Dead Man's Bones - My Body's a Zombie For You

Just a great song... and a good way to kick off the first weekend of autumn...

Monsters of Folk - Say Please (Live)

At the risk of being redundant, here's the live performance from The Tonight Show that I referred to in the last entry. Looks like Will had a pretty good time banging on the drums...

Monsters of Folk - Say Please

The Monsters of Folk started out as the name of a tour that included Jim James, M. Ward, Coner Oberst and Mike Mogis a few years back. They decided to take their collaboration to the studio resulting in a new album that just came out last week. I haven't heard much of it but think this song is pretty strong.

The more exciting news for me is that they tapped Will Johnson to tour with them on drums. I've written about Will before on this blog. He heads up Centro-matic, South San Gabriel and also releases solo albums. I first met him around 2000 when we were both working on environmental cleanup projects at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island. I think our first conversation was sparked by a Superchunk T-shirt I was wearing. He went back to Texas and made music his full-time job shortly after that. A smart move considering he'll be appearing with these guys tonight on Conan O'Brien. Check it out!

Pearl Jam - The Fixer

Call me crazy but I really like this song... makes me smile.

The Jim Carroll Band - People Who Died

It's been one of those years for notable deaths. The news shows will have to devote a whole hour to their "celebrity passings of 2009" at the end of the year. I heard about Jim Carroll yesterday and then Patrick "nobody puts Baby in the corner" Swayze this morning. I opted to post Jim Carroll instead of a Dirty Dancing clip... RIP.

Josh Ritter - Here at the Right Time

In life we are met with the impossibility of chaos. We wind our way through day-to-day life hoping that our journey will lead somewhere or to someone. This song was played at a friend of mine's wedding and it really hammered home the importance of finding someone at the right time. Marty and Rae Ann, congratulations on your marriage and I know many happy years are ahead.

The Rolling Stones - Moonlight Mile

This is definitely in my top 5 as far as Rolling Stones songs go. It's one of Rae's favorites too so I figured now would be a good time to post it. We're leaving bright and early tomorrow morning for the land of nuptials. 4 days and counting...