Current Playlist

Here's what I'm listening to lately:

The Way.....Ariana Grande feat. Mac Miller

Anything Could Happen......Ellie Goulding

Tonight I'm Getting Over You.....Carly Rae Jepsen

Carried Away.......Passion Pit

Gone, Gone, Gone..... Phillip Phillips

We Are the Tide......Blind Pilot

Battle Scars.......Lupe Fiasco & Guy Sebastian

Clarity......Zedd feat. Foxes

Midnight City........M83

Wings.....Little Mix

Royals....Lorde

Blurred Lines.....Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell

My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark [Light Em Up].....Fall Out Boy

Get Lucky.......Daft Punk feat. Pharrell & Nile Rodgers

San Francisco.....The Mowglis

We Come Running....Youngblood Hawke

Trojans.....Atlas Genius

Let Me Down Easy.......Sheppard

Adorn....Miguel feat. Wiz Khalifa

What are you listening to?


all songs available on Amazon or iTunes

Family of the Year

A while back, I got a free ticket to see Family of the Year play at the Bing Lounge downtown.  I heard about the concert from one of my favorite radio stations, KINK.fm.  It was a short show, but the band was great and I even got to take a picture with them!

please forgive my awkward stance--I didn't know what to do with my hands.

Since I couldn't great video of them playing, here are the music videos for my two favorite songs.

You can buy their album on itunes right now for $7.99.

what i listened to in 2011

in 2011 i: found a lot of new music, discovered pandora and spotify, and went to a lot of concerts with friends and by myself (!) it's been a great year.

here's what i listened to and loved in 2011-

ALBUMS

Flamingo--Brandon Flowers

favorite songs: Magdalena, Crossfire, Only the Young

21--Adele

favorite songs: Don't You Remember, Someone Like You, Turning Tables, One and Only, Set Fire to the Rain


Last Night On Earth-- Noah and the Whale


favorite songs: Give It All Back, Just Me Before We Met, Waiting For My Chance To Come, Old Joy


The Head And The Heart--self-titled debut

favorite songs: Winter Song, Rivers and Roads, Couer D'alene, Lost In My Mind

Sigh No More--Mumford & Sons

this was on my list last year but i had just bought it and didn't really know the music yet. i fell in love with this album and can't wait to hear what they come up with next.
favorite songs: The Cave, Winter Winds, Awake My Soul, After The Storm

Allen Stone and Last To Speak--Allen Stone


these are two albums by a new artist, Allen Stone. i went to two of his shows this year and was just blown away. this guy has serious talent. look him up online, you'll be amazed.
favorite songs: Figure It Out, Say So, Your Eyes, Satisfaction, cover of Bob Marley's Is This Love

SINGLES

It Will Rain, Bruno Mars

see also: marry you, grenade.

The One That Got Away, Katy Perry

i can listen to this song all day. love it.

Domino, Jessie J

new favorite

Somewhere Only We Know, Glee Cast

this song stuck with me. can i say i love it more than the original?

Tonight Tonight, Hot Chelle Rae

but seriously, this song is so fun to dance to in the car and i know all the words!

Bluebird/Arms, Christina Perri

these two are my faves

The Show Must Go On, Lupe Fiasco

fell in love with this the first time i heard it. it's just so good.

Never Gonna Leave This Bed, Maroon 5


another one i could listen to all day long.


Paradise/Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall, Coldplay


such a different sound for them but they are so fun.

You And I, Lady Gaga

the first time i heard this, i didn't even recognize her. love to sing along to this one.

We Won't Run, Sarah Blasko

listen to this and you won't be able to get it out of your head.

Complicated, Rihanna

i heard this song while trying on clothes in a store and hummed it until i could get home and look it up. it's a great one for listening while running your frustrations out about boys.

Best Thing I Never Had, Beyonce

another favorite for channeling boy frustrations. thanks, ladies.

Without You, David Guetta feat. Usher

such a great jam. plus, lea michele did an awesome cover on glee this week.

Not Over You, Gavin DeGraw


this song has been described as "Adele for guys." just the right amount of angst.

it was a great year in music and here's what i'm excited about for 2012: the black keys, florence + the machine, lykke li, ingrid michaelson, bon iver, beirut, mayer hawthorne, graffiti6, young the giant.

what were you listening to in 2011?
what are you listening to in 2012?

taylor swift!

my sisters and i have been big taylor fans since the beginning, but we'd never seen her live. she came to portland last year on her fearless tour but the tickets sold out way too fast. this time, i knew when the tickets went on sale and i was waiting patiently at the computer. they sold out in minutes. it was insane! i was only able to buy three tickets and it was a group of two and one single. i could only take two of my sisters and we couldn't sit together. our seats were really great though and it was such an amazing show. my two little sisters were in the first section off of stage left so most of the pictures are from them.

i was on the floor, but way in the back so i didn't have the best view. i did, however, get to see taylor when she walked around, greeting the audience.



she was within touching distance but i refrained. i thought that would have been weird. she sounded really great live and had so much energy. she had no less than 10 costume changes, all dresses. my favorite thing was her red lipstick. and she was so tiny!



towards the end of the show she came around the back and sang a few songs on this mini stage. it was great because i could actually see her. bad thing was that they put up ropes to prevent the crazies from storming the stage so i couldn't go grab my camera from my sisters. i was just left with my crummy cell phone camera. still kicking myself.



when she sang Love Story she flew around the room in this little balcony. she was right above my head when i took this.


for Back to December, confetti snow came down all over the audience.


the stage was incredible. each song had a specific theme and there were dancers and acrobats doing crazy stuff.



she made this face a lot, acting like she was surprised that the crowd was so loud and excited. hard to imagine that many people paying to see you sing.



i think this was her first dress. fun and flapper-ish, but was not a fan of the boots. she had another cute dress that was white, lacy, and sort of vintage-y that she wore with oxfords. wish i got a good picture of that.



for Speak Now, they staged a little wedding and had taylor and her back-up singers in 50s style dresses singing doo-wop style up above. so cute.

josh kelley was the first opening act and he sounded so great live. i loved his music before but was even more impressed by how good he was in person. and so cute!

needtobreathe was the other opening act and i really liked them. kind of a southern rock sound, and great performers.


i had so much fun and it was really exciting to see her in person. this music video is basically her concert edited down to 3 minutes, if you want an idea of what it was like. everything was exactly the same except there was no water. guess you can't make it rain in the rose garden. in oregon.