Worth getting up for in October: a weekend with my sister and my mom, and my extended family, in Augusta; the hot-dipped pan fried chicken from Keaton’s BBQ in Rowan County; all five of my cousins’ children, only two of whom I had met; the new Head and the Heart record; seeing Jonny Rodgers play…
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worth getting up for in september
Worth getting up for in September: Hopscotch; the Breeders; San Fermin; RiotFest; seeing Pam, Adam, N., and Sid; Joan Jett, Debbie Harry, Exene Cervenka, the lady tuba player in DeVotchKa, and Laura Jane Grace; hanging out with Erica, whom I previously only knew as J’s DC photographer friend; Fall Out Boy in front off 20,000…
worth getting up for in july
Worth getting up for in July: seeing the Orioles with the Paternal Unit and the Unc; seeing the Orioles, for a second year in a row, while they were over .500 in July; Chris Davis hitting home runs; FLOPPY HAT NIGHT; seeing Young Vic’s latest version of HMS Pinafore with the parentals; the baritone who…
worth getting up for in june
Worth getting up for in June: the National at Red Hat; Shovels & Rope live; the Orioles still being over .500; sweeping the Yankees; Crush Davis (and his 31 home runs through the end of June); Southern Culture on the Skids at the Berkeley; that weekend I slept for, like, 65 hours (though not the bit…
worth getting up for in may
Worth getting up for in May: UNC baseball winning the ACC tournament; the beauty of the 18 inning game against State in said tournament; #1 national seed in the NCAA tournament; the UNC women’s lacrosse team’s national championship; a day second-camming for Gorman; ice cream sandwiches; The Closer; Fall Out Boy at the 9:30 Club*;…
worth getting up for in april
Worth getting up for in April: Opening Day; the Orioles’ Opening Day win; this photo of Matt Wieters; the Orioles still being over .500; spring; Phuzz Phest; Wintersleep and Frightened Rabbit on tour together; Fitz and the Tantrums at Haw River Ballroom; the way North Carolina looks like someone turned up the saturation on Photoshop;…
worth getting up for in march
Worth getting up for in March: Carolina’s gorgeous 2-1 victory over Team Wayne Graham; 24-1; Bombadil, Drive-By Truckers, Gaslight Anthem, Hollis Brown live; a week at the beach; crossing three more restaurants off the 100 restaurants list; roadtrips with Mom; painted barns; US 1 in North Carolina; Florida Gulf Coast, Cinderella; starfish and shark’s teeth; sunshine; my…
favorites: boys with guitars
There are things that always make me happy, and I have three things to share from three people who bring me great joy today. One: Josh Ritter’s genius double record Live At Iveaugh Gardens is free on NoiseTrade today. If this album fails to make you happy, please check your pulse. Two: Brian Fallon says…
worth getting up for in february
Worth getting up for in February: Fall Out Boy getting back together; Fall Out Boy tickets; Tame Impala and the Last Bison live; an advance copy of Josh Ritter’s The Beast In Its Tracks; big ideas and good collaboration; my dad emailing me so I’ll email the son of his coworker about places for the coworker’s…
worth getting up for in january
Worth getting up for in January: the new Wooden Wand album; the new Elin Ruth album; the Dorado album; Frontier Ruckus’s Eternity of Dimming; Beach Boys covers; Willie Nelson live; Mike Carey’s Felix Castor novels; Jefferson Bass’s Bill Brockton novels; chili cookoffs; the Ravens beating the Colts, embarrassing Peyton, and crushing Tom Brady; Angry Birds…
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