Black Angels & Hanni

Whew! My 2013 concert calendar was looking sparse. Was worried. Not now.

The Black Angels are coming w/Hanni El Katib opening. At the Firebird, no less.

I’m more excited about Hanni El Katib. Bluesy, garage sound with loud, crunchy guitar a’la White Stripes.

Good stuff.

Cinematic Music or This Sh*t Helps Me Run

My Sigur Ros station has been in heavy rotation on Pandora of late, and I've come across some really great post-rock bands that have become staples in my running playlists:

This Will Destroy You
Rafter
Mogwai
Explosions In The Sky
The Album Leaf
And So I Watch You From Afar
Efterklang
If These Trees Could Talk

This music is strangely uplifting, and lends itself to creating moody, dramatic movies in my head while I run, which gets me into a very nice zone.

Here are a couple of my favorites: