In rough sequential order, a run-down of my 2016: In January and February I burst my ski ego. Racing for CMU’s ski team humbled me, being both out-skied and out-drank by a group of fun-loving undergrads. East Coast ice is tricky, especially after 4:00 am Fireball shots. Oh, college. March brought me and friends to […]
Category: Music
2016 Year in Review
Top Albums of 2015
For the sake of procrastinating, I’ve compiled my annual list of my top 25 albums for the previous year. If you’re looking for some new tunes, dig in! I present, my top 25 albums of 2015: Grimes – Art Angels Jason Isbell – Something More Than Free Best Coast – California Nights Purity Ring – Another […]
The Knife: Music for the 21st Century
The clean narrative of music’s progression from 60’s pop to 70’s rock to 80’s metal to 90’s alternative shatters violently at the turn of the century. Musical shrapnel shoots violently across the vast empty space of the universe. Genres proliferate at a dizzying rate, at the rate at which the universe expands. As a listener, […]
Ahoy! Punch Brothers, Live in Boulder
Punch Brothers December 9th, 2012 – The Boulder Theater Every once in a great while, you go to a show, and come away with a sense of positive eubilation. Sometimes it’s the perfect blend of intoxication and music —lost into a meaningful and moving haze. Others, it’s the circumstances–what happened before, or after. And still others, […]
The Tallest Man on Earth (Part 2)
Still slight and unprepossessing, The Tallest Man on Earth stands just a little taller than he once did. Three full length albums (the third, There’s No Leaving Now, releases June 11th) and two EPs since his 2006 debut, The Tallest Man on Earth has built a small but hugely deserved following (he’s counts over 16,000,000 […]