Music Edition: Free Press Summer Fest Recap

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I had a blast this past weekend at Free Press Summer Fest in Houston. Saw some really amazing shows. Highlights: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, The Postal Service, Matt and Kim and Kopecky Family Band. Can't wait to go back next year! And with that check out a little playlist I put together of a few of my fave songs from some of the bands I saw at the festival. Happy listening!

1. Carried Away- Passion Pit

2. Mardy Bum- Arctic Monkeys 

3. Same Love- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Mary Lambert

4. Nothing Better- The Postal Service

5. Cameras- Matt and Kim

6. I Found You- Alabama Shakes

7. Change- Kopecky Family Band

8. 3, 6, 9- Cat Power

9. Time Spent in Los Angeles- Dawes

10. Boy of Nine- Buxton

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Music Edition: Jazz Fest + Some

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New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is coming up this weekend and I will conveniently be in town for a bachelorette party. I'll be checking out the festival on Sunday for namely DMB! But, also looking forward to some local jazz and zydeco music I can dance to. Jazz Fest is one of the coolest music festivals out there. It feels really local because it is really local. Bands such as Trombone Shorty, Rebirth Brass Band, my fellow LSU graduates Flow Tribe, Better Than Ezra, and more all have roots in the NOLA area. The food is fantastic and it's placed in one of the most culturally stimulating cities in the world.

I'm also seeing Band of Horses (who are playing at Jazz Fest as well) and The Lumineers in Austin this week. Music all week/weekend... couldn't ask for anything better :) Enjoy the playlist! Added that new Daft Punk jam in there just for fun.

1. No One's Gonna Love You- Band of Horses
2. Flowers In Your Hair- The Lumineers
3. Where Are You Going- Dave Matthews Band
4. Heretics- Andrew Bird
5. Desperately Wanting- Better Than Ezra
6. Wild- Royal Teeth
7. The Real Thing- Phoenix
8. Little Black Submarines- The Black Keys
9. Get Lucky- Daft Punk w/ Pharrell 

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