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MusicPosted onJanuary 19, 2011January 12, 2015

Here it is, your handy dandy Decemberists glossary for “The King is Dead”

This has been a week for expanding the ol’ vocabulary, because I’ve been listening to the new album by The Decemberists on a constant loop—or…

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MusicPosted onJanuary 18, 2011January 12, 2015

Racking Up Plays: “Change of Time” by Josh Ritter

These are the posts where I gush about some song that I’ve got a huge crush on at the moment, and you put up with…

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Bay Area MusicPosted onJanuary 14, 2011January 12, 2015

How’d They Miss THAT?: The Infamous Stringdusters spread bluegrass jams tonight at The Independent in San Francisco

It’s perfectly understandable. There’s so much music happening in the Bay Area in any given week, and the mainstream and alternative publications have so much…

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EventsPosted onJanuary 13, 2011January 12, 2015

Decemberists listening party at Philz Coffee in San Francisco gives fans chance to unite and converse using words like “parapet”

Anyone who knows me knows I am counting down the minutes to Tuesday, which is when The Decemberists will officially release The King is Dead,…

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Going On SalePosted onJanuary 12, 2011January 12, 2015

Going On Sale: Janet Jackson, Of Montreal and other major Bay Area concerts

Consider this the first shot fired in my attempt to make this blog more than me just blabbing at you about whatever power-pop band I’m…

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MusicPosted onJanuary 11, 2011January 12, 2015

Attention high school seniors: Vote Cloud Cult for class song

As my fiancée and I were driving home from Alameda today, “You’ll Be Bright (Invocation p.1)” by Cloud Cult came on the ol’ iPod. Here’s a…

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MusicPosted onJanuary 9, 2011January 12, 2015

Yacht rock: America’s Cup demonstrates awesome taste in music at San Francisco celebration

On Wednesday I had the pleasure of attending the presentation celebrating San Francisco’s selection as the venue for the 34th America’s Cup. (You can read…

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End of the Year RankstravaganzaPosted onJanuary 2, 2011January 12, 2015

Rankstravaganza: Top 30 tracks yadda yadda yadda, No. 10-1

And now the exciting conclusion to Rankstravaganza 2010, featuring the 10 songs I listened to most … other than songs from my Top 15 favorite…

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End of the Year RankstravaganzaPosted onDecember 29, 2010January 12, 2015

Rankstravaganza 2010: Top 30 tracks yadda yadda yadda, No. 20-11

And we’re back, still counting down my favorite tracks of the year … or at least those by artists not represented on my ranking of…

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End of the Year RankstravaganzaPosted onDecember 27, 2010January 12, 2015

Rankstravaganza: Top 30 tracks by artists not represented on the best albums list, No. 30-21

You think I could limit myself to just a list of my top albums of 2010? No way, man. For the last six months, I’ve…

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