When this post publishes, I will be off-grid in the North Cascades, where I don’t have access to new music discoveries. Instead, this week I’m going to talk about a musical pet peeve. I have a few of them: I hate the word “platter” to describe an album. Likewise, “slab” is overused. But the one that really boils my blood is “female vocals.” Those of you on the indie side of the spectrum may not know what I’m talking about, but I bet the metalheads do.
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Music I Liked: Female Vocals
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Music I Liked: Decibel Magazine Tour
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In October, I resolved to go to a concert every month. I haven’t quite kept that resolution. In February there were three concerts I couldn’t decide among and ended up missing them all. One of the shows under consideration for March was the Decibel Magazine Tour. The logistics weren’t great; a Tuesday at El Corazon. The timing wasn’t great; I had a busy schedule the next day, no babysitter, and my leg was hurting. But at the last minute I dragged my ass out of the house. I’m so glad I did. Read More