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music pick: marketa irglova

It took a while for me to warm up to the new Market Irglova album but I am really loving it. The music feels sweet and incredibly sad to me. I've had it on rotation the last few weeks in a mix and love it!

Album cover: Marketa Irglova.

music pick: low roar

Lisa introduced me to Low Roar, a duo from Iceland. Their sound reminds me a little of The Swell Season and little of Radiohead. Really loving the whole album. 

Photo: Low Roar.

new music from mazzy star

Mazzy Star is back together for new music! They just released two songs and rumor has it, there will be a new album too. Lovely music!

Photo: Hope Sandoval.com

music pick: sóley

Have you heard Sóley? She's a singer from Iceland. I've had her album on repeat the last few days! Love it!

Photo: Albert Hendrix via Soley's Facebook page.

feist + goats

Feist is pretty much the coolest girl ever. Now she's gone and made a black and white video with goats. I love it.

Video by Feist from You Tube.

band of horses at pioneer square

I saw Band of Horses perform at Pioneer Square on Sunday night. Pioneer Square is Portland's "living room" right in the center of downtown so this was really special and the venue felt surprisingly cozy since I stood up front like a dorky fan. Though Band of Horses has been around for a while now and their music is widely played, I am honestly not tired of them.

Their live performances are always spot on and the set design this time around was simply fantastic. Christopher Wilson shoots all their photography for the stage backdrops and works as their art director. I love love the effect of all the "lumberjacks" on stage singing with the nature scenery behind them. New fantasy: Move to a little hut in Appalachia! Ben Bridwell wrote this song for his daughter, Annabel and the elk video played in the backdrop while he sang. Ahhh. So sweet.  Here's my really bad camera phone photo of the stage.

As a side note: This concert was on the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11th and it felt reassuringly beautiful, after a morning of watching some of the memorials, to watch Ben sing the lyrics "the world is such a wonderful place", with a huge smile on his face.

Video by Band of Horses/Christopher Wilson and found on You Tube. Bottom snapshot: Chelsea Fuss.

happy birthday, beautiful

Happened upon this rehearsal video of one of my favorite songs from The Innocence Mission last night. This song has the loveliest lyrics.

Video by The Innocence Mission found on You Tube. Via Acid House Kings on Twitter.

music pick: cults

I can't stop listening to Cults. 

Photo: Cults. Via NPR.

ezza rose

Last Friday I saw Ezza Rose over at The Woods in Sellwood. I was honestly floored by the performance. A crystal clear voice, a charming ukelele and some insanely talented girls make up this Portland band. Start by listening to 2%. If you like Basia Bulet. you'll love Ezza Rose.

P.S. Thank you so much to my guest bloggers: Lauren of Color Collective, Jen of Honey Kennedy, Hannah of Han Picked, Jane of Simple Pretty, and Dottie of Let's Go Ride a Bike! I am excited to be back!

Photo by Cooper Reid courtesy of Ezza Rose.

luci everett for georgia fields

                          

Loving the album and poster design by Luci Everett for musician, Georgia Fields.

Photos: Luci Everett.