Author Archives: olneyce

Magnet In Oaxaca, after a couple days in Mexico City. Oaxaca is very nice, very comfortable and friendly. Also there was a parade of some kind. Or maybe a teacher´s strike. It wasn´t totally clear. Anyways, a little time off … Continue reading →

2006 has been a good year for folk-based singer-songwriters, with The Boss’ take on Pete Seeger, a fine effort by Josh Ritter, the Jon Auer disc I talked about yesterday, David Ford, and more. Listening to some of those guys … Continue reading →

I’m in Boston (well, Cambridge really) now, drinking some delicious Kashmiri Chai at Tealuxe. Since I’ll be moderately out of touch while I’m in Mexico, and since we’re nearing the halfway point of the year, I thought now would be … Continue reading →

So I’ve got several days of traveling ahead of me. I have a red-eye flight tonight from Seattle to Boston, and then I leave Boston early Tuesday morning to go to Mexico for a couple weeks. Tomorrow I’ll post my … Continue reading →

Jon AuerAlright, who knows their Posies history? First question: when did they break up? Trick question! They never really broke up. Okay, then, when did they temporarily break up? Another trick question!. Which time? Let’s try and sort things out. … Continue reading →

Camera Obscura Everyone’s favorite Scottish-twee band is back this year with a new album Let’s Get Out of This Country, due out June 6. Okay, maybe not everyone’s favorite–I’m sure some people probably prefer Belle and Sebastian. But after hearing … Continue reading →

Mates of StateAren’t they adorable? Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel, who together compose Mates of State, take cuteness about as far as the mind can comfortably imagine. In addition to being a husband/wife duo who sing perfectly crafted pop songs … Continue reading →

Soul AsylumI actually never really got into Soul Asylum during the “Runaway Train” days (I was still pretty much only listening to music from the 60s at that point), but I did wear the…um…wavelength semiconductor laser off my CD player … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago I posted about David Ford. Since then, I was pointed to the video for his song “State of the Union.” It’s fascinating, and anyone who liked the song the first time around should check it out. … Continue reading →

The Exchange I wrote about The Exchange a couple months ago, when I said reviewed their song “Orange” and said: I know virtually nothing about this band, except that they’re from Minnesota, which is a pretty neat state. They’ve got … Continue reading →