christy frink

Something tells me I’m going to look back at 2010 someday and say, “Hey, remember that time you listened to Jónsi and Sigur Rós for the entire year?” And what a beautiful-sounding year it is. Oh well.

This is how my fall is shaping up:

I am the luckiest gal in the world.

Dulli

Greg Dulli, October 12th, Mercy Lounge

Avett Brothers

Avett Brothers, October 29th/30th, Ryman Auditorium

Jónsi, October 31st, The Tabernacle (Atlanta)

Mumford & Sons

Mumford & Sons, November 1st, War Memorial Auditorium

Sufjan Stevens, November 5th, Bijou Theater (Knoxville)

Today is July 17th and it has been a good music year

Every year, I put together these mixes that are about the closest thing to scrapbooks that I have from the past six years. Since July and 2010 are more than half-over (today is the 198th day of 2010) I decided it was time to update this year’s mix. I hadn’t been keeping it current because I’ve basically listened to two or three different artists excessively for the entire year and a mix full of two or three artists seems wrong. And then I remembered that it’s a mix of things I’ve been listening to and that’s the entire point, so I can fill it with whatever makes sense. If it ends up being half Avett Brothers and half Jónsi, then that’s cool. But it didn’t! So here it is:

- The Avett Brothers - I And Love And You
- DJ Earworm - 2009 United State of Pop
- Mumford & Sons - Winter Winds
- The Avett Brothers - Salina
- Fanfarlo - The Walls Are Coming Down
- Broken Bells - Sailing To Nowhere
- Jónsi - Boy Lilikoi
- Jónsi & Alex - All The Big Trees
- Jónsi - Go Do
- Cloud Cult - Running With The Wolves
- fun. - Benson Hedges
- B. o. B. - Don’t Let Me Fall
- Parachutes - Where Were You?

And somewhere along the way, I realized it’s been a really good year for me in the music department. And not just music, but happy and inspiring music. I don’t listen to past years’ playlists too often because they’re super depressing. And that’s not because those years were depressing, but the music was. The 2010 mix (so far) just makes me smile. I did ring in the New Year with the Avett Brothers in Asheville, so I guess that started things off on the right foot.

Today is April 10th and I did the following things, in the following order, while listening to the following songs:

Spring!

-Went to Waffle House for the first time in my life (I know, I know.)
-Visited the library
-Took pictures of the redbuds outside the library
-Finally took a pile of clothes to Goodwill
-Ate some pineapple basil gelato on the front porch
-Drove around in search of a good redbud for a possible photo montage, if it works
-Dusted off the fancier Powershot for the first time this year
-Started driving home and decided to drive to the Natchez Trace Parkway instead
-Drove exactly 40 miles out and 40 miles back
-Took some RC Cola and a Moon Pie with me on the journey
-Resolved to finally go to that festival this year, for real
-Practiced restraint by not going to a garden store for freesia and herbs because I have Groupons
-Uploaded a lot of photos, both the good and the terrible
-Paid some bills

And tonight I will curl up with some more Bret Easton Ellis and hopefully turn in early. What a beautiful weekend.

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Sometimes I write things on Nashvillest.com and other times I work a real job that involves lots of airports, hotels, spreadsheets and the occasional pantsuit. Avid roadtripper, lover of redbud trees and firm believer in taking the scenic route. These are a few of my favorite things.

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