Tall Heights (11/15/24)

I’ve seen Tall Heights plenty of times.  Part of the motivation tonight was the opener, DUG, and also getting to ride my bike to the venue (taking the train back home).  Tall Heights always have some good stories and some good camaraderie.  They also reminded the crowd how lucky we are to have a space like Mahalls in our city.  I didn’t stay for the whole show - had to get back on my bike to catch the train home.

DUG only has two songs on Apple Music.  Those, along with some live videos on their website, were enough to have me psyched to see these guys.  And speaking of camaraderie, they have it as well - despite only being a band for 1 year.  As they both noted, they’re in their 30s and know what their doing. They even took a moment to announce that all all people named Doug will be granted free access to their shows - and that they haven’t been overwhlemed - yet.  :-P  Hope to see these guys headlining soon.

The Mynabirds (11/1/24)

Having not seen The Mynabirds in concert since 2012, I was thrilled to see they were doing a house concert tour - with a stop in Shaker Heights!  What a great space and a great show.  The intimacy of it all makes taking photos and video a little uncomfortable, hence the poor quality.  But the show was anything but.

Alfie Templeman (10/11/24)

Knowing I was seeing Empress of the previous night, I was looking for a show for my second night in DC.  I discovered Aflie Templeman who seemed like he might be a lot of fun.  However, after my 2nd full day of traveling and biking all over Washington DC, I was pretty tired by the time I made it to The Atlantis.  I hope Alfie didn’t mind, I didn’t stay for the whole show.

Your Neighbors opened the night.

Empress of (10/10/24)

Empress of has been one of my FAVORITE pop stars lately, and her latest album has just been playing non-stop for me. 

Nilüfer Yanya (10/6/24)

About five years ago was the last time I saw Nilüfer Yanya performing at the Grog Shop and she’s still amazing.  I’m enjoying her new album and she continues to get better.

I stepped out during Angélica Garcia’s performance in the middle, but enjoyed Lutalo’s opening performance. 

Bright Eyes (9/15/24)

I was pretty excited when I found out that Bright Eyes would be performing at the Beachland Ballroom in a “secret show”, under the name of Ojos Brillantes.  The last time I saw them was back in 2005 when they performed with The Faint at the Agora.  Back then I saw them with my friend Sarah and she re-joined me for this show!  While that was really enjoyable, the show was not.  Conor was clearly intoxicated and we didn’t end up staying for the whole show.  Turns out, he canceled the rest of their tour after this performance.

The opener Nina Divona was new to me, and seemed on brand for this Bright Eyes show.

Vampire Weekend (9/19/24)

Vampire Weekend was another LiveNation $25 discount show, and another band I hadn’t seen before.  They were delightful and it was yet another gorgeous night hanging out with friends on the lawn at Blossom Music Center.

Joan Osborne (9/7/24)

I've been able to see Joan Osborne several times over the years (2000, 2018), but was really excited to bring my friend Tim along with me to this show at Kent Stage in Kent, Ohio.  She’s had such a venerable career and is a consummate performer. One of my favs.

Glass Animals (8/21/24)

I was able to score LiveNation $25 ticket detal for this show.  It’s hard to not like this UK pop band!  It was a gorgeous night out with friends, and I’d say my only complaint was Kevin Abstract’s opening performance.  He shared equal billing in my mind going in - but his uneasy performance wasn’t worth capturing.

Iron & Wine (8/20/23)

Iron & Wine is one of those artists that I’ve casually been collecting their music through the years, but have never saw in concert.  It was a treat to get to see him at the Agora, and I thoroughly enjoyed the very unique visual performance that accompanied the music.

I was able to see Sunny War at Nelsonville Music Festival, but was really excited to see them in this space.