IN YOUR EARS: Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Unknown Mortal Orchestra is like a great white shark without the insecurities or power trips of other lo-fi bands. Swimming through the scene, with absolute awareness of their skill, yet without an attitude about it. Dipping into the 60’s like so many bands out there today (see…
DIA DE LOS TORTAS: MEXICO, COLORADO, NEW YORK, FOOD AND ME
Living in New York City, I’ve discovered that there are only three ways to get good Mexican food here: 1. Not at all 2. Settle for some crappy, half-assed imitations 3. Dig through miles and miles of said crappy imitations to find the rare jewels…
Music Monday: Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Penguin Cafe Orchestra was an instrumental band who pumped out some folky and ethnic jams in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. They had some tinges of classical music stringing everything together, but with mostly folky instrumentation, their compositions became a pretty funky hybrid of those…