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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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Dräger’s “Psycho Narcissistic Paranoia” remixed by Temples
Had to take a breather from all things music this past week. Just needed to clear the head. Plus, this Delta variant is toying with my mental and spiritual balance. Live music is finally returning, right in time for our (potentially) worse pandemic resurgence since the whole damn thing started. And I'm just wondering where …

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Guilty Ghosts’ “Everlasting Evening,” featuring Sea Oleena

Guilty Ghosts. Photo sourced from artist’s Facebook.
I'm running on four hours of sleep, so I'll keep tonight brief. My state of semi-delirium has kicked me slightly off-center, and led me down a strange and melancholic path. I've stumbled upon a meandering and hypnotic slice of kaleidoscopic ambience and downtempo guitar drone, titled "Everlasting Evening." Appropriate, I guess. This one comes from …

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Shy Layers’ “Tomorrow”

Shy Layers a.k.a. JD Walsh. Photo sourced from artist's Bandcamp.
I had some grand plans for the evening. I was going to rip through overdue posts for the ever-dreamy Chromatics, as well as the throwback mid '00s festival, Just Like Heaven. But then realized, I didn't have the energy to tackle those exceptional performances with the proper attention, detail, and respect. I also thought about …

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