MONTHLY REVIEW: July

We sure enjoyed our July here at Zonino! Lots of sun, breeze, cook-outs, and letting summer do what summer does best...

MUSIC

Nashville-based family band, The Bridges, bring their own brand of poppy folk music to the stage with their debut album, Limits Of The Sky.

Kristin Andreassen's quirky alt-country charm is a winner with her album, Kiss Me Hello. Check out the single "Crayola Doesn't Make A Color For Your Eyes" to see why!

Who's arguably the most rocking married couple? Why, The Weepies of course! We here at Zonino! have been loving their 2006 album, Say I Am You.

Newcomer Shane Wyatt brings back the old school feel of genuine country music with his debut album, The Last Cowboy.

The always great Michael Franti (with long-time band Spearhead) has been recently discovered by the masses because of a new hit single, "Say Hey (I Love you)," and their album, reggae-tinged All Rebel Rockers.

Brad Paisley had us all reminiscing about a time not too long ago when you somehow found your friends in a crowded room without a cell phone and no one freaked out when you were five minutes late with his newest single "Welcome To The Future."

Not that summer is winding down, but don't let it end without putting "Toes," by the Zac Brown Band, on your playlist for the remainder of your beach-going days!

BOOKS

Jonathan Safran Foer's sophomore novel Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close about a boy looking for meaning in a mysterious key owned by his recently deceased father, who die in the 9/11 terrorist attacks touched our hearts and awakened our child-like wonder.

The quickly advancing field of genetic science brings with it many moral, ethical, and political questions. Next, by Jurassic Park author, Michael Crichton illustrated them all in this layered novel.

RECIPE

Kick up your next grill-out with some Blue Cheese Burgers! Pour yourself a cup of Beerquila and you've got a party!

Add some Arroz con Coco to your dinner the next time you need a tropical touch!

Rain got you inside? How about some tasty Chicken Pesto Pizza to brighten the mood!?!

EAT OUT

In the Big Apple? Start with a stop at New York City's oldest functioning bar, McSorley's Old Ale House. Then head over to Crif Dogs in the East Village for a prohibition era hot dog and more!

MUSICAL

While you're in Metropolis, swing on by Broadway and check out the award-winning musical, In The Heights.

WEB

Love proving people wrong? Skeptical about an email forward? Take it to Snopes and check it's validity...or lack there of.

Thought your wedding cake tasted bad? That's not the least of it! At least it looked nice and not like some of the travesties at Cakewrecks, one of the funniest food blogs out there!

Speaking of, food wrecks, how about taking something already hideous and making it look better? The people at Fancy Fast Food do just that, and you can too!

YOUTUBE

How did people ever think these music videos were good in the first place?!? At least the creative people who made these Literal Videos had the opportunity to improve them.

In between gigs in the country music capital of the world, Canaan Smith apparently dabbles in street interviews for his "show" Donkey In A Box.

Who doesn;t love a good parody? You'll think of this video the next time your friend changes their relationship status on Facebook.

And who doesn't love the newest Foot-By-The-Foot television spot? (Who new they even made this stuff still???)

WORD

It would not be pernicious to this autonomous blog that we did not include any movies this month for lack of lassitude.