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Jun 28, 2011

the magic wilco kingdom

On Sunday night, I returned from Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival, which, it turns out, is a lot like Disneyland. (Well, technically Disney World is the Magic Kingdom, but I like Disneyland better, so we’re going with that.)

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Jun 11, 2011

and bonus

In the digital-music age, I was a still-buying-CDs holdout for a long time. In the olden days, I’d meet my friend at the Union Square Virgin Megastore and spend hours browsing the rows letter by letter. Music recommendations were exchanged, purchases were debated, concert memories were remembered, new…

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Jun 8, 2011

a semi-prompt concert review

First, a public service announcement: After seven-ish years of intermittently trying, I finally get Arcade Fire — or, at least, The Suburbs. It’s the ultimate idealistic/brooding/overthinking/angst-filled/nostalgic/trapped-in-suburbia twentysomething album. Not that any of that…

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Jun 19, 2011

down to the shore

People often ask why I see the same artists in concert over and over (and over). “Aren’t all the shows the same?” Well, no. They evolve, release new albums and songs, try different arrangements, play new instruments, bring out different guests, and sometimes change their sound completely or…

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