Music

Concert notes, set lists and personal impressions fill this category. From the dreamy Americana of Lord Huron to Coldplay’s stadium spectacle and intimate performances at the Dakota jazz club, I share what moved me in the moment.

September 20, 2012

I rather dislike that iTunes highlights a genius mix for me titled “Adult Alternative”.

September 9, 2012

Back from Iceland. Listening to Sigur Rós this morning and thinking about the glaciers.

August 11, 2012

Coldplay Concert

At Coldplay concert. Floor left, row 35. Noticing all the redundant tech systems in the Coldplay setup.

Large indoor arena concert with pink laser beams radiating from the stage over a crowd holding glowing wristbands and light sticks.

Packed arena concert floor bathed in red light with colorful balloons floating above the crowd toward a brightly lit stage

Arena concert stage with teal and purple laser beams, a large circular screen, and a crowd holding glowing wristbands in a packed indoor venue.

Concert stage bathed in deep blue light with confetti cannon bursts and circular speaker arrays above a silhouetted crowd

Dense crowd faces a stage bathed in bright cyan light with a massive burst of blue and green confetti filling the air

June 23, 2012

Cassette tape anyone?

Dozens of cassette tapes lined up on a windowsill beside a stereo unit with two chairs below and a red PT Cruiser visible outside.

May 19, 2012

At the The Fitzgerald for Jeremy Messersmith show.

Guitarist performing on a dimly lit stage with a band, large projected image of a woman in red behind them

May 10, 2012

Trampled by Turtles on the roof of our building!

Crowd watching a band perform on a rooftop patio with the Minneapolis skyline and clear blue sky behind them.

May 4, 2012

The New Standards at the Dakota. So good. 🎶

See list of The New Standards shows.

Two musicians in suits play a grand piano together on a dimly lit jazz club stage with microphones and audience behind them.

May 1, 2012

Daft Punk “Alive” may be one of the best electronica AND best live albums there are.

April 27, 2012

Thank you Dan Wilson for playing Free Life. Great song! Great arrangement!

April 23, 2012

Girlyman with Edie Carey at City Winery ← That’s us! 😊