Who are you listening to these days?

[zoebartlett]

My husband and I saw a show last night in Boston and they were incredible (guitar players Rodrigo y Gabriela and a band called CUBA). The opening singer was a guy named Zach Heckendorf. He's really good! He's similar to Jack Johnson and maybe John Mayer, I'd say. We've been listening to a lot of guitarists lately.

Who have you been listening to and/or just discovered?

 

[Imdanny]

Nicki Minaj!

 

[mrs jam]

I can't ever get enough of Beck.

 

[armywife13]

Nicki Minaj!

Yes! Also, a great deal of David Guetta.

 

[EricaR]

Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
The Offspring
Foo Fighters
Cake
Foo Fighters

 

[decodelighted]

The Black Keys. Plus a recent retro cycle of Talking Heads/Prince/R.E.M etc.

 

[Imdanny]

Nicki Minaj!

Yes! Also, a great deal of David Guetta.

 

[LAJennifer]

Watching Leno tonight just reminded me - Beirut. I picked up their new cd from the library last week. Other favorites aren't very mainstream - Shabazz Palaces (Ish from Digable Planets), Dirty Projectors. And some pals, A.A. Bondy, Elvis Perkins, Paul Chesne (his album Wet Dog Man is still my favorite album from the last decade).

Deco, there will never be "another" Purple Rain. Heard it on my way home today and was immediately transported back in time. Sigh.

 

[iLander]

Spoon (we saw them in concert!), Mumford and Son

 

[rubybeth]

Mainly, have been blasting the Gotye album in my car, in my office, and at home. It bugs me that 'Someone I used to know' is NOWHERE NEAR the best song on that album! Oh, well, maybe it will get people to buy it and enjoy the other gems that are on it.

 

[dragonfly411]

Eric Church
Sugarland
Gary Allan
Hanson
Jack Johnson
The Black Crowes
Vanessa Mae
Nora Jones
Luke Bryan
Garrett Hedlund
Sister Hazel
Steve Azar
Fleetwood Mac
Amos Lee
All American Rejects
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Blake Shelton
The Pistol Annies
Jason Aldean
Brantly Gilbert

 

[Amber St. Clare]

Celtic Thunder--they are sooo goodlooking and talented. sigh
Rod Stewart
Celine Dion
Just saw John Prine in concert and brought his best of CD to listen to while we were driving down to Atlantic City.
Did I mention Celtic Thunder?

 

[packrat]

softly softly got me going on Tim Minchin. Granted, he's not a musical group, he's a singing/piano playing comedian, but he's got an amazing voice and unreal piano skills--Elton John-ish skills.

 

[kenny]

Bach
Mozart
Chopin
Ravel
Debussy

Aka the dead white guys.

 

[Begonia]

The Black Keys
Foster the People
Mumford and Sons
KO
Gotye
Cold Play

 

[Deactivated member 42515]

I never get sick of the phantom of the opera. Especially the duo of Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess.

 

[Lottie]

softly softly got me going on Tim Minchin. Granted, he's not a musical group, he's a singing/piano playing comedian, but he's got an amazing voice and unreal piano skills--Elton John-ish skills.

I love Tim Minchin - hilarious!

 

[Lottie]

Foster The People
Ben Howard
Florence and the Machine

 

[zoebartlett]

softly softly got me going on Tim Minchin. Granted, he's not a musical group, he's a singing/piano playing comedian, but he's got an amazing voice and unreal piano skills--Elton John-ish skills.

Speaking of singing comedians, my husband's been watching tons of old Tom Lehrer videos on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tom+lehrer

Wiki describes him as a satirist, pianist, singer/songwriter, and mathematician, of all things. Some of his stuff is really funny.

 

[StacylikesSparkles]

My current rotation includes:

The Civil Wars
Lana Del Ray
Goyte
The Dream (his old stuff)
Young The Giant
Wisin y Yandel

We're thinking about going to see Avett Brothers on May 11th at the Patriot Center