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Rest in Peace Pat DiNizio
I was really saddened to see the sudden blurb on my FaceBook feed this Tuesday night (December 12) about Pat’s passing. Even though I knew about his recent injury, I never would’ve guessed he was in ill health. When the … Continue reading
The new “alarm clock”
I recently won an iMac at work. Not a bad model at all. It would be nice to utilize the computer in some fashion beyond being an alarm clock but we just lack the space and time. So I cleared … Continue reading
The little Bowie fan
The little kids dad humored me with a photo of his little David Bowie fan! It was so cute that a shirt their size existed and then getting a pair of matching Wellies to boot! Only in Austin is this … Continue reading
RIP Tommy Keene
Tommy passed away last Wednesday in his sleep despite being in really good health. The papers said he was 59. Wow! He could’ve fooled me since I had the honor of seeing him open for Matthew Sweet (twice) this Summer … Continue reading
KMAG hits 14,000 songs!
Woo hoo! Only four years behind the pace I set for expanding the stream’s library or content but still, it’s quite a landmark from the day I started from just 2000 off the top of my head. I know most … Continue reading
Dada
File under “bands that should’ve been more popular” in the Nineties and Dada is on the short list. I finally got to see this awesome LA trio live. They were passing through Austin to celebrate their debut album Puzzle turning 25 … Continue reading
Marquette radio/stream is actually listenable
I truly cannot even remember when I hunted it down to add it to my iTunes’ radio but most days Marquette’s stream plays music from this century unlike the attitudes when I attended. One major difference is that the DJs … Continue reading
RIP Grant Hart & Jessi Zazu
With these two great musicians/writers, I didn’t forget, I put them off so my site wouldn’t be just a long string of sad, sad obituaries. First was seeing Grant Hart passing. Most people my age know him as the drummer … Continue reading
Fragile Rock! The world’s premiere Emo Puppet Band!
My DJ friend Kathy and I with our puppets checked out Fragile Rock at Cheer Up Charlie’s which rather funny, Fragile Rock’s music does the opposite of cheering you up! Nah, just being a wiseass. I stumbled upon them by … Continue reading
Vinyl-making plant coming to Austin, Hipsters rejoice
I’m certain the decision to bring a “factory” to Austin was an easy one. My favorite place, Waterloo Records, has been expanding the amount of physical space dedicated to vinyl while the CD racks have shrunk. I favor anything that … Continue reading
RIP Glen Campbell
It was sad to see him pass away earlier this week but I knew it was inevitable from Alzheimer’s. Before he died, Glen did manage a couple more records I scored. Ghost on the Canvas was the most heartfelt finale in 2011 … Continue reading
KMAG turns 15
My personal jukebox…nah, it’s more like my personal Spotify that doesn’t suck and the artists were paid through me buying their music, which is more than they’ll ever earn through streaming services. One day I will have to learn how … Continue reading
Matthew Sweet
A huge favorite of mine from 1992 on came to Austin around Mid July to play two shows at the relatively new ACL3Ten venue. I went to both shows but I also made sure got to the in-store performance/autographing at … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative, Aughts, Nineties, Power Pop
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Liberty Lunch may “return”
One of my favorite live-music venues must change its name because a greedy food company thinks people are confused between a sauce and a restaurant. So Stubb’s BBQ is thinking about taking/recycling Liberty Lunch. The original closed in 1999 for … Continue reading
Tears For Fears
Last week I finally saw the band behind my favorite records of 1985 and 1993. Currently they’re touring with Hall & Oates but as Roland said, every now and then, they get let out to play a headlining show in … Continue reading