Mos Def put on a show at the Independent on Wednesday. It was a benefit for Haiti. The show was great, but it was the poets that spoke before the show that left an impression with me. I forgot that San Fran has an underground poets scene. They reminded me of the movie, So I […]
I was fortunate enough to be able to stop over in Colorado for a few days before I continued on to Utah. Colorado is home to some of my good friends. My good buddy from growing up, Paul, is getting his PHD in Anthropology. His parents have a great place in Siverthorne, CO. We drove […]
I rarely get a chance to explore and check out the ‘South.’ In April, I was able to cruise down to Nashville for a weekend and participate in a half marathon. I basically made the decision to run at the last minute. My roommate’s parents live in Nashville and work at Vanderbilt. So, room and […]
Thursday night was a blast. My buddy Jason runs Angel’s & King’s, it’s this bar that is in downtown Chicago. He had hung out with Kiefer Sutherland the night before and had a blast. He gave me a call and told me to come down on Thursday night. First, this amazing hair band played an […]
A friend of a friend is the drummer in this band. They went to Princeton together. I saw Hey Champ last night. It was good, they rock. If Weird Science were ever to do a sequel, this band would headline the soundtrack. Their 80s style keyboard chords get things going. Check em out if you […]
This weekend included some music and food at the Hideout Block party. It then moved to the Urban Lounge for a great show. Johnny Flynn played and I have since downloaded his music. And today was spent sailing on Lake Michigan on a 39′ Swan named impulse.
Radiohead threw down one of the best concerts that I have ever seen. Tony Hawk sat directly in front of me, that helps put in perspective how great our seats were. I could have spilled my beer on him. Regardless, this show was great and I will continue to try my best to see these […]
The first music venue for the spring was had last night. I went to a show at Chicago’s Metro (If ARod was a Cub, he could tag the front of the theater with deep balls outta Wrigley Field). The Tokyo Police Club was the name of the band and they were actually pretty […]
Last year, I spent St Patrick’s Day skiing at Park City. This year, we took the urban approach and got a little more cultured. The day became an event when one of Ryan and I’s good friends from Studying abroad at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand made an appearance. Bryan […]
Last Sunday, I was fortunate enough to attend the Will Shade benefit at the Old Town School of Folk Music. It was a benefit to honor the very late Will Shade. Will Shade was one of best underground blues artists from Memphis. He was a founding member of The Memphis Jug Band. […]