Monthly Archives: June 2024

It’s so strange to think about the start of this blog as I reach this milestone, arbitrary though it is. It was borne when the world was in total chaos (first post: 5/6/20) with no end in sight, and I was struggling to find any meaningful accomplishment to center my increasingly monotonous days around. Now,Continue reading “#1500 – Stung! by Pond”

I started my audio career as an assistant on a lot of live classical recordings in the Boston area. My frame of reference for that kind of music has always been very narrow and generally reserved to the old masters that everybody learns about (I’m actually listening to Beethoven’s 3rd Symphony as I write this),Continue reading “#1499 – Caroline Shaw: Evergreen by Caroline Shaw & Attacca Quartet”

I guess I would probably categorize these guys as modern psychedelia, or maybe just indie rock. Whatever genre they belong in, I love learning about great, up-and-coming artists. This is their first of two albums so far, and it fills me with excitement and hope for what is to come in their promising career. NowContinue reading “#1498 – Don’t Delay, Join Today! by Improvement Movement”

Driving back from Vegas in the middle of the night – after the Dead & Co show – I was taking some deep dives into the Spotify algorithm. Between rest areas and looking to avoid a potential law enforcement encounter (I was driving a very reasonable and safe speed, I assure you), it was easyContinue reading “#1497 – QWERTY II by Saya Gray”

After working with this artist last year on the Amazon Music Thursday Night Football concert, I was super impressed with his performance and especially his band. Then I got another chance to see them when they played at Coachella. Here is yet another genre and artist that I never gave much of a thought aboutContinue reading “#1496 – ÉXODO by Peso Pluma”

I read somewhere that Terry Reid was Jimmy Page’s first choice for lead singer of Led Zeppelin. He couldn’t do it for one reason or another and recommended a friend of his, one Robert Plant. It’s fun to think and wonder about what might’ve been if things had gone differently. Would they still have becomeContinue reading “#1495 – self-titled by Terry Reid”

As I have been preparing to go see Dead & Co at the Sphere later this week, I’ve been listening to a bunch of episodes of Oteil Burbridge’s podcast, Comes A Time. I can’t remember who the guest was in this particular episode, but they were talking about how great the musicians were in SunContinue reading “#1494 – The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra by Sun Ra”

I love a good supergroup. My favorite album from last year was probably The Record by boygenius. Although this album (from the male version of boygenius) is about 15 years old, and only came to my attention because they recently released a deluxe version, the timing is perfect for me. After several missed opportunities, I’mContinue reading “#1492 – self-titled by Monsters Of Folk”

Flying home early this Father’s Day morning, or so I thought. American Airlines was doing their thing with some six hours of delays despite no apparent weather issues to be found. Not ideal. This artist has one of my favorite singles from 2024 so far and is, regrettably, one of only a couple of artistsContinue reading “#1491 – I Can’t Let Go by Suki Waterhouse”