[audio:http://earshotpresents.com/sounds/within-earshot/let-it-snow.mp3|titles=Alejandro Escovedo Quartet / Kathleen Maddox] The images of New York’s recent snow storm make me miss the City at this time of year. Thinking about my Christmastime-in-New York memories, one night from 2006 stands out. I had the privilege of seeing one of my favorite songwriters, Alejandro Escovedo, play with a string quartet at…
Month: December 2009
Damien Dempsey’s Kilburn Stroll
Damien Dempsey’s Kilburn Stroll is taken from the Irish singer/songwriter’s 2007 release, To Hell or Barbados.
Ken Lee tulibu dibu douchoo
[audio:http://earshotpresents.com/sounds/within-earshot/ken-lee.mp3|titles=Ken Lee — Valentina Hasan] Ken Lee (“Can’t Live”) is a phonetic interpretation of Mariah Carey’s 1993 cover single and Badfinger’s classic love song “Without You” performed by Valentina Hasan, a contestant who auditioned for the Bulgarian TV show Music Idol in February 2008. Watch the famous video at KnowYourMeme.
Al Kooper re: Like a Rolling Stone
Al Kooper recounts the Like a Rolling Stone studio recording session. An excerpt from Martin Scorsese’s documentary No Direction Home
Gettin’ Ready For Christmas Day
In February 1999 a college radio disc jockey named Lance Ledbetter set out on a mission to compile rare and essential recordings of vintage religious music. Four and a half years later the result of this journey was released as a box set called Goodbye, Babylon.