I passed on Warped Tour last week. The reduced number of stages and a disappointing lack of variety meant that the chances making a new discovery weren’t very good. And the idea of paying $45 to stand on black asphalt in extreme heat to hear Good Charlotte just didn’t appeal to me.
I wouldn’t have hesitated to pony up had the Descendents been on the bill. The group has been talkin’ ‘bout my generation for decades.
The new album Hypercaffium Spazzinate contains 21 brief songs that address the concerns of guys my age. “No Fat Burgers” is my new theme song and the discontent of “Business A. U.” is all too relatable. Here’s ”Victim of Me”.
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I reviewed a concert by Miike Snow and Jack Garratt.
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I reviewed a concert by the Indigo Girls.
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I discussed Rachel Mallin & the Wild Type on KCUR last week.
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I write weekly music previews for The Kansas City Star and Ink magazine.
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I wrote an extended preview for Umphrey’s McGhee’s upcoming concert.
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I graded every concert in the forthcoming seasons of the American Jazz Museum’s Jazz at the Gem and the Folly Theater’s jazz series at Plastic Sax. Spoiler alert: Jack DeJohnette!
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Until Friday, the most expensive concert tickets I’d purchased were for a Kraftwerk show in Toronto. I splurged on a pair of 11th row tickets for Dolly Parton’s concert at the Sprint Center last week. The entirely delightful show was worth the breathtaking expense.
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The Conquerors created an entertaining video for “Wyld Time.”
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Elliot Galvin makes jazz seem boring. The wild experimentation he and his band display on Punch indicates that most mainstream jazz is hopelessly prosaic.
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Date night fail #541: Unaware of the intent of the new solo album by the Lady Antebellum vocalist, I cued up Hillary Scott & the Scott Family’s Love Remains for the drive to Dolly Parton’s concert on Friday. I expected to hear slick love ballads. Instead, my date and I got an earful of songs about Jesus.
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Amina Claudine Myers’ harrowing new solo album Sama Rou is staggeringly heavy. RIYL: Nina Simone, avant-garde Jesus, Bessie Smith.
(Original image by There Stands the Glass.)
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