Hope our American friends had a good Thanksgiving. We had a great time this Thanksgiving, wandering across various States, eating lots of food and enjoying the company of Friends and Family.

We've come back to an extremely cold Texas, though it seems fitting. Lullabyes moved from Houston to Dallas, one year ago TODAY, and a cold front had come through on that day as well. In honor of the cold weather we bring you a "keep warm!" picture from the ladies of Northern State.

Had a chance to check out Northern State a couple of weeks ago who were touring in support of their most recent record, 'Can I Keep This Pen' which came out on Mike Patton's record label, Ipecac, in August. If you've never heard of Northern State, they're a trio of female rappers from NYC (Long Island). If you want a quick comparison, I'd say that they combine the best of old-school Beastie Boys coupled with Luscious Jackson.

They were in Dallas opening for Tegan & Sara at the House of Blues (which is becoming one of my favorite local venues). All I can say is that that the girls ROCKED and owned the crowd with their free-styling rhymes, fuzzy distorted guitars and banging beats that evoked the afore-mentioned License to Ill era of Beastie Boys.

I highly recommend checking out the new record - listen to studio tracks at their MySpace, and you can buy the record here. The record features some seriously smooth production - great for any party. The live show was more raw - not a lot of vocal effects, and less instrumentation - but completely rocking. I'm already looking forward to their next show in Dallas.

Enjoy!

Live MP3 MP3s:
Intro
Mic Tester
Oooh, Girl
Better Already
Iluvitwhenya
Girl For All Seasons
Away Away
Good Distance
The Three Amigas
Mother May I
Sucka Mofo