It is a gift...

I snapped this pic on a gloomy day last week. Beyond this grey sky was a beautiful silver-lined, puffy, white cloud. Made me think of one of my fave songs by 311. So I'm sharing it with you, enjoy and have a great day!

Adele

Adele, British singer/songwriter and 2009 Grammy winner for Best New Artist, is set to drop her sophomore album 21 on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. She has also announced North American tour dates to promote 21. The dates are as follows:

May 12 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
May 13 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
May 15 Boston, MA House of Blues
May 16 Montreal, QC Olympia Theater
May 18 Toronto, ON Kool Haus
May 19 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
May 23 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
May 24 Chicago, IL Riviera Theater
May 26 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
May 28 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
May 29 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
May 31 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
May 31 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
June 1 Seattle, WA Showbox at the Market
June 3 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
June 4 San Francisco, CA The Warfield Theatre
June 8 San Diego, CA Humphreys Concerts by the Bay
June 9 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
June 12 Austin, TX Stubbs Waller Creek
June 15 Dallas, TX House of Blues
June 17 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
June 18 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
June 20 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium


Can't wait for Adele? Check her out live tomorrow morning on the Today Show. Here are a few videos for you to enjoy in the mean time.

First single, Rolling in the Deep: off her new album 21

Check out the Bedroom 8 Paradise Remix Radio Edit, it ROCKS!!



Off of her first album 19 here is Best for Last:



Adele reminds me of Etta James, her look and her sound are classic. I'd love to hear her sing Etta's 1961 hit "At Last". She could sing in an upcoming episode of Mad Men... in a Glee sorta way. (BTW, keep an eye out for my upcoming Mad Men post. Yes, I was a little late to that party, but thanks to Netflix I am almost caught up. Love the interiors, I bet set designing for that show is sooo much fun!)

Etta James "At Last" - 1961:

BHLDN Music

I've had so many people asking me if I knew what song is featured on the new BHLDN website (see my previous post here).

The song titled "What are we waiting for" is by Amiina, an Icelandic group made up of six, read more about them on their BIO page here. Want more? Head on over to their website http://www.amiina.com/ and here is a link to youtube to hear the song performed live. Enjoy!

Image courtesy of Amiina.com