Haven't heard of Garrison Keillor or "Prairie Home Companion"? You should be somewhat ashamed and go to this site for a listen some evening instead of watching whatever version of people getting mutilated and beautiful scientists discovering who done it. Also, this particular episode of PHC features music by a band who is possibly one of the only bands in America still making quality music: Wilco. Wilco is also a band you should be somewhat ashamed to not listen to if you have never heard of them. For a generation whose only claim to fame is Kurt Cobain--a drugged-out teenager of a poet who couldn't balance his artistic idealism with a little sense of craft and blew his head off at twenty-seven--Wilco is a breath of fresh air. If you're just getting a listen to this band you might want to start at the beginning with their folksy, rock-n-roll, blues stuff and listen to the progression of depth and musical exploration up to their newest, "Sky Blue Sky." If nothing else you will be blown away by Jeff Tweedy's beautifully heart-wrenching lyrics and astute observations of what it means to be human. So take your laptop to the back porch tonight, pour a glass of wine and enjoy an evening outside with these two American delicacies.
http://www.publicradio.org/tools/media/player/phc/2007/05/12_phc
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Sky Blue Sky is a masterpiece! I second your opinion on the music atmosphere these days.
You write very well.
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