Archive for March 25th, 2008

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Mar

“Inverness” - Scott Miller and Aimee Mann

As Jason witnessed first hand at the Empty Bottle, one of my favorite musicians is Scott Miller of Game Theory and Loud Family.  “Inverness” is one of his classic songs and a video of Miller performing the demo in 1990 has recently surfaced on YouTube.  Check it out.  Also, Scott’s friend, the incomparable Aimee Mann, has performed a sublime duet of “Inverness” with him.  Check out that MP3 below too.

“Inverness” Aimee Mann and Scott Miller

25
Mar

get over the pronunciation and just enjoy…

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“The multinational Guillemots, comprised of English singer and classically trained pianist Fyfe Dangerfield, Brazilian guitarist MC Lord Magrao, Scottish percussionist Greig Stewart (aka Rican Caol), and Canadian double bassist Aristazabal Hawkes, use their eclectic influences and personal styles to create a catchy pop sound and energetic live show that has won them many fans in their British home base.” Courtesy of AMG

Guillemots, based out of London most likely could have been simply categorized as that generic term known as world music by just reading their above bio. But luckily for the pop enthusiast in all of us, they’ve decided to come together to generate music intended for the masses, although their sound is a tad more complex than your usual fare; complex rhythmic patterns, layers of keyboards, more strings than most, etc. Fyfe’s vocals are very reminiscent of Jeff Buckley or maybe the Ontarian Hawksley Workman. Care to hear what this may sound like?

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Chicago/Denver Concerts

12/31 :: HUM (Double Door, Chicago)

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