There were some pretty good albums released in 2016. Here are my favorites for the year. Keith Urban – Ripcord With each album, Keith Urban seems to move further and further from the country sound. Ripcord is no exception and infuses EDM with banjos and synth beats. There’s even a collaboration with Pitbull on the track “Sun Don’t Let Me Down.” It may not be traditional country but it’s still a fun, upbeat pop-country album […]
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Concert List
I’ve been going to live concerts since before I can remember. My parents took me along to Bluegrass and Irish festivals almost before I could say the word “music” and going to live shows has sort of become a part of who I am. I decided it’s probably a good idea to write down a list of every performer that I’ve seen (or can remember seeing). The only performers I didn’t list are from the […]
Favorite Albums, pt. 2
A little while ago I started compiling a list of my favorite albums of all time. Here are a few more to add to the first 10 from my previous post. Jennifer Knapp – Kansas Passionate, spiritual, guitar-driven folk rock from one of the best unknown female singer-songwriters of the late 90s. Jennifer Knapp picked up a guitar in college and began crafting honest songs about her new-found faith in God, her daily struggles of […]
Favorite Albums of All Time, Pt. 1
I love music and I like to think I have a pretty wide variety of genres that I listen to. If you scroll through some of the artists on my iPod, you’ll find everything from The Beatles, Eminem, Metallica and New Kids on the Block to Flogging Molly, Garth Brooks and Mumford and Sons. I’m not a music expert or critic by any means, but if a song or artist makes me feel something – […]