what are you listening to right now?

Louis and Ella: Summertime

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lnXLVTi_m_M

I think both were at their best in the fifties. Both have absolute perfect musical pitch in their vocals, and Louie's voice is extraordinarily, exceptionally cool. No doubt! I love it. And his trumpet is superb. I'm 66, with few lifetime regrets, but I really wish I'd seen Louis perform live locally at the Newport Jazz Festival back in the sixties. I could've easily done that if I'd been more aware of what was going on musically at that point in my life. Instead, it was cars, cars, cars.

Steeleye Span - The Gower Wassail (it's a long story that I'm listening to it in October)

The Gower Wassail

Thrice - The Artist in the Ambulance

Tito Paris: Sodade

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa2oFd_uyes

Excellent international jazz.

So there was only one thing I could do was ding a ding dang my dang a long ling long.

Gramatik - Tearin' It Up

Particle - Kneeknocker

Ransom wrote: Steeleye Span - The Gower Wassail (it's a long story that I'm listening to it in October) The Gower Wassail

This is another example of why I love this thread. This group is new to me and I really like them. After a simple search I found another gem by Steeleye Span:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=RDEMBj9WLyUNZNkev9IHUkMeXQ&params=OAI%253D&v=EDc2FD-vy8M

Thanks, Ransom (and Toyman, and Karl) for introducing new music and artists to me that I never would have known about otherwise!

Martha Stewart Living - Spooky Scary Sounds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DWyRLw4_hA

https://www.youtube.com/embed/uT3SBzmDxGk

"I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet... But your great-great-great-great-grandkids are going to love it"

In reply to Knurled:

I really like the music and the artists. But in my opinion, I'd rather they'd forgone the 18th century theme and just made it contemporary. The performers are fantastic in their own right. No need for theatrics to overshadow the talent. Sometimes so-called "artistic" concept, production and direction overshadow the actual performance. I think that's what happened here.

But you can't control that! Thanks for the excellent music!

Loreena Mckennett: Caravanserai

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VS1poqd0HcI

A very unusual performer, but a good one nevertheless. I've been a fan of her's for around 15 years. Saw her at the Providence Performing Arts Center a few years ago with her full, very talented band, including a hurdy gurdy! It was phenomenal. It was the best live performance I've ever seen in my life, which surprised me.

Euge Groove: Indian Summer

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jV7Y9Oljpek

The temperature was in the mid-seventies today here in Southern New England. Been like this for most of the week. Tomorrow too. Unusual for this time of year around here, but I'm not complaining. So I thought it'd be appropriate to play this. I'm sitting on my deck enjoying the superb weather and a Red Rye Lager from Bucket Brewery as well! http://bucketbrewery.com/our-beers/

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Red Right Hand

Pantera - Walk

Billy Squire, In the dark

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RwVJVjjNA4

Poison!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_88L-CU7PD4

I'm on a mullet kick!

I WANNA ROCK!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWXhFVqNgQs

I'm seriously a black IROC and a def leppard tape away from heaven right now.

Open Mike Eagle - Golden Age Raps

One more:

Open Mike Eagle - Doug Stamper (The Advice Show)

99 Problems was a damn good summer song; if you've got more than like three, then something's wrong.

Lion Peter Tosh

Eileen - Ces Bottes Sont Faites Pour Marcher

French chanteuse cover of These Boots Are Made For Walking. Trés awesome.

The 5-6-7-8s - Green Onions

Japanese all-girl surfpunk band covers Booker T and the MGs. Also awesome.

The Strypes - You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover

Great high-energy cover of the Bo Diddley classic, by a bunch of scruffy Irish 20-somethings who look like they shouldn't have anything like this kind of credibility and swagger.

In reply to Duke:

Thanks for posting this. I like them. Also found a live acoustic version they did.

"You can't judge a sister by looking at the brother!"

"I might look like a farmer, but - I'm a lover! You can't judge a book by lookin at the cover..."

You're welcome! I love those guys. Their originals are great too. It's like you pulled the Yardbirds 40 years into the future.