Jumpin' At The Woodside

This week's Five4Friday ... 1. Scott Bradlee & Postmodern Jukebox - Habits (feat. Haley Reinhart) (2015) Very cool 1930's jazz cover of Tove Lo tune with knockout vocals by Ms. Reinhart. Habits - Vintage 1930s Jazz Tove Lo Cover ft. Haley Reinhart @ YouTube 2. Arctic Monkeys - Snap Out of It (2013) Infectious rocker by the Sheffield boys. Live Acoustic @YouTube Official Video @YouTube 3. Sleater-Kinney - Surface Envy (2015) First album in almost 10 years and killer rock tune. Yep that's Carrie Brownstein's band, who you may know from "Portlandia". Live on CONAN 1/20/2015 @ TeamCoco 4. Etta James - A Sunday Kind of Love (1961) On Jan. 20, 2012, we lost a great voice. At Last / A Sunday Kind of Love (Live Audio) Montreux Jazz Festival 1977 @ YouTube 5. Soulive & Chaka Khan - Back Again (2006) Gettin' the funk out for a Friday. Soulive w/John Scofield - What You See Is What You Get - Live at Brooklyn Bowl 3/18/2014 @ YouTube Rufus ...

This week's Five4Friday spans 20 years jumping back and forth from the current century to the previous one with each track. 1. Chet Faker - Gold (2014) Hypnotic and addictive, and so is the video. Chet Faker - Gold - Official Music Video @ YouTube 2. The Black Crowes - Bring On, Bring On (1996) Rich Robinson recently announced The Black Crowes were breaking up after 24 years together, here's hoping for a reunion. The Black Crowes - Wiser Time (Live) at Glastonbury Festival June 23, 1995 @ YouTube 3. Shirley Manson - Samson and Delilah (2008) From "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles", Ms. Manson creates a powerful rendition of a Grateful Dead favorite, and looks like Garbage is working on some new tunes this year. Scene w/ "Samson and Delilah" from Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles @ YouTube 4. Radiohead - High and Dry (1995) Word is Thom Yorke didn't like this song, well I do. Radiohead - High And Dry & The Bends - Live At ...

This week's Five4Friday ... breaking out the jazz, blues, funk and soul. 1. Billie Holiday - Fine and Mellow (Live) (1958) Recorded live at the Monterey Jazz Festival. Billie Holiday w/ Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young & Gerry Mulligan live from CBS Studios 1957 @YouTube 2. Gary Clark Jr. - Don't Owe You a Thang (Live) (2014) Austin, TX, blues man's rockin' live release. "Bright Lights" Live from Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 @YouTube 3. Arruga de Agua Remix - Soulive & Ekene Nwokoye (2003) Funk/pop version of Soulive tune. "Eleanor Rigby / I Want You (She's So Heavy)" Soulive - Live at Brooklyn Bowl @YouTube 4. Al Green - Love and Happiness (1975) Timeless. Al Green live on Soul Train @YouTube 5. Valerie June - You Can't Be Told (2013) - Memphis, TN, singer/songwriter killin' it. Valerie June live acoustic performance and interview @YouTube - Salud!

This week's Five4Friday starts off "Golden", includes a brand-spankin' new 2015 track followed by a few more from last year. 1. My Morning Jacket - Golden (2003) A recent classic to start things off. - Live on Letterman version @YouTube 2. Guster - Never Coming Down (2015) Funky, slightly off-kilter cool tune from their new album. 3. Catfish and the Bottlemen - Cocoon (2014) Catchy rocker from Welsh newcomers. - Acoustic version @YouTube 4. The Whigs - You Should Be Able To Feel It (2014) Seemingly always on tour, and always great live. - Acoustic version @YouTube 5. Shearwater - This Year (2014) Good anthem if your new year is starting out a little rough. - Salud!

The first week's Five4Friday theme kicking off the new year... "Ladies killin' it", celebrating five smoking tracks from the "better half". 1. KT Tunstall - I Want You Back (Live) KT covering MJ with only a guitar and tambourine. 2. Jewel - Down So Long (Live) I'd like to see Jewel perform more sets like this one from a rainy day at Woodstock '99. 3. Lauryn Hill - Ex Factor Lauryn won five Grammys for this album and then disappeared. 4. Pretenders - Message of Love A timeless classic from Ms. Hynde and band. 5. Sara Bareilles - (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay (Live) A classic cover by Sara, whose hit "Brave" you may recognize from TV commercials. Happy New Year - Salud!