Five4Friday - 10/10/2014

I launched a new music series called Five4Friday back on October 10. Essentially five tunes hand-picked by me for the week, and posted to MixCloud on Friday evening. This is the first post in the series. I'm limited to 1,000 characters in the MixCloud description so going forward I'll be sharing longer posts here with more info about each track. This mix reached 23rd in the MixCloud Alternative Rock chart and 100th in the Rock chart.



Five tunes for a Friday... this week kicks off with a jazz classic by Les McCann & Eddie Harris, followed by two relatively new tunes by Serena Ryder and Benjamin Booker. The Derek Trucks Band's powerful cover of Bob Dylan's "Down In The Flood" is up next, and finishing up the mix is the band forty, a three-man group formed in Boston in the 90s. They sounded like a blend of Nirvana and Husker Du, but unfortunately their time was cut short when the lead singer/guitarist OD'd a few years after this recording. I was lucky enough to see them live a couple times in Boston. - Salud!

 Follow me on Twitter @tpanovec and #Five4Friday

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

New Woodside Lounge

Image
Opened up the new Woodside Lounge yesterday. For those of you who have visited in the past, this room is at the front of the house but many times went unnoticed by visitors as it was closed off and used as storage. The new Woodside Lounge has its own TV, even though it's around the corner from the theater room. It just goes without saying, all lounges must have a TV for sporting events. I believe it's in the building code. Music is served up from the stereo system currently residing in the dining room, but I'm thinking of moving it to the Lounge. Today I went streakin'! Remember, use that sunblock out there. - Salud!
Read more

Summer Mix 2007

I probably should give this over the weekend to think about it, because there are three songs not included in this year's Summer Mix that I've been flip-flopping over. The mix just seems very tight and I can't fit the songs in without repeating the "essence," "groove" or beat of another song. I think the mixes for me work best when they flow and take you from one place to another musically without beating you over the head with the same style. Another thing I like to do with the Summer Mix is incorporate the old alongside the new. I hate to put two old songs back to back, or should I say two songs from the same era back to back. Now as you look at my mix you'll see some old songs next to other old songs. I guess it's not a hard and fast rule for me, but I try to at least jump a decade between two old songs. Like last year I kept the sound effects to a minimum, using a mix I created of beach sounds for the opening and a crickets sound effect for ...
Read more