OK Go

I love this video! It looks like this was done in one video take. In fact, they swear it was done in one fluid take (take 74)* These guys are funny. I saw another one of their videos a couple of years ago with them on treadmills.

Watch the whole thing if you have time and if you like dogs. Sorry the video is a little bigger than the width of my space. I couldn't figure out how to edit it.

You are probably better off watching it on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHlJODYBLKs

:)




Official music video for OK Go's 'White Knuckles'.
Directed by Trish Sie and OK Go. Produced by Shirley Moyers.
Special thanks to: Lauren Henry and Roland Sonnenburg and their team of trainers from Talented Animals, the town of Corvallis OR for being so welcoming to us, NYPro for donating the space.

Donate to animal rescue at http://www.okgo.net/dogs

* http://cuteoverload.com/2010/09/21/ok-2/

Brown Rice Family

The Etsy video team has invited experimental and documentary filmmakers to contribute to our original video series and photographer Pascal Perich produced this first guest filmmaker episode on soap and music makers, Brown Rice Family. The Brown Rice Family is a multi-ethnic group that makes soap from Japanese brown rice in Brooklyn, NY. The also create music together!

This is their message on their Etsy shop (I love it!):

We are Brown Rice Family and we firmly believe that the most natural way is the most civilized way. BRF initially started out as a world roots band that gathers inspirations from all corners of the world in order to create fresh and healthy music. Now, however, we have evolved into an independent company. Ancient rhythms of the world inspired us to see that core values of our life are being compromised due to our society’s foolish ambition for mass production. We learned that almost all products that we consume contribute to our severe global pollution. We want to be free from these poisonous and low quality products that big companies are feeding us. We know that in order to be a true independent organization we must have control over our own necessities such as food, clothing, housing and personal care products. Our goal is to make high quality natural products that would meet the necessities of first, the Brown Rice Family. Then we want to share the same products in accordance with one love.

Thank you, Heather, who works over at Etsy, for giving me the opportunity to share this with you.  These are definitely some of the things I miss about Brooklyn.  It would be great to walk over there and perhaps sit with Mei, their dog, and watch them and hang.

Thank you to all the members of The Brown Rice Family!  Beautiful soap AND music.

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Lavola

If you are into discovering new music, you should check out Lavola, this super new, "unknown" band down here in West Palm Beach. My husband wrote an article for The New Times, but it was accidentally cut, so he self published it on his blog.

Go read it and get a free download of one of their songs. You might really like it.

I really do. And I feel so privileged because:

a) I know one of the guys (the one in the middle ) - Brian. So sweet!

and

b) I am going out tonight to see them live at their 2nd show ever :)

Thea + Joe

Thea Gilmore

Joe Jackson

I went to see Joe Jackson play in Miami Beach on Sunday night and it was amazing. He has such raw talent and it is so apparent LIVE. When I was younger, I didn't like his stuff at all. Steppin' Out, to me, was boring and I just hated it. (I know. Harsh.) Since then, I've heard much more of his music, and I have to say, over the years he has cranked out some eclectic, interesting and talented work.

So back to Sunday... Brad and I went to the city and saw Joe Joe. We couldn't have chosen better seats than what we got. We were about 15 feet from the stage, saw every expression the man made, AND I was up against the side stage, so I had my own table for my glass of ice water. I was spoiled rotten. The songs he played sounded different from the originals because of his musical originality. It was absolutely stunning. What more can I say?

The opening act was a British singer/songwriter, Thea Gilmore, who I fell in love with instantly. What a honey! She has a beautiful voice with a nice tone to it. So give a listen. It's a bit sad, though, so just warning you..... in this video she sings with Joan Baez (second voice).



Music nights are good.