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Discriminating music appreciation in a congested city

Category: concert review

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Spread the donations, not the COVID; and the Austin Music Awards, aka my last congregation (for awhile)

March 22, 2020 Joeyconcert review

It’s March 22, 2020 as I finish this latest entry in this disease-free (as far as science knows) digital space. Seems important to note the date, because COVID-19 news is so fluid that even if you[…]

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Destroyer, Eleanor Friedberger @Mohawk

March 4, 2020March 5, 2020 Joeyartist feature

Cold, nighttime, and — even by average indie rock show standards — a powerful, pervasive, nearly inescapable smell of ganja: Honestly, I don’t know if you could’ve drawn up a better environment for a Destroyer[…]

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Shows: Silversun Pickups @ Waterloo in-store

February 25, 2020February 26, 2020 Joeyconcert review

“Some of the cast of “Night Court!” Wish I could link directly to that golden moment from Kenneth Parcell on this episode of “30 Rock,” but it seems I can’t. Anyway, Waterloo Records’ in-store show[…]

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Mean-Jolene

Shows: Mean Jolene, Van Mary @ Radio

February 5, 2020February 5, 2020 Joeyconcert review

For those of us with a young person’s musical adventurousness, but an old soul’s mindfulness of clocks, limited energy and next-morning obligations, Radio Coffee & Beer can be a lifesaver. If you want to see cool[…]

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Shows: Jane Ellen Bryant & Jaimee Harris @ the Belmont, Free Week

January 30, 2020 Joeyconcert review

This feels like a solid endorsement for two singer-songwriters performing together in a song swap: After seeing Jane Ellen Bryant and Jaimee Harris do just that, I could easily see them in a band together. The[…]

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Molly Burch xmas

Traffic Jam: Holiday cheer from Molly Burch, the Black Pumas’ land speed record, Torino Black

December 18, 2019December 19, 2019 Joeyartist feature

It’s rare that anything ever stands between me and listening to music. (Between listening to music and I? Eh, I’m not going to bother checking. ) But every now and then, life stands between me[…]

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