Category: Alternative
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Groundhog Day Edition
JarFive On the eve of Grammy weekend, nominated trio boygenius (Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker) are apparently taking a break. They played a couple of acoustic sets last night, at a secret location in LA. Attendees claim that the group announced their hiatus. I’ve had a few opportunities to see them live, with…
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Coachella Lineup is Out
JarFive After endless anxiety on the Reddit Coachella sub, the lineup was finally released on Tuesday afternoon. There was a hint earlier in the day of No Doubt playing the festival. After all was said and speculated, the headliners remained the same: Lana Del Rey, Tyler, The Creator, and Doja Cat. I guessed thirty of…
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Back to Blogging – 2023 Edition
It’s been a year since my last blog, which was on April 15, 2022. So what happened? Why did I stop before live music really got going? I don’t really have a good excuse, so I’ll give you a bad one: I got bombarded with live music festivals. Shortly, after my last blog, I went…
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Starting Back Up
The last time I blogged was February 29, 2020, a few weeks before the pandemic reached the US. Even though I started watching live music again back in May, 2021, I still hesitated to start this back up. This was mainly because I felt like this medium had grown obsolete, while other forms of social…
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Shows from Yola, Alexandra Savior; New Music, and more
A Note About These Blogs: Since I’m not attending as many shows the first few months of the year, blogs are going to be sparse, focusing mainly on new music. Also, teaching is keeping me busy. Things will pick up as we get closer to Coachella. Unless indicated, I took all the pics posted on…
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‘The Slow Rush’ is here.
A Note About These Blogs: Since I’m not attending as many shows the first few months of the year, blogs are going to be sparse, focusing mainly on new music. Also, teaching is keeping me busy. Things will pick up as we get closer to Coachella. Cheers! New Music Spinning… The Slow Rush – Tame…
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Festivals, New Music, and a Fundraiser album from Ward
Over the next couple months, I’m going to highlight different artists from the two festivals I’m attending in the spring, Coachella and Bottlerock. I’ll highlight one I’ve seen, and one I haven’t. Bottlerock Have seen! Janelle Monae I’m surprised that’s she playing, to be honest. That’s not a knock; she’s toured quite a bit the…
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Intersect Festival in Las Vegas
It’s been a short while, but I just submitted the last of my final grades, and I’m ready to blog again. While the last couple weeks have been busy with work, I still managed to squeeze in a couple of shows the first weekend of December. Today I’m reviewing the first Intersect Festival. Next Friday,…
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Keuning at The Wayfarer; New double album from Coldplay
Unless indicated, I took all the pics posted on this blog. Feel free to repost – just remember to give credit. Cheers! ***This is a shorter blog because things have gotten quite busy with work. Imagine that! See you on the flip side of the semester! Keuning/The Jacks/Sweet Nobody at The Wayfarer Last Thursday (11/14),…
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Cold War Kids
Unless indicated, I took all the pics posted on this blog. Feel free to repost – just remember to give credit. Cheers! Cold War Kids at Fingerprints AND Ballast Point Last weekend, Cold War Kids treated fans to both a show AND the debut of their collaboration beer with Ballast Point Brewery. The show at…
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