GG

So the Golden Globes were on last night, or as I learned "the GG's" in Britain...and Slumdog Millionaire went away with best musical score by A.R. Rahman. The soundtrack to that movie includes 3 songs by M.I.A. - the Paper Planes chick. So...Congrats.

But the real "GG" that I wanted to share is Guggenheim Grotto . This is a band from Dublin, Ireland and they recently played in Charlottesville's coziest joint to listen to good music, The Gravity Lounge. Their newest album, Happy the Man, will be released to the public January 27th but you can already buy it exclusively on iTunes (if you still actually pay for your music). I really like this band's mixture of folk and simple, melodious beats to create a sound that definitely resonates as European.

They will continue to tour in the US with free shows at the World Cafe in Philly (1/13) and The Living Room in NYC (1/14) and then onto The Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, MA. So if you're in that area you should definitely check them out - Nothing like free shows!

I leave you with 2 songs from their previous album, Waltzing Alone:
Philosophia
Told You So (live)



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