Author Archives: VocalsOnTop

The Best of…Cracker; a greatest hits compilation

Posted on May 2, 2011 by VocalsOnTop

This is one I am going to regret. When a band is so endeared to you, it becomes hard to do a project like this because it is simply too hard to cut songs. Early on it looked like around … Continue reading →

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New Pornographers setlist from The Waiting Room, Omaha, NE 4/21/11

Posted on April 22, 2011 by VocalsOnTop

Myriad Harbor was played instead of Up In The Dark during the encore. For the actual full setlist, go here: http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-new-pornographers/2011/the-waiting-room-lounge-omaha-ne-7bd39aa8.html

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The Best of… The Decemberists

Posted on April 21, 2011 by VocalsOnTop

This will be the first installment of likely several custom greatest hits tracklistings I make available on this site. Many bands have greatest hits or best of albums but many bands don’t for different reasons. Most reasons involve a record … Continue reading →

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Listen To… Centro-Matic

Posted on April 21, 2011 by VocalsOnTop

Centro-matic is a Texas band led by Will Johnson. Johnson is a folk hero of sorts. He is not like a Arlo Guthrie folk hero, he is more like a Paul Bunyan type folk hero. Centro-matic in many ways is … Continue reading →

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Listen To… Jason Collett

Posted on April 21, 2011 by VocalsOnTop

This is the second entry into my “Listen To” posts, it focuses on Jason Collett.The only free music to get people to listen Collett that I know of is a very strong Daytrotter session featuring songs from 2010’s Rat A … Continue reading →

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Listen To… The Ike Reilly Assassination

Posted on April 21, 2011 by VocalsOnTop

You should listen to the Ike Reilly Assassination, you really should. I’ll get you started; here is a link to download 10 FREE Ike Reilly songs form amazon.com. A brief background on Reilly: Over the course of the last 10 … Continue reading →

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10 Best Albums of 2010

Posted on April 21, 2011 by VocalsOnTop

This post was originally posted in January of 2011. I am a list nerd, I like to make lists. This is my top 10 albums of 2010. It is by no means the autority of albums for 2010. I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Old 97’s Live at the Bottleneck, Lawrence, KS 1/28/11

Posted on April 21, 2011 by VocalsOnTop

The Old 97’s swung through Lawrence, KS last weekend and put on another classic show. I have seen the band live three times now and every time I am shocked at the enthusiasm the band displays. They are four of … Continue reading →

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Justin Townes Earle Live at the Bottleneck, Lawrence, KS 4/14/11

Posted on April 21, 2011 by VocalsOnTop

So I missed a day posting anything on the website and this is why. Lawrence, KS is a comfortable 75 minute drive from St. Joseph, MO so I decided to go see the Justin Townes Earle on a Thursday night. … Continue reading →

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Vocals On Top: A music companion to “A Hair Off Square”

Posted on April 21, 2011 by VocalsOnTop

So this is a blog about music; It stems from the blog “A Hair Off Square” where I posted a few music posts in addition to sports related posts. I didn’t like how the two mixed. I had success with … Continue reading →

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