Holler-ween Week

Tragically the real holiday is mid-week, but for those who celebrate Halloween with gusto, this past weekend was the week to dress up as your fave-to-love (or hate) celebrity, a slutty anything, or childhood hero. Granted, the good part about having Halloween in the middle of the week is that the celebration is not over yet! And it won’t be over until Thursday morning when you show up to work hungover and full of sugar from last night’s candy binge.

An Elvira wig, a blackened out tooth, a couple tats, and you’re Wino.

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A friend introduced me to to the Chicago based band He Say, She Say. Not only am I digging this song “Modesty is Key,” but I love Drea’s yellow pumps. Vivacious!

mp3: Modesty is Key [He Say, She Say]

Also, listen to fist pumpingly delicious “Crash Dummie” here.

Visit their Myspace here.

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Funny thing about Vampire Weekend: we all graduated from Columbia this past May (sigh, miss college life!). Somewhere between senior year boozing and studying, these four kids created a very good band. Unfortunately I didn’t know these guys while we were at school (although, I did do a pre-orientation program with Chris, who’s sniffing the flower), nor did I even know they were in a band! I really like this song “Walcott.”

mp3: Walcott [Vampire Weekend]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx29QQ4ofGc]

Their website.

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I’ve also been listening to Locksley, a band from Wisconsin (some Midwestern goodness). I love “Don’t Wait On Me;” it’s one of those songs that upon listening to the first ten seconds, you know it’s gonna be good. The song begins with an excited guitar, which only gets more more excited as the song introduces vocals which sing “One look is all it took!” Easy rhymes and vibrant and rapid guitar strumming coupled with a happy melody makes for a dancey, tasty musical morsel.

mp3: My Kind of Lover [Locksley]

mp3: Don’t Wait On Me [Locksley] 95%!!!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBRYYN-ZT_M]

Locksley on Jimmy Kimmel with “Don’t Wait On Me”

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWaScAakApg&eurl=http://elbo.ws/video/TWaScAakApg/]

Locksley’s “All Over Again”

Their myspace, with more tunes and tour info. Check out the song “Let Me Know.”

(note: sorry that I am unable to let you guys play the mp3s right off the website, because I too like to listen to songs before I download them, but I have yet to find another website that lets me link directly to the song, not just to a page where you can download the mp3).

Happy Monday!

Tags: Halloween, locksley, Vampire Weekend