can it really be that i didnt post anything in the month of may....geez sorry y'all.  its been a very busy month and june is shaping up to be the same.  yikes.

in an effort to get back on track i wanted to share the french music stylings of

Coeur de Pirate

Real name, Beatrice Martin, is the heart and soul of Coeur de Pirate ("Heart Pirate").  She is a French singer/songwriter from Quebec, Canada.  If you read up on her you will find that she has an interesting life story (*coughs-alt porn model at age 16-*coughs), however, she has a great voice and beautiful music.

y'all might be thinking..."wow, you speak french!?" ...no.  i do not speak french other than a few words here and there that i picked up the two times that i visited France.  i do, however, have a love for music no matter what language it's in. 

Coeur de Pirate's almost child like voice mixed with the rhythm of her lyrics and piano is just soothing.  kinda hard to describe.  it makes me feel carefree and light? does this make sense to anyone? just like watching Amélie...it makes you feel playful and free...atleast i do.

She released her self titled debut album in 2008- most known for the song

"Comme des enfants" and "Ensemble" which was featured in a YouTube video about a baby.  In November 2011 she release her follow-up album "Blonde"...which i just found out about (I was too busy getting married to notice-I played one of her songs during my cake cutting!).

Anywho, I encourage you to check out both her ablums on iTunes. 

It's great feel good music that you can put on when you want something playing that wont destract you with lyrics you understand and want to sing along with...unless you are like me and still learn lyrics in foreign languages.

i love her music!

*all images can be found from a google image source-i had a hard time nailing down a single url source

 

now playing:tuesday - The Cranberries!!!

The Cranberries

Squeeeee....the Cranberries release a new album today, "Roses."  This is the first album in 10 years from my favorite Irish band! Can you believe it has been 10 years since their last album? Geez i feel old.

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i haven't spent as much time with this album as id like to before writing about it (only heard it all the way through a couple times) but it only came out today.  it sounds great!  it is the classic expected Cranberries sound, just new material to memorize and imitate in the car at full volume.  this album has 12 new songs and 2 live versions of "Linger" and "Zombie" recorded from a show in Madrid (i bought the deluxe version)

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this band will always bring back memories of middle school, watching clueless, and blaring my Cranberries tapes on my walkman while sitting by the pool.
i definately recommend you go have a listen on the iTunes and buy this album.  if for no other reason than to show your Cranberries fan pride...."hey thanks for making an album 10 years later and not giving up on rockin out."

any suggestions for now playing:tuesday? leave me a comment if there is somthing you think i should listen to!

now playing:tuesday - Gardens & Villa

today i want to share with you the music stylings of

Gardens & Villa

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their music is very hipster....think along the lines of mgmt, local natives, and perhaps alittle miike snow.  their sound is very mellow yet upbeat.  its good background music for doing stuff around the house.

i definately recommend you hop on over to the itunes and check them out!

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any new bands you want me to check out?  leave me a comment!



weekend update: nothing but rock shows

this weekend consisted of nothing but screen printing and gigs.

friday night dave and his spanish rock band, La Sien, had a show.  we had spent the better part of last week reprinting shirts and restocking our merch table....its alot of fun but also a lot of hard work.

cant wait til they have their full length EP done....ill pass on updates when they are available.

on saturday we printed shirts for our friends new band "Satellite Brigade" (check 'em out on Facebook).  i snapped a couple of product photos before their show saturday night....i think they came out great!

dave on the left....lookin mighty handsome and Loren (drummers girlfriend) on the right.

The show went great and they got a great response!! Also on the bill was "Darrin Love" a "Athousandcolours" - the show was really great!

Satellite Brigade - Frank (on drums) and Ramses (vocals and guitar) - photo by Erin Cason



got some local bands you want me to check out?  let me know.....who knows they may make an apperance in my NowPlaying:Tuesdays