Podcast #143 is good for barn raisings and barn burnings featuring music from Avett Brothers, Elliott Brood, Sunparlour Players, Black Francis, Ultimate Fakebook, & Bruce Springsteen.

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Kansas City got a rare glimpse at one of black metal's most enduring bands when Enthroned performed with Destroyer 666, Pathology, Witchreign, & Othis. Check out my photos and video of the show.

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Podcast #142 is a schizophrenic dance and chill affair with music from Constellations, Kele, The Smittens, Alexi Murdoch, Sun Kil Moon, & Jim Croce.

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Day 1 of SappyFest featured The Felice Brothers, Attack in Black, Steamboat, Julie Doiron, Shotgun Jimmie, & The News. Check out my account and photos of the show.

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Podcast #141 might be perfect for you next bbq with music from Pernice Brothers, Gaslight Anthem, Maps & Atlases, Tokyo Police Club, Hot Hot Heat, Tender Trap, Pipettes, Ceo, & Stars.

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SappyFest ended with a marathon day featuring Diamond Rings, B.A. Johnston, Sloan, Sadies, Rick White, One Hundred Dollars, Old Man Luedecke, Daniel, Fred & Julie, Gentleman Reg, Baby Eagle, Baird Brothers, Michelle McAdorey, Cousins, & Corey Isenor.

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Day 2 of SappyFest was a wonderfully exhausting affair with music from Chad VanGaalen, Lullaby Arkestra, Jim Guthrie, Apollo Ghosts, Contrived, Heavy Blinkers, Dog Day, PS I Love You, Skeletones Four, Cold Warps, Lovesinger, Construction & Destruction, & John Wayne Cover Band.

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Northampton got a taste for buzz genre "chillwave" when Bear in Heaven came to town on 7/14. Check out photos and video of the band along with openers Twin Sister and Mountain Man.

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Right on schedule with great pop, podcast #140 brings you new music from New Pornographers, Mammoth Life, Teenage Fanclub, Sexy Accident, Wild Nothing, Radio Dept, & Au Revoir Simone.

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Podcast #139 is full of simply epic tunes by the likes of Canasta, Dead Man's Bones, Sleigh Bells, Japandroids, Hold Steady, Bruce Springsteen, & Tallest Man on Earth.

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On 6/14 I braved I-95 traffic, greasy hair, sleeveless jean jackets, and impossible volume to catch Eyehategod, Nachtmystium, Howl, Ipsissimus, & Iron Hand. Check out my photos and video of the show.

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We're back on schedule with pop variations from MGMT, Dr. Dog, Aloha, hollAnd, The Black Atlantic, Matt Pond PA, & Bill Callahan.

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On 6/6 I was reminded how wonderful Northampton shows are when matt pond PA, Wintersleep, and Fiesta Brava came to town. Click to see my photos and video.

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Podcast #137 covers so much time and so much music with songs from Walter Schreifels, Sally Seltmann, Love Is All, Jónsi, Freelance Whales, Black Francis, Depeche Mode, & Ancestors.

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Podcast #136 proves I'm still alive with music from Richard Thompson, She & Him, Morning Benders, Audiovox, Sexy Accident, LiLiPut, Galaxie 500, & Bright Eyes.

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Kansas City skinheads and street punks got a rare treat when The Business raised a Guinness on 5/1. Check out my photos and video of The Business, The Hollowpoints, Pist 'N" Broke, & KC Thieves.

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The Brick was filled to the point of bursting when JBOT brought his band of surly robots to KC. Check out my photos and video of the show.

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