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Our lead CD today is from a Portland band, recommended by both Amy and Alicia. I really enjoyed the Myspace tunes.

Rustic overtones
Light at the End

Thanks to Amy for the heads up, I totally spaced it. Rustic Overtones is a sweet band from Portland and they have just re-released one of their Cds.

I have seen these guys a lot and they rock! They played this summer for a free show in downtown Portland not far from Merrill where Taylor played. They filled the square and were just great. People came from all over to see them. I even called out sick that day. I’m happy for these guys and I think it’s great they are going to be touring the country. You can check them out and see where they’re playing.
http://www.myspace.com/rusticovertones

To support the March re-release of their 2007 CD, Light at the End (now with bonus track!) Rustic Overtones will do a special in-store performance and signing at the Bull Moose in Windham Saturday, March 22nd at 4 PM. They will also be performing in Portland April 25 and 26 at the Asylum. If any one’s interested! (Alicia)



Daniel Lanois
Here It Is

From the Amazon blurb:
Here is What Is, the remarkable sixth solo album from Daniel Lanois, strikes a chord for independence as the first major release on his own Red Floor Records. An acclaimed singer/songwriter/producer known for producing some of the greatest albums of the last two decades (U2, Bob Dylan, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel, Emmylou Harris, The Neville Brothers, to name a few), Daniel Lanois has created an album full of viscerally powerful and beautiful new tracks that rank amongst his best.

The samples were low-key and languid, the sound of a hot New Orleans night. (Peggy)




Sara Bareilles
Little Voices -- New double CD edition

If you think that “I’m Gonna Write You a Love Song” is the best new pop song of the year, and if you want a pop songstress that’s just as hooky, but less fluffy and far more grown up than Colbie Callait, Sara Bareilles is it. I bought the CD a few weeks ago when Target was giving it away, and it’s wonderful. The new edition says it includes a Bonus CD with acoustic performances and video footage. (Peggy)




Dame Shirley Bassey
Get the Party Started

You always wanted to hear Pink’s “Get the Party Started” as performed by the diva who brought us Goldfinger 40 years ago, didn’t you? This disc celebrates the 70th birthday of Dame Shirley Bassey and combines 13 songs in a combination of new recordings and remixed and re-worked tracks by some of today's hottest producers. From “What Now My Love” to “I Will Survive”, Dame Shirley’s voice is full and rich and shows no age, but the arrangements could not be cheesier. (Peggy)



She and Him (M.Ward & Zooey Deschanel)
Volume One

I read about this band in the NYTimes blog on Austin TX’s South by Southwest festival (SXSW).. Ms. Deschanel is an actress, she has a sweet soprano voice that I expected to get tired of very fast, instead I found it growing on me. This is a collection of quiet ballads and easy pop, nothing raucous here, including a languid cover of the Beatles’ “I Should Have Known Better” that this week’s AI7 contestants should shamelessly borrow from. (Peggy)

Spotted some interesting ones coming up while roaming - -

Afraid Ms. Deschanel didn't grow on me but thanks to clicking through to that one I was reminded that I had forgotten to get this one

Cat Power's - Jukebox

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000Y0H...B000Y0H1EY

AH -- I edited your link to one where NESP would get a share of the purchase..
thanks for the suggestion!

Thanks for that Margaux

Point of interest though - - I came back here and went in through the NESP Amazon portal to get that link.

So what does that mean to the theory that if we buy via that link it counts for NESP ?
I didn't buy it last night because was on the laptop and too lazy to leave the recliner to find the account password. Does the system make a reference when you actually make the purchase ? ?
Just curious - - gizmos and widgets do that to me -

As long as you go in through the NESP portal on the front page, or one of the links in the "New Music" section, we will get a cut of your purchase. For which we thank you.

But if you post a link for a CD that you find along your way, entering Amazon through that link does not credit NESP with your purchase.

The system will not remember that you entered 2 days ago through the NESP link. But usually Amazon will remember what you were looking at, so entering through an NESP link should get you to your chosen purchase.

Okay - will PM you with the link if I run across something else I want to plug

Wouldn't expect it would have that memory feature - just couldn't see any way it was tracking the portal unless it was one of the featured / coded items.

Thanks for the answers