Category: pop
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Welcome to Coachella Weekend 1, and The Tasting Room, w/Alicia Blue
Coachella is finally here After devoting three posts in a row to some of the acts that are going to be at Coachella, arguably the most popular music festival is set to start today. I wanted to give a few reminders for people who will be attending this weekend, or catching the livestream on YouTube:…
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Coachella Day 3/J Dilla/Labrinth/Ohana Fest
The JarFIVE (Coachella Day 3 Edition) “The Legacy of J Dilla” The New York Times documentary on the gone-too-soon hip hop legend debuted on Hulu last Friday. Having started (but not finishing) the book on the man’s life earlier this year (The acclaimed “Dilla Time“), I’ve been interested in learning more about the man born…
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Coachella – Day 2
The JarFIVE (Coachella Day 2 Edition) Other music news for 4/7… I have so much more to write about, and will. My goal is to post a couple times a week, as we head into festival season. I’m also going to devote more space on here for up and coming artists. If you know of…
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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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Coldplay at The Palladium
Unless indicated, I took all the pics posted on this blog. Feel free to repost – just remember to give credit. Cheers! Coldplay at the Hollywood Palladium On January 21, Coldplay played the second of back-to-back shows at the Hollywood Palladium. Being the first day of the semester, I wasn’t sure I wanted to venture…
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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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Bottlerock Lineup! Five 2020 Artists To Watch!
Unless indicated, I took all the pics posted on this blog. Feel free to repost – just remember to give credit. Cheers! Bottlerock Lineup On the heels of the Coachella lineup release on 1/2, Napa Valley’s own Bottlerock released their lineup. I’d originally bought a 3-day GA pass back in January, but after seeing the…
The Jarvis Lounge 