Cool as Folk


Michael Leahy

Songs speak.

Genre
Bluegrass, Singer-Songwriters,Old-Timey, Folk, Rock, Indie



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Show Description for Friday 02/08/2008
If only all musicians would move to a remote cabin in the woods of Northwestern Wisconsin and write and record one of the best records of the year. Folks check out Bon Iver and that damn Skinny Love song on the show this week. I can't escape it.

Track Artist Song Album Label    
Frank Smith Out Of Air and Turning Blue Heavy Handed Peace and Love Ye Olde Records Austin, TX
Blitzen Trapper Country Caravan Wild Mounntain Nation Sub Pop Feb. 28 w/Sholi Noise Pop show
The Avett Brothers Pretty Girl From Cedar Lane Mignonette Ramseu Records April 4, 5 @ Slim's in SF  *request
The Felice Brothers Take This Hammer (live) Tonight at the Arizona Team Love Mezzanine w/Drive By Truckers @ Feb 13th
Trampled By Turtles Codeine Live at Luce Banjodad MN string band
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5 Bonnie Prince Billy I'm Loving the Street Ask Forgiveness Drag City  *new arrival
Basia Bulat I Was A Daughter Oh, My Darling Rough Trade Feb 16th @ Bottom of the Hill w/Payam Bavafa
Bon Iver Skinny Love For Emma, Forever Ago Jagjaguwar March 23rd @ The Independent w/Phospherescent virb.com/boniver
8 Deer Tick These Old Shoes War Elephant FANATIC
4 Chris Sutherland Deseos Me In A "Field" Digitalis Arts & Crafts  *new arrival
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7 Randall Of Nazareth Ballad of A Sorry Lonely Breaking Man S/T Drag City  *new arrival
8 Emily Jane White Blue Dark Undercoat Double Negative March 1st at the Firehouse on UC Davis campus w/Foot Foot  *new arrival
10 Grizzly Bear Deep Blue Sea (traditional) Friend Ep Warp Daniel Rossen home recording
Ash Reiter La Bahia demo http://www.myspace.com/drunkenboat
10 Bowerbirds Olive Hearts Hymns for a Dark Horse Self-Released
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6 Please Quiet Ourselves Winter Breaking S/T Mushpot Mushpot Records Showcase
Chief Briggum A New Way To Waste Time Ambiguos Garment Gringo Starr myspace.com/chiefbriggum
2 Fred Thomas Snow Bight Flood Magic Marker  *new arrival
3 Xiu Xiu F.T.W. Women as Lovers Kill Rock Stars  *new arrival
3 60 Watt Kid Now That's An American Standard (Part 1) M O9 Absolutely Kosher
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1 fpodbpod Rabies The Egg Self-Released  *new arrival
11 Kelley Stoltz Something More Circular Sounds Sub Pop Feb 28th @ The Independent (Noise Pop)  *new arrival
1 Liam Finn Better To Be I'll Be Fighting Yep Roc March 7th @ The Bottom of the Hill  *new arrival
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12 A.A. Bondy Of the Sea American Hearts Superphonic http://www.myspace.com/aabondy  *new arrival
10 Tom Brosseau Kiss My Lips Cavalier Fat Cat come back to Davis Tom!
10 Jason Webley Back Again The Cost of Living 11 Records
3 Old Believers There It Is Some Songs... Fine Romantic
11 Bill Coffey and Ned Evett Doin Without Me These Dreams Of Mine beehouserecords  *new arrival