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Top 10 Carissa’s Wierd songs

Posted on June 7, 2013 by olneyce

My favorite band is The Beatles. There are probably tens (if not hundreds) of millions of people who agree with me there.  But my second favorite band hasn’t even been heard of by a million people. Carissa’s Wierd only released … Continue reading →

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I’ll love you on our wedding day

Posted on December 11, 2011 by olneyce

On Marriage – The Six Parts Seven (with Carissa’s Wierd) Another recusal case in the news.  This one is at the 9th Circuit, where there is a claim being made that Vaughn Walker (who ruled that Prop 8 was unconstitutional) … Continue reading →

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Carissa’s Wierd news!

Posted on March 5, 2010 by olneyce

Okay, so they’re not reuniting. But they ARE playing a show together in July. And (for all the people who have lamented being unable to actually obtain their music after hearing me rave about them), they’re re-releasing their albums through … Continue reading →

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Remember the winters that we slept in the car

Posted on November 17, 2009 by olneyce

A New Holiday (November 16th) – Carissa’s Wierd Yes it’s that fateful day once again. But since I just posted about Carissa’s Wierd, I’ll leave off talking about them anymore. Instead, a brief television interlude. It’s important to state before … Continue reading →

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Grand Archives and S – concert review

Posted on November 13, 2009 by olneyce

Oslo Novelist – Grand Archives I Love You, Too – S Carissa’s Wierd are no more, but this is just about the next best thing. Grand Archives probably will never make my heart race in quite the same way that … Continue reading →

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That thesis has been rendered invalid

Posted on October 30, 2009 by olneyce

In my life, I have attended four truly excellent shows. Lots of good, even great ones – but only four that were transcendent. 1. Carissa’s Wierd, Valentine’s Day, 2003. The Decemberists opened and it was the first time I had … Continue reading →

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Come tomorrow, this will all be gone

Posted on September 14, 2009 by olneyce

Oslo Novelist – Grand Archives Anyone who has followed this blog for any length of time knows all about my feeling regarding Mat Brooke. Carissa’s Wierd is, in my opinion, the great unrecognized jewel of this decade. Probably my favorite … Continue reading →

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Hey darling, don’t you look fine

Posted on February 28, 2008 by olneyce

Anyone who has been reading here for any length of time knows about my adoration for Mat Brooke and Carissa’s Wierd. I posted back in great detail on the subject back in September, while also lauding the emergence of Brooke’s … Continue reading →

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I’m sleepdriving away

Posted on September 7, 2007 by olneyce

It remains one of the most frustrating things about music-writing that no matter how much you love some bands there’s only so much you can do, and sometimes they never make it big. For me the preeminent example is Carissa’s … Continue reading →

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The melody keeps haunting me

Posted on May 11, 2007 by olneyce

I know I said I was going to burn through the big albums I’ve been putting off, but I’m sick and tired and just not in the mood, so Cloud Cult will have to wait another day. For now, let … Continue reading →

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