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 has been one of my FAVORITE pop stars lately, and her latest album has just been playing non-stop for me.
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.
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 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.
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.
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 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.
Another year, another Honcho Campout at Four Quarters Interfaith Sanctuary in Artemas, PA.
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Having been away in Los Angeles for most of July, I thought I had missed my chance to see the Cleveland Museum of Art’s City Stages performances in Ohio City. Thankfully there was one remaining, after I returned. It was a gorgeous night, and an amazing story to hear about Bia Ferreira’s travel challenges. Apparently her band wasn’t able to arrive in time, so the organizers assembled a group of local musicians to quickly learn and fill in. It made for a unique and rewarding night.
