Holy crap! I can’t believe we made it. 40 artists in 40 days. It was quite magical, wasn’t it?

I want to say thank you to all my wonderful guest bloggers, I couldn’t have done it without you! So, lots of thank you hugs to:

• James B.
• Nate Bagley
• Shelika Báez
• Colleen Burns
• Ashley Edwards
• Michael Fil
• Dani Kent
• Joel Lehman
• Tanna Orgeron
• Jessica Roman
• Kim Taylor
• David Toback

You guys rock! And here is a quick recap to all the musicians featured during the Summer Music Series for easy access in case you want to listen again and again and again. =)

Day 1 – Youth Lagoon
Day 2 – Princeton
Day 3 – Matt Corby
Day 4 – Firehorse
Day 5 – Duologue
Day 6 – Ben Howard
Day 7 – Mutemath (Jessica Roman guest post)
Day 8 – Deadwood Floats
Day 9 – Beach House (Dani Kent guest post)
Day 10 – Oh Land
Day 11 – Alabama Shakes
Day 12 – Marina & the Diamonds
Day 13 – The Dogs (Nate Bagley guest post)
Day 14 – Of Monsters and Men
Day 15 – Purity Ring (James B. guest post)
Day 16 – Imagine Dragons
Day 17 – Poliça
Day 18 – Late Night Alumni (Colleen Burns guest post)
Day 19 – Electric Guest
Day 20 – Matt Pond PA (Kim Taylor guest post)
Day 21 – Alex Winston
Day 22 – Dan Mangan (Michael Fil’s guest post)
Day 23 – Langhorne Slim & The Law
Day 24 – Emily Brown
Day 25 – Hola A Todo el Mundo, Chambao, Russian Red, and Los Delinquentes (Shelika Báez guest post)
Day 26 – Vanbot (Ashley Edwards guest post)
Day 27 – XXYYXX
Day 28 – Le Butcherettes
Day 29 – Sarah Jaffe
Day 30 – Wintersleep
Day 31 – Blind Pilot (Joel Lehman guest post)
Day 32 – Gossip
Day 33 – Tanlines
Day 34 – Rebecca & Fiona (Colleen Burns guest post)
Day 35 – Justin Rock
Day 36 – Kishi Bashi (David Toback guest post)
Day 37 – A.A. Bondy (Tanna Orgeron guest post)
Day 38 – Adrian Lux (Colleen Burns guest post)
Day 39 – Germany Germany
Day 40 – Lulu & The Lampshades

Additionally, I’ve made a Spotify playlist of as many songs as they had featuring all the artists from the Summer Music Series so if you’re interested in that, click below:

Summer Music Series Playlist 2012

Again, huge thank you to my guest bloggers and I hope you have found at least one new artist that you didn’t know before and maybe, just maybe, kinda love already.

Until next time, kids!
xoxo,
Elizabeth

Welcome to day twenty-five of the Summer Music Series! So, today we a special guest post from the lovely Shelika Báez. I met Shelika a few years ago at a Yelp Orlando party where we quickly found that we both shared a lot of the same music tastes. Shortly after, Shelika moved to Spain (do I need to share my jealous face? Didn’t think so…), where she still currently lives and I’m excited to have her guest blogging today. Not only is she sharing some music goodness, but it’s music goodness all the way from Spain! Anddddddddd, it’s more than one artist. (Lucky you!)

So, turn up your speakers and enjoy.

xoxo,
Elizabeth
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by: Shelika Báez

After two years of living in Spain, I have grown to love the sounds and melodies that this Mediterranean gem boasts. Contrary to popular beliefs, Flamenco isn’t the ONLY genre of music that Spainards enjoy. In fact, there is an excellent Indie scene that rivals those in Williamsburg, Brooklyn or Los Angeles. Although I’d love to mention them all, Here are some artists I’m sure will make you feel the sultry vibe that is the Spanish summertime.

Russian Red:
My favorite Indie singer/songwriter from Spain actually got her start in my very own neighborhood,the artsy Malasana district of Madrid, Spain. Born as Lourdes Hernandez but best known as Russian Red, this vintage beauty sounds like Zooey Deschanel’s sweet Spanish cousin. Although she is a native of Madrid, she decided early on to sing primarily in English and exude a 1960s vibe that makes you want to rummage through a vintage flea market or read a classic book in a park somewhere.

Fuerteaventura

Hola a todo el Mundo (HATEM)// Hello to all of the world
Another favorite of mine is the Indie band, Hola A Todo El mundo which translates to “Hello to everyone”. Although their band name is in English and they do sing most songs in English, they also have Spanish tracks. The band has a sound very similar to Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic zeros and you’ll notice their look is the same as well.My favorite summer roadtrip soundtrack is:

A movement between these two

Looking for more traditional Spanish Flamenco sounds?

Listen to the Flamenco Chill band, Chambao and their song: Lo Mejor pa’ ti ( The best for you)

or Flamenco Fusion band Los Delinquentes ( The Delinquents) and their track :
Nube de Pegatina (Cloud made of Stickers)

Still can’t get enough of the sounds of Spain? Listen to my Spotify playlist:

http://open.spotify.com/user/shelib/playlist/1kOyj9Z7z1BLYdUgr7Z5Di

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Big thanks to Shelika for all these new artists! Hope you enjoyed today’s Summer Music Series musicians. See you tomorrow for day twenty-six!