Weekend Soundtrack: XOXO Fest, Hotel Room Dance Party

It’s late, and I think you guys might be drunk. The bars are closed, but the minibar never closes. Bring your friends back to dance on the bed.

XOXO Fest, Hotel Room Dance Party on Spotify
XOXO Fest, Hotel Room Dance Party on Rdio (partial)

Feeling Good, Telephunken
It’s Tricky, Run DMC
Lonely Boy, The Black Keys
Everybody Needs Somebody to Love, Joilet Jake Blues
Evil Boy, Die Antwoord
Never Gonna Get It, En Vogue
Dead Animals, The Young Evils
Carry Out, Timbaland Featuring Justin Timberlake
212, Azealia Banks and Lazy Jay
Blow, Ke$ha
Can’t Say No, Connor Maynard
If I Was Your Girl, Janet Jackson
Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved, James Brown, The Original J.B.s
Check Up On It, Beyonce: Featuring Slim Thug

I’m at XOXO Festival in Portland, hosted by my friend Andy Baio. We will be eating from food trucks, buying handicrafts, and dancing on beds with smart people all weekend long.

What do you play when you’re up for a cheesy after-hours dance party?

More music for the weekend:
Maximum Fun Mix | Breakup: Mix for the Brokenhearted | You Got This

Weekend Soundtrack: Breakup: Mix for the Brokenhearted

I made you this because I love you, and you deserve better. Now go take a shower. I’m coming over with breakfast ice cream.

Breakup: Mix for the Brokenhearted on Spotify
Breakup: Mix for the Brokenhearted on Rdio

Playlist:

Pretty Girl At The Airport, The Avett Brothers
Louder Than Ever, Sarah Jaffe
Call It Off, Tegan and Sara
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, The Platters
You Could Be Happy, Snow Patrol
She’s So Hard, The Jezabels
I And Love And You, The Avett Brothers
Nothing’s Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now, Justin Townes Earle
Always On Your Side, Sheryl Crow
The Last Trick, Anja Garbarek
These Dreams, Jim Croce
Let Him Fly, Dixie Chicks
Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks, The National

If you liked this mix, you should know it completes the Woe Is Me Trilogy, the other parts of which can be found here:

This Particular Sadness
Baby Done Me Wrong

Commence wallowing!

Weekend Soundtrack: You Got This

We’ve got some nails lined up… and look who’s holding a hammer. You’re good at this. In fact, you kill.

We’ll just get out of your way.

You Got This on Spotify
You Got This on Rdio

Playlist:

Numbers in Action, Wiley
I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight, Linda and Richard Thompson
War Again, Balkan Beat Box
Blackbirds, Erin McKeown
I’ll Run, Yello Ostrich
Gangsta, Tune-Yards
Still Here, Girl Talk
Friends of Friends, Hospitality
Rebel Girl, Bikini Kill
Tongue Tied, Group Love
First Of The Year – Equinox, Skrillex
The Whip, Locksley
Bad Girls, M.I.A.
Putting Shame In Your Game, Beastie Boys
This Is Worth Fighting For, The Ink Spots
Don’t You Evah, Spoon
Disparate Youth, Santigold
All These Things That I’ve Done, The Killers
So Alive, Love And The Rockets

This is the soundtrack for a business retreat with some girlfriends. All of us are running start-ups or consulting practices, so we’re doing Lady Business to the extreme. Also cocktails.

What do you listen to when you’re taking care of business?

More Music for the Weekend:
Yeah? Yeah | Weekend Soundtrack: On the Water Mix | Weekend Soundtrack: Dolores Park Summer Mix

Weekend Soundtrack: Yeah? Yeah. Mix

The last few weeks have been concentrated, so packed that I haven’t had much room to relax. I was rushing somewhere in my car with my shoulders pulled to my ears, when my thoughts turned to the usual questions, “What do I want? What do I need to do?” It made me think about everything I didn’t have time for, everything that’s out of reach.

Then I remembered the article I read last week — go read it if you didn’t see my post. It suggested replacing “What do I want?” with a more concrete question, “Do I have enough?”

So I asked myself, “Do I have enough?” just as I was cresting a huge hill on Dolores Street. It’s a wide avenue with a lush median strip, lined with palm trees to the horizon.

The light was just sinking below the hills, I was on my way to a fun weekend with some favorite people, in my car with a full tank of gas. It was so gorgeous, and there was so much good stuff to anticipate, I started to laugh. My brain stumbled from one good thing to the next — my healthy kid, the city I love, the girls I work with, my lovely friends, my apartment with a full fridge. I laughed and laughed at my own dumb luck.

So that’s what this mix is about. Do I have enough? Yeah.

I hope this music makes you feel that way too.

Yeah? Yeah. Mix on Spotify
Yeah? Yeah. Mix on Rdio

Playlist:

Little Red Wagon, Audra Mae and The Almighty Sound
Nobody Knows Me at All, The Weepies
What I Like About You, The Romantics
Hate Me Soon, Yellow Ostrich
My Love, the bird and the bee
I Knew Prufrock Before He Got Famous, Frank Turner
D-D-Dance, The Royal Concept
Throw Your Arms Around Me, Summer Fiction
Glorious Dawn (feat Stephen Hawking), Carl Sagan, Symphony of Science
Submarines, The Lumineers
Invincible, OK Go
Crank That, Soulja Boy Tell’em
Vegas Girl, Conor Maynard
Summer Home, Typhoon
Super Disco Breakin’, Beastie Boys
Eyeoneye, Andrew Bird
I’m Good, I’m Gone, Lykke Li
The Clapping Song, Shirley Ellis
Hot Knife, Fiona Apple
Take it Off, The Donnas
Black and Gold, K. Gates
Manchester, Kishi Bashi
That’s Not My Name, The Ting Tings
We Run This, Missy Elliott

What have you been listening to lately? Let us know in comments, I’m compiling a playlist of your recs.

More mixes:
Baby Done Me Wrong Songs
Maximum Fun Road Trip Mix
An Hour at SxSW
Sexy Time Mix
Simple Present Mix

Portugal. The Man, Outside Lands 2012

AT&T sponsored my coverage of Outside Lands this year, so I got to take photos of a few of their All Access tent performances.

During this interview with John Gourley of Portugal. The Man, Isabel texted that Gourley was a talented artist who did the artwork for their album covers.

That explains his impeccable shoes, which I took with me when I left. I am wearing them now.

Gourley’s a reserved guy who says being on stage has helped him overcome some intense shyness. The whole band grew up in Alaska, and Gourley said he was an adult before he realized that people slept in past 8 a.m.

The music is smart-people rock with solid lyrics, which is always my thing. I like People Say, but you’ll find everything here:

Portugal. The Man on Spotify
Portugal. The Man on Rdio

If you’d like to watch this interview, you can find it here, or you can:

Like them on Facebook.
Follow them on Twitter.

Faces in the Crowd, Waiting for Sigur Rós at Outside Lands 2012

Did you see me point my camera your way at the show? More faces on Facebook. Apt.

AT&T sponsored my coverage of Outside Lands this year. Thanks, guys!

Allen Stone, Outside Lands 2012

AT&T sponsored my coverage of Outside Lands this year, so I got to take photos of a few of their All Access tent performances.

Holy hell, Allen Stone is a charmer. He learned to perform in church as a kid, and it shows.

The guy can certainly sing, but I have to admit I didn’t get his music until I saw him live. He is lit from within, and so comfortable in his own skin.

Here’s the performance and interview I saw if you want to have a look. And here’s a good “print” interview with him if you’d like to read up.

If you haven’t heard anything by him, start with Sleep and then dive in deeper here:

Allen Stone on Spotify
Allen Stone on RDIO

If you like him, or if you like him like him, you can show him a little love by:

Liking him on Facebook.
Following him on Twitter.

Or catch his performance at AT&T’s All Access Tent at Outside Lands, plus a brief interview, on U-Verse.

Michael Kiwanuka, at Outside Lands 2012

AT&T sponsored my coverage of Outside Lands this year, so I got to take photos of a few of their All Access tent performances.

Michael Kiwanuka was the guy I came to see. I mean, Stevie Wonder aside, but come on.

Kiwanuka is a soul singer who was recently on tour with Adele, and his music has made it onto a few of my mixes. He said he aims for warmth with his albums, and that’s a perfect description of how they make me feel — comforted.

If you haven’t heard him sing, start with Any Day Will Do Fine, and go from there.

Michael Kiwanuka on Spotify
Michael Kiwanuka on RDIO

If you like what you hear because you aren’t dead inside, you can:

Like him on Facebook.
Or follow him on Twitter.

You can also catch his performance at AT&T’s All Access Tent at Outside Lands, plus a brief interview, on U-Verse.

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PAPA, at Outside Lands 2012

Weekend Soundtrack: Outside Lands 2012 Playlist, Part II

Outside Lands starts today! YUS, son. I added twenty new tracks to the Outside Lands Playlist, to satisfy my inner completist. I’ll be there with my show buddy Mai today and through the weekend, so please say hi if you see us.

Also, I’m attending courtesy of AT&T, so keep an eye on Instagram and Twitter if you want to play along at home.

Outside Lands Playlist (new tracks) on Spotify
Outside Lands Playlist (new tracks) on Rdio

New tracks:

A.M. 180, Granddaddy
Bang Bang, Dispatch
Broken Telephone, The Be Good Tanyas
Carried Away, Passion Pit
Shutterbugg, Big Boi, Cutty
First Breath After Coma, Explosions in the Sky
FUCKING BEST SONG EVERR, Wallpaper
Future Starts Slow, The Kills
Hold On, Alabama Shakes
I Walked Alone, YACHT
Little Hell, City and Colour
Lonesome, Dr. Dog
Matador, Bomba Estereo
Old Friend, Caveman
People Say (Acoustic), Portugal. The Man
Seems Like Home to Me, Two Gallants
Sifters, Andrew Bird
Slip, Allen Stone
This Head I Hold, Electric Guest

What have you been listening to lately? Let me know in comments.

Say! If you like this post, you might also like:
An Hour at SxSW Mix
Sexy Time Mix
This Particular Sadness Mix

Weekend Soundtrack: Outside Lands 2012 Playlist

I’m heading to Outside Lands next weekend, courtesy of AT&T, which means I don’t have to find a way to smuggle in my camera this year. I’m so legit right now, you guys. Thanks, AT&T!

Here my picks from a few of the bands who will be playing; it’s what I’ll be listening to all week. Are you going? Please say hi if you see me. We will totally dance together.

Outside Lands 2012 Playlist on Spotify
Outside Lands 2012 Playlist on Rdio

Playlist:
Love, Love, Love, Of Monsters and Men
I’m Getting Ready, Michael Kiwanuka
Fatty Boom Boom, Die Antwoord
Samson, Regina Spektor
One Day, Sharon Van Etten
Avalanche, Zola Jesus
WHALE, Yellow Ostrich
Marathon, Tennis
Fingertips, Part 2, Stevie Wonder
4 Broken Hearts, Norah Jones
Disposable Heroes, Metallica
Harvest Moon, Neil Young
The Riot’s Gone, Santigold
Carry On, Fun.
Lost Cause, Beck
Lover’s Game, Geographer
Nancy From Now On, Father John Misty
New Theory, Washed Out
Solitude Is Bliss, Tame Impala
I Am the Lion King, Papa
Love Interruption, Jack White
Kyoto – feat. Sirah, Skrillex
When I’m With You, Best Coast
Shutterbugg, Big Boi, Cutty
No You Girls, Franz Ferdinand
This Modern Love, Bloc Party
On’n’On, Justice
The Pioneers, Bloc Party
Bounce (feat. N.O.R.E. & Isis), MSTRKRFT
Dear Mr. President, Fitz and The Tantrums
Dystopia (The Earth is on Fire), YACHT
When We Fall In, Sean Hayes

What have you been listening to lately? Let us know in comments, I’m compiling a playlist of your recs.

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1,000 Songs Project Playlist
Weekend Soundtrack: On the Water Mix