This Is How My Positivus Was!
In the week after the Positivus Festival, nearly all my friends and acquaintances in Riga asked me, “How was your Positivus?” It’s sort of like asking someone how their Christmas or their summer vacation...
Category: music
From Positivus to Austin!
I’m pleased that I have once again managed to get to the Positivus festival and back again, even though this year I wasn’t sure that I was going to be able to go. Now...
Last Night On The Mass Pike, This Song!
While driving on the Mass Pike recently, this song got stuck in my head. It might be the best fear of lost-love highway-themed indie pop song ever written. Thanks to The Get Up Kids!
Sage Francis Did An a cappella Set at Waterloo Records!
This afternoon I went to the Sage Francis in-store at Waterloo Records. Since they were late due to insane rain on the highway on the way from Dallas, they did an set without any...
Waterloosers Club
Waterloo Records in Austin, Texas has been voted the best independent record store in the US by a number of different entities. What few people outside of Austin realize is that the store often...
Looking at the Positivus Festival 2014. Should I Go Again?
For the last few years, I’ve repeatedly made the journey to the Positivus Festival in Salacgrīva,Latvia. Usually the decision to go has been a fairly easy one. It’s hot in Texas, so why not...
Austin Band “Nazi Gold” at Cheer Up Charlie’s!
Last night I caught the Austin band Nazi Gold at a free show at Cheer-Up Charlie’s. I’d seen them play about a year-and-a-half ago, at Red 7, and it was nice to catch them...
Lana Del Rey’s “Brooklyn Baby” Is A Confused Mishmash of References
Listening to the new Lana Del Rey song “Brooklyn Baby” makes me just as angry as listening to any of the rest of her output. It’s all about displaying the signposts of vintage cool...
The Fun Fun Fun Fest Lineup Looks Like Fun Fun Fun!
It’s nice to see a festival that I worked the guest list for several years in row get bigger and bigger! I’m VERY pleased about much of the 2014 Fun Fun Fun Fest lineup...
Austin Psych Fest Made Me Think About Changes From the 1960s
Back when I was in elementary school, we were in a unit learning about the tumultuous events of the 1960s, which included everything from Vietnam to the Civil Rights movement. It was going slowly....
