Root Down in the Shadow

1. Spirit Family Reunion - "Green Rocky Road" Traditional Sandwiched in the middle of their incredible 2012 release No Separation , this traditional has become owned by the Brooklyn sextet. Green Rocky Road has been played in the past by such folk stars such as Arlo Guthrie or Elizabeth Mitchell, but none has taken the song on with such a life! Mat Davidson on fiddle & Maggie Carlson on banjo have absorbed every note and tone of the song and bring it alive. Just watch the video once(Skip ahead to 4:05), and you will be hard pressed to not want to watch and hear more from this band. On this short 3 song set, you get a great glimpse into this jovial and upbeat band. Spirit Family Reunion - "Green Rocky Road" Tiny Desk Concert If you have the opportunity, go see this band live !  Pittsburgh that means YOU. Spirit Family Reunion is coming to Club Cafe on December 11th! Previously Featured:  Concert Review April 2012 or Concert Review October 2011

DAYDREAM VACATION 'Clever's Not My Best Excuse' Kicking things off for Year TWO of Root Down in the Shadow, I'm bringing back the Song of the Week!  Last Spring, I featured two in-depth posts with a look back at some 2010  music and the best 2011 music so far (both just happened to be FREE songs).   I did mention other Songs Of the Week through out 2011, but it died out later in the year once I started hitting more concerts.  I kinda owe a review of the rest of the best music found in 2011 soon, but for now, I couldn't wait any longer to talk about some music found already this year!  Here's the first installment of SONG OF THE WEEK.    This week's track is from Daydream Vacation , which is an off-shoot of Head Like a Kite .  Stolen straight from the bio on daydreamvacationband.com, is a run-down of the previous collaborators new band: "After a performance together at this year's Sasquatch Festival, Dave Einmo, mastermind behind Head Lik

Head Like a Kite, Saint Motel & Fitz and the Tantrums are this weeks offerings for the FREE MUSIC of the Week D AYDREAM VACATION ... In late 2010, Head Like a Kit e released Dreams Suspend Night , including the hit 'Director's Cut' and 'Let's Start It All Again (featuring Asya Smoosh )! The fellas from Head Like a Kite are back again with another collaboration with Asya Smoosh for the hip dance party track 'The Girl Don't Sleep'. To get your free download, 'At Least I Have Nothing' by Saint Motel!  Try this link.   Saint Motel came onto the scene in 2009 with the band's debut EP ForPlay including the super fun 'Butch' FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS - 'Don't Gotta Work It Out'.   After releas