month in review: august 2024
"the ultimate mystical conviction, in spite of pain, in spite of death, in spite of horror, the universe in some mysterious sense is all right, capital A capital R." - A. Huxley
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sluice - sluice (super blood wolf moon)
edit: okay, ‘in-tune’ is maybe a bit much. have a real appreciation for the music culture of north carolina though. i guess i sorta lived it and didn’t realize the effect it had on me till now.
katy kirby - blue raspberry (salt crystal)
update: i did google (check my spotify), i also like drop dead. listen here.
enumclaw - home in another life (change)
edit: they are not all black, confirmation bias at work...
savage garden - savage garden (truly madly deeply)
edit: it was for a puma ad on valentines day. watch the below.
urika’s bedroom - xtc (single)
how many people have you secretly shazammed?…
hemlock - 444 (full)
edit: my memory did not fail me - merce lemon x hemlock x greg freeman at
on October 5th. add it to the cal. tix here.bill evan’s trio - what is there to say? (everybody digs bill evans)
update: i can totally see this being listened to in the winter time. snug, by a fireplace, hot cocoa in hand...
etc...
i love email signatures that preemptively warn [apologize] for typos in the email body regardless of the content. consider this the pre[post]emtive warning [apology] for any and all mistakes above or below. it is 12:55am on a thursday. these fingers know not what they do...
npe: new york show calendar august 2024
august 4 - the wonder years @ the stone pony summer stage
august 6 - office hours @ purgatory
august 6 - kid fears @ mercury lounge
august 7 - sinai vessel & little kid & margeaux @ the broadway ny*
august 8 - the marias @ radio city hall*
august 14 - bilmuri @ irving plaza*
august 18 - washed out & charlie & margot @ brooklyn paramount*
august 20 - joshua bassett & thomas day @ radio city hall*
august 21 - pinkshift & joyce manor & gaslight anthem @ central park summer stage*
august 23 - hiding places & chalk talk @ mercury lounge*
august 24 - cage the elephant & young the giant @ pnc*
august 26 - j mahon @ bowery electric*
august 27 - young miko @ msg theater*
august 27 - jeff rosenstock & pup @ warsaw
august 28 - balthvs & free whenever @ brooklyn bowl*
npe: nashville forecast september 2024
september 5 - colony house @ the basement east
september 14 - will paquin @ the basement east
september 14 - sinai vessel @ drkmttr
september 15 - john harvie @ cannery hall
september 17 - weezer & dinosaur jr @ bridgestone arena
september 18 - my morning jacket @ ascend amphiteater
september 18 - mj lenderman & karly hartzman @ the blue room
september 19 - mj lenderman & christian lee hutson & waxahatchee & neko case & madi diaz & leyla mccalla @ the basement east
september 20 - mk.gee @ marathon music works
september 25 - tropical fuck storm @ the blue room
september 26 - etran de’lair @ the blue room
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