One of my favorite pastimes is seeing live music. I've often wondered what life would be like as a roadie. Different towns every night, sometimes the same songs played every night. Well, I had a glimpse of the roadie life last month, when I saw Guster play four nights in a row. I've never been... Continue Reading →
Winter and the Blues
Right before the holidays, two friends and I checked out "Boston Winter," a shopping/drinking/ice skating situation in downtown Boston. It was the first year that such a situation existed in Boston. I think it was a great start for utilizing the open space and offering people another festive activity during the holiday season. ... Continue Reading →
4, 3, 2, 1
My third favorite band is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. I discovered these guys on December 31, 2000, when they opened for Barenaked Ladies in Boston. I had been a Boston resident for a year and a half, so to me, Guster is synonymous with my entire life in Boston....i.e., my early 20s to... Continue Reading →
October and the Trees Are Stripped Bare
Well, my two other most favorite bands are celebrating anniversaries this year, so let's give them some love, too. U2 just celebrated 40 years as a band. 40 years! Not many bands can claim this milestone. I was late to the U2 game. I remember hearing their early hits on the Top 40 countdown, but... Continue Reading →
Requiem for R.E.M.
I was a Casey Kasem top 40 kid in my early teens. I fully own my former obsession with New Kids on the Block. I was not alone, OK? And then a shift happened in 1991, when I discovered R.E.M. It's oddly fitting that R.E.M. is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Out of Time (the... Continue Reading →
