Hello, music lovers! Happy March to you all! Here’s a new batch of tunes for you to check out: 1) Johnny Flynn, “Barnacled Warship” 2) The National, “I Should Live In Salt” 3) Arcade Fire, “Normal Person” 4) Dan Auerbach, “Whispered Words” 5) Gregory Alan Isakov, “That Moon Song” 6) Pearl Jam, “Sirens” 7) The…
Hello, music lovers! Happy February! I hope the first weeks of the new year have treated you well! I recently started a blog dedicated to music, and one of my projects for it is to listen to American Songwriter magazine’s top 50 albums of 2013 and to record my thoughts on them. This month’s playlist…
Hello, music fans! I’m back with another artist recommendation! This time it’s New England-born singer/songwriter Willy Mason. Mason has actually enjoyed more success in the United Kingdom than he has in his home country since he first entered the music scene, but 2013 brought him some much-deserved attention here in the States. He toured the…
Hello, music lovers! Have I ever mentioned on here how much I love social media? I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t have found some of the music I have it weren’t for Facebook and Twitter – like the band that I’m showcasing this month, a folk group from Missouri called Pawns or Kings. Pawns or Kings…
Hey everyone! Happy December! Here is a new, wintery playlist for you this month. Mumford & Sons, “Winter Winds” Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs, “Old Before Your Time” Fleet Foxes, “White Winter Hymnal” Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, “Life is Hard” U2, “Gloria” Grizzly Bear, “Sleeping Ute” The Head and the Heart, “Winter…
Hello, music lovers! Time for another artist profile, or, as we like to call them here at The Write Teacher(s)– Music Notes. My Music Note this month features Lord Huron. Originally the moniker for songwriter Ben Schneider, Lord Huron expanded from one man to a full band after people began demanding that Schneider play his 2010…
Hey, music lovers! Here’s another round of tunes for you to check out! Bear’s Den, “Sahara” (from their latest EP, Without/Within, which you can buy here!) Elephant Revival, “Remembering a Beginning” Matt Corby, “Brother” Gregory Alan Isakov, “Big Black Car” The Milk Carton Kids, “Michigan” The Vaccines, “If You Wanna” Roo Panes, “Indigo Home” Treetop…
Hey, music lovers! Instead of my usual artist profile, I’m mixing my October post up a bit and presenting you with a music-related something that you should definitely check out: Communion Music and its U.S. club nights. Communion Music is, like the name suggests, a community that provides up-and-coming musicians with a platform for their…
Hey, everyone! Happy October, and happy fall! In honor of my favorite season, I’ve compiled a list of songs that make me (and a few of my friends, noted after each song) think of autumn. Do you know any songs that make you think of changing leaves and crisp breezes? Feel free to share in…
Hello, everyone! Time for another artist profile! This past Labor Day weekend, I traveled to Troy, Ohio to attend one of Mumford & Sons’ Gentlemen of the Road stopover festivals for two days of music and fun. It was my second time seeing Mumford & Sons, and I got to see some other pretty incredible…