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Jonny Fritz: Debbie Downers

Fritz has called his music "dad country" and it does have a sad/aggrieved energy of a divorced dad. His songs are funny, smart, catchy and topical. The opening title track is a hilarious rant about MAGA […]

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November 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Home from a third night in Port Chester. My 16th and final Widespread Panic show of 2025 was a solid B+. Two very solid sets, a monster Machine > Barstools (my favorite!) and Tie Your Shoes > Heaven, a Todd Snider tribute, and a seriously packed house. I […]

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November 24, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Last night: everything night one wasn't, night two of Widespread Panic at the Cap absolutely WAS. Sound was proper from the first, opened with a Fishwater sandwich that already topped everything from Friday and it only got "better off" from there. Warren […]

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November 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Last night: Friday night Panic in a packed Capitol Theater. Show didn't move me quite like many of the others I've seen this year, a little flat at times, sound wasn't quite dialed in, scant jamming, and not my favorite setlist in terms of song selection […]

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November 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The stretch between Labor Day and Thanksgiving this year has been, for me, a livemusic nirvana. Not sure I could've written it up better. The weekends alone have been off the freakin charts - almost every single one of em between then and now - and the […]

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November 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Before that I stopped at Ornithology in Bushwick. Such a great club, actually two clubs. Didn't realize they do admission that covers both. So was able to catch a little Angus Mason before heading over to the Cafe for a nite and a monster set from Jon […]

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November 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Last night: LCD Soundsystem at Knockdown Center. I mean, what else can you say? Still the best at what they do. Opening night of 12 and they crushed it. Feel like sometimes there are lulls, but this was just nonstop awesome. Great setlist, great flow, great […]

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November 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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2025.168

P.E.: Oh!

With as much punctuation as text in their name and album title, this Brooklyn band puts a period and an exclamation point on things with their final album. It's an art rock delight, evoking past masters like Devo and the […]

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November 21, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Last night: exactly twenty years and a day since I last saw them, caught American Analog Set and twas like they never left. Great set last night of entrancing indie rock, steady rhythms and dreamy instrumentation. Always loved their use of vibraphone, and to […]

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November 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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2025.167

Hyloxolos: s/t

Guitarist Dave Harrington is in so many mix-and-match bands, he makes a mockery of the concept of "the supergroup." I mean, when you're in the double digits, can they all really be considered super? Maybe! The latest […]

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November 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Update: are too much pie

#pie
November 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
There are good days at work, there are bad days at work (hopefully not too many!), but there is no question that the BEST day at work is the day we have pies for Thanksgiving. Friends, today is that day. Happy pie day!
November 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Crossed "saw Sting" off the list last night. Many (but not all) of the hits. Fun and nostalgic at Mohegan Sun.

#nycfreaks #livemusic #sting
November 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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2025.166

Essendon Airport: MOR

Here's an Australian band that I'd previously never heard of. They broke up over 40 years ago! They've returned and released this album filled with reworked versions of old material and some new and... it's kind […]

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November 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Another holyshit! psychedelic dance marathon. Not sure how I made it. Maybe better than last night? As much as I love it, I don't think I could do more than 2 nights of em in a row.

Not sure I can do more than 2 nights of anything anymore. 2 is my sweet […]

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November 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
So, my visit to Copenhagen almost literally started with a free set of improv from Lovano/Morgan/Baron. Afterwards, there was a Q&A which started slowly, but then opened up into an incredible discussion about playing without ego, about musicians connecting […]

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November 15, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Greetings from Sweden...
November 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I have MUCH to say about this trip, but if the KGLW rave tour comes to the USA (when??)... a religious experience on par with PH123093.
November 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Having a great time in Copenhagen. Louisiana Museum was as advertised. But... They don't have magnets in the gift shop! Major wtf! from me. I thought the whole raison d'etre of a museum gift shop was to sell me magnets to put on my fridge.

I won't say the […]

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November 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
So, guitarist Jakob Bro (whom I refer to as the Danish Frisell) put together this midweek minifest the week I'm here. The show tonight was a brilliant masterclass in reserved communicative playing. Two trios on stage: Bro with Marcus Gilmore and Wadada Leo […]

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November 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Friends, I want you to know that after a long overnight of travel and navigating to my hotel via public transport, I... literally dropped my shit and immediately went to see livemusic. Very cool free afternoon session with Joe Lovano, Thomas Morgan, and the […]

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November 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Not usually a "we're living in a simulation" guy, but... I am first flying to London and the name of the gate agent is... London.
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM
First time I came to this fest my big discovery was Nora Brown. That was 6 years ago, she must've been 13 or 14, still playing as "Little" Nora Brown.

I cringe at the idea of a "prodigy" and she doesn't really fit that bill. Not a Fleck level banjo player […]

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November 9, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Spent the late afternoon at the Brooklyn Folk Festival, which I love on so many levels. It's very much a folk fest and very much a Brooklyn one. Love the church setting, the DIY vibes, the warmth of the scene, and, of course, the excellent music. Many […]

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November 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Last night: Cyro Baptista 75th birthday celebration at Rose Theater. Lively, ramshackle, all over the place, but full of joy... kind of like Cyro. Trey sit-in was fun and brought out the phans (for better or worse). It was a fun night and had some highlights […]

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November 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM