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Let’s focus on the positives of the music world. Our favorite artists now have more time than ever to create new music. (Unless they lost their day job… or they need to get a day…
Musical musings from aging hipsters
Let’s focus on the positives of the music world. Our favorite artists now have more time than ever to create new music. (Unless they lost their day job… or they need to get a day…
To paraphrase Bill Medley: Now I’ve had… the quaran-time of my life… and I never want to feel this way again! Music is about the only thing keeping me from going completely bonkers. I hope…
Before we get to the virtual tunes, let’s have a moment of silence for John Prine, Adam Schlesinger, Hal Willner and all the other talented musicians we’ve lost to COVID-19. As if we needed any…
Hate to start on a sad note, but losing Adam Schlesinger from Fountains of Wayne and Ivy (and other projects) was a real kick in the trousers. This line from a Washington Post tribute sums…
It’s another week of stay-at-home “family bonding”! Heaven help us all… But you can still put your eyeballs and/or earballs on some good tunes. Here’s Rob Fetter’s gig from Friday: Josh Ritter from last week:…
This coronavirus lockdown is a real kick in the trousers for fans of live music. Yes, it’s flattening the curve, but it’s also flattening the hearts of music fans everywhere, and flattening the already-skinny wallets…
Hey kids, let’s Spring Forward into some live tunes (see what we did there?) On Monday, you should get to bed early to make up for lost time. You’ll need the extra rest, because it’s…
Howdy, gang! You’re probably saying “what’s the buzz, tell me what’s a-happening”… perhaps you’re even singing it… Well, I’ll tell you what’s a-happening. More live music. Tomorrow, the Fairmount Girls kick off a four-week Monday…
Before we get into the gigs, TWILM would like to wish a hearty “Happy Birthday!” to list member Ted G., who turns 16 on February 29th. Speaking of birthdays, I was at a real rager…
Continue Reading This Week in Live Music: February 24-March 1
Before I tell you what’s cooking this coming week, I have to give a huge shout-out to all the list members who made the killer Cereal Killers gig at MadTree on Saturday afternoon: Dan, Joyce,…