Super Bowl Sunday

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Seattle Seahawks vs Denver Broncos, Washington vs Colorado, Pacific NW vs The Mountain Time Zone, #1 Defense vs #1 Offense, Legal Weed vs Legal Weed. However you stack it this is going to be a great game and I am thinking there will be chip shortages in both Colorado & Washington. Munchie Bowl Prediction Seattle 27 Denver 24. In honor of these two great place and the big game I thought I would post a couple great songs. First in honor of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest there is “Northwestern Girls” by Say Hi. Another commercial song from an REI spot a few years back. For Colorado is “Colorado Girl” performed by Ben Nichols of Lucero. Enjoy the songs and enjoy the game!

“The Pretenders” by Joe Purdy

Another day and another artist I discovered thanks to a commercial. Back in 2009 Dawn featured Joe Purdy’s “Wash Away” in a very touching oil spill ad. Not only did the ad get me to go out and purchase the Dawn bottles with the baby duck on it but it also got me to download Joe Purdy’s music. “The Pretenders” is a song about 2 lovers who go on a little trip to the ocean and every time I hear it I think of past trips with my wife. I really love the line “What a beautiful girl/ And I know in this world/ The good ones are so hard to find.” That couldn’t be more true and every time I hear it I think of Amanda.

“Ghost Towns” by Radical Face

I discovered Radical Face when ESPN showed a commercial for the University of Oregon which featured “Welcome Home” by Radical Face. This was 3 years ago and I have been hooked by his music ever since. “Welcome Home” is a great song to hook you and make you want to discover more and believe me you will discover more great songs. “Ghost Towns” is one of them.

“That Moon Song” by Gregory Alan Isakov feat. Brandi Carlile

I have heard of Gregory Alan Isakov (GAI). His name comes up in similar artists searches and his music is played on my Pandora stations. I always liked hearing his music but for some reason I never downloaded any of his songs. Fast forward to August after spending 3 days backpacking in the Colorado Wilderness me and my buddies sat down at a pizza place in Crested Butte for a well deserved meal. There was music playing in the restaurant throughout our meal but only one song really stood out to me. So I Shazam’d it and sure enough it was Mr. Isakov’s “Stable Song”. I took this as a sign and as soon as I got home I downloaded some of his music and I am so happy did. To me his music is best heard in the fall as the evenings grow cold and the leaves turn gold. I probably think this cause I discovered him in late August and listened to his songs 743 times since with a bulk of the plays coming in September and October. If you discover him through this post you will probably think Winter is the time for GAI. He is really just good in any season. Brandi Carlile is not so bad herself either 🙂 Enjoy!

PS Here is me hiking in Colorado.  If you ever get the chance hike the backcountry of Colorado…its true beauty

“If Ever There’s A Place” by Farewell Milwaukee

Farewell Milwaukee is my first discovery of the new year. They have released 3 studio albums and this is off of their latest album “Can’t Please You, Can’t Please Me”. This song has become my new obsession with 50 iTunes plays in the last week or so. I was lucky enough to catch them live last night at the Empty Bottle in Chicago and they put on a great show including a cover of Neil Young’s “Helpless” which had a great country sound to it. My only complaint is they had to share the stage with 2 others bands so their set was short. I will 100% see them again next time they are in Chicago. So check out this song and if you like it check out their Bandcamp page where you can stream all 3 of the bands albums for free.

http://farewellmilwaukee.bandcamp.com/