I am a huge fan of great women like Nina Simone, Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald , Koko Taylor and my super hot love affair with Amy Winehouse but recently I have a new love.  Her name is Sharon Jones and this lady gets the speakers cracked with her old school style and great songs.  The coolest thing is she was once a prison guard.  So she is not one to tangle with. 

So if you looking for that smokey slow dance or that old school deep soul check out 100 Days, 100 Nights by Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings.

God Bless Texas and God Bless Prison Guards!

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So all I ever hear about this girl is that she is little weird and unpredictable.  I have not heard her music and decided to go check it out.  Its unfortunate she is surrounded by so much drama because her sound is yummy like a hot cup of coco with a little wild turkey in it.  She has this old soulful sound that is mellow and smooth.  If you could see her sound it would look like thick smoke oozing out of your speakers.  I hope she sticks around because she could have a great influence on some great music.  Pick up the tracks and let your mind wander.

God Bless Texas and God Bless Johnny Cash!

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Like most I too get sucked into the marketing strategies of companies through their ever repettitve blasts of 30 second pop culture.  Apple has this down to a knack with our desire to follow like a bunch of lemmings.  Every time I see that commercial of the new Nano Video I keep wanting to go get that 1234 song from Feist. 

I was on the phone with Farrah Braniff the other day and heard this whaling in the background.  After inquiry, she informed me that she was listening to Feist.  So naturally I went and downloaded it to check it out myself.  Overall its pretty good.  Very mellow but toe tapping is appropriate and recommended.  This LP is definitely one to have on while mulling through images to design albums.

The Reminder reminds me of a mix of Fiona Apple, the Pretenders and Bjork. So pick it up and enjoy.  There is even a little diddy that is a remake of Nina Simone's See Line Woman.  And if you dig Nina Simone your in good company.

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I am a photographer not a writer so here is my review of the latest LP I purchased from ITunes. 

It rocks, get it and your day will be a little more laid back, chilled out, and all out cool with the weather the world and what your gonna do on Saturday night. 

Todd Snider hails from Portland Oregon but he is a whole more Texan than most.

This is a new category to our blog.  Its all about music and what we are jammin too.  If you have a recommendation than lay it out here on a comment or shoot me an email.  We will check it out.

God Bless Texas and God Bless Johnny Cash!

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