first track from the upcoming album from The Sun Sawed in 1/2:
And because I can’t resist it, here is the same band, Sun Sawed in 1/2, performing an acoustic version of “Come Sail Away” by Styx — in a living room. It’s goofy and spontaneous and stripped down — but this is seriously worth your time, if only to hear someone sound exactly like Dennis DeYoung who, well, isn’t Dennis DeYoung.
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On the last clip: yes, he’s flat on the second note, but stay with it.
Comment by Patterico (d508e7) — 1/29/2012 @ 3:09 pm
good!
here’s somethin’ sweet…
Comment by Colonel Haiku (b84db5) — 1/29/2012 @ 3:13 pm
http://youtu.be/HIil8k5QnFU
Comment by Colonel Haiku (b84db5) — 1/29/2012 @ 3:15 pm
I’ll stick to Spyro Gyra!
Comment by AD-RtR/OS! (e45633) — 1/29/2012 @ 5:28 pm
MGMT!!!!
Comment by Dohbiden (ef98f0) — 1/29/2012 @ 8:02 pm
Come Sail Away was especially well done. Always fun to hear about bands you hadn’t heard of before.
I’ll stick to Spyro Gyra!
Comment by AD-RtR/OS! — 1/29/2012 @ 5:28 pm
Another Spyro Gyra fan — they’re awesome…!
Comment by no one you know (577ce5) — 1/29/2012 @ 8:39 pm
*Shudder*
Comment by Patterico (d508e7) — 1/29/2012 @ 9:04 pm
I was just happy to see it wasn’t Boston for Sunday Afternoon Music…there’s a shudder and a half.:)
Col Haiku, love the Waterboys…especially their cover of Van’s Sweet Thing.
Comment by Dana (4eca6e) — 1/29/2012 @ 9:22 pm
Domo Arigato Mr. Obama
Mitsubishi Teriyaki Samurai
-Chris Matthews
Comment by Dohbiden (ef98f0) — 1/29/2012 @ 9:43 pm
*Shudder*
Comment by Patterico — 1/29/2012 @ 9:04 pm
OK, just for that, here’s a jazzy something I’ve been listening to this weekend…Enjoy!
International Geophysical Year by the better half of Steely Dan
Comment by no one you know (577ce5) — 1/29/2012 @ 10:05 pm
Another vote for the Waterboys, even the earlier grandiose stuff, but especially that cover of “Sweet Thing.”
Comment by Karl (8cdbad) — 1/29/2012 @ 10:14 pm
What is spyro gyra?
It doesn’t matter what happens in the next 15-20 years the enviroweenuses will blame man for causing it.
Comment by Dohbiden (ef98f0) — 1/29/2012 @ 10:26 pm
my Pandora One playlist:
Stan Kenton,
George Shearing,
Chuck Mangione,
Spyro Gyra,
Manhattan Transfer,
Tommy Flanagan,
Gerald Wilson,
Miles Davis,
Cal Tjader,
Dave Brubeck,
Paul Desmond,
MJQ,
and for national holidays,
John Phillip Sousa!
Comment by AD-RtR/OS! (e45633) — 1/29/2012 @ 11:10 pm