Confessions of a Fanboy

It took a hell of a lot longer to get this done than I wanted and it has put me further behind but I feel so much better now. I’ve finished the second part of my interview with Adam Duritz and you can read both parts over at BC Magazine (Part 1 and Part […]

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Where to begin?
It’s Wednesday. I’m sure that means something. I’m not sure what. It’s been an unsettling morning and I feel like I’m still trying to catch up to my day. It reminds me of those Westerns where you see someone running or riding a horse alongside a moving train, trying […]

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I almost wish it was logically and grammatically possible to modify the word “unique” with words like “most” or “very.” Listening to a record like Portishead’s Third makes you wonder if it isn’t possible to be the thing most unlike anything else in the universe. Of course this is silliness, but that’s the […]

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The great and mighty Otis Rush turns 73-years old today. I don’t understand why this is not a national holiday. I’m thinking of going home early and running 20 red lights in his honor. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Lord. Sorry- I’m totally mixing my metaphors. I guess the […]

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I can’t deny this is one hell of a one-two punch to open the show, but I still like what we got in Atlanta. “Reason To Believe” is a great opener (you can see the Atlanta opener via the YouTube). I like this set list a lot, but there are a few (in […]

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We take a break from the Bruce Springsteen Fanboy love fest to talk about ::gasp:: other music.
Man, I have so much to talk about and so much to do and there just aren’t enough hours to get to it all. I’m finally making time to listen to Mudcrutch’s debut record. Mudcrutch […]

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Thank God I went to the Atlanta show rather than Charlotte. That’s not to say the Charlotte show wasn’t good. I wasn’t there to compare them both but based on setlists I’ll take Atlanta, hands down.

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Okay, so while he did play “The Promised Land,” this isn’t it. Some God-fearing soul captured the video tribute to Dan Federici (the video is set to the song “Blood Brothers”) and the opening song of the night: “Reason to Believe.” “Reason” is performed as a roadhouse blues number and is one of […]

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I’ve been replaying the night in my head for nearly 48 hours now, trying to condense it all into a few thoughts and words. Good luck. I’ll come as close to that as possible in the coming days and I’ll share it all with you, but in the meantime here is the setlist […]

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…and then it happens.
Six months of waiting — years of waiting, really — and the day finally arrives. The day arrives and then you arrive. Atlanta. I hate this fuckin’ place. You arrive and you get gouged for a Coke in the CNN Center. You watch some silly 20somethings take […]

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