Getting Blurrrry at the Joanne Robertson show

Last year I listened to Joanne Robertson's Blurrr because Ryley Walker said it had the "most ill guitar playing [he's] heard all year." Then I started to see that reddish purple album cover selfie everywhere. Something about my existence as a music writer is

music moots with Midnight ("Bless the Telephone" by Labi Siffre)

We are extremely back with Music Moots™, the blogseries where I ask someone to recommend me a song they like, and then I listen to the song and then write a little about it. Today we have Midnight! A folk singer-songwriter in New Orleans, Midnight came to my attention when

music for changing your mind (megamix 16)

Bonjour mes amis. Let's get into the mix... The Perennial Sound in the Valley I've really liked Perennial since I saw their album Art History getting talked up amongst my music loving internet peers. They take midcentury modern vibes and run them through the punk extruder.

Three Music Thingz with Best Actress

Oh my gosh, it's another rendition of Three Music Thingz, the blogseries where I ask musicians for three thingz that are essential to their music-making. Today we have Best Actress! The NYC-based band brings together Georgia Pettit of Our Lady of Sorrows, Ryan Jantz of no big, and

SPEED WEEK part 5: the world's fastest playlist

Okay, probably not the world's fastest playlist, but it's certainly bursting with vim AND vigor. Thanks to everyone—including I Enjoy Music's musician friends and writer friends—for bringing the speed this week. I had so much fun! Also thanks to Wagner Koop for

SPEED WEEK part 4: my fave writers' fave fast songs

Beep beeeeeeep speed week continues at a blistering pace. Today we've got the favorite songs of some of my favorite writers (and one of my favorite graphic designers) about music! All of whom you can find on my blogroll...don't forget about the blogroll... BlogrollThese are

SPEED WEEK part 3: some fast songs from friends of the blog

Happy day three of speed week. Hope you are freakin ZOOMING by now. For today's post, I thought I'd ask some Friends of the Blog (bands/artists I have covered before, plus PR/label folks who are kind enough to send me fresh delicious new music

SPEED WEEK part 2: 17 of my favorite fast songs of all time

In no particular order other than the order I thought them up, here are just a handful of songs in my personal fast song hall of fame. But before we start, here's a fun fact I learned from googling around for a question I had about whether recorded

SPEED WEEK part 1: it's our human right to go fast

I enjoy all kinds of music—it's sort of the raison d'etre of this here blog—but a while ago, I realized that my favorite song on any given album would usually be the fastest one. My favorite song on my favorite Rilo Kiley album, Take

music moots with Sharkey Spice ("Colossus of Roads" by Hurray For The Riff Raff)

We are extremely back with Music Moots™, the blogseries where I ask someone to recommend me a song they like, and then I listen to the song and then write a little about it. Today we have Sharkey Spice! Aka Erin Laura, an artist, writer and radio DJ who hosts

why yes, i do have 'The Testament of Ann Lee' thoughts

Maybe I would have been a practicing Catholic for longer if the music was any good. My memories of mass, like any child's memories, are of abject boredom. If we were kneeling, I'd amuse myself by surreptitiously licking the pew in front of me, such was

music moots with Molly Lambert ("Good Love" by Anita Baker)

We are extremely back with Music Moots™, the blogseries where I ask someone to recommend me a song they like, and then I listen to the song and then write a little about it. Today we have Molly Lambert! Molly is a journalist, podcast producer, and San Fernando Valley-raised bon