Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Bearded rockers are awesome

This is an unusual post for me because I can't really express what's on my mind right now, which is usually not one of my many weaknesses. I think it's because it's vaguely related to modern fashion, and although I have a pretty good fashion sense, it's not something I can comment on, it's just something I know. Talk to me for hours on the latest trends in video games and I'll give you a thorough and enlightening experience. Talk to me about why I use matte instead of pomade, and you'll get something to the effect of, "it smells good and feels even better." End of story.

But anyway, here's my little compilation of pictures of bearded men who have a whole lot of talent just pouring out of their ill maintained facial hair. Keep in mind that each of these bands are awesome, and not just some random faces I pulled off of Google images.




Vandaveer (the group Aubrey and I saw at the Sunset Tavern in Seattle)


The Black Keys


My Morning Jacket

Iron and Wine

Bon Iver


Band of Horses








3 comments:

aubrey said...

i love them all. are you growing a beard?

Taylor Weaver said...

yes, because natural musical talent has become synonymous with beards.

Olivia said...

This explains why men have the edge in indy folk music. Don't get me wrong, Jenny Lewis, Feist, Fiona Apple, Camera Obscura, Eisley - the female counterparts of the genre can hold their own, but there is something magical about a man, a beard, and a guitar. Perhaps it is the golden combination. It also explains why boy bands burn out so quickly - the don't have the whiskers* to snag some staying power. Eitherway, I agree. The bearded man rules supreme over the acoustic kingdom.

*Goatees definitely do not count. However, mustaches do.