Grace Potter and the Nocturnal: Nothing But The Water  -  GP&N have tapped into that soulful, funky, bluesy, gospel sound of the early-mid 70’s with such conviction and command over it, you’d think they invented it.  Well perhaps they’ve reinvented it with this record.  Recorded in a 150-year-old barn in Vermont, the sonic palette is warm and natural balancing out the raucous slide guitars and screaming B3.  Not to mention Potters voice.  You could plotz!

Jeff Tweedy Solo at The Egg in Albany, NY (11/14/05)  -  Tweedy had us at “hello.”  With his self-deprecating, crowd-taunting humor, Tweedy carried the audience through a heartfelt evening of Wilco, Uncle Tupelo and Woody Guthrie.  He later brought out Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche (who opened the show) for a bunch of Wilco songs.  Their chemistry was undeniable and it brought the evening to unexpected, but very welcome place: a rock show.

 Radiohead: The Bends  -  My god.  I feel like such an ass that I didn’t catch on to them back in the 90’s.  This album is ridiculous.  I pop it on almost every day.  It’s kinda scary, actually.

Good Night, and Good Luck  -  Maybe because it’s still fresh in my mind, but Good Night, and Good Luck was simply an electrifying movie.  Besides the historical plot (which is utterly frightening) the acting is top-notch, the dialogue is witty and thought provoking and the directing is pretty unbelievable considering this is George Clooney’s first go at it.

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. 
Granted, the style of music they play isn’t exactly groundbreaking, but they write incredibly well-crafted songs.  They also seem like they can go anywhere musically in the future.  Tight band, great on-stage chemistry.  Watch out people!

Netflix  -  This is genius.  No late fees, baby!  Three movies at a time.  And a huge selection of films including some killer music documentaries.