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til kingdom come get a buzz on, singing in tongues

September 03, 2010
Default_artist_40px I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS — Drew Grow and the Pastors’ Wives make their home in Portland, and meld together a scuzzy, squally blend of rebellious gospel/folk that at times possesses the radiant buoyancy of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, and in quieter moments the s... read more »

The musical mind behind Friday Night Lights

August 31, 2010
I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS — Back in the freshness of springtime, I came clean before you all with my newfound affection for the TV show Friday Night Lights. Shy as I was about falling for any sort of TV drama, I was converted (to the cult of Tim Riggins, thank you) over Tha... read more »

she leaves a key in the door but it takes more to get through

August 28, 2010
Default_artist_40px I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS — There’s a winsome, lonely, rough-hewn folk loveliness to this song from The Roadside Graves. With a violin weaving alongside the ragged vocal croon (actually, in this case, I think we have to call it a fiddle), this song conjures up a moment of w... read more »

Sufjan Friday

August 27, 2010
B0009r1t7m I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS — Five years since his last traditional release, Sufjan Stevens came out of the blue last Friday (only hours after my birthday waned, so I think it was probably a gift to me) with a new EP, All Delighted People, available on Bandcamp for only five ... read more »

new favorite song of the summer

August 25, 2010
Default_artist_40px I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS — Hands down. And they can’t really play it on the radio, now can they? <iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/14388634?byline=0&amp;portrait=0" width="450" height="253" frameborder="0"></iframe> Fuck You – Cee-Lo Green I am some... read more »

Rivers and roads, rivers and roads… rivers til I reach you

August 24, 2010
Default_artist_40px I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS — I’ve spent the last five days immersed in green forests and small cafes, breathing the salty seaside air, and quenching my parched insides in the Pacific Northwest. The dampness clinging to my skin as I stood at the foot of these waterfalls and ha... read more »

Overheard

August 23, 2010
I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS — Late last night in the tiny Honors Bar, in the converted elementary school hotel in Portland, we got into a conversation with our Ecuadorian bartender who had been trained as a classical guitarist. As he cleaned glasses, we talked about music and ... read more »

indie queens are waiting

August 19, 2010
3144115-965376774_thumb40 I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS — Dan Mangan is a Canadian from the fertile Pacific Northwestern coastal city of Vancouver, and makes marvelously crafted, beautifully arranged music. Recommended if you (like me) enjoy Josh Ritter, Luke Doucet, or on this song particularly, the ma... read more »

If this doesn’t make your heart feel joy, you might be dead inside

August 17, 2010
I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS — Joe Pug onstage with the Levon Helm Band and Elvis Costello, swapping jubilant verses on “The Weight” last week in Vancouver. Joe’s face emanates the same pure, unfettered joy I see here. Go kid, go. <object width="450" height="362"><par... read more »

Adam Haworth Stephens is phenomenal live

August 17, 2010
Default_artist_40px I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS — Five months ago, my friend Katie went to see Adam Haworth Stephens (of the San Francisco band Two Gallants) open for Rocky Votolato in Denver. I wasn’t at the show, but was on my computer later that night when an email popped in from her, raving ... read more »

Lollapalooza 2010 shines

August 14, 2010
I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS — Lollapalooza took over the massive lakeside green of Grant Park last weekend for its sixth year as a stationary festival in Chicago. I was unable to get myself to The Prairie State, and sent two talented writer-photographers to cover it for Fuel/... read more »

Nada Surf covering Spoon

August 13, 2010
B000amjd9w I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS — Are you aware that Nada Surf has an excellent new album of covers? If I Had A Hi-Fi came out a few months ago, after being first available only on tour at their merch booth, and is now consumable by the general intelligent public. That includes y... read more »

i’m not yours, i am mine

August 12, 2010
I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS — On Friday afternoon, I got my advance of the forthcoming Lissie album Catching a Tiger (out 8/17 on Fat Possum) and so far I haven’t been able to stop listening to it, happily. I was out on a mini-roadtrip vacation around Colorado these last few ... read more »

when you got nothing, you got nothing to lose

August 07, 2010
2024902-1802549613_thumb40 I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS — This song came up on my shuffle on this sunny Saturday morning with all the windows open and the sun glinting off the wooden floors. It sounded so, so right that I’ve put it on repeat and it hasn’t stopped looping yet. That harmonica solo at 2:45... read more »

New Frightened Rabbit: “Son C”

August 06, 2010
3287606-836551565_thumb40 I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS — Selkirk, Scotland’s resident gutwrenchers Frightened Rabbit sent a new song out to their mailing list today, complete with an image of the lyrics and a strangely disembodied drawing (which would fit well with Tuesday’s post). Frontman Scott Hutc... read more »

it’s not like i believe in everlasting love

August 03, 2010
4281342_thumb40 I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS — Barely twenty years old, Laura Marling is from England and channels a young and earnest Joni Mitchell, if Joni had Mumford & Sons as her backing band (no, really, Laura does). I just started listening to Laura’s gorgeous folks songs at the be... read more »

if this was our last time / what would we do, what would we say then?

August 03, 2010
I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS — <object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="450" height="253" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"/><param... read more »

i believed the stars were wishes

August 02, 2010
3996573_thumb40 I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS — There’s a humble little new iTunes EP out from Radical Face, one of the musical projects of Florida’s Ben Cooper (the other one being the equally fantastic Electric President). The six-song Touch The Sky (Welcome Home) EP is a collection of alter... read more »

My heart, my heart is calling

July 29, 2010
Cataldo_thumb40 I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS — Eric Anderson + a rotating cast of friends make up the Seattle band Cataldo. I don’t think the little kids are in the band (but would likely relate to the unjaded spirit of the songs it if they were). If you’ve sampled and enjoyed my summer mix, ... read more »

Interview: The minds behind the new Jeff Buckley/Shakespeare musical

July 23, 2010
1630-538581361_thumb40 I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS — In a few weeks, the new theatre production of The Last Goodbye will make its highly anticipated world debut at the Williamstown Theatre Festival (August 5th – 20th). As I wrote back in April, this new creation takes Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Jul... read more »
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