Going Out, June 2026
I’m thinking it’s time to bring this series to a close. Not because I’m not continuing to go out, but because I’m often doing it more than once a month now,...
Going Out, May 2026
It’s hard to explain just why this is so late. The events of the Saturday I’ve been meaning to tell you about took place four weeks ago, on the 2nd, but...
Going Out, April 2026
It was while writing up last month’s outing that I checked Songkick again and saw that the performer who had produced perhaps my favorite album of 2025 would...
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,...