Music Choices

[OakLeaf]

something in most commercial country eludes me. I mean, rhyming "butt crack" and " greasy ball cap"? ....ew. I really heard that, more than once, on a Pandora station they were streaming at the gym.

LM"GBC"O ...

Most commercial *music* eludes me, whether it's rock, hip-hop or country. Both music and lyrics are inane at best, and the lyrics are often offensive whatever the genre. Basically, they're just a vehicle to keep people listening while they string commercials together.

Truly? The way I usually find new artists is by *reading* about them. A critic or publication I respect, or an artist I enjoy, will give a shout-out to their favorites. If the description appeals to me, I'll listen to a youtube clip and buy if I like them. (And it really takes that verbal hook, to me. I have a few FB friends in the music industry who are constantly posting videos, and I almost never watch unless they TELL me what I'm in for, first.)

Music festivals are the other main way I get exposed to new artists. No less than three of my new favorites were artists I heard for the first time at Nelsonville this year.