tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57941250039684068592012-01-24T02:03:53.411-06:00they are delicious!Matt Garmannoreply@blogger.comBlogger513125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794125003968406859.post-84832211872624934252011-08-01T13:39:00.002-05:002011-08-01T13:41:25.141-05:002011-08-01T13:41:25.141-05:00

looks like someone knows they are a cutie. The debut full-length from this Portland, Oregon pop outfit is a mellow, lush exercise in pan-genre-pop: swirling atmospherics and chanting atop walls of guitar in one moment, prim and proper cool soul in the next. The beautiful voice of singer Lizzy Ellison goes from 60's girl-group crooning to Portishead-esque vamping, depending on the track. As a

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Matt Garmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794125003968406859.post-73112479472154076012011-04-02T12:03:00.006-05:002011-04-02T12:27:33.982-05:002011-04-02T12:27:33.982-05:00

Beautiful creatures,  gliding across hard pavement. What trace do we leave? 145 Here is my story: a battle against myself, with no clear victor. Architecture tour under relentless sunshine renders me speechless. Did you pick on me knowing I would dwell on it years later? Fuck you. I'm always tired. Always, all ways, I'm tired. I tire of tired. Alone at a show. Implore the opening

Matt Garmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794125003968406859.post-27793285570632032202011-03-21T18:29:00.001-05:002011-03-21T18:30:01.939-05:002011-03-21T18:30:01.939-05:00

I'm on CHIRP Radio every Monday afternoon:1-4pm Pacific / 2-5pm Mountain / 3-6pm Central / 4-7pm EasternLISTEN TO THIS SHOW: 3pm / 4pm / 5pm 5:49PM Wilco Spiders (Kidsmoke) A Ghost Is Born (Nonesuch)5:44PM Absinthe & The Dirty Floors Black Ice Side 1 (self-released)5:41PM Six Organs Of Admittance Hold But Let Go Asleep On The Floodplain (Drag City)5:39PM Acid House Kings (I'm In) A Chorus Line 

Matt Garmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794125003968406859.post-63903977926714117832011-03-14T19:25:00.002-05:002011-03-14T19:38:09.566-05:002011-03-14T19:38:09.566-05:00

I'm on CHIRP Radio every Monday afternoon:1-4pm Pacific / 2-5pm Mountain / 3-6pm Central / 4-7pm EasternLISTEN TO THIS SHOW: 3pm / 4pm / 5pm 5:49PM A Silver Mt. Zion Microphones in the Trees Pretty Little Lightning Paw EP (Constellation)5:45PM Sarge Half As Far The Glass Intact (Mud)5:43PM Loyal Divide New Years Bodice Ripper (self-released)5:40PM Void Pedal Rainbow God Omni Colour (Fieldwerk)5:

Matt Garmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794125003968406859.post-9879290934346299972011-03-08T19:11:00.007-06:002011-03-14T19:40:32.642-05:002011-03-14T19:40:32.642-05:00

I'm on CHIRP Radio every Monday afternoon:1-4pm Pacific / 2-5pm Mountain / 3-6pm Central / 4-7pm EasternLISTEN TO THIS SHOW: 3pm / 4pm / 5pm 5:53PM Fred Anderson & Hamid Drake For Brother Thompson From The River To The Ocean (Thrill Jockey)5:47PM Thao & Mirah Eleven (ft. tUnE-YarDs) Thao & Mirah (Kill Rock Stars)5:45PM The Swan King Eyes Like Knives Eyes Like Knives (Seventh Pule)5:41PM Papercuts

Matt Garmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794125003968406859.post-5153518254861538602011-03-08T18:41:00.001-06:002011-03-08T18:41:43.945-06:002011-03-08T18:41:43.945-06:00

I'm on CHIRP Radio every Monday afternoon:1-4pm Pacific / 2-5pm Mountain / 3-6pm Central / 4-7pm EasternLISTEN TO THIS SHOW: 3pm / 4pm / 5pm 5:57PM Death People Look Away Spiritual - Mental - Physical (Drag City)5:52PM The Psychic Paramount Intro/Sp II (No Quarter)5:46PM !!! Sweet Life Myth Takes (Warp)5:41PM Lupe Fiasco Hello/Goodbye (feat. UNKLE) The Cool (1st & 15th/Atlantic)5:39PM A Tribe

Matt Garmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794125003968406859.post-32308933744877680652011-03-08T18:19:00.002-06:002011-03-08T18:24:45.390-06:002011-03-08T18:24:45.390-06:00

I'm on CHIRP Radio every Monday afternoon:1-4pm Pacific / 2-5pm Mountain / 3-6pm Central / 4-7pm EasternLISTEN TO THIS SHOW: 12pm / 1pm / 2pm2:53PM East River Pipe When You Were Doing Cocaine We Live In Rented Rooms (Merge) 2:49PM Jessica Lea Mayfield Sleepless Tell Me (Nonesuch)2:47PM Fruit Bats The Hobo Girl The Ruminant Band (Sub Pop)2:47PM Cross Record I Know You Cross Record (http://

Matt Garmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794125003968406859.post-35625374662585806402011-03-08T18:15:00.001-06:002011-03-08T18:16:32.575-06:002011-03-08T18:16:32.575-06:00

I'm on CHIRP Radio every Monday afternoon:1-4pm Pacific / 2-5pm Mountain / 3-6pm Central / 4-7pm EasternLISTEN TO THIS SHOW: 3pm / 4pm / 5pm 5:52PM The Psychedulic Furs President Gas Should God Forget: A Retrospective (Legacy)5:47PM The Joy Formidable Whirring A Balloon Called Moaning (Black Bell)5:44PM The Presidents of the United States of America Candy The Presidents of the United States of

Matt Garmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794125003968406859.post-87862873170644361732011-03-08T18:12:00.003-06:002011-03-08T18:13:32.810-06:002011-03-08T18:13:32.810-06:00

I'm on CHIRP Radio every Monday afternoon:1-4pm Pacific / 2-5pm Mountain / 3-6pm Central / 4-7pm EasternLISTEN TO THIS SHOW: 12pm / 1pm / 2pm 2:54PM Neutral Milk Hotel Two-Headed Boy In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (Merge)2:46PM Iron & Wine Your Fake Name Is Good Enough For Me Kiss Each Other Clean (Sub Pop)2:44PM Willie Nelson She's Gone Gone Gone To Lefty from Willie (Columbia)2:40PM Daniel

Matt Garmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794125003968406859.post-39434883139396941312011-02-14T19:56:00.005-06:002011-02-14T23:29:26.709-06:002011-02-14T23:29:26.709-06:00

I'm on CHIRP Radio every Monday afternoon:1-4pm Pacific / 2-5pm Mountain / 3-6pm Central / 4-7pm Eastern** LISTEN TO THIS SHOW: 3-4PM / 4-5PM / 5-6PM ** 5:56PM Talking Heads Thank You For Sending Me An Angel ("Country Angel" Version) More Songs About Buildings And Food (Sire)5:53PM Walter & Wendell Like A Cloud Adjusted Automatically (Movings)5:48PM New Fangs Crawling Bayonets (Chain Letter)5:

Matt Garmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794125003968406859.post-41376213575079539182011-02-14T19:41:00.001-06:002011-02-14T19:41:55.482-06:002011-02-14T19:41:55.482-06:00

I'm on CHIRP Radio every Monday afternoon:1-4pm Pacific / 2-5pm Mountain / 3-6pm Central / 4-7pm Eastern ** LISTEN TO THIS SHOW: 8-9PM / 9-10PM ** 9:55PM The Kickback Alpha Flight Mea Culpa Mea Culpa EP (SideCho)9:45PM Neil Young Cortez the Killer Zuma (Reprise)9:40PM Mogwai White Noise Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will (Sup Pop)9:34PM Boogie Down Productions My Philosophy By All Means

Matt Garmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794125003968406859.post-47748032766046063932011-02-08T00:20:00.001-06:002011-02-08T00:21:15.605-06:002011-02-08T00:21:15.605-06:00

I'm on CHIRP Radio every Monday afternoon:1-4pm Pacific / 2-5pm Mountain / 3-6pm Central / 4-7pm Eastern* Listen to this show: 3pm / 4pm / 5pm * 5:55PM Cee-Lo Let's Stay Together (feat. Pharrell) Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine (Arista)5:51PM Willie Wright I'm So Happy Now Telling The Truth (Numero Group)5:47PM The Ramones Sheena is a Punk Rocker Rocket to Russia (Sire)5:44PM The Cathy

Matt Garmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794125003968406859.post-58702594866935924612011-02-08T00:05:00.008-06:002011-02-08T00:12:27.526-06:002011-02-08T00:12:27.526-06:00

I'm on CHIRP Radio every Monday afternoon:1-4pm Pacific / 2-5pm Mountain / 3-6pm Central / 4-7pm Eastern * Listen to this show: 3pm / 4pm / 5pm * 5:57PM Johnny Cash Oh, What a Dream The Fabulous Johnny Cash (Columbia)5:53PM Low Long, Long, Long A Lifetime of Temporary Relief (Chairkickers Union)5:48PM The Lemonheads Big Gay Heart Come On Feel The Lemonheads (Atlantic)5:43PM Cloud Cult Tambourine

Matt Garmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794125003968406859.post-16526906233379758082011-01-25T18:04:00.001-06:002011-01-31T20:30:25.666-06:002011-01-31T20:30:25.666-06:00

I'm on CHIRP Radio every Monday afternoon:1-4pm Pacific / 2-5pm Mountain / 3-6pm Central / 4-7pm Eastern Listen to this show RIGHT NOW: 3pm / 4pm / 5pm 5:57PM The Soft Boys You'll Have To Go Sideways Underwater Moonlight (Matador)5:52PM Blank Dogs Out The Door Land and Fixed (Captured Tracks)5:48PM The Thermals Returning to the Fold The Body The Blood The Machine (Sub Pop)5:44PM The Earth Program

Matt Garmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794125003968406859.post-39863031466722958402011-01-24T18:56:00.007-06:002011-01-31T20:28:09.299-06:002011-01-31T20:28:09.299-06:00

I'm on CHIRP Radio every Monday afternoon:1-4pm Pacific / 2-5pm Mountain / 3-6pm Central / 4-7pm Eastern Listen to this show RIGHT NOW: 3pm / 4pm / 5pm 5:53PM Wyatt, Atzmon & Stephen Maryan For The Ghosts Within (Domino)5:51PM Matt Ulery's Loom High City/Low City Flora.Fauna.Fervor. (482 Music)5:46PM Jonathan Richman The Bitter Herb O Moon, Queen of Night On Earth (Vapor)5:44PM Bill Withers Ain't

Matt Garmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794125003968406859.post-66452542015781938082011-01-18T18:24:00.002-06:002011-01-24T12:27:55.819-06:002011-01-24T12:27:55.819-06:00

I'm on CHIRP Radio every Monday afternoon:1-4pm Pacific / 2-5pm Mountain / 3-6pm Central / 4-7pm Eastern 5:54PM Teebs Arthur's Birds Ardour (Brainfeeder)5:50PM The Mummies Food, Sickles & Girls Food, Sickles & Girls - single (Estrus)5:47PM Dillinger Four #51 Dick Butkus Midwestern Songs of the Americas (Hopeless)5:45PM Modest Mouse The Fruit That Ate Itself The Fruit That Ate Itself (K)5:41PM 

Matt Garmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794125003968406859.post-76417209467924966662011-01-17T15:37:00.000-06:002011-01-24T12:38:22.406-06:002011-01-24T12:38:22.406-06:00

I'm on CHIRP Radio every Monday afternoon:1-4pm Pacific / 2-5pm Mountain / 3-6pm Central / 4-7pm Eastern 5:58PM Disappears New Fast Guider (kranky)5:53PM Igor Boxx Alarm Breslau (Ninja Tune)5:48PM Iron and Wine Love and Some Verses Our Endless Numbered Days (Sub Pop)5:45PM Paul McCartney Here Today Tug Of War (Columbia)5:42PM Giant Sand Fields of Green Blurry Blue Mountain (Fire)5:40PM Sonic

Matt Garmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794125003968406859.post-55567651050719137002011-01-14T15:32:00.002-06:002011-01-24T12:34:54.472-06:002011-01-24T12:34:54.472-06:00

I'm on CHIRP Radio every Monday afternoon:1-4pm Pacific / 2-5pm Mountain / 3-6pm Central / 4-7pm Eastern 2:50PM Chris Schlarb I Can Live Forever If I Slowly Die Psychic Temple (Asthmatic Kitty)2:44PM Neko Case Deep Red Bells Blacklisted (Bloodshot)2:43PM Rusty Willoughby You Could Be Wrong Cobirds Unite (Local 638)2:40PM The 1900s Lay a Ghost Return Of The Century (Parasol)2:34PM Curtis Jones 

Matt Garmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794125003968406859.post-41389333901222579832011-01-10T18:40:00.001-06:002011-01-11T00:47:02.002-06:002011-01-11T00:47:02.002-06:00

I'm on CHIRP Radio every Monday afternoon:1-4pm Pacific / 2-5pm Mountain / 3-6pm Central / 4-7pm Eastern * * * on-demand audio: 3pm / 4pm / 5pm * * * 5:55PM Basement Jaxx Crazy Girl Rooty (XL)5:51PM DVAS Society Society (Upper Class)5:46PM The Good Ones Egidia Kigali Y' Izahabu (Dead Oceans)5:43PM Laura Veirs When You Give Your Heart July Flame (Raven Marching Band)5:42PM U.S. Royalty Equestrian 

Matt Garmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794125003968406859.post-43491644832338814632011-01-03T18:07:00.002-06:002011-01-10T18:13:47.360-06:002011-01-10T18:13:47.360-06:00

I'm on CHIRP Radio every Monday afternoon:1-4pm Pacific / 2-5pm Mountain / 3-6pm Central / 4-7pm Eastern Check out my top releases of 2010 at the CHIRP Blog! Listen to my 3-part interview with DJ Shadow on the CHIRP site! Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 5:54PM Wilco How To Fight Loneliness Summerteeth (Reprise)5:52PM Rusty Willoughby Seventeen Express Cobirds Unite (Local 638)5:44PM E.U. Da' Butt 

Matt Garmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794125003968406859.post-62830086658900253702010-12-31T13:01:00.000-06:002010-12-31T13:01:20.261-06:002010-12-31T13:01:20.261-06:00

Menomena at the Metro, Chicago, 09.25.2010.

Matt Garmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794125003968406859.post-55885190527764621042010-12-27T18:05:00.003-06:002010-12-27T18:07:48.328-06:002010-12-27T18:07:48.328-06:00

I'm on CHIRP Radio every Monday afternoon:1-4pm Pacific / 2-5pm Mountain / 3-6pm Central / 4-7pm Eastern Check out my top releases of 2010 at the CHIRP Blog! Listen to my 3-part interview with DJ Shadow on the CHIRP site! Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 5:53PM Demdike Stare Leptonic Matter Voices of Dust (Modern Love)5:51PM DJ Trouble Mosh Pit Bangs & Works Vol. 1: A Chicago Footwork Compilation (Planet

Matt Garmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794125003968406859.post-63031513198637266132010-12-25T15:22:00.000-06:002010-12-25T15:22:20.147-06:002010-12-25T15:22:20.147-06:00

I'm on CHIRP Radio every Monday afternoon:1-4pm Pacific / 2-5pm Mountain / 3-6pm Central / 4-7pm Eastern Check out my top releases of 2010 at the CHIRP Blog! Listen to my 3-part interview with DJ Shadow on the CHIRP site! Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 2:55PM Paul McCartney Wonderful Christmastime Wonderful Christmastime - single (EMI)2:53PM George Thorogood Rock 'N' Roll Christmas A Rock 'N' Roll

Matt Garmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794125003968406859.post-37562120336475390362010-12-21T15:26:00.006-06:002010-12-21T15:31:44.356-06:002010-12-21T15:31:44.356-06:00

The CHIRP Blog posted my list of top albums, etc. It's a little shorter than the version I posted to my blog, but it includes short descriptions I wrote for each release that aren't in the original version of the list. Speaking of those short descriptions, I feel a little silly that 11 of 14 entries mention the word "pop". Good to be consistent, but yeesh. I'm not sure if this is terribly

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