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SXSW 2016

Posted on March 20, 2016June 4, 2019 by LBDG

3 Days + 1 Night. 19 Shows. 33 sets. 25 bands. So much fun. So glad it’s over until next year… Playlist below. One song per set in the order we saw the shows. (Multiple songs by the same band means I saw them multiple times. Smooth Hound Smith wins with 4 incredible sets — including…

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Of The Year – 2015

Posted on January 1, 2016November 28, 2021 by LBDG

My annual best of music list — which this year will hopefully not be among my only posts of the year. Albums 1. Sound & Color — Alabama Shakes No sophomore slump here. 2. Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit — Courtney Barnett Most anticipated album of the year (thanks, Bob…

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Read This If You Loved…

Posted on February 22, 2015January 28, 2022 by LBDG

A review of The Carnival at Bray by Jessie Ann Foley over at Unleashing Readers ended with this: I’m flattered by the shout-out. And I’ll probably check out The Carnival at Bray too.  

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Of The Year – 2014

Posted on January 10, 2015December 17, 2021 by LBDG

For once I’m writing this at a not too unreasonable point after the end of the year in question, so no need for a backdated post inserted via time travel… 1. LILILIL — Benji Hughes I can’t think of another album in the last decade — if not ever — that leaves me with such a big…

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Rocktober Recap

Posted on November 2, 2014 by LBDG

I know I go to more concerts than the average person. But October was nuts even for me. Let me count the ways… October 1 – The Felice Brothers at the Roxy The Felices are my wife’s favorite band, and have come to hold a special place in my heart too.  Their show was a…

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Ramblings VIII

Posted on May 31, 2014July 4, 2014 by LBDG

I mentioned before that I’ve only had 3 favorite albums in my lifetime. A three day stretch in April had me revisiting the whole Nirvana catalogue for the 20th Anniversary, the release of 6 new Benji Hughes songs, and the announcement of a new Mike Doughty album. Synergy is cool. In that awesome Vulture article…

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Kurt Cobain + Time Travel = 3 Books

Posted on April 4, 2014January 14, 2022 by LBDG

Fun fact: Searching for Cobain time travel on Amazon yields 3 results: Lost in the ’90s by Frank Anthony Polito: A teenaged rocker stage-dives during a ’90s themed dance and wakes up in 1994. Eating the Dinosaur by Chuck Klosterman: An essay collection featuring unrelated sections on time travel and Kurt Cobain. Timely Persuasion by JL Civi: A…

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6 Songs of Your Life

Posted on February 22, 2014 by LBDG

Read about this cool 6 songs of your life idea via NPR about a month ago and have been thinking about it ever since. After several drafts, here are my six… “Taxi” by Harry Chapin My parents are big Harry Chapin fans and would play this a lot when I was little. So much that…

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Enumerating the Top Time Travel Stories

Posted on January 29, 2014 by LBDG

Timely Persuasion was recently named third favorite time travel story on the Enumeration Podcast! It was an honor to be named here amongst several other great time travel tales. The three hosts came up with quite a set of stories altogether. Their complete lists are covered below – but check out the full episode for…

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Of The Year – 2013

Posted on January 4, 2014November 28, 2021 by LBDG

It’s best of time again… 1. We The Common — Thao & The Get Down Stay Down This album came out in January and managed to hold the top go to slot all year. Rockin’ and poppy, with shades of The Breeders here and there. Saw them live three times this year and they didn’t disappoint….

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