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The Avett Brothers - The Perfect Space (live performance on Spinner’s The Interface)

Wow! This is an incredible performance. The Avett Brothers I and Love and You is a strong contender for my favourite album of ‘09. But Rick Rubin’s sparse production strips away the Avett’s to their bare essentials. This video shows what they can do if you let them plug in and set up a drum kit.

I need to see these guys live.

The Interface has a great looking library of live performances. But why do they geo-block us Canadians out? Arrgghh. Oddly, I can see these Avett Brothers vids, but not others.

Thanks to ECEU for the pointer.

Ben Harper - The Drugs Don’t Work (The Verve)

Great cover of a great song.

Funny exchange on Aardvark.

Found on TechCrunch.

Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man

I’m loving Mumford & Sons album Sigh No More.

Why do I do this? I somehow miss or ignore a recommendation from one “music friend” that I trust. But then react to another one. David Noel (and I think others) pointed us to these guys back in September. But it was Bijan’s post of Roll Away Your Stone a few days ago that made me listen to the song and then buy the album. Oh well. I’m on it now. Heavy rotation the last 3 days. Had a hard time picking a song from the 12 wonderful ones that make up this album.

Cracker (w/ Patterson Hood) - Friends

This is wonderful. Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers) playing Friends with Cracker. Friends is from Cracker’s latest album, Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey.

“Friends” is an earnest and amusing ode on the airtight bonds of a pair of drinking buddies.

I love Cracker, but haven’t given this album much of a listen. Will have to revisit it.

Found the video over at No Depression.

Warren Buffet on Berkshire buying Burlington Northern railways for $34 Billion - NYTimes.com

1. Gibbard, Ben & Jay Farrar (11) 
2. The Avett Brothers (9) 
3. U2 (8) 
4. The Low Anthem (8) 
5. The National (7) 

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The Low Anthem - Charlie Darwin

The Low Anthem’s Oh My God, Charlie Darwin is one of my current heavy-rotation albums. Simple, beautiful, haunting.

Here’s a wonderful animated video for the album opener, Charlie Darwin.

(found over at stereogum)

Guitar lessons from The National’s Aaron Dessner

A while back I posted video from The National’s appearance on CBC’s Q. But I missed this gem: Aaron Dessner giving a couple little guitar tips for how to play Fake Empire and Slow Show.

One thing that always strikes my about The National’s music is the rhythm. Many of their songs seem off just a little bit, but in a beautiful, perfect kinda way. Aaron shows how he plays Fake Empire using two rhythms simultaneously (one with the thumb, one with the index finger). Maybe this is standard stuff for a half-decent guitar player. I’m poor-to-mediocre and I simply don’t have the coordination to handle this.

Found over at Heather’s blog.

Florence & The Machine on Letterman

What a voice!

Joshua Tree was the soundtrack of my college years (senior year, anyway).

Lefsetz Letter  » U2 At The Rose Bowl

The White House’s War with Fox News, The New Yorker

(found at Give Me Something To Read)

Remarkable artwork. Sad but true?

via www.newyorker.com

1. The Avett Brothers (84) 
2. Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros (11) 
3. The Beatles (5) 
4. Band of Horses (3) 
5. U2 (1) 

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Ben Gibbard and Jay Farrar - California Zephyr

This is wonderful. I just bought the album here.

bijan:

California Zephyr - Ben Gibbard and Jay Farrar

Going to California this afternoon for Jeff Pulver’s 140conf. I’m on a panel with Howard Lindzon and Ron Conway and moderated by Robert Scoble. Should be fun.