@daimyo, John Herndon, one of the drummers for Tortoise, is a good friend of mine, and he went to school with my girlfriend. It's always great whenever someone recognizes them, they are not mainstream, but very innovative. They always stay with us, when they hit shows in the Southeast. Coming from an art school, I have been blessed to know many who are now in the music industry.
But, for me while working at the bench all day, I like a mix of Jack Johnson style folk to bluegrass (jamgrass) and blues/jazz. Pandora is really my only source of recorded music nowadays. We also have quite a few music festivals in town, just a block from my shop, so on most weekends, I can just walk over and smoke my pipe while enjoying the music.
But, I come from an 70's 80's Grateful Dead and heavy metal background. But, I just never got into the drug/drinking culture, the girls were great though. And, when my hearing started declining, I had to give my eardrums and nerves a rest with more subdued forms of recreational auditory vibrations.
But, for me while working at the bench all day, I like a mix of Jack Johnson style folk to bluegrass (jamgrass) and blues/jazz. Pandora is really my only source of recorded music nowadays. We also have quite a few music festivals in town, just a block from my shop, so on most weekends, I can just walk over and smoke my pipe while enjoying the music.
But, I come from an 70's 80's Grateful Dead and heavy metal background. But, I just never got into the drug/drinking culture, the girls were great though. And, when my hearing started declining, I had to give my eardrums and nerves a rest with more subdued forms of recreational auditory vibrations.