Campaign for the Mundane
Posted by Kim
It would appear that 2010 is not going to just stop having concerts I want to attend despite the fact that I want to start living frugally. It starts with the Jaxx calendar. You know I hate going alone so if you want to give the gift of musical friendship, offer to join me for […]
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I was pretty impressed with the total variety show that Heathenfest was. The Paganfest shows have been more consistent, maybe a little doomy here and a little more folky there. What you get when you follow the intense military precision and violent rage of Vreid with happy Scotsmen Alestorm and then follow that up with […]
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Went to Orion Studios in Baltimore for the first time last week. It seemed like every time I wanted to go there and support the prog scene, there was something in my way. But finally the stars aligned. I felt extra motivated to go after chatting with Mike Potter at ProgDay; what a great guy […]
Posted by Kim
Like thousands of other folks on faith I signed up to go to this show with reasonably vague expectations and I am definitely glad I spent unreasonable sums of money to get tickets to this show off craigslist. The personalities are larger than life but of course what is it really about? The music. I […]
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After four years attending, the complete ecstasy of sitting in a big ol’ field on a farm while the most amazing, hardworking musicians play for me has not dulled, not a bit. I think, now that I know some folks and get to hang out, it as even grown. (Last year’s review.) This year I […]
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Just announced over at metalsucks.net, folk metal fans have a kick ass show coming to tide us over between Paganfests! Who knows – maybe this one will top Paganfest. So practice your own renditions of Wenches & Mead, because Alestorm is coming. Actually, while I enjoy the over-the-top pirate metal scene as much as the […]
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I tend to not like surprises. There is one context, however, in which I love them, and that is the musical context! So when I bought myself tickets for this show, I knew I was in for some. I don’t know Dream Theater. My familiarity with the works of Frank Zappa are limited to a […]
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It’s like a rollercoaster. As soon as I got home from NEARfest, I wanted to go back. Despite feeling a little out of place, thanks much to Twitter, I was able to follow NEARfest folks and meet people! I even had someone stop me in the hall and say, “Hey, I recognize you from your […]
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I just got back from NEARfest, and I am exhausted. I took a few (500) pictures so I won’t be posting them until I’ve sorted them, but in the meantime, here is Cabezas de Cera in action. They will be playing Art-0-matic on Thursday and the Kennedy Center on Wednesday, so if you are a […]
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I keep saying that my ticket budget is capped. I keep saying no more shows. And then another show is announced that I simply cannot miss. Last year I reviewed Reckoning Night. I have to tell you that I have been listening to that album almost once a week since then, even though I have […]
