Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Duke Ellington?

On August 29th Secret Sun Recordings will release 'Modern Romance', the first recording of original music from an exceptional new singing and songwriting talent, Sasha Dobson. The album, a fusion of Brazilian groove, pop and jazz showcases Dobson's seasoned vocal ability and captures the very heart of an artist who simulataneously respects tradition and upends convention.

My absolute favorite album track is Crescent

Go download it and lemme know whatcha think.

'Modern Romance' features thirteen songs including eleven originals, and an uncanny pair of covers: The Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Modern Romance" and the Duke Ellington standard "Mood Indigo." Sasha takes the YYY's postmodern dirge from their 'Fever To Tell' album and radically refashions it as a subtle, galloping love lament. Her cover of "Mood Indigo" also surprises with a strummed banjo accompaniment and soulfully plucked electric bass solo.

Originally from Santa Cruz, California, Sasha grew up understanding jazz as a way of life. She is the daughter of two of the San Francisco Bay area's most notable jazz musicians, the late pianist Smith Dobson and singer Gail Dobson. She grew up singing jazz professionally from the age of 16, and now 26, lives in New York City, performing original songs in clubs around the Lower East Side.

Sasha Dobson will be on tour this September and October in support of 'Modern Romance', including a show at the Monterey Jazz Fest in September. Her next NYC performance will be Aug. 2nd at The Living Room. Stay tuned for added tour dates.

You can catch Sasha et al live (& free) every WE. of this month at 8 pm in NYC at the Rockwood Music Hall.

baby be a simple man

oh the under apprecaited joys of listening to skynard....the south shall rise again! just kiddin' fool.

play me a song curtis low, curtis low.

Curtis low was the finest picker to ever play the blues

Siren Festival this Saturday~AWESOME lineup this year!

Check it!

I am particularly excited to see Man Man ..I happened upon them at the Solid PR SXSW party this year. I was there to see An Albatross wreak havoc and destroy everything, which they pretty much did..then went in the room downstairs to check out Man Man upon the reccomendation of my friend Jamie. I can't really say anything other than go check them for yourselves and then you will know. Oh yes you will.

ANY one else excited to drink beer, splash in the ocean and ride the roller coaster??

Did anyone else catch Lifetime this past weekend @ Bowery?

B/c holy f'ing shit. Those guys make me have faith in music again...it was an amazing show. They rocked out 200% as did the crowd. It was so nice to not feel like an old fucker at a show finally. I even saw some face to face and Snapcase shirts being rocked in the audience.

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