Sick day music! I caught a nasty virus and I'm home sick. What is getting me through the day?
→[More:]Two bands I discovered at Austin City Limits last year:
Abigail Washburn and the Sparrow Quartet: Lots of old-time banjo and fiddle, mixed with songs inspired by Chinese folk tunes. Béla Fleck seems to be very popular with the indie kids these days, so they should like this band too. My favorite song from their album is probably
A Fuller Wine (there are a few other good tracks on divshare; I think their whole album can be streamed from their website).
Man Man: My favorite description is "manic Gypsy jazz". Their live show is unabashedly physical. I like
Big Trouble a lot (you can stream most of their latest album on their myspace page).