new album by beach house

After falling in love with the song, Norway, off of Beach House's new album, Teen Dream, when it started making massive waves on the blogosphere, I couldn't wait to get a hold of the album. It's fantastic! Check it out!

oh home.

(well this last one is from Madison...)

Watch. Love. This is the theme song of the week I suppose.

Concert-mania-stravaganza

Lollapalooza Lineup 2009 from C3 Presents Video on Vimeo.

The Lollapalooza Lineup for this summer came out today and.....

EPIC

That's the one word I would squeeze all my utter joy and excitement for this August music extravaganza into. I'm so glad I already have the tickets, the room reservations, the person to go with.

Here are my favorites that will be preforming (in order)"

Kings of Leon, The Killers, Vampire Weekend, Arctic Monkeys, MSTRKRFT, Crystal Castles, TV on the Radio, Snoop Dogg, Cold War Kids, The Gaslight Anthem, The Virgins, Peter Bjorn and John.... and that only breaks the surface of the magical music experience that will go down in Grant Park August 7 through the 9th.

ALSO: BIG NEWS! I got my tickets for the Aerosmith/ZZ Top Concert on August 28th in Chicago. They're only a little off-center and about 19 rows from the stage. For those of you who don't know, Aerosmith is my one and only favorite band of all time. I went to on of their concerts when I was a sophomore (3 years ago) and it is definately one of my top 5 favorite nights to date. I'm going with my mom (I def. couldn't afford $225/ticket alone...) and it will be an exciting end to my wonderful summer.

I love music.

KOL at LOLLA

Kings of Leon - 6, originally uploaded by dreadfuldan.

So this week some exciting news has surfaced: KINGS OF LEON at LOLLAPALOOZA 2009! I am beyond psyched. This summer, my Danish friend and I want to take a road trip to Chicago and then hopefully on to Nashville, Tennessee then back to Wisconsin. Lollapalooza will be our Chicago highlight. I have never attended this epic midwestern music extravaganza which makes me all the more excited after hearing endless tales of bands, sun and Chicago from my friends with more trusting parents. But this summer, I'm 18, and I'll beeeeee there.

Music for summer road trips 1

This is my new band obsession. Perfect road-trip music. Enjoy-

Frontier Ruckus.

Leatherdays

This summer during my stay in France, my friends and I got to see a talented young band- Leatherdays- from Manchester play a few times in the Alpine town of Chamonix. I think they have what it takes to go far in the business: they're talented, charismatic, (and good looking...). When we saw them, they had a couple of good original tracks, includingthe heartbroken, Frozen. They also covered some Kings of Leon, Free, The Doors, and other great rock bands of the like. This week, they just issued two tracks on iTunes and I encourage everyone to check them out! When they become big stars, touring the world, you can say you were with them from the beginning.

KOL concert pre-review.

KOL concert last night was AMAZZZINNNGGG! Indescriblably, breathtakingly, scream-your-lungs-out incredible. I will tell more as soon as I have more pictures from the actual concert to post with it. But for now, I'll leave you with a preview: Me and my girls were front row center (though we had to fight for it..), I got Caleb's pick, Jared and I totally hooked up in the back of their champaign-filled limo.
(okay, so maybe that last part was stretching it...) more soon!
Jared Followill everybody! yum.

Au Revoir Simone

Brooklyn-based, Au Revoir Simone bandmates, Erika Forster, Annie Hart, and Heather D'Angelo, are three incredibly chic girls. Their electro-pop music is adorable. They fill the pages of fashion magazines with their vintage style and model-esque looks. I'm sure the future looks nothing bright for them.