Monthly Archives: August 2023

I keep on seeing this band in Spotify suggestions and on festival lineups and finally gave them a shot after reading about the premise of this album. It’s basically a take on reincarnation and the idea that people live more than one lifetime, but what happens in the time between your death and rebirth? EnterContinue reading “#1180 – Holy Smokes Future Jokes by Blitzen Trapper”

One of my musical heroes who I’ve been obsessed with for a long time is Nick Drake. However, it had never occurred to me that he would fall into a similar category or genre as Elliot Smith. Now that I have made that connection – with the help of the Spotify algorithm- it feels sillyContinue reading “#1179 – XO by Elliot Smith”

After three nights working at the Taylor Swift shows at Sofi Stadium in Los Angeles I had to listen to the one album from the Eras tour that you hadn’t listened to yet. I don’t think I can overstate how impressive that show is. I’ve been sort of casually listening to her music for years,Continue reading “#1178 – Lover by Taylor Swift”

Albums come to me, now. I’ve been doing this for a while so it may be just that I’m more tuned in to music at all times now, but I really do organically come across selections on a regular basis with very little effort. I’m this case, I was reading a Reddit thread about theContinue reading “#1177 – Five of Cups by Holy Wave”

This artist was one of the opening acts for last night’s installment of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour. I always enjoy hearing an artist for the first time in a live setting. It’s a lot harder to conceal your shortcomings during a performance than it is on a studio recording. Obviously, anyone who is opening forContinue reading “#1176 – Good Riddance by Gracie Abrams”

This week I’m working at the Taylor Swift concerts at Sofi stadium, a welcome gig in the midst of the dueling Hollywood strikes. While I do enjoy her music, and her last few albums particularly, I wouldn’t call myself a Swifty. Nevertheless, it’s always cool to see a big time show of this caliber, andContinue reading “#1175 – Super Monster by Claud”

Yesterday was Jerry’s birthday, kicking off what is known as “The Days Between.” This is the eight days between the dates of Jerry’s birth (8/1) and his death (8/9). Fans will spend this time listening to their favorite recordings (don’t they do that year-round anyway?) and celebrating the life of an artist who brought soContinue reading “#1174 – Garcia (Complements) by Jerry Garcia”

This artist always reminds me of my cousin Steven’s wedding, because they played Call Me Maybe three times during their reception.