First Aid Kit- Simple Man
Revisiting the time two years ago when those talented ladies known as First Aid Kit covered a Graham Nash tune at our request. What do you think of their take on the Nash classic?
Photo by Phil Cecolla, 1975.
Trio – Calling My Children Home
Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris effortlessly break into three-part harmony during an interview in 1987 while promoting their record Trio.
John and Ceci Sebastian, The Farm, Los Angeles, CA 1969 © Jerry de Wilde, 1969
When You Awake’s own Bryan Thomas explores the history of a place that Rolling Stone magazine once referred to as a “ramshackle semi-commune.” The Burbank, California-based community known as The Farm was home to a number of influential people in the late 60s and early 70s, including musician John Sebastian, photographer Henry Diltz and record producer Cyrus Faryar among others. In this piece, Thomas shares snippets of interviews he conducted with Diltz and Sebastian over the years as well as a handful of photos of the commune by Henry Diltz and Jerry de Wilde. Read more after the jump.
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Robert Francis- Falling In A Deep Dark Hole
Robert Francis covering Leslie Stevens‘ “Falling In A Deep Dark Hole” for the Voice Project in early May 2012. Check out Leslie’s version of the tune after the jump. Leslie and Robert will be performing together at The Troubadour in Los Angeles alongside Lou and Jay of Edwards & Edwards (previously known as The Smart Brothers) on Wednesday, May 23rd. What a lineup! Book your tickets now.
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We have a special prize package to give away in honor of Jonathan Wilson‘s upcoming performance at The Troubadour tomorrow night, Wednesday, May 9th. We are giving away one pair of tickets to the show, PLUS a vinyl copy of his Record Store Day 12″ release, Pity Trials & Tomorrow’s Child.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with Wilson, he was recently named Uncut Magazine’s “2011 New Artist of the Year” and he has spent time touring the world with the likes of Wilco, Jackson Browne and many others (did I mention that he’s set to open for Tom Petty this summer?). To win the prize pack, listen to the 12″ stream here and guess who the original artists are that Jonathan covers. E-mail your answers to whenyouawakela at gmail dot com (subject: Jonathan Wilson) and include your full name and mailing address. One winner will be chosen and contacted.
http://www.vimeo.com/38449208Jeremy Benson- Too Much Love and Not Enough Danger
Roadside Graves fans listen up! Graves’ own multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Jeremy Benson has just released a solo record entitled Darksongs 2 (out now!). We are very honored to be premiering the music video for one of the tunes from the record above. Give the beautiful duet a listen and then head over to Jeremy’s Bandcamp page to check out the rest of the tracks.
Willy Mason- Into Tomorrow
Willy Mason performing “Into Tomorrow” live for The Tunstall Hill Sessions on September 26, 2010. Willy is gearing up to have quite the year. In addition to announcing that he will be supporting Laura Marling on all of her US tour dates and recording a Daytrotter Session, hejust released a track from his forthcoming (and as yet to be named) third studio album (his first in five years). Check out the first track, “Restless Fugitive”, below. What do you think?