In Your Earbuds
Dave shares some clips from recent favorites The Climbing, Perpetuum Jazzile, Committed, and Street Corner Symphony.
acaTube
Christopher shares rarely heard recordings from erstwhile Sing-Off competitors The Fannin Family and Kinfolk 9.
Young and Original
Marissa Bargman’s original song “* * *” (a bonus track on Duke Out of the Blue’s album Still Point) proves both lovely and expressive.
Album Review
Christopher and Dave agree that what Swedish sextet Vocado’s debut record Northern Lights lacks in ambition, it certainly makes up for in listenability and heart.
Musical Mouthful
Mosaic gets funky with Justin Timberlake’s “What Goes Around Comes Around.”
This Is Not An Instrument
Christopher is mesmerized by the electrodubstep action from NCSU Acappology on “Ghosts ‘n Stuff.”
Listener Mailbag
Letters from Germany, Australia, Delaware, and beyond.
Album Review
The trendsetting ladies from Out of the Blue at Duke University score a big hit with their latest record, Still Point.
The Sing-Off: Episode 2
The Sing-Off
Dave and Christopher offer commentary and analysis on the second episode of season 3 of NBC’s The Sing-Off.
Mouth Off
(Yes, turns out there is a segment called Mouth Off)
Some online chitter chatter this week prompts a discussion of TV’s focus on the young and “attractive,” along with the role of The Sing-Off in the community as a whole.
Album Review
Christopher leads a review of Extrem Nah Dran, the latest record from award-winning German quirky quartet Maybebop.
The Sing-Off: Episode 1
Around the Horn
Acappella 101 post all about a cappella competitions, Peter Hollens new cover video of Adele’s “Turning Tables/Someone Like You,” UPenn Off the Beat is having a song suggestion contest, Richmond Octaves FREE single of Lupe Fiasco’s “The Show Goes On,” NCSU Acappology soon to release cover of deadmau5′s “Ghosts ‘n Stuff,” Mister Tim and Plumbers of Rome ARR who they ARR, Mister Tim’s new vid “Tango,” Musae be gettin’ busy, Detroit Michigan new vocal band The Seekers, Committed releases self-titled debut album, Streetcorner Symphony set to release debut record, new web series Sex Drugs and A cappella, Memery’s gettin’ hitched, CASA blog: How the U.S. Caught Swingle Fever, new online a cappella community SIN3G, Acappellabloginterview of Maxx Factor and review of The Sing-Off season premiere episode, The House Jacks open Monday Night Football, Postyr Project signs with tour booking agency.
The Sing-Off
Christopher and Dave offer thoughts and reactions to episode 1 of The Sing-Off, from competitors to judges to behind-the-scenes info and more.
Fans and friends,
With the entire United States (and more) buzzing about the first episode of The Sing-Off season 3 set to air tomorrow, we’ve decided to postpone today’s episode to… tomorrow. Stay tuned for some post-episode-1 commentary and coverage in our next episode set to run Tuesday night (U.S. time).
Thanks for listening!
Christopher & Dave
Guest host: Tom Anderson
In Your Earbuds
Dave is rocking along with Vocalocity, the Coats, Sonos, T-Minus 5, the Tedeschi Trucks Band, and the USC Trojan Men.
Spit Loud
Guest host Tom Anderson shows how m-pact‘s Matthew Selby helped pioneer the lip buzz on their iconic song “Without Your Love.”
And as Tom promised, here is the link to a live improv with Jake Moulton, Trist Curless, Matthew Selby, and Blake Lewis, at the Mile High Vocal Jam.
My New Girlfriend
Dave is giddy that Clockwork’s Angie Doctor will be joining the Bobs.
Album Review
Dave and Tom highlight the great success of Hands Off the Mannequin!, the latest record from the the Tufts University Amalgamates.
Final Thought
Catherine Papworth brings it home with a Patriotic Acoustic Version of John Lennon’s “Imagine.”
Girl Power Hour!
Some of the best and brightest in the all-female a cappella world shine in this Girl Power Hour of non-stop music.
Out to Lunch
with Christopher Diaz
On a recent trip to L.A. to watch a taping of The Sing-Off, Dave caught up with Christopher, who dishes about his experience working on the show.
In the Studio with…
Dave Sperandio
Dave spends the hour with producer, musician, and community builder Dave Sperandio. Dave and Dave chat about his studio Diovoce, the VocalSource producer network, the AACI, CASA, SoJam, and more. Later in the episode, Dio makes a major announcement about a brand new CASA festival, coming this spring 2012.
Cool Chord of the Week
Dave loves the dirty jazz chords of m-pact’s “Have a Talk with God” from their album m-pact (and sing iii: melange a trois).
Head2Head
Christopher pits the Tufts Amalgamates against UPenn Off the Beat in Matt Emery’s favorite Foo Fighters song “The Pretender.”
Listener Mailbag
Our Boston train friend Robyn writes in to share a favorite artist and friend, Emily Peal, and her new album Tunneling. Another listener Becca has some choice words for Nick Lachey. Meanwhile, Hildy writes in with a songwriting dilemma.
Album Review
Dave and Christopher love the University of Denver Idosingcrasies, whose inexperience sometimes bears out on their album DUly Noted.
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