TooDrunkToDream's Top Ten...wait... Top Thirty of 2008

Dan Auerbach - Keep It Hid [2009]

Deer Tick are a great Providence band

Happy B-day to Pearl Jam's ridiculous 11/06/2000 Seattle Show
"It's hard to have anything but a love/hate relationship with, like, ...rich people. I mean, compared to those guys, I've got a little bit of money, and even THAT just makes me HATE myself." - E.Vedder (end of "Alive")Nine years ago, Pearl Jam decided to throw a big-old cog in the concert bootleggers gears by putting their concerts in the open hands of the masses. Every show the band performed in the summer and fall of 2000 (72 of them!) was released as quickly and economically as possible in record stores across the country, directly combating the illegal bootlegging trade that was costly to the hard-working consumer, often times

Brown Bird prepare album, release party, and a new promo video
I've been writing often about the Providence-based band Brown Bird. From what we've seen and heard of them lately, David Lamb and company are going to drop a great album next week [The Devil Dancing, out 11/10 on Peapod Recordings]. From the tracks that they've made available to us, it's undeniable that the new album will be an event worth hearing. Any true music lover with a penchant for Sam Beam or Will Oldham will find a new respite in Brown Bird.The Devil Dancing gets it's release party this Sunday in Providence RI, at

Poised for a groundswell? Providence's Brown Bird prep new album [mp3]
A few things have gone well for David Lamb recently. His Providence-by-way-of-Maine-by-way-of-Seattle pet project Brown Bird seems to be hitting a lot of right notes of late. After releasing an impressive album last year (2008's The Bottom Of The Sea), Brown Bird have been playing and touring relentlessly and solidifying their sound, developing into a miniature orchestra of harmonized voices and instruments.

Bill Murray lounges in Santa Monica
So I was visiting my friend out inSanta Monica for the day, she works the reception desk at this pretty upscale hotel and she’s always telling me stories about which B-list celebrity is there that week. Anyway she was on break and we were sitting down having dinner together in the bar when fuckin’ BILL MURRAY walks up, leans over and picks a piece of potato off my plate with his bare fingers and just pops it in his mouth. I just sort of stare at himand he’s looking me right in the eye and smiling as he chews and swallows. “And you know w

My Body Is, Indeed, A Zombie For You. Just thought I'd tell you that...
Now here's something borderline kitchy that I can wrap my head around this time of year. I'd advise that you grab the nearest Butterfinger or "fun size" Snickers**, sit back and enjoy the show....Everything I imagine writing further about Dead Man's Bones can be said a bit more eloquently by Heather Phares @ Allmusic.com