Thanks for the post Fred. I love “World Music” as IMHO “Western” stuff has become mostly boring. I listened to demos of their songs at CDUniverse and will be picking up both CDs.

Totally freaked me out when I saw one of the band members was Kofi Ackah. I met a Kofi Ackah playing in a club when I live in Ghana and thought wow I’ve seen him. Googled him and turns out I met his father Jewel “Kofi” Ackah.

"Mockingbird" from Crazy Blues: A Celebration of Okeh Records as sung by Regina Spektor

Yet another track that I didn't hear about. I just happened to be looking to see if she had any new additions on iTunes. The CD version of this album apparently came out last month, but it has been discontinued? Amazon.com has it in their MP3 store, but it says "Not Available" next to each track. I wonder what's up with it.

Thats very cool Dean!

They will be playing at a club in Toronto on Dec. 22. Since I now 'have the day off' thanks to Toyota shutting down a couple of days early, I will go see them.

Ditto that, I actually picked up a keg of the Heineken Light not too long ago for a party. It is amazingly smooth. The kegs are a nice topic of discussion at get-togethers as well. It allows everyone to reminisce about their glory days of attending kegger parties in college.

Jason

I was getting those last year during football season, and liked many things about them. I had a hard time not getting tons of foam, though, and in the end, wasn't sure it was a great value.

I like the BeerTender and would buy one if I had a place for it...!

Regina Spektor

You're just teasing me.

Right now I'm listening to a lot of the free tracks on http://rcrdlbl.com/, a site I mentioned a while ago. They really do have a nice selection of bands to sample.

Elbow, "The Seldom Seen Kid." A well-recorded recent release with good dynamics. Pleasant and understated British pop.

Well, here are my picks from what I listened to today:

Coeur de Pirate

Crayonsmith

Death By Kite

Dragonette

Frida Hyvönen

The Floor Is Made of Lava