Hickory Wind

Eastbound Jesus - Southern Rock

karnowski — Thu, 30 May 2013 12:42:20 -0400

For fans of the Old Crow Medicine show, but who wish OCMS would occasionally play electric (or throw in a bit of Skynrd).

Some beautiful writing from my friend, jenmyers: I can’t sing...

karnowski — Thu, 30 May 2013 12:24:22 -0400

Some beautiful writing from my friend,

jenmyers:

I can’t sing for anything, but when my daughter was a baby, I used to sing to her. Babies are wonderfully nonjudgmental that way.

When my daughter was a baby, I was single mother living in poverty. I was scared and confused all the time. I had no idea how I was going to survive. But I held on to two fundamental beliefs: that if I worked hard and long enough, I would earn a better life, and that I would eventually find someone, or someones, to join me on the journey.

The song I sang most often to my daughter was a slowed-down version of Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run.” It was the easiest way to tell her the story of where we were and where we were going. Except I really wasn’t telling her. I was telling myself, over and over again, so I would not forget and I would not give up.

I moved quickly out of the small town she was born in, the town I grew up in, and she grew up in another city. Now we’re moving from that city. We’re not just moving from one place to another, though. I don’t intend to ever do that again. We’re moving to a different way of life. We’re finally both old enough and strong enough to explore, to travel, to jump from place to place, not because we need to get away from something but because we have things to offer to the world. People to meet, connections to make. New journeys to take.

“I realized after I put all those people in all those cars, I was going to have to figure out some place for them to go.” The questions you ask yourself about what you want are always the same, but, if you put enough effort and time in, you learn how to be honest and brave enough to change the answers.

And, after that, it’s probably time to go.

Finally waking up from a “moving into a new house” funk. Looking forward to blogging...

karnowski — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 08:23:55 -0400

Finally waking up from a “moving into a new house” funk. Looking forward to blogging music again soon…. promise!

(I’ve been working on an “Intro to Electronic Music” playlist similar to the intro to Radiohead and Wilco playlists of yesteryear. Still a work in progress, but I hope to publish it soon.)

Wow, just found this band: Pirates Canoe, an amazing...

karnowski — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 08:40:36 -0500

Wow, just found this band: Pirates Canoe, an amazing Bluegrass/Folk band of Japanese nationals. The first minute is just chatter in Japanese, but singing is gorgeous accent-less English. Great guitar, mandolin, fiddle, dobro and banjo playing. Harmonies are good live but even better on their album.

"Father Christmas, give us some money / Don’t mess around with those silly toys / We’ll..."

karnowski — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 11:22:20 -0500

“Father Christmas, give us some money / Don’t mess around with those silly toys / We’ll beat you up if you don’t hand it over / We want your bread so don’t make us annoyed / Give all the toys / to the little rich boys”

- The Kinks, “Father Christmas” (the most rockin’est Christmas song ever)

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karnowski — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:38:16 -0500

"And the boys from the NYPD choir / were singing Galway Bay / And the bells were ringing out for..."

karnowski — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 21:19:00 -0500

“And the boys from the NYPD choir / were singing Galway Bay / And the bells were ringing out for Christmas Day…”

- The Pogues, “Fairytale of New York”

New Kavinsky song "Odd Look" used in an awesome upcoming BMW electric car commercial.

karnowski — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:30:28 -0500

New Kavinsky song "Odd Look" used in an awesome upcoming BMW electric car commercial.

"Smokin’ long black Cadillac, the engine’s windin down / He’d park it up on the sidewalk like he..."

karnowski — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 06:12:29 -0500

“Smokin’ long black Cadillac, the engine’s windin down / He’d park it up on the sidewalk like he owned the whole damn town / I saw him talkin’ to some chick through a thick ghost of smoke / Through a thicker haze of Southern Comfort and Coke”

- Todd Snider, “Play A Train Song”

(although I like the REK version better)

Avett Brothers on a Diet Cheerwine box. Whoa! It’s two great...

karnowski — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 11:59:20 -0500

Avett Brothers on a Diet Cheerwine box. Whoa! It’s two great North Carolina tastes coming together! A NC Reese’s Cup!

"I’ll be your Emmylou and I’ll be your June / If you’ll be my Gram and my Johnny..."

karnowski — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:25:11 -0500

“I’ll be your Emmylou and I’ll be your June / If you’ll be my Gram and my Johnny too / No, I’m not asking much of you / Just sing little darling, sing with me”

- First Aid Kit, “Emmylou”

Jeanne Jolly - “Long Way Home” Here’s another great song by...

karnowski — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:04:58 -0500

Jeanne Jolly - “Long Way Home”

Here’s another great song by Jeanne Jolly, highlighting her Country chops as well as her Classical voice training. “Long Way Home” is a love song to my adopted home state, North Carolina.

Pure Tennessee Moonshine Corn Liquor by Derrick Castle

karnowski — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:43:27 -0500

Pure Tennessee Moonshine Corn Liquor by Derrick Castle

Scott McCreery Elf on the Shelf

karnowski — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 08:53:13 -0500

Scott McCreery Elf on the Shelf:

This year my wife and I started the “Elf on the Shelf” game with our three-year-old daughter. I can’t help but remember last year’s great Farce the Music posts.

The name of our elf? I’ve been lobbying hard for “McCreery.”

AKB48 - "Sugar Rush"

karnowski — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:55:46 -0500

We took the kids to see Wreck-it Ralph this weekend. Can’t get this J-Pop ditty out of my head. Warning: ear worm!

The Black Keys by Leigh Whipday

karnowski — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 08:17:00 -0500

The Black Keys by Leigh Whipday

Nicolette Good - “Pretty Clementine” A second song...

karnowski — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 07:23:00 -0500

Nicolette Good - “Pretty Clementine”

A second song by Nicolette Good, but this time instead of a sleepy dreamer song, a kick-ass and almost angry rocker. Nicolette has proven to me that between these two songs, she’s going to be a songwriter to follow. Anyone who can mix in “My Darling Clementine” into a song like this is going places. Hell. Yes.

“Avett Brothers Screenprint” by Zeb Love

karnowski — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 08:19:17 -0500

“Avett Brothers Screenprint” by Zeb Love

“Gypsy Jane” by Strung Like a Horse is not only a...

karnowski — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 06:54:08 -0500

“Gypsy Jane” by Strung Like a Horse is not only a great Jazzy, Bluegrassy song, but it’s a helluva a fun video too. (It really picks up around the 45-second mark, stick with it.)

Strung Like a Horse is a Chattanooga-based no-rules-holding-us-back “Bluegrass” band in the vein of the Old Crow Medicine Show or Red Stick Ramblers, but with the old-time and Cajun turned down just a bit and the acoustic Jazz turned up.

Jeff Strahan - “She Only Hates Me” Here’s one...

karnowski — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 08:03:33 -0400

Jeff Strahan - “She Only Hates Me”

Here’s one for my Dad! Great mix of Blues and Classic Rock. The New Braunfels, Texas-based Jeff Strahan tears up the stage with his guitar and keyboards. I’d love to see them live someday.

(My Dad has been in a Blues & Classic Rock band for over 10 years. I think he’d love this song as much as me.)