Category: Music
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The man, the myth, the legend. The incomparable…Sufjan Stevens. At it again with his All Delighted People – EP. Every time I play his music in the car, my girls ask, “Isn’t this Christmas music?” I guess they have heard his Christmas album quite a lot.
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Why make art? Whether it’s music, short stories, sculptures, or plays–there are many reasons why people choose to create reflections of life–both in its beauty and suffering. One of my all-time favorite musical groups (from my generation) is Over the Rhine, a married duo who have created thought-provoking, soulful and quite “artsy” music for more…
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What an amazing performance! It was such a mesmerizing show. I was thinking about how different this show was from the one I saw at a dingy college bar in Lexington, KY over 10 years ago. At that show, Karin (the lead vocalist) berated some of the audience members for their rude manners–as they were…
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Well, there are necessities and then there are “necessities”. This weekend we acquired a free piano (seen here:) No one in our family actually plays the piano, but we’re optimistic people I guess. Anna is very musical. God has a way of rectifying talent-deficiency in the next generation–so Anna, we believe, can overcome her musical…
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This is the music I’ve been listening to lately. Enjoying them…. (As if you care!)
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I think I'm a bit of both. Last night we had the pleasure of attending the Pacific Northwest Ballet's Stowell & Sendak version of The Nutcracker. If you remember him, Maurice Sendak was the children's author/illustrator who is best known for his book, Where the Wild Things Are. The sets/artwork for the ballet were really…
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While I've been writing I've been listening to this Band of Horses album, Cease to Begin. It's not a "new" album, but it's new to me. I'm struck by how much I like it more than their first album. I'm not sure if that is because I was unfamiliar with their music before and had…
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I've been enjoying this Joseph Arthur song a lot lately (lyrics below). It describes the current state of my heart from an emotional / spiritual standpoint. (Obviously the analogy gets a little confusing because of the first person perspective, but it can be applied loosely.) When you hear the song sung, the lyrics are much…
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A friend recommended this artist. If you like Feist or Over the Rhine, I think you'll dig it. Plus, she's offering her album for free (download) for a limited time. Check it out…
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yeti speak... 