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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …