Pearl and the Beard

So for a few months now I have been listening to this new(ish) band out of NYC named Pearl and the Beard! The little trio consists of Jocelyn Mackenzie, Emily Hope Price, and Jeremy Styles. My friend Vanessa happened to mention them to me in passing during a facebook chat conversation. So I looked them up on youtube and low and behold I thought they were incredible!

This is my favorite song (so far)

I passed the word on to my girlfriend who I KNEW would love them... which she did! She then told me they were playing a gig that weekend, so we went and were completely blown away! We saw them in the basement of a small bar in Brooklyn that had about 30-40 people just sardine-canned in together. It may have been one of the more intimate shows I have ever been to. After their set Jeremy came out into the crowd to watch the next act and sat RIGHT next to us! We didn't say hello because we were far too nervous to be sitting next to someone so talented! We left that show as two of P&B's newest and biggest fans!

There's just something extremely refreshing in their songwriting, harmonies and astounding musical talent that seems to be missing from a lot of new bands lately. You can just see that they not only enjoy what they're doing but that they're extremely passionate about it as well. Oh and their live performance is absolutely incredible.

So we'll be seeing them again next week in Hoboken and I can't wait! I thought it'd be nice to just get the word out there on them, hopefully you enjoy them as much as we do! Oh and maybe at the show this time we'll build up enough nerve to say hello!

Here are some P&B links:

pearlandthebeard.com

Facebook Page

Emily Hope Price Blog

Obscure Beatles!

You can have your Hey Jude, Let It Be, and Come Together! While I still view these as amazing songs, I can't help but gravitate more towards the songs that never really get enough "air time!"

Here are some of my favorite Beatles tracks that I feel don't see the light of day enough. Now, maybe the term "obscure" isn't the right terminology here, maybe it's more along the lines of "underappreciated!" When I have my iPod Library on shuffle and I'm skipping furiously through every song I own to find something I'm in the mood for... I almost always find myself stopping on these songs!

In no particular order... Except for "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)." I absolutely LOVE this song! It's SO fun and the boys are just having a blast and switching into 3 different styles throughout the song. I LOVE IT! READ MORE HERE!

Rachels Preschoolers Grew Up

My friend Rachel asked me for some song ideas to put on a slideshow she was making for her preschoolers. This is what I came up with!

LOST!

Here is a playlist I made that includes every commercial song used in the TV Series LOST!
It's missing a couple of tracks because they are so obscure, but it will be updated as soon as I can locate the mp3's!!!

Enjoy!



And because Luis asked for it here's Geronimo Jackson! But since they aren't a REAL LIFE band (same goes for Driveshaft)I'll leave them off of the playlist!

Shel Silverstein Tribute Album!

There's a new album out paying tribute to the work of Shel Silverstein!
I'm excited, just because I remember reading A Light in the Attic, and Where the Sidewalk Ends as a kid and ALWAYS being entertained by Shel's creativity! There is an impressive array of artists on the album and what I've heard so far sounds fantastic!

Read about it HERE!
Preview it HERE!