Tag: live music
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Song 91: Local powerhouse
“Time of Death” by Jennifer Hall Elaina: Jenn is an extremely talented singer/songwriter native to Chicago and a good friend of mine. We met a few years ago (she had rescued a dog that then became mine!) and after seeing her album release show at SubT I was HOOKED. I included a link to her… Read more
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Song 69: Reciprocal love between artist and fans
“In Your Arms” by Kina Grannis Lawrence: I love Kina Grannis. I’ve seen her play live a few times. Most recently at the Fillmore in San Francisco in November 2017. “In Your Arms” is one of my favorite Kina songs. It’s one of the few happy songs that I happen to like. The first time… Read more
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Song: 68: Alone in a crowd of fans
[The xx photo provided by contributor] “Islands” by The xx When I listen to this song, I get lost in the music and don’t really think about the words. I can only remember a few phrases. I’m afraid to say I’m not sure what it’s about. It just feels deep and soothing. My mind sort… Read more
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Song 67: One word to describe an entire situation
[Eisley photo provided by contributor] “Defeatist” by Eisley A friend of mine introduced me to Eisley as a way to ease the pain I felt when the drummer from the Colourist, one of my favorite artists in recent years, left the band. She would be the second member to leave the band in less than… Read more
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Song 66: Breakup song
[The Naked and Famous photo provided by contributor] “Girls Like You” by The Naked and Famous Lawrence: This is a great breakup song from one of my favorite bands. It’s not your typical depressing, wallowing in misery breakup song, but rather empowering and defiant. It makes me think about the girlfriends that did me wrong.… Read more
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Song 65: More than a YouTube star
[Daniela Andrade photo by contributor] “Black Sheep” (Metric cover) by Daniela Andrade [Watch the video by clicking the song title] Lawrence: “Black Sheep” is one of my favorite songs. Four years ago Metric posted Daniela’s cover of it on Facebook. I was blown away. It was one of the most haunting and soulful things I’ve… Read more
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Assignment 14: Five of my favorite songs from artists I’ve recently seen live
Name: Lawrence Liao Location: San Francisco, CA Relationship to music: Listener/Concert Goer Industry: Tech/Finance I thought Lawrence was perfect for this project because he sees a lot of bands live. (Something I am very envious of.) He has been supportive of Five Song Project since day one and gave me some ideas that I tackled… Read more