Going Out, March 2026
I’m going to try to make this brief. I’m in the middle of a month-long writing project overviewing the music of 2025 (if you haven’t been following along on...
Going Out, February 2026
Hello again! I know, it hasn’t even been a week. I said last time that I had plans for Friday, but I had misremembered: my ticket was for Thursday evening. I...
Going Out, January 2026
Good afternoon! I have a feeling a recap may be in order. I am writing, in these “Going Out” series, about seeing live performances, specifically because...
Going Out, November 2025
Last Friday, I clocked out of work at 5:30 as I normally do, then pulled out my phone and opened Google Maps. My destination was 2.6 miles away. I had more...
Going Out, October 2025
Two Sundays ago, while scrolling through TikTok (an activity I try to limit to weekends, both for standard mental-nutritional reasons and because my...
Going Out, September 2025
Going Out: August 2025, Part Deux
As threatened in my previous entry, I did end up going to the Chicago Jazz Festival at the end of August — for two nights, in fact. This will be a rather...
Going Out: August 2025
Hello! I’m back again in your inboxes to discuss what I spent an afternoon and evening doing this past Saturday. I’m still watching my finances (although...
Going Out: July 2025
Hello again! I’m back with another report of getting out of the apartment and my comfort zone. Last month I reported on my mixed feelings about improv comedy...
Going Out: June 2025
Hi. I think I’m going to be using this newsletter to document my reactions to the live shows I see over the course of the next year. I would call myself a...
Exist Yesterday: #Let5D0It, Week Seven
The last of my blurbs on “favorite singles 1954-1976” from my blog. Thanks for reading along, if you have. Label image via Discogs 8. Sam & Dave, “Hold On!...
Exist Yesterday: #Let5D0It, Week Six
Resending my blurbs on “favorite singles 1954-1976” from my blog, coming to you late after an impromptu family vacation messed up my routine. Week Seven, the...
Exist Yesterday: #Let5D0It, Week Five
Still continuing to resend my blurbs on “favorite singles 1954-1976” from my blog. Label image via Discogs 22. Marianne Faithfull, “As Tears Go By”...
Exist Yesterday: #Let5D0It, Week Four
Still continuing to resend my blurbs on “favorite singles 1954-1976” from my blog. Label image via Discogs 29. Celia & Johnny, “Quimbara” (1974)(Cepeda)...
Exist Yesterday: #Let5D0It, Week Three
No idea whether anyone is actually getting, let alone reading, these, but I’m continuing to resend my blurbs on “favorite singles 1954-1976” from my blog....
Exist Yesterday: #Let5D0It, Week Two
Continuing my recap of the daily blog posts I've made this past week; see my previous newsletter for details. Label image via Discogs 43. Sir Victor Uwaifo &...
Exist Yesterday: #Let5D0It, Week One
Hiya. It’s been a minute. After nearly a half-decade of withdrawal from the music-writing conversations that I still think of as my primary online community,...