It’s a mix of emotions today. It’s my last day with an organization I have devoted five years of my life to, which has its share of sadness and disappointment. The other share is filled with joyful expectation and excitement about starting a new job in just a couple weeks. So I’ll try to numb […]
Last week a couple coworkers and I went up to Baltimore to see a Seattle band called The Head and the Heart. They are a cool folk/rock hybrid band that has a way bigger following on the east coast than I would have thought (the club was PACKED and very engaged throughout the show). I […]
Eddie Murphy has been getting a lot of press this week, for what reason I have no idea. I guess there is a movie (that probably looks like crap) or an interview where he says something questionably stupid. Shame, because the Eddie Murphy of my childhood was a comedic genius, even when it wasn’t intended. […]
It’s been a while since I’ve been to a live show, and so luckily in the next few weeks I’ll be hitting up a few new ones. First up is tonight’s concert featuring Alexi Murdoch. I first heard him when he dominated the Away We Go movie soundtrack. The music was perfect for that movie […]
Because somewhere my sister will lock herself in a closet and watch this about 6,287 times. Because that’s the kind of geeky scientist she is. I can also imagine her brain wheels spinning on how she could write her own rap based on environmental science as well. MC Chels rapping about soil and water sample […]
When Kelly and I went and saw The Pains of Being Pure at Heart in concert a few weeks back, we got there early enough to check out the opening act. I don’t remember the band’s name off the top of my head, nor am I going to hunt it down on the Internet because, […]
Tonight I’m getting in the Delorean and going back in time to hear one of my favorite bands of my youth. Back in grade school I really got into Toad the Wet Sprocket. Like most people, I first heard them through their song All I Want, which was OK, but once I got the album […]
Tonight I’m checking out a band I’m a fan of, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. I honestly don’t know how I found out about this band, but I think they were one of those “People who like this album also like these …” recs from Amazon when I was browsing for some new […]
I’m a Weird Al Yankovic fan. Yeah, it’s weird, but it’s true. Ever since my mom and I cried laughing when his “I Lost on Jeopardy” song came out when I was a kid, I’ve always had a soft spot for his humor and parodying of hit songs. Let’s just say that, had I decided […]
Tonight continues my season of concerts. So far this summer I have seen The National for a second time and also seen Frightened Rabbit. Next up is the Silversun Pickups, and as the young folks say, they rock. I’m not a big fan of DAR as a concert hall, because it removes the energy in […]