Category Archives: Music

All things related to music: reviews, concerts, birthdays, etc.

Crowded House

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Steve

It took 24 years to finally see and meet them but I got the ultimate birthday present from my friend Chip of Waterloo Records (I owe him mondo cheesecake for this)! This concert was really just going to be the … Continue reading →

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Geoff Emerick

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Steve

After the Cheap Trick concert concluded, Geoff Emerick graciously met with audience members who wanted autographs and/or pictures. As soon as he was introduced, my mind was racing because his name was sooooooooo familiar and why he was critical to … Continue reading →

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Cheap Trick’s Sgt. Pepper show at Paris

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Steve

I will get to the rest of the Vegas fun ASAP but first, I want to get the more timely matter covered and what became the show element of this vacation. We totally lucked out on seeing this with fantastic … Continue reading →

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KMAG receives its 2000th new song

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Steve

One major objective of my stream was to rotate/introduce new releases for those whoever listened. For myself, the Top 35 (originally 30) was similar to WMUR’s Top 40 songs in rotation, the stuff that was in the front lobe of … Continue reading →

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New Pornographers

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Steve

Summer is in full swing everywhere in the Northern Hemisphere, especially in the US and that means…the festival concerts, the worst kind of lives in my cranky opinion. People pay outrageous prices to attend Lolapalooza, Lilith Fair, Bonnaroo, etc. to … Continue reading →

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Early birthday present

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Steve

My friend Mark gave me the coolest DVD I have ever received in years because it finally exists in legitimate form…Urgh! A Music War. Don’t let the goofy title fool you.  This concert film is an amazing time capsule containing … Continue reading →

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Happy 65th Birthday Deborah Harry

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Steve

I would’ve chalked her up at being around 5-10 years younger but there was her birthday on my Simpsons calendar stating 1945 as to when Ms. Harry was born. Pretty impressive that the First Lady of New Wave (a title … Continue reading →

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Passion Pit

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Steve

Another concert from the emergency series of the Austin/Ecology Action music showcase which took place last Saturday evening (no pictures were taken neither); volunteers were needed to help pick up the bottles and cans for recycling, namely when the it’s … Continue reading →

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Rock Band 3 will hush some critics

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Steve

One of the common complaints about the music video games comes from musicians or in my opinion…purists. Those games don’t encourage kids to learn how to play the guitar, drums…whatever. Anecdotal evidence has seemed to argue in the other direction. … Continue reading →

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Rock Band 3 is no longer a rumor

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Steve

This franchise remains my personal favorite because it is more flexible than its predecessor Guitar Hero and less un-cool than Band Hero aka GH for the Miley Cyrus crowd. You probably wouldn’t know it lately. I never got off my … Continue reading →

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Happy 70th Birthday Tom Jones

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Steve

As far as I know, he’s the first Welsh Pop singer to achieve international fame and popularity across several generations: I recall my grandparents liked him back in the Seventies. His appeal for me is that he isn’t afraid to … Continue reading →

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Weird Al Yankovic & UHF at the Paramount

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Steve

Weird Al Yankovic taking questions from the audience after the movie. Picture courtesy of this nice Austinite. The Alamo Drafthouse is the gold-standard for going to the movies, not this overpriced Yuppie upstart. Last night they continued to prove it with … Continue reading →

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OK Go performing “What To Do”

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Steve

One big highlight was this hand-bell accompanied performance of “What To Do.” OK Go demonstrating their innovating abilities beyond dancing and Rube Goldberg devices. I didn’t know Somara was going to record this until she was half way through. Then … Continue reading →

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OK Go 2010

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Steve

After four long years, I finally got to see OK Go in Austin again. It was a spectacular sold-out show at the Parish (a venue I haven’t been to in five years; Stereophonics with Augustana) filled with numerous surprises. I … Continue reading →

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Kate Bush’s only tour ended 31 years ago

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Steve

Truthfully, I always wondered if she ever toured since she never came to America to my knowledge, maybe the book this is derived from can tell me (another message to my friend Chip to look into).  After reading the article, … Continue reading →

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