Exams, etc.

I've been drowning in the mire of end of semester papers and exams lately, hence the lack of posts. However, I got a break and figured I'd throw you some odds and ends to get you through the dark times of life without Jay the Intern. Huh?

First, check out Tulsa. I've been listening to this Boston-based three piece's new I Was Submerged EP on repeat lately. They do sound like My Morning Jacket's younger brother, but it's not that brother who tries to do everything big brother does and seems lame. It's the one that learns from big brother and takes that knowledge and does something awesome to create a name for himself. That's a verbose way of saying "buy this fucking record."

I should've as posted this as soon as I got it, but I didn't. And then it got lost in the shuffle. Anyway, here is a video of Dead Confederate from their performance at the Cave a few weeks ago. The song is called "It Was A Rose." Though the sound quality is a little spotty and lead singer Hardy Morris breaks a guitar string midway through, you can still see that this band brings the heat. Thanks to Betsy for the video.

Dead Confederate was in Seattle this weekend play the KEXP Yule Benefit with Yeasayer. Should be interesting to see how that went.

If you haven't checked out Yeasayer, you should definitely do that. "2080," from their debut, All Hour Cymbals, has rollicked onto my Top Ten Songs of the Year. I just found their Daytrotter Session. Definitely go check that out.

Yeasayer--Various Songs live in the Daytrotter Studios

That's it for now. I'm out like Hatton in the tenth round. I'll try to make more posts this week, but I'm not making any promises. For the rest of you college-goers out there, Good Luck.