Princess Chelsea (12/8/23)

It was great getting to meet up with some out-of-town friends - for a *really* out-of-town band.  Princess Chelsea hails from New Zealand, so it was a rare opportunity to catch them stateside.

Drayton Farley (12/1/23)

Drayton Farley has been one of my favorite country artists of late.  A little surprised to 1.) see him performing at Mahalls, and 2.) that so many folks were at this show!  He sounded great and hope to see him at the Beachland next time around.

Dar Williams (11/17/23)

The venerable and always lovely and humorous Dar Williams.  Seeing her perform at GAR Hall was a true delight, especially getting to experience the new expansion room & bar at the venue.

Depeche Mode (11/10/23)

Depeche Mode performing at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse.

The Full Album:

SUSTO (11/3/23)

Got to check out The Asylum, one of the new venues in the Masonic Auditorium.  SUSTO performed there, and there’s been (at least) one song off each album that I’ve loved.  Overall, the space was still a little rough around the edges, including the lighting situation - but SUSTO sustained.

The full photo album:

Meta4 Quartet (10/18/23)

While I was in Washington DC, I was thrilled to finally catch a concert performance at the Library of Congress, which was the this excellent Meta4 performance!

KAIJA SAARIAHO/ Terra Memoria
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH / String Quartet no. 4 in D major, op. 83
JEAN SIBELIUS / String Quartet “Voces Intimae,” op. 56

More info here.

Jessie Ware (10/16/23)

Jessie ware released her dancefloor banger What’s Your Pleasure during the pandemic which killed any chance of seeing her tour that album, but luckily her recent That Feels Good! album is a delightful extention of that dace party.  So thrilled I was able to catch her sold out performce at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC.

Nation of Language (10/14/23)

Nation of Language have been hitting my sweet spot these last couple albums with their 80’s synth sound.  I wasn’t surprised to see they sold out the Grog Shop on this Saturday night.  

Miss Grit opened.

Peter Yarrow (10/7/23)

I’ve been lucky enough to have met Peter Yarrow and have seen Peter Paul and Mary multiple times, and this is all thanks to my friend Tim Smith.  I couldn’t have been more thrilled that Peter is still touring and I was able to take Tim to see and talk with his dear friend once again.

The venerable John Gorka opened, and what a delightful man he is.

Full Photo Album:

Generationals (10/6/23)

I’d seen Generationals three tims already, and this was probably my least favorite.  The band sounded fine, but these guys didn’t seem like they were enjoying themselves on stage.