Day: November 1, 2010

That was Monday

Today was Monday. Beyond that, I don’t have much to say about it.

Okay, okay. At lunch time, I tried to run a little errand downtown, near City Hall and Wall Street. But I don’t know that area well at all, so even though it’s a pretty straightforward subway ride, I didn’t find the store I was looking for in time and had to head back uptown. I guess I’ll have to try again tomorrow.

In other news, it’s suddenly gotten quite chilly here. A week ago it was almost like summer again, but now I think we’re barreling straight on into winter.

Song of the day

How about one from my October mix? “Where Will You Be” by Sara Watkins, who I saw for the first time on the live simulcast of A Prairie Home Companion last month.

I’m not so sure about their embeddable player, but hopefully it will work for you.

October music

The one good thing about almost nobody ever taking me up on my offer of a monthly mix CD exchange? On the not at all rare occasion that I go a little crazy and cobble together a mix this long, which by its length requires a minimum of two CDs, I don’t have to do anything except pleasantly post it here and say, hey, here’s some stuff I’ve been listening to recently.

So hey, here’s some stuff I’ve been listening to recently.

  1. “Never Listen to Me” by the Thermals
  2. “Thule Fog” by John Vanderslice
  3. “The Queen of Lower Chelsea” by the Gaslight Anthem
  4. “Organ Donor” by Jeremy Messersmith
  5. “Americanarama” by Hollerado
  6. “The Ballad of…” by Franz Nicolay
  7. “Belle of the Ball” by Carsie Blanton
  8. “Get Me Away from Here I’m Dying” by Bettie Serveert
  9. “Devil’s Best Dress” by Corb Lund
  10. “Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground” by Chris Thile
  11. “New York (Saint in the City)” by the Academy Is…
  12. “Remains” by Maurissa Tancharoen & Jed Whedon
  13. “You Are Not Alone” by Mavis Staples
  14. “Birds Fly Away” by Theresa Andersson
  15. “Window of My World” by Guided by Voices
  16. “The Way We Get By” by Spoon
  17. “Rain City” by Lucy Schwartz
  18. “Down River” by the Temper Trap
  19. “Hard Believer” by First Aid Kit
  20. “Levi Stubbs’ Tears” by Billy Bragg
  21. “The Ballad of Grim and Lily” by Bree Sharp
  22. “Where Will You Be” by Sara Watkins
  23. “I Will Follow You Into the Dark” by Death Cab for Cutie
  24. “There’s Room in My Tardis for Two” by Love Ends Disaster!
  25. “Disaster” by Kopecky Family Band
  26. “Never Come Around” by La Sera
  27. “‘Til the End” by Remy Zero

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