Hot Half Life showrunner, Amber Valentine, rocks her fancy new Daytrotter tee.
If there was any blog I could live a day as a team member of, it would be Daytrotter.
When I set out with my blog, my blogging role model, as previously stated, was Chad over at Everybody Cares. I think any writer just wants to positively affect others lives with their words and the music I'm writing about, more often than not, has affected my life in a huge way. I'm happy using my words to write about it and how it's affected me and now my blogging has taken a different turn as I get to actually sit down with the artists I write about and discuss their work with them. I'm beyond happy with what I do and I don't want anyone to think for a second that I feel anything otherwise. However, despite my blogging I think anyone who sees their blogging as more than just a hobby and more as a way of life must admit that Daytrotter is an amazing, remarkable creature.
Based out of Rock Island, Illinois, Daytrotter actually has three to six song sessions with every artist from Cursive to the Miniature Tigers, the Hold Steady to Bon Iver (all of whom have graced my blog at one time or another), always accompanied by a wonderfully written paragraph and a fantastic artists rendering of each said musician.
Constantly updated and with an archive that will be in the thousands before the end of the year, Daytrotter has something to offer anyone with an interest in the even slightly obscure and underground. Whether it be alt-country, indie pop or folk, Daytrotter is the place to be, not only for new renditions of old tracks by artists you already liked but also as a fantastic gateway to find new artists. Daytrotter doesn't work with just any hobo with a guitar off the streets. If they did, I believe my friend Kenny would have had a Daytrotter session months ago. Daytrotter tends to only work with great artists and hearing their material stripped down and live is a wonderful introduction, especially for an indie kid such as myself who tends to prefer to acoustic demo versions to most album cuts of songs anyhow.
As their twitter shows, the Daytrotter headquarters seems to be alot more hoppin' than the Hot Half Life h.q. - For instance, last week, the Hot Half Life went to a tattoo parlor to get a quote on a portion of the music related sleeve I've been working on. Then I listened to some Sea Wolf. Daytrotter, however, put up a session with Dinosaur Jr. and then recorded with the Suckers, the Subjects and Christina Courtin. On average, it seems one member of the Daytotter team is hanging out with at least one musician a day. And not only do they hang out but they actually speak with them and lay down amazing renditions of already amazing songs by these musicians. And then, Daytrotter's amazing enough to share this with all of us.
Daytrotter is the type of blog that makes the internet a better place. As I already showed you, I rep my fellow Illinois blog in my Daytrotter shirt quite often and when I'm not sporting Daytrotter.com across my flat chest, I'm showcasing it wherever I go on my Ford Focus as it has a Daytrotter bumper sticker on the back. Informative, well written and beautifully illustrated, Daytrotter's more than just a blog for indie music. It's the blog for indie music.
The Hot Half Life's Daytrotter Favorites :
Kevin Devine - Another Bag Of Bones
David Bazan - Cold Beer and Cigarettes
Okkervil River - Do What You Gotta Do
Manchester Orchestra - Where Have You Been
If there was any blog I could live a day as a team member of, it would be Daytrotter.
When I set out with my blog, my blogging role model, as previously stated, was Chad over at Everybody Cares. I think any writer just wants to positively affect others lives with their words and the music I'm writing about, more often than not, has affected my life in a huge way. I'm happy using my words to write about it and how it's affected me and now my blogging has taken a different turn as I get to actually sit down with the artists I write about and discuss their work with them. I'm beyond happy with what I do and I don't want anyone to think for a second that I feel anything otherwise. However, despite my blogging I think anyone who sees their blogging as more than just a hobby and more as a way of life must admit that Daytrotter is an amazing, remarkable creature.
Based out of Rock Island, Illinois, Daytrotter actually has three to six song sessions with every artist from Cursive to the Miniature Tigers, the Hold Steady to Bon Iver (all of whom have graced my blog at one time or another), always accompanied by a wonderfully written paragraph and a fantastic artists rendering of each said musician.
Constantly updated and with an archive that will be in the thousands before the end of the year, Daytrotter has something to offer anyone with an interest in the even slightly obscure and underground. Whether it be alt-country, indie pop or folk, Daytrotter is the place to be, not only for new renditions of old tracks by artists you already liked but also as a fantastic gateway to find new artists. Daytrotter doesn't work with just any hobo with a guitar off the streets. If they did, I believe my friend Kenny would have had a Daytrotter session months ago. Daytrotter tends to only work with great artists and hearing their material stripped down and live is a wonderful introduction, especially for an indie kid such as myself who tends to prefer to acoustic demo versions to most album cuts of songs anyhow.
As their twitter shows, the Daytrotter headquarters seems to be alot more hoppin' than the Hot Half Life h.q. - For instance, last week, the Hot Half Life went to a tattoo parlor to get a quote on a portion of the music related sleeve I've been working on. Then I listened to some Sea Wolf. Daytrotter, however, put up a session with Dinosaur Jr. and then recorded with the Suckers, the Subjects and Christina Courtin. On average, it seems one member of the Daytotter team is hanging out with at least one musician a day. And not only do they hang out but they actually speak with them and lay down amazing renditions of already amazing songs by these musicians. And then, Daytrotter's amazing enough to share this with all of us.
Daytrotter is the type of blog that makes the internet a better place. As I already showed you, I rep my fellow Illinois blog in my Daytrotter shirt quite often and when I'm not sporting Daytrotter.com across my flat chest, I'm showcasing it wherever I go on my Ford Focus as it has a Daytrotter bumper sticker on the back. Informative, well written and beautifully illustrated, Daytrotter's more than just a blog for indie music. It's the blog for indie music.
The Hot Half Life's Daytrotter Favorites :
Kevin Devine - Another Bag Of Bones
David Bazan - Cold Beer and Cigarettes
Okkervil River - Do What You Gotta Do
Manchester Orchestra - Where Have You Been
