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Sep 12 2011

Dear Virgin Mobile,

Thank you for last night. I can’t remember the last time I said that. It’s definitely been since before I moved to D.C.

I am writing you through my hangover from Virgin FreeFest 2011. I didn’t even drink (heavily) yesterday, but my body hurts like it’s March 18th, January 1st or Seis de Mayo. I have been to a concert or two and I have attended my fair share of festivals, but Virgin FreeFest was unique.

The crowd at FreeFest was like nothing I have ever seen. September 10th was an all-day party in Columbia, Md. ”Let Free Ring” was the phrase of the day and the fans made their appreciation of the free festival obvious. Black and red festival t-shirts from years past polka-dotted the festival grounds. People literally walked around speaking their love for the festival organizers.

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Tagged Calvin Harris, Cee Lo Green, Cut Copy, Deadmau5, music festival, Teddybears, The Black Keys, TV on the Radio, Virgin FreeFest 2011, Virgin Mobile

Aug 12 2011

Bon Iver Ignites The United Palace Theatre, NYC

Justin Vernon and his nine-piece band might have found something worth holding on to.

The NYC crowd, a chipper bunch stuffed into the humid and AC-less United Palace Theatre, seemed to agree. The room was electric, as Vernon lead his eclectic crew through 17 songs, including three encores. The majority of the set-list was pulled from Bon Iver’s recently released self-titled album, but Vernon awarded his faithful following with tracks from 2008′s For Emma, Forever Ago and the Blood Bank EP.

Vernon presided over the stage with a comfortability that was both unassuming and yet completely self-confident. He is not a showman in the same sense as a Dave Matthews or a David Lee Roth. But he was consistently engaging and offered his gratitude to the sold out crowd. At one point he said that he had to blink a few times to make sure the audience was actually real.

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Tagged Blood Bank EP, Bon Iver, For Emma, Forever Ago, Justin Vernon, NYC, United Palace Theatre, Washington Heights

Jul 25 2011

Have Dave Grohl and his Foo Fighters Become Too Good At Being Themselves?

Foo Fighters released their seventh studio album, Wasting Light, on April 12th of this year. The album was hailed by many critics as one of their most consistent efforts, eleven tracks riddled with Dave Grohl’s melodic growl, catchy choruses, and full- throttle guitars. Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic gave it four and half stars out of five and called it “the kind of record they’ve always seemed on the verge of delivering but never have,”. Rolling Stone was just as complementary, giving the album four out of five stars. David Fricke commended its “iron-horse momentum” and evocations of Led Zeppelin and grunge gods Nirvana.

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Tagged Dave Grohl, Echoes Silence Patience and Grace, Foo Fighters, In Your Honor, Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin III, Led Zeppelin IV, Nirvana, Presence, Them Crooked Vultures, Wasting Light

Jul 16 2011

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Entertainment, Music

Lil Wayne’s ‘Sorry 4 The Wait’ Isn’t the Appetizer I Was Waiting For..

As we wait with bated breath for the release of Lil Wayne’s highly anticipated Tha Carter IV, Wayne has blessed us with his latest mixtape to hold us over until next month. Tha Carter IV was originally set for release on May 16th, but Wayne and his producers have now pushed it back twice. The current release date is now set for August 29th. Sorry 4 The Wait was released on July 12th and after listening to the mixtape, this Wayne fan would have rather held off until the fourth chapter of the Carter anthology. Continue reading →

Tagged Creed, Dedication III, Eminem, Grove St. Party, Hip Hop, I Am Not A Human Being, Lil Wayne, Master P, Music, No Ceiling's, Percocet, Racks, Rap Basement, Sorry 4 the Wait, Tha Carter IV

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Have Dave Grohl and his Foo Fighters Become Too Good At Being Themselves?

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