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I thought that I would switch gears for this round of new music. Out with the folk and in with the electronicia. Meet the Amercian group Passion Pit and their first full length debut album Manners. I’m absolutely in love with this album. You can buy their music here and listen to a couple of tracks here - Track 1 |

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Boston’s Passion Pit is the brainchild of Michael Angelakos with live band consisting of ian hultquist(synths), ayad al adhamy(synths, samplers), jeff apruzzese(bass, synths), nate donmoyer (drums). Michael is a songwriter’s songwriter drawing from a variety of influences, from the classic pop of Randy Newman to the synth work of Giorgio Moroder.

The Chunk of Change EP was originally put together as a (belated) Valentine’s Day present to Angelakos’ girlfriend which then prompted him to give it out to friends and fellow students at Emerson College.  Angelakos wrote and recorded the entire record by himself and it only hints at what is to come from this extremely talented perfectionist. The production of the recording – brief, sporadic, and explosive – worked towards the development of Angelakos’ signature euphoric and blissfully melancholic sound. Frenchkiss Records will reissue the ep this fall with the addition of two bonus tracks “Better Things” and “Sleepyhead” that are already catching the online world on fire.  All of this is in preparation for Passion Pit’s debut full length coming out in early 2009. 

Playing as a five piece live, Passion Pit has already blown away audiences opening up for Death Cab For Cutie, Girl Talk, These New Puritans and more.  Also winning the WFNX/Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll as the Best New Local Act of 2008, Passion Pit hopes to bring their soulful dance explosion to your town this fall. – *frenchkiss records

Meet Mike and Megan, they are a rockin’ couple who are getting married!  We decided that taking pictures with cotton candy, air guitar, puppies, abandoned buildings, and vintage VW bugs would be the perfect way to celebrate. So, we spent the afternoon together and here are a few of the images from that day. Thank you guys again, I can’t wait for the BIG DAY!

Does it get any more southern than seersucker; NO, of course not?!!  That’s why you should check out Christine, Travis and their Charleston wedding featured on the Southern Wedding Magazine’s daily blog. If your a new bride-to-be  you will want to bookmark this site and make sure that you visit frequently. Awesome ideas and inspiration served up daily!!

How many of you have had your parents try and set you up on a blind date? I’m willing to bet that we have all shared this experience at one point or another in our lives. You know what they say; mom is always right and in this case she has a new daughter-in-law to show for it. At the time, Heather had just moved to NC and started her job as a teacher when Tyler’s mom (a fellow teacher) suggested that she meet her son. Long story short, the timing wasn’t right until a chance encounter one afternoon that changed both of their lives forever. I don’t know about you but I love a great story. So we jump forward to their wedding day where flower girls have been replaced with flower fairies, the ring bearer is a fairy bodyguard, the weather is beautiful and the background is priceless. I’ll be honest it was very difficult for me to narrow down this day into just a few images but I hope that you enjoy their wedding preview. Oh, I almost forgot to mention that as a wedding gift Heather finished restoring Tyler’s motorcycle for him which I think should impress men everywhere! Heather and Tyler, thank you and your families for being such wonderful host to me on your wedding day.

I’m SO HONORED to have been chosen by the ladies of Southern Wedding Magazine to be featured on their blog. Take a few minutes to check out Ben & Raven’s wedding and if you are a new bride you’ll want to bookmark this site. It’s an amazing resource for inspiration and ideas.

I started traveling extensively a while back and dropped the ball when it comes to “New Music Tuesday” so I’ve decided to change the name to, “How About Some New Music”.  This way you guys won’t get mad at me if it’s not here every Tuesday. But, enough of the formal stuff, lets get to a couple of great albums and artist you should spend the time and money to get to know.  I don’t tend to theme any of my choices for this post but today seems to be indie folk day so we will just go with it.  Everyone; Bon Iver & William Fitzsimmons – Bon Iver & William Fitzsimmons; Everyone! Proper introductions have been made and it’s time for you to listen to their work. I hope you enjoy, see you next time. 

Bon Iver |For Emma, Forever Ago|
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William Fitzsimmons |The Sparrow and the Crow|
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