Its been a while, here goes May's post

After a long layoff (skipping the entire month of April I am back with the what to listen to section of this blog.

Here's what I got for you: These are a bit different from my usual listening habits

Check out the new EP from "Boston's Boy" Sam Adams, this kid is tearing up the Boston hip-hop scene and he has some great rhymes
Song to check out: "Coast to Coast"

Lately I am really digging a song called "Romeo and Juliet" originally done by Dire Straits but covered by the likes of The Killers and Matt Nathanson. Check out the Killers version on Youtube.

Also a new band I've started listening to is the Gaslight Anthem, if you like Bruce Springsteen you'll like this band they have the classic rock type sound
Song to check out: "Here's looking at you, kid"

Mark Erelli, who I have mentioned before on here, just released a new CD, Little Vigils, that is really good. He has great folk songs with awesome lyrics
Song to check out: "Same for Someone"

Also look at Josh Kelley, he is a great acoustic artist
Song to check out: "Small town boy"

Last but not least, there is a song that I heard on the GAC Nashville flood relief telethon called "Gold heart locket" it was performed by Dierks Bentley. You can find the original song on itunes or on youtube. Havent found the Dierks version yet.

Thats all for now, if any of you have suggestions for me feel free to drop a comment.

Month of March - Songs to Check out

Hey there, so now we are in the month of March, the year is flying by already. So first let me say that John Mayer at the garden was absolutely unbelievable. His guitar playing is like nothing I have ever seen before. And they did a version of the Bill Withers classic "Ain't No Sunshine" (which happens to be one of my favorite all time songs) and it was spectacular. Next up for me is another Stephen Kellogg show as the are on the "Road to 1000" show. That is sure to be a great night. okay anyway on with the recommendations for this month.

A song recommended to me by my friend Mike Chiricosta is "If I Could Do It Again" by Corey Smith. It has a great sound to it, great melody and the story line of the song is great. It has a sort of alt-country sound which is really cool and unique and Corey uses it well.

Another song that I've been loving lately is a song by a group called Lady Danville out of UCLA the song is called "Cast Away." I was flipping through the channels on my TV at school and I went across "The Real World" and heard this song on it and I immediately loved it, it has a great story line and harmonizing, definitely one to check out.

You should definitely Check out I-L Twice on myspace or facebook. He just released "Planet of the Apes: The Mixtape vol. 2" and it is a great album, great rhymes and beats. You can download the album for free off of his facebook page or by using this link http://www.mediafire.com/?ynltm0elnzi

Another really cool band I just discovered is called Griffin House, they have a great easy listening style. A song to check out by them is "The guy that says goodbye to you"

Another great tune recommended to me by my friend Chris Guenard is a song called "Better with you" by Five times August. Definitely Check that one out.

Check out the band Our Satori out of Santa Cruz, CA. Really cool vibes and definitely worth your listen.

Thats it for now, Hope you enjoy those picks, leave me a comment let me know what you think.

~Ryan

I'm Back

Hey all, its been a while since I've put up a post, a full month actually. I've been super super busy so now I have a moment to put some thoughts up. So over this past month I've been listening to a lot of new really cool things and have had some cool experiences. First to start out with, I went to a clinic at Berklee College of Music where the speaker was none other than JAMES TAYLOR. Such a cool experience with James talking about his guitar playing and having his brother Livingston on stage facilitating the whole thing was just an unbelievable experience. James played "Carolina on My Mind," "Sweet Baby James" and a host of other guitar licks from his famous songs. The clinic ended with James and Livingston playing and singing together on Livingston's song "Falling in Love With You" Which leads me to my next segment: Songs to check out...

First start with "Falling in Love With You" by Livingston Taylor, great tune and great melody, Here is a youtube video of this song done by both Liv and James a while back "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aPl_kCsrKY"

Check out a band called Liptease, super cool electronic sound with infectious lyrics and as they say "We are here to dominate your ears" and they do just that. Check out their myspace page http://www.myspace.com/lipteaseme

So in two days I am going to see John Mayer at the Boston Garden and I am ecstatic I cannot wait but anyway a song to check out by him that I've been digging lately is "In your Atmosphere" or the live in LA version of "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room"

Here's a few more to check out
"The Boxer" Simon and Garfunkle

Check out the band "Mornin' old sport" at http://www.myspace.com/morninoldsport or search them on youtube.

There was an amazing version of "Hallelujah" done for the Hope for Haiti telethon by Justin Timberlake and Matt Morris, Check it out, it gives me goosebumps.

And to hit a wayback machine on you, lets drop it back to the 90's and a song "Walk on the Ocean" by Toad and the Wet Sprocket

Check those out, give them a listen

Til Next Time

New Semester

So here we are at the start of a new semester, back to school. Sitting through classes and discovering more new things including new music! I have compiled a list of artist to listen to for the month of January. They range in genre and style but they are all definitely worth the listen. Okay so here's the list, I'll give you the artist and then a song by them that I like and I hope you find something you like.

James Morrison - "Precious Love"
Ray LaMontagne - "Trouble"
Liptease - "Ooh Ai" ...Check these guys out, great sound.
Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers - Anything by them really, check out their new album "The Bear"
Josh Thompson - "Beer on the Table"
Mark Erelli - "Baltimore"

I'll leave you with that for now, come back in a little bit to get some new tunes to check out.