I haven’t written anything about music lately, so I thought I would write a post about a band that I really like. The band is called Low vs Diamond and they’re out of Los Angeles. I actually grew up with the drummer, but we lost touch when we were about 13 and when I found out that he was in a band a year or two ago, I went to the site and listened to a few songs (back when they were called Colored Shadows). Anyways, they have a great sound and recently we got to see them play a show in Seattle on a small west coast tour they did. We hadn’t seen eachother in about 15 years, but it was just like old times when we hung out. They also just got signed by Marrakesh Records in London and Epic here in the U.S. Here’s their latest song called “Heart Attack”:

Also, check them out at their MySpace page and their official site: http://www.lowvsdiamond.co.uk/

So, I haven’t posted in the music category in a while…too much programming lately. But, I went to one show recently that I thought was worth blogging about. I went to go see Medeski, Martin and Wood (MMW) and it was amazing. They were great as always. Their most recent album, End of the World Party (Just in Case), is a great album. Its funky, soulful, jazzy and just an overall a great CD.

Just to mention other shows I’ve seen lately:

Mark Farina
Lang Lang with the Seattle Symphony
Trey with Mike Gordon
Barry Douglas with the Seattle Symphony (play Rachmaninov no.3 - it was incredible)

Last week I saw Thievery Corporation at the Vic in Chicago. They are a great group and had 7 people on stage with them. 2 DJs, 2 drummers, sitar, bass, and different singers. Anyways, if you haven’t heard of them check them out: Thievery Corporation