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March 5, 2024

An Enemy of the People

March 2024 marks 10 years in New York and I wanted to do something special. Something that reminds me of why I decided to spend most of my adult life here. An Enemy of the People started its previews earlier this week…
November 12, 2022

Ceremony at The Meadows (11/11/22)

I am grateful for Ceremony. I can’t think of any other band that evolved in a way that feels so relatable. You’re always on the hook for the next song, anticipating if they’ll pick a super fast hardcore song or a slower…
April 4, 2022

Weyes Blood at Mohawk (SXSW 2022)

Friday March 18th, 1 am. Everyone was visibly tired after a week of running around Austin. Titanic Rising is a record that sucker-punched me. I ordered the vinyl without listening to a song and within the first 10 seconds, I had to…
February 5, 2022

Boy Harsher at Knockdown Center 02/29/2020

February 2020. Leap year. It felt really cool that a show was happening on the 29th, and that the 29th was falling on a Saturday. I really got into Boy Harsher a year earlier when they released Careful. It may be the…
January 11, 2022

Cold Cave at Webster Hall 9/25/2021

It seems pretty common for people coming from hardcore music to get into new-wave. I’m not sure how to explain it. I definitely am one of those people, I think there is something romantic about synthesizers, and I happen to dress in…
December 29, 2021

Turnstile at Elsewhere 8/23/2021

All the stars are aligned: arguably one of the best live band there is today, playing a beloved Brooklyn venue the week of their new album release. It wasn’t exactly the first show I’ve been to since things reopened, but it’s the…
December 26, 2021

Well well

I have been positive for Covid for a whole week. Fully boosted and asymptomatic which is good but quarantine is starting to take its toll. We reached the point of ennui when it feels like a good idea to… start a blog?…