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Old 97’s with Ha Ha Tonka, Belly Up, Solana Beach, 3/31/17
And a good time was had by all!
Jill and I are total new fans of HHT, and Old 97’s continue in their #1 spot as my Favorite Band of All Time ♡♡♡
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Portugal. The Man and Hdbeendope at Observatory North Park, San Diego CA
March 16, 2017
My son Sean turns 17 at the end of this month and he’s the one who turned me on to Portugal. The Man, so this show was his early birthday present. We have seen them once before but this set was BEYOND. Sean says it’s the greatest show he’s ever seen, and that’s saying something, cos I’ve been taking him to shows since he was 10.
Bonus discovery of the AMAZING Hdbeendope, who adsolutely slayed in a roomful of the whitest kids in America. He hung out after his set and talked to people and took photos and sold his own merch, and I have nothing but admiration for someone on their grind like that. Super talented and humble kid, I’m an instant fan.
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Here are my picks for this week’s Albums of the Day on Spotify. You guys know I’m extremely tardy to the party for all musical media evolutions; it took me like 3 years after everyone had bailed on cassettes to buy my first CD. So this gramma is all marveling at Spotify like you did 2 or 9 ago. Better late than never!
I’m so stoked to be able to indulge my random stream of consciousness musical yens, e.g. “WHOA I really wanna hear ‘Wasted Days and Wasted Nights’ by Freddy Fender!” cos that was a favorite when I was like, five. Then I hear a song as the end credits of that show Casual on Hulu, Google some lyrics to come up with the title, and BOOM, Cloves is my new favorite 20-year-old Australian singer-songwriter sensation.
Also found two new favorite bands that are the offspring of old punk rockers from my generation–FIDLAR and SWMRS (cos ALL CAPS IS A THING WITH YOU YOUNGSTERS APPARENTLY). These dudes are playing San Diego soon, so maybe I’ll even go out and see them!
So yeah, Spotify is joying up my geriatric heart these days.
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These were my Albums/Songs of the Day this past week on Spotify:
“Together” by Tierra
See How We Are by X
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney
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