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Seattle's Campfire OK will be at the Crocodile on September 23rd opening for Fences CD Release Show

Shenandoah Davis

Photo by Abbey Simmons ::: Saturday September 4th at 4:30pm Shenandoah Davis plays the Bumbershoot edition of the Round with Goldfinch and Tomo Nakayma

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September 4th, 5th, and 6th at Seattle Center

March 22, 2010

The Yester-Daily Choice: Leonard Cohen - Diamonds In The Mine

Leonard Cohen was a itch I never chose to scratch until early this year at the beloved insistence of the woman I love.  His second album, Songs From A Room, is in near constant rotation in our tiny home, Cohen’s sparse, somber bits of storytelling daggers of sadness that continuously surprise me.  His third album, Songs of Love and Hate is bigger, more orchestrated, and I always find myself shocked at the grating anger Cohen spews on to recordings.

“Diamonds In The Mine” is the greatest example of this, a growling, spitting bit of vitriol seemingly wrenched from the very darkest depths of Mr. Cohen’s fractured soul.  I have no clue at whom Cohen is aiming his laser-pointed rage, but whomever is on the receiving end, I feel for you, as Cohen, his lyrics sharp as they may ever be, eviscerates, well, nearly everything.  I cringe each time he says, “The trees are burning in your … promised land” the ravaged muscles of his throat rending the words in to near non-existence.

Wipe the sweat from my brow, this one has me quaking.

Leonard Cohen - Diamonds In The Mine

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November 17, 2009

The Yester-Daily Choice: Leonard Cohen - The Old Revolution

Sometimes I just don’t want to follow the beat of new music.  Thus, The Yester-daily Choice, the rare occasion where I share a bit of my love for things old and wonderful.

I wish I could say I’m a huge Leonard Cohen fan.  I’ve spent years of my life fighting with my older, sometimes smarter brother about Leonard Cohen and the level of boredom he invokes in me. Then I’m sitting in a dark basement apartment in Sunset Park, Brooklyn on Alex’s birthday (she with a broken rib wearing a silver dress) and I place the needle to this song and my whole life changes.

Congratulations Justin, you win.  I still disagree that Eat The Rich by Aerosmith is the greatest album of all time though.  And I still disagree with your purchase of Depeche Mode.

But this, this is amazing.  Count me a lifetime fan.

Leonard Cohen - The Old Revolution

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December 1, 2007

Snow Songs

snow at cal anderson park

 Like an insane person, I attempted to drive in Seattle, while it was snowing. Bad idea. And like a true Seattle-ite, it was because my coffee maker’s broken and I needed my fix. I love Seattle in the snow, my city rarely looks more beautiful. I do not however, love Seattle drivers in the snow. If you live here, you know we can barely drive as it is, add in snow and it’s basically a large scale version of slow motion passive-agressive bumper cars.

What would usually be a ten minute errand turned into an hour long adventure, but KEXP was good company. DJ Jack Walters was playing snow songs, which are distinctly different than rainy day songs it would seem. Lovely and bare folk tunes seemed to be the common string, though he also played some songs specifically mentioning winter and snow. It inspired me to come home and share a few of my favorite snowy day songs, hope you enjoy.

Sufjan Stevens - Sister Winter  Sufjan Stevens - Sister Winter

I was going to post this later this month, as an example as one of the very few Holiday/Christmas songs that I actually like. Unfortunately, my Christmas song loving co-workers informed me, despite the wishing everyone a happy Christmas at the end of the song, this does not qualify as an actual Christmas Song. It does however, in my mind, make a perfect snowy day song.

Bright Eyes - Something Vague Bright Eyes - Something Vague

This song doesn’t sound nearly as good when you listen to it in the summer-time. There’s an achy moodiness to “Something Vague,” as well as some great early imagery in the song which clearly declares this to be a lonely and lovely winter song. It happens to be one of my favorite Bright Eye’s song, which curiously all come off his earlier records.

Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) The Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1

I know part of my winter association with this album, was the time of year I fell in love with it. But I always imagined the tunnels Win sings of, were being dug in snow.

Leonard Cohen - Famous Blue Raincoat Leonard Cohen - Famous Blue Rain Coat

“It’s 4 in the morning, the end of December.” Even if it’s 80 degrees outside, the combination of this first line and Leonard Cohen’s voice, which sounds like a cold and dark grey day, makes my teeth want to chatter instinctively. A classic winter song.

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