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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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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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Until next year’s return … A Look Back at the Wonderful Wonderful World of The Killers @ the Staples Center on 02.02.18
Okay, now that I've secured a pair of tix for the Killers' Los Angeles show next August, I feel I'm finally ready to do this long-lingering post. Of course, I hold full responsibility for any and all delays. It's just taken me awhile to find the proper motivation. I'd like to say that's three years …

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Out of Focus and in the Groove … Goldfrapp @ the Hollywood Bowl on 09.18.17
I'm starting this week a bit out of focus. Not just mentally, but literally. Plus, it's Tuesday. So I'm not even at the beginning.Anyhow, I have a bunch of these old shows that sound really good, but look like big fuzzy, hazy blurs of blown-out light ... and sometimes the dark version of that as …

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