Putting on a very escapist hat and unlurking in very, very, very long shot question: any chance someone here is planning to attend the Lost Weekend Records 20th anniversary show in Columbus, OH? Asking for a Scrawl fan. Who is me.
Edited: slightly embarrassing, but either due to COVID brain fog or all of the local political excitement around, I missed it by a month. But I found a video, so yay!
I am so stunned and saddened by Sinead O'Connor's death. She was brilliant & forthright and had such a lovely voice.
Yeah, it’s a hard one, Sumi. For sure.
I'm going to see The Warning [link] in Chicago later this month. I've already purchased a pair of earplugs designed for concerts. Anything else a middle-aged person venturing back into live music after over two decades should be aware of?
ST:SNW
did a musical episode.
The songs all seemed very polished to me, but none of them grabbed me the way "Rest In Peace" and "Walk Through the Fire" and "Something To Sing About" from
Once More With Feeling
did. Or even "Break Away" and "Turning My Life Around" from
Anna and the Apocalypse.
If you're wondering what kind of music the kids are into these days, I'm here to report that Jane, age 8, is dressed as Alice Cooper for Halloween this year.
Over a month late but the funeral mass for Shane MacGowan was amazing. It was practically a state funeral & the music- perfect. The family jumped over the pews & danced during “Fairytale of New York”.
At least part of it here: [link]