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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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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…
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Happy New Year: Coachella Edition

Happy New Year! After some teasing from Coachella on Twitter (see below), they finally released the lineup last night. And it’s pretty damn awesome. How did I do on my guessing last time? Here are the highlights from the lineup below: The headliners, which already leaked, were accurate: Rage Against the Machine (who were at…
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Favorite albums, live sets. Also, Coachella 2020?

Unless indicated, I took all the pics posted on this blog. Feel free to repost – just remember to give credit. Cheers! Most spun albums this year… (In no particular order)…. 1. Lana Del Rey – “Norman Fucking Rockwell” (2019) // I liked this album a lot more than I wanted to. The first cut…
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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,…