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For the Memorial Day weekend, we decided on a weekend getaway to New Orleans. After a fantastic trip in Austin, I’ve been wanting to see more of the South. We’re hoping to listen to some great live jazz, eat some proper Cajun and Creole food and of course, enjoy the cocktail scene. After all, New Orleans is the home of some of the most popular cocktails – the Sazerac and Ramos Gin Fizz. So please, we welcome your food and cocktail bar suggestions! Have a great Memorial Day weekend.

The last mix, WonderTune Guatemala, was eclectic and this time I’ve focused more on the sounds of the guitar. Architecture In Helsinki never fails in getting you up to do some bone shaking. Bon Iver will be releasing his highly-anticipated sophomore album and it was quite hard for me to select only one track from the wonderful album. If you like Quadron, then you’ll like Boom Clap Bachelors. This Danish duo produce some beautiful vocals and dreamy tones. From Detroit is Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. which reminds me of electronic folk and the band performs in race car suits. Ellie Goulding does her rendition of The Knife’s classic song “heartbeats”. The Fleet Foxes bring us a sound that I feel is pretty unmatched by other folk artists. The Friendly Fires released their second album and you can expect that same energy and wailing strength from front man Ed Macfarlane. The UK has been producing more and more post-dub artists ever since Burial’s debut to the scene and James Blake adds a unique sound that makes auto tune obsolete. Jónsi of Sigur Ros covers MGMT’s “Time to Pretend” with his beautiful falsettos. Mayer Hawthorne, if you haven’t heard of him, will make you think twice about Motown soul only being sung by African Americans – he’s fantastic live. MGMT is living proof that music and narcotics go hand in hand. The Morning Benders of Berkeley have been coming out with some great acoustic songs in the style of the Shins. I just learned of Tokimonsta aka Jennifer Lee of South Bay, California and she produces some really nice hip hop/downtempo/nu jazz beats. Enjoy, thanks for reading and listening.

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Architecture In Helsinki
Benjamin Francis Leftwich
Big Spider’s Back
Boca Chica
Bon Iver
Boom Clap Bachelors
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
Ellie Goulding
Fleet Foxes
Friendly Fires
Generationals
Ivan & Alyosha
James Blake
Jónsi
Junior Boys
Mayer Hawthorne
Memory Tapes
MGMT
The Morning Benders
Other Lives
Starfucker
Tokimonsta
Washed Out

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