Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Sunny Day Real Estate - "Seven" (Live on Jimmy Fallon)

This song takes me back about fifteen years ago...

Every month in high school I would look forward to flipping through the pages of my copy of Alternative Press in search for my next musical discovery. Sunny Day Real Estate had just released "Diary" on Sub Pop Records and I was fascinated with the advertisement featuring the artwork from the album. It was one of the first albums that I ever bought just because of the artwork alone. When I listened to the album the first time I was confused. The album was dark, moody and unlike anything I had ever heard before. It wasn't punk. It wasn't alternative. It wasn't rock. It sounded kind of like Shudder To Think, but was far more up tempo. It grew on me over the years and became one of my favorite albums. While in college I had the chance to see them at The Bottleneck in Lawrence, KS on their first reunion tour in 1998. They had just released the album "How It Feels To Be Something On."

Recently the band reunited with the original line up to play a string of shows this fall. In addition they released "Dairy" and "LP2" on vinyl with additional tracks. Here's their recent performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

Monday, September 28, 2009

The Gaslight Anthem - "Come Together" (Beatles Cover)

The Gaslight Anthem recently performed a cover of The Beatles 'Come Together' while in Vancouver, B.C. on 99.3 The FOX.

Check Out: The Gaslight Anthem & 99.3 The Fox