sunday night live :: the avett brothers

the avett brothers played an intimate 3 song set in the npr music offices back in early june (the video of which has recently been posted), including the terrific "laundry room" off their forthcoming album i and love and you, and that set is this week's installment of our sunday night live series.

the avett brothers live in nyc 10 june 2009

the avett brothers - laundry room (live)

the avett brothers - down with the shine (live)

the avett brothers - bella donna (live)

sunday night live :: fiona apple

another quick one this week, gang: fiona apple covering jimi hendrix. sources deep within the bowls of the a.g. reference library tell us this version is of unknown provenance. but that doesn't mean you can't still enjoy it.

fiona apple - angel (live)


listen to previous editions of the sunday night live series.

sunday night live :: steven wright

"i talk to myself a lot. it bothers people, though, because i use a megaphone."

for this week's edition of our regular sunday night live we have a performance by one our favorite comedians, king of the non sequitur; playful dissector of language and custom; always the driest man in the house, the hilariously droll steven wright.

steven wright live

will comply

in honor of wilco's sold out show at the greek tonight (of which we caught a few wayward strains wafting through the neighborhood streets) enjoy this fine rendition of "via chicago" by jeff tweedy and the late jay bennet at the old town school of folk festival back in 1999:

jeff tweedy & jay bennet - via chicago (live)

tuesday evening playlist

it was a lovely day today, here in berkeley, and productive too. but this flight of songs seemed to scratch an itch.

j. tillman - when i light your darkened door

tiny vipers - dreamer

justin vernon - hazelton

the urban aesthetics - see the sunshine through the haze

song obsession :: patrick watson

montrealer patrick watson issued a new album earlier this spring called wooden arms, and the occasion returned the following song (from his previous album close to paradise) to the forefront of our playlist - where it has solidly remained for some time now. it's a gorgeous piece of music well executed:

patrick watson - man under the sea

st. vincent's lake fever sessions

check out these terrific acoustic performances by annie clark for the lake fever folks:



st. vincent - oh my god (lake fever session)