I thought I'd wrap up my Dry the River love fest with "No Rest" My fingers are crossed that they will find their way stateside this year so that I can catch them live (which by all accounts they put on one hell of a show what will all that punk roots energy flowing through them) I hope you've fallen as madly in love with them as I. And if you haven't well there's always April.
Back to the song at hand and its awesomeness... I'm not going to lie, the video gets a little weird at times. But hey, when that happens just do as I do and focus on the awesome beard bassist Scott Miller's rocking. What can I say I'm a sucker for them (see pics of the hubby).
"Did you see the light in my heart? Did you see the sweat on my brow?
Did you see the fear in my heart?"
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
March Artist: Dry the River - No Rest
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
March Artist: Dry the River - Bible Belt
"Bible Belt" just sets me adrift. Its a feeling that's always been hard to explain, its not an overly sad or happy feeling but magical and consuming. I never get the feeling that Liddle is trying to sound like Jeff Buckley as there is certainly a uniqueness there, instead I think its a matter of seeing the world... of being overcome with passion in a very similar way. Whatever it is, wherever it comes from, my heart is so happy to be able to feel it again. That familiar feeling I spoke of a few weeks ago is at its strongest for me during "Bible Belt". This song brings such a calm over me and I find myself listening over and over again; drifting along, my hands skimming the surface of a calm sea and my eyes drinking in the final flames of the sunset.
"If its dark outside you light the fire yourself"
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Birthday Cards
I've talked about my relationship with my biological father from time to time over the years on this blog (see "Papa Can You Hear Me?"). Our relationship, for the first time since my pre-teens, is now one of warmth and compassion, at least from my perspective. Warm, but distant, and that is how I prefer it and something tells me it is how he prefers it as well. After all these years this is really the only way we know how to navigate each other. So much time has passed I finally realized that I had to make peace with the fact that I will never truly understand him, nor he, I. Getting to that place was HUGE for me. On those very very rare occasions that we do talk, I allow myself to feel my love for him. When I say "I love you" I do mean it as much as I can when it comes to he and I.
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Monday, March 12, 2012
March Artist: Dry the River - History Book
Dry the River are actually a relatively new band and are releasing their debut album, "Shallow Bed", this month. (Spectacular album by the way) Most of the guys come from punk backgrounds. And while there are certainly pastoral/gospelly energies that flow in their songs, none of the guys claim to be religious. I still think its hilarious that despite my unshakable agnostic beliefs I still find myself loving big hymnal energy. (See Tori Amos, PJ Harvey, Jeff Buckley, Florence and the Machine, ect)
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
35/35 March Update
Woah March crept up fast. Its time to check my 35/35 list and get a progress report. Life's been a little hectic lately but overall I've still navigated with my list in the back of mind and I'm finally able to mark something of my list WOO HOOO. I'm still so grateful to have the list and its really made such a positive difference in my life.
1. Read 12 books. -4 turned out to be a dud for me. (Radio Shangri-la) I keep going back and forth between reading a new book or embracing an old one, especially since I finally have our books out of storage (JOY!)
2. Send birthday cards to my nearest and dearest -I'm staying on track with this and love it still.
3. Fix my watch -to be done as soon as the budget allows
4. journal daily (even if its one sentence) -Unfortunately I haven't touched my journal these last few weeks. But I'm determined to get back on track this month.
5. Discover one new musical artist a month -January's artist was the Temper Trap, February was Gogol Bordello, and I'm madly in love with March's Artist - Dry The River.
6. Wear more jewelry-check
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Monday, March 5, 2012
March Artist: Dry the River
I've been a longtime follower of Girls Gone Child for awhile now. Becca has such a magical way with words and I adore her thoughts on parenting and nurturing imagination and self esteem in her children. I also love her taste in music. I've often posted about certain artist she turned me on to. But let me say this...if it wasn't a little creepy, and way too expensive to travel across the country, I would drive to California just to kiss her (most likely on the mouth) in gratitude of introducing me to Dry the River.
I've been a bit of a sucker for the earthy, hymnal kind of sound as of late. I know everyone and their hipster mother are singing the praises of Mumford & Sons and Fleet Foxes ect. But they just doesn't speak to me, although they should what with their poetry and beards. However I do think them solid bands and I'm glad that they are getting attention.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
One of the million reasons my husband rocks socks.
One of the greatest lessons I learned about love from my husband was that its the little things that mean the most. Its not about the grand gestures, whether or not they got you the most expensive gift.
It's him proclaiming the handmade owl valentines for Stella's class, that say "Owl always be your friend", the cutest valentines ever and meaning it with all his heart, despite thinking it all a "hallmark" holiday.
Its how after nearly 10 years, and even though you've talked about it before, you still can have a twenty minute conversation about Van Halen and how they don't make them like Diamond Dave anymore. And how both Dave and Eddie were idiots for never respecting the importance of each others role in the band.
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Labels: marriage