Houstonist iMix: March

Last month, we unveiled the first Houstonist iMix. We got a kick out of sharing our favorite songs, and it seems like some of our 11 readers enjoyed it, too. So, we decided to make it a monthly ritual. We now bring you the Houstonist iMix: March 2007 (albeit a week late — we had trouble with the publishing feature on iTunes, but it has now been fixed).

This month’s iMix includes some upcoming indie artists (Cold War Kids, Your Black Star, Damnwells), critics favorites (Aimee Mann, Decemberists), and some singer/songwriters (Josh Ritter, Neko Case). Most of the songs are newer, but a few from the '90s were thrown in, including some classic Tom Petty, jam-band Phish, and an early one from the Scottish band Trashcan Sinatras. We even have some Cuban music in there (Buena Vista Social Club) and some New Orleans jazz (Rebirth Brass Band). Speaking of jazz, you have to check out the last track: Prince covered lounge style.

A reminder on how it works: Houstonist contributors submitted a song or two that they can’t get enough of right now — some old, some new (of course, some contributors were overflowing with choices; we had to tell those to make their own mix tape). Then, we threw our tracks together and created our own iMix on iTunes. If the song wasn’t currently available on iTunes, we had to delete it (which usually only affects the more regional music). So, if you have iTunes on your computer, you can now download our iMix, or, if you’re afraid of commitment, you can download the tracks individually.

We hope you enjoy it!