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The Avett Brothers - “Murder in the City”
Last night, The Avett Brothers had their 2nd or 4th annual Halloween show at the Ryman, which I had to miss because I and my fellow mariachis for the night already had our plans together. During the show, my friend with the extra ticket texted me to say that the Avett Brothers were also dressed as mariachis for the Halloween show. One of my fellow mariachis also confided in me with a touching story about this song, which I posted last year. Here is a live version of it—in honor of regular emotionalistic coincidences.
Of course, I think the extra vocal harmony in this version is absolutely awesome.

…some foreshadowing to the mariachi costumes.
Plays: 64
Modest Mouse - “Blame it on the Tetons”

get back up however you need to
An awesome little interview and a crazy, schizophrenic little video.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Here’s the musical intro to my favorite Halloween movie. At this time of year, this movie can bring on as much nostalgia as It’s a Wonderful Life on Christmas.
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Otis Redding -” Trick Or Treat”
Guess I should lighten it up a bit. ‘Shouldn’t too macabre just because it’s Halloween.
By the way, I checked the dictionary before using “macabre” right now, and one of its definitions is pretty relevant for talking about music and the morbid… and it’s awesome:
macabre: adj. of or suggestive of the allegorical dance of death.
Eh, forget it. Listen to Otis.

Halloween Jam. Gotta love Otis.
I’m liking that song, and it continues to sound more and more like it should be added to the canon of children’s tunes, along with “The Wheels on the Bus.”
It even tags a little lesson to all the fun:
And the warblers sing: deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!
And the sparrows sing: deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!
Through the wheels, through the wheels on the interstate,
And hear no refrain.
And the beetles creep (deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)
On the crippled trees, (deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)
And they look down to where the soil must have been, wondering.
And no, youre not alone. No, my cousins, youre not alone.
Youre in our talons now, and were never letting go.
And the branches bend (deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)
To the growing sea. (deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)
And they ask, and they ask it to spread their seeds,
For they know they’re drowning.
…Youre in our headlights, frozen, and no, were not stopping.
You may not believe, but even we were scared at first.
It takes a lot of nerve to destroy this wondrous earth.
Were only human; this at least weve learned.
It sounds like they’ve been listening to Andrew Bird.
Plays: 791
Ra Ra Riot - “Ghost Under Rocks”
This one’s slightly Halloweeny and has all the trademarks of music I love automatically: a driving rhythm, strings, vocal harmony. It’s like a formula; I’m such a sucker.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN #45.
Here you are you are
Breathing life into ghosts under rocks,
Like notes found in pocket coats of your fathers,
Lost and forgotten.I feel “Ghost Under Rocks” would potentially make an awesome drink.
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Bowerbirds - “In Our Talons”
Both of these two Bowerbirds songs just came to me from different places over the last couple days, and I love them both. There’s definitely a different feeling to this. Instead of the stricter acoustic atmosphere of the last one, this one comes off as a bit of a gypsy romp, except for the choral breakdown.
Wow, I’ve been writing too much these days. I embrac the nerdiness, but sometimes I sound like such an over-academic dick.
Were only human; this at least weve learned.