As I was driving home from Dr. Kenneth Miller’s talk up in St. Paul on Wednesday night, I listened to Brahms’ German Requiem. Having the almost-full moon peer down at me through my sunroof, it was an exuberant soul experience, let me tell you. It does the same thing to me that Vivaldi’s “Gloria in […]
Cloud Cult
A year ago, Dan and I went to a Cloud Cult concert at First Avenue in Minneapolis where they were doing selections from Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes). They’re an unusual band, with violin and oboe in tow–a sort of “indie-rock chamber orchestra”–and the starts of their songs sound like movie overtures sometimes, heartbreakingly […]
Banana Pancakes
Apologies to those of you who were hoping for a recipe due to the title of today’s post, but hopefully you’ll leave happier than before. Dan and I have always loved this song–the laziness of it, the wishfulness of it. Lounging around, eating banana pancakes, pretending it’s the weekend, which as you know, it’s not, […]
Catchy Tune
It’s time for some music. After all, it’s Friday, and you need to dance a little, shake out all those stresses from the week. [Okay, I do!] This song is from the beginning of the movie Juno. I dare you to keep still. Have a great weekend!
Jesus, Are You Real?
Dan and I are fans of Mason Jennings, having seen him three times now in concert–once with Jack Johnson, whom we also love. There’s a realness and mellowness about him that can’t be beat with other performers, and we think he’s much better in person than he is on his CDs. Check him out sometime. […]