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Celebrating the return of live music with Small Black @ the Echoplex on 08.20.21
Well, shit ... it's about fucking time. I honestly had no idea how much I've missed live music until I attended my first show in something like 17 months. It feels like a lifetime has gone by. Last Friday, I had the chance to catch East Coast chillwave act Small Black at the Echoplex in …

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The End of Comfort Food: Last of the Past from “80’s Weekend #4”
Okay, it's taken me a lot longer than anticipated to finally put a pin in this prolonged '80s flashback series, best known as "80's Weekend" (or the plural version of that, since this will be the third and final installment of this series). Call it what you will - procrastination, distraction, burn-out, etc. Actually, I've …

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Witching & Bitching, ’90s Hollywood & Concrete Blonde’s “Tomorrow, Wendy,”
Taking a slight detour today. I'm smack dab in the middle of writing up my last "80's Weekend" post, which has been up against the usual challenges of time, energy, and motivation. And today, I woke up thinking I just needed a brief change of pace. Not a big one. Just something that's not definitely …

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Comfort Food Deux: Reliving “80’s Weekend #3”
Continuing my flashback trilogy of "80's Weekend" shows, comes the second nostalgic entry, this time spotlighting the third edition of the now-recurring jam-packed event, featuring classic acts of new waves, synth-favs, and a bit of the ol' new romanticism, plus a healthy helping of pop-cultured vibrancy, day-glow fashion, and all the neon colors in between.After …

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