Show #5 and my favorite person in the world

Discover the Undiscovered is generally aimed towards playing artists that are lesser known, but the last show was a bit different. In honor of the fact that I was seeing one of my favorite musicians this past weekend, I made a playlist of some of my favorite songs. I also had my good friend Calie Richards, hailing from Concord, New Hampshire as a special guest! Here's us lookin' snazzy in the studio.




And while I will still post a review of the playlist, I just want to take a moment to discuss how much I love my favorite musicians. I honestly do not remember what life was like before I had all of them in my life. Right now I am referring to Frank Turner who Calie and I saw in Atlantic City opening for Dropkick Murphys on Friday and I saw once again headlining at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn last night. If I had to pick a genre I would say he is punk, folk, rock, if that makes sense. But you really have to listen to him. At the show last night I was talking to a man in his early 30s. He basically confessed his love for Frank to me, sounding like a 14 year old girl, but not in a bad way. It just shows that amazing musicians who work their asses off and love what they do can have fans of all ages who love them equally. Standing in front of these musicians live and just watching the way they hold out notes, run around the stage, jam out on their guitars, drums, basses, and keyboards and the overall energy they have, just shows how much they love what they do. Watching Frank last night, I just couldn't get the smile off my face, I shed tears of happiness, I literally feel the warmth in my stomach of that happiness, and I thought about how I want to be surrounded by these beautiful people for the rest of my life. I know that not all musicians are like Frank, but it's the types like him that I want to surround myself with. Anyway. I could seriously go on about this forever, so I will leave you with the playlist for show #5, some of my all time favorite songs and artists:

Roses by The Rocket Summer is my adventure song, by one of my other favorite bands who I also love to death and could go on about for ages.

The Real Damage by Frank Turner. Frank just has a way of writing a beautiful song that makes you want to sing along, dance, and laugh at the same time. Seriously, if you listen to the lyrics this song is actually sort of funny. It's a true story!

Stutter by Marianas Trench. This song cannot be listened to quietly. I blast it in my car quite often. I just love songs that make you want to dance and scream your lungs out.

She by Green Day. My first favorite band since I was 14, this band always has a special place in my heart. This is one of those songs that I was whatever about for a few years, but once I saw Green Day live (I think I'm up to 14 times now?) I gained this great appreciation for this song when I realized Mike Dirnt, the bassist was staring me down as I was having the time of my life.

Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas by Brandon Flowers. The Killers are also on my top 5 favorite bands. As I've mentioned before, I went to Vegas to see Brandon Flowers play a solo show last April. I basically listened to this song on repeat during the flight there. I'm sure I will be again when I return to Vegas at the end of this month for Spring Break!

Gives You Hell by All American Rejects. Whill AAR aren't one of my favorite bands, I really do love them and represent a good chunk of what I listened to in grades 8-11 (not that I didnt listen to other music also). This song came out just at a time when I was super bitter about my ex-boyfriend who treated me like crap, and it felt so great to hear this song and sing along to it.

This River Is Wild by The Killers. I first heard this song when my best friend, who is the reason that I love The Killers sent it to me in the Spring of my senior year of high school. We had just met online, started talking and decided to be roommates our freshman year of college right away (and yes, it was a great choice). She told me that she thought I would love this song, and she was right. It always makes me think of her.

Me and Mia by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. I've loved this band since I was 15 also. Not exactly at the same level as my top 5, but Ted Leo (who sometimes plays solo) is most definitely up there. I've seen him 4 or 5 times and every time was spectacular. He's another musician who works his ass off and is still one of the sweetest guys I've ever met. I actually saw him and Frank back to back, 3 days in a row last year which was awesome.

Schizophrenia by Jukebox The Ghost. A band I just recently discovered a few weeks ago, but I cannot stop listening to them. I really want their CD but I can't find it in stores and I refuse to buy a full CD on iTunes, especially when it's a band that I really love. They need to come back around to New York so I can see them.

The '59 Sound by Gaslight Anthem. I really got into Gaslight last year and they basically were the soundtrack to my first semester at Purchase last Spring as a first semester sophomore. I bought my best friend and I tickets to Bamboozle solely to see them and Frank Turner and it was so worth it. All of the money spent and hours traveled for concerts always been worth it even if they were short sets. Nothing compares to live shows, seriously.

Reoccuring Dreams by Coyote Campus. I'm so happy to have such great artists on my own campus that I can actually see for free and book on my own to play. As I mentioned, Coyote Campus played at The Stood two weeks ago and this song was just a massive singalong. It was magical, seriously.

Highway 101 by Social Distortion. I'll admit that I really only know a few of Social D's songs, but I absolutely love this song. I listened to it on repeat driving from San Francisco to Sacramento when I went to California for the first time when I was 16. That's one of those moments in life that I will hold close to my heart for years to come.

Spitting Venom by Modest Mouse. I wasn't always a huge fan of this song. My ex boyfriend who I mentioned previously had "dedicated" it to me while we were dating and because it wasn't such a good relationship, after we broke up it actually upset me to hear this song. But years have passed since then and I eventually realized what a beautiful song this is. Actually the entire album, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank is amazing.

Worse Things Happen at Sea by Frank Turner. And in honor of my Frank filled weekend, I ended the show with another one of his songs. Calie actually has this one tattooed on her ankle. Everything this man writes is just so wonderful and I really hope that you all take a listen to him after reading this. Just in case you're one of those people who are too lazy to look him up, here's another one of my favorite songs by him. Hope you enjoy!