http://bagofsongs.com all the best music - local, national, worldwide since 2006 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:01:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_1091" align="alignnone" width="499" caption="Alex Chilton NYC 1977"][/caption] [Photo via godlis.com] Paying tribute today to the sad passing of one the most influential musicians of a generation, the one and only Alex Chilton succumbed to a heart attack today in his home of New Orleans at the much too young age of ... http://bagofsongs.com/2010/03/17/never-travel-farwithout-a-little-big-star-rip-alex-chilton-1950-2010/ 2009 was another great year for live music , slightly edging out last year for me with a grand total of 97 shows, in 26 different venues for 251 sets of music by 215 different bands, with 26 bands logging in 2 or more. Continuing to be one of the ... http://bagofsongs.com/2009/12/27/best-shows-i-saw-in-2009/ Wrapping it all up today sort of where I started it this year, with something a little off the beaten path. Hope you've enjoyed it and heard something you enjoyed and maybe found a new favorite. Thanks to everyone who's been reading along,commenting and emailing. Christmas is all about sharing ... http://bagofsongs.com/2009/12/25/2009-christmas-song-of-the-day-25/ [Photo By Frank Juhlin] On the home stretch of our daily Christmas song series, going all the way to Sweden for today's pick from the girls of Twiggy Frostbite, Elin Lindfors on vocals and percussion, AnnaKarin Berglund on keyboards and percussion and Emma Sjöberg on bass and percussion . Lanterns And ... http://bagofsongs.com/2009/12/24/2009-christmas-song-of-the-day-24/ Inspired my inability to get the song of the day up timely the last few days, here's a few versions of The Chipmunks Christmas classic, Christmas Don't Be Late. A brand new version from Twilight Soundtrack darlings, Hurricane Bells and a live version by Jim James of My Morning Jacket ... http://bagofsongs.com/2009/12/23/2009-christmas-song-of-the-day-23/ A special holiday song for you today with some Philadelphia flavor to it. It's from the Blood Feathers, who are the first band on the brand new Philebrity record label, with their excellent record Goodness, Gracious which is currently available on iTunes, and is coming soon on CD and ... http://bagofsongs.com/2009/12/23/2009-christmas-song-of-the-day-22/ One for the shortest day of the holiday season and of the year from Philadelphia's own Hoots And Hellmouth. Back in the long warm days of summer they released one of the great records of the year, The Holy Open Secret. A perfect choice to mark the turning point as ... http://bagofsongs.com/2009/12/21/2009-christmas-song-of-the-day-21/ Not really a holiday song I suppose, but since I spent the bulk of yesterday digging out from under the big east coast blizzard, here's one in honor of the snow day many people experienced yesterday or today The Turncoats - Snowday Previous [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] http://bagofsongs.com/2009/12/21/2009-christmas-song-of-the-day-20/ Wherever you may be travelling during this week leading up to Christmas,head home safely, especially if you happen to be stuck on the snow bound eastern US. Sitting here, stuck in a hotel room for the weekend thinking about all of the things I want to do when I get ... http://bagofsongs.com/2009/12/19/2009-christmas-song-of-the-day-19/ [Photo via Tacky Treasures] Running way late today, so, no words, just pictures and music. look. listen. enjoy. The Knife - Christmas Reindeer [WEBSITE] Previous [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] http://bagofsongs.com/2009/12/18/2009-christmas-song-of-the-day-18/