Idyl Time: October 2011

Monday, October 3, 2011

Music Monday: ST VINCENT

Playing at the intimate and recently remodeled, Neptune Theater in the U District.
OCTOBER 13th (Thursday) $15

Here's a song from Annie Clark's (St Vincent) third album, "Strange Mercy", released a few weeks ago. This Tulsa native is known for using a large variety of instrumentals and lyrics that reference frequent dualities of emotions. Is she happy? Is she sad? Both?? From song to song its hard to pigeon-hole her into one musical category or style... this only makes her more intriguing.

In one interview she remarked, "You can’t apologize your way into people’s hearts ... You have to go full force." I concur.

http://www.ilovestvincent.com/

Remember to Remember...

This blog is just a personal exploration of music and represents my preference and perspective (for whatever, if anything, that's worth). The site is dubbed "Idyl Time" because I soon realized that a large majority of my "idle" time is spent on music and who doesn't love a good play on words? I stumbled on the definition of "idyl" in a book I was reading and thought it worked as a title for this endeavor because each piece of music I'm examining here is a composition (be it not necessarily pastoral). But, when you discover a connection with a song, an album, an artist or a show it can truly border on an inconsequential affair; in that... it tugs on the very strings of your heart and can pinch you ever so lightly (or painfully) in the most secret of places. Music can transport you in an instant to a person, place or memory that still holds a dear (or dark) place in your heart. It's something so private and so personal and so inherently unique to each listener. It's a relationship that obviously has no tangible relevance on your day to day existence but at the same time can represent a "romantic affair" or attachment of some sort. I've personally always attempted to operate with a hap-hazard, caution-to-the-wind, attitude towards life and all it's offerings for experience. Better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all (which beyond relationships, can refer to all the windows and doors that life affords you). I guess my point is, you may have tried, you may have failed, you may have loved, you may have lost, but you took a chance. And you still have your memories and the music they're dressed in. For whatever that's worth.

Idyl Time

Monday, October 10, 2011

#MusicMonday : Little Dragon

Monday, October 3, 2011

Music Monday: ST VINCENT