Blog Posts

  • Bandcamp Crate Digging: Cumbia

    In 2019 I saw the film “I’m No Longer Here” on Netflix and got hooked on cumbia music. I thought the film was good but like many other people, it was the rhythm of the music that really grabbed me as well as the devotion that these misfit kids had to it. Since then, I Read more

  • Treefort Finds

    I’ve been wanting to attend Treefort for a long time but there always seemed to be a conflict, travel issue (or lack of planning on my part) that got in the way. Of course there’s the added perks of having family there, friends who run some of the event, a tie with my company doing Read more

  • Bandcamp Crate Digging: Modern New Wave

    Last year I stumbled onto the band Nation of Language (mentioned in my recent Unburied Treasures post). Their sound got me digging deeper into a realm of bands that I see as today’s “Second Wave of New Wave.” If you search for any description of “New Wave” music what you’ll most likely find will focus Read more

  • Crate Digging for Treasures

    People frequently ask me how I find new music. There are a whole range of ways, but one of the most fascinating to me lately is Bandcamp. It is a seemingly infinite source of music which is often obscure or niche, can easily range into bizarre, but contains wonderful treasures. As I’ve been spending more Read more

  • Best Music of 2022 – Songs

    To wrap up this 2022 review, here are my favorite songs of the year – at least those not already highlighted from my top albums. I’m often not fully aware of what makes a song “click” for me when I first hear it and wouldn’t be sure how to articulate its secrets at the time Read more

  • 2022 – Live and in Concert

    I had a pretty good year seeing live shows, even without the benefit of being compared to past dire, pandemic times. I saw three of my all-time favorite bands in one 6 day period – Pavement, Spoon, and Wilco. I discovered new favorite performers like Yard Act and Liam Kazar by seeing them perform live Read more