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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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Coachella – Part 1/Format Festival/Blue Note Jazz Festival
With Coachella just a few weeks away, I’m devoting three separate posts (one for each day) to what is still considered the most popular music festival. First, a few general things about this lineup. The JarFIVE (Coachella Day 1 Edition) AND FINALLY… Since I’ve been binging “The Wire” over the last week, I think it’s…
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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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Festivals, New Music, and a Bandsplaining Podcast
Ohana Fest Ohana Festival in Dana Point, CA, announced the lineup for their three day event later this fall. If you’ve never been, this event is relatively smaller, with two main stages. If I remember correctly, there wasn’t overlap between acts, so you can catch everyone if you’re willing to pivot between stages. A few…
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Coachella is Coming!
With weekend 1 starting a week from today, organizers are hopefully facing the last major change of the season. On Monday, Ye (Kanye) bowed out of the third headlining spot. He was replaced on Wednesday by Swedish House Mafia (SHM) and The Weeknd. Since SHM was already on the lineup, previously without an assigned day,…
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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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