

The Creative Act: A Way of Being (book) and Tetragrammaton (podcast) by Rick Rubin
If you open this book looking for rock stories from the legendary career of mega producer Rick Rubin, you would be wrong, mostly at...
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Nov 15, 20232 min read
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Playlist: Important Demos
Experience the evolution of rock, folk, and singer-songwriter classics with our 'Important Demos' playlist. Rediscover these timeless...
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Nov 13, 20231 min read
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Playlist: Songs of the Dead
This playlist features a different slant on the Dead catalogue
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Nov 11, 20231 min read
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Music History
For the last 35 years, live music has been my passion. We all have our own paths, a unique personal genre that comes from our listening...
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Nov 7, 20234 min read
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Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors/The Head and the Heart - Capitol Theatre - Port Chester, NY 11/1/23
Grabbing last minute tickets as a result of another postponed concert on the same night, this evening felt like a fortunate turn toward...
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Nov 2, 20232 min read
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The Violent Femmes - College Street Music Hall, New Haven, CT 10/15/23
It made perfect sense to attend a tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of the debut album of The Violent Femmes with friends who I've...
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Oct 17, 20232 min read
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Sound on Sound Music Festival - Seaside Park - Bridgeport, CT 9/30/23 - Day 1
Sound on Sound delivered a quality product in it's second year, finding it's identity with a stacked lineup that had a lot for music...
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Oct 5, 20232 min read
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Newport Folk Festival - Fort Adams State Park, Newport, RI July 28-30 2023
The greatest artists always keep their fans guessing. They follow their own muse, and don't let the fans or critics dictate their next...
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Aug 7, 20233 min read
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The Wood Brothers - College Street Music Hall - New Haven, CT 6/13/23
Over the years, the Wood Brothers have come through CT on a number of occasions. To be honest, it seemed like maybe a night that wasn't...
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Jun 20, 20232 min read
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Noah Kahan with Joy Oladokun - Radio City Music Hall - 6/7/23
On a night that will be remembered for having the worst air quality NYC has seen, 5900 rabid Noah Kahan fans will remember it for his...
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Jun 10, 20232 min read
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Joe Russo's Almost Dead - Westville Music Bowl - New Haven, CT 5/13/23
Once you have the songs of the Grateful Dead as part of you, they never really leave. You don't forget them, or what they meant to you....
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May 16, 20232 min read
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Drive-By Truckers - The Barn at Levon Helm Studios - Woodstock, NY 5/2/23
Every music fan should have this venue on their concert map. Home of the famous Midnight Ramble, the Barn (as it affectionately known)...
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May 5, 20232 min read
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John Craigie and Langhorne Slim - The Academy of Music Theatre, Northampton, MA 4/28/23
The Academy of Music Theatre in Northampton has a rich history. John Craigie and Langhorne Slim definitely appreciated the fact that...
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Apr 29, 20232 min read
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Cover Songs & Cover Bands
cover song - a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else; "they made a cover of a Beatle's song"....
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Apr 6, 20234 min read
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Hey Mr. DJ
As folk who spend a lot of time obsessing over playlists, we keep wondering - is AI coming for that job? For years, the major music...
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Mar 26, 20233 min read
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The story of how three prominent women Country musicians broke though in a male dominated genre.
Her Country - How the Women of Country Music Became the Success They Were Never Supposed to Be - by Marissa Moss Marissa Moss is a...
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Mar 22, 20232 min read
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Brandi Carlisle - The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY 2/16/23
It’s not often that you have the opportunity to see an artist at the absolute peak of their career in a small venue - but somehow that’s...
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Mar 20, 20232 min read
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Inhaler - House of Blues - Boston, MA 3/18/23
Inhaler played to packed crowd at the Citizen's House of Blues last night. The queue outside the venue stretched all the way down...
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Mar 19, 20232 min read
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Let the music begin!
Welcome to The Curious Fan! We are a group of music lovers who are looking to share some of our love for music, upcoming concerts, chill...
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Mar 9, 20231 min read
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