happy birthday, robert nesta.

today is the legend's birthday. we should all be grateful that his legend lives on.

3.3.10

march 3rd, 2010 will be a monumental evening with mara, ap, christina, and this dude:

a.ma.zing.

loving this...thanks to andrea.

friday's playlist

• audition mantra , p.o.s. (audition)
• change is coming, heiruspecs featuring dessa of doomtree
• the number one, atmosphere (sad clown bad summer number 9)
• heartsprings, heiruspecs (a tiger dancing)
• by your side, sade (lovers rock)
• daylight, matt & kim (grand)
• so far to go, common featuring d'angelo (finding forever)
• swagger, illa j (yancey boys)
• styleFREE, john forte (styleFREE ep)
• if you need a reason, mason jennings (boneclouds)
• one day, matisyahu (light)
• 4 3 2 1, k-os (yes!)
• true affection, the blow (paper television)
  

tuesday's playlist

• 'fighters,' lupe fiasco featuring matthew santos ((the cool))
• 'one month off,' bloc party ((intimacy))
  
• 'little bit,' lykke li ((youth novel))
  
• 'embrace the martian,' kid cuDi ((a kid named kuDi))
  
• 'd.a.n.c.e.' justice ((cross))
• 'colours,' hot chip ((the warning))
• 'life of clocks,' coldplay vs. jay-z ((viva la hova produced by mick boogie))
• 'brackett, wi,' bon iver ((dark was the night))
• 'my first song,' jay-z ((the grey album))
• 'letter to bowie knife,' calexico ((garden ruin))
• 'by your side,' sade ((lovers rock))
• 'with a girl like you,' dave sitek ((dark was the night))
• 'pretty please (love me),' estelle featuring cee-lo ((shine))
• 'even after all,' finley quaye ((maverick a strike))
  

music lust.

a few shows i'm itching to go to in the near future:
+ thao & the get down stay downs @ the black cat 4.17.09
+ kings of leon @ the patriot center, fairfax, va 4.24.09
+ mn8* presents dj ?uestlove @ the 9:30 club 4.25.09
+ peter bjorn and john @ the 9:30 club 5.2.09
+ animal collective at the 9:30 club 5.11.09
+ atmosphere & brother ali @ the 9:30 club 5.16.09
+ her space holiday @ the rock and roll hotel 5.19.09
+ the national @ the 9:30 club 5.24.09
+ the roots picnic festival on penn's landing 6.6.09
+ tv on the radio @ the 9:30 club 6.8.09
+ santigold @ the 9:30 club 6.10.09

i would give my left foot to go to some of these shows. seriously.

tuesday's playlist

*revised wednesday, 3.4

• 'say hey (i love you),' michael franti ((all rebel rockers))*
  
• 'life is better,' q-tip feat. norah jones ((the renaissance))
• 'woods,' bon iver ((blood bank ep))
• 'my party,' kings of leon ((kenna & chad hugo remix))
• 'be somebody,' kings of leon ((only by the night))
• 'gettin' up,' q-tip ((the renaissance))
• 'bluebird,' one self ((children of possibility))
• 'yelling away,' zap mama ((ancestry in progress))
• 'i want you,' kings of leon ((only by the night))
• 'where do we go,' talib kweli feat. res ((quality))
• 'scythian empires,' andrew bird ((armchair apocrphya))
• 'tie my hands,' lil' wayne feat. robin thicke ((tha carter III))
• 'ask myself,' robin thicke ((the evolution of robin thicke))
• 'golden age,' tv on the radio ((dear science,))
• 'back in the day (puff),' erykah badu ((worldwide underground))
• 'rising up,' the roots feat. wale & chrisette michele ((rising down))
• 'high low,' michael franti feat. zap mama ((all rebel rockers))*