As a music writer, I’m well aware there were some limitations in my coverage. I know that I didn’t write that many articles about punk bands. Some of that comes down to taste. A lot of punk sort of fell into a blind spot for me. It was my little brother who was knowledgeable about… Read More “This is what Joe Strummer trained you for;” Steve King, civility, white nationalism, and punk rock
Sometimes this is still a music blog, so I’ll take this opportunity to post the lineup for the 10th annual 80/35 Music Festival, being held July 7-8 in Western Gateway Park. I helped with the hints video this year, pretend you didn’t see the headline of this blog and see if you can guess who is… Read More 80/35 announces The Shins, MGMT, Action Bronson & more
Oh hey, I’m still a music writer, aren’t I? So let’s take a break from beer/Ava posts for the lineup announcement for the Aug. 4-5 festival at the Avenue of the Saints Amphitheater in St. Charles. England’s alt-J and Ryan “Not Bryan” Adams will headline the festival, with a deep lineup of supporting acts: Gary… Read More Hinterland announces alt-J, Ryan Adams, Dwight Yokam and more
One of the closing acts for the 2016 Maximum Ames Music Festival was Lavender Country, who I’ve written about a few times in the last week, so I’ll just give a Cliff Notes description: gay country band from the 1970s that has had a career resurgence in the last few years. Patrick Haggerty is the… Read More Review: Lavender Country provides emotional end for Maximum Ames fest
I haven’t posted anything about it yet on this site, but if you follow me on Facebook you may have read that I’m now writing music stories for Cityview. It’s not a full-time gig like the Register was, just two (or so) interviews a month, along with two CD reviews. I’ve had a few of… Read More Lavender Country: A saint of a father for a country sissy
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