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Dance with the Dead / Magic Sword / Megan McDuffee (Brooklyn Bowl, Philadelphia, PA, May 1, 2026) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: May 1, 2026] Dance with the Dead / Magic Sword / Megan McDuffee

I heard about this show and grabbed a ticket immediately.  But only for Magic Sword.  I’ve seen them twice and they are awesome live.  I’ve really wanted to see them again.  I didn’t know Dance with the Dead, but after listening to them , I can see that a night of movie-esque instrumentals would be a ton of fun.

But the the Afghan Whigs announced a show.  I’d never seen them and have wanted to for a while, so I blew off this one.

Dance with the Dead is the duo of Justin Pointer and Tony Kim. Their music is a blend of metal and synthwave.  They make instrumentals that sound like they’d fit well as a soundtrack.  Although the music is usua;;y too fast for horror movies (which they love).  I didn’t know them before this show was announced, but I’ve enjoyed their stuff and would have really liked this show.

Megan McDuffee is an award-winning composer, music producer, and recording artist for video games, trailers, and film.  I played her popular song online and really liked the 80’s synth vibe (like Health and Carpenter Brut) but I didn’t really like her voice that much.  I think i owuld have preferred these be instrumental (like the headliners).  Although when I listened to her newer songs, she sings differently and I like this deeper/whispered voice a lot more.  She’s got an album of covers and she made some really good choices.

I hope the headliners tour together again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024 Brooklyn Bowl 2022 The Foundry 2019 Union Transfer
Violin Akai € Intro / Pathos, Pathos ∇ Marigolds Ø
Chiba Funk € Manchester ∇ F Delano Ø
Late Night Comic € Bright Whites ∇ Hey Big Star $
It All Began With a Burst ∇ It All Began With a Burst ∇ Say Yeah $
Can’t Let Go, Juno $ Wonder Woman, Wonder Me ∇ Carry on Phenomenon ∠
Marigolds Ø Atticus, in the Desert ∇ Honeybody $
Colorful State € I Am the Antichrist to You ∇ Honeybody Remix $
solo improv Beat the Bright Out of Me ∇ Can’t Let Go, Juno $
I Am the Antichrist to You (solo) ∇ This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) (Talking Heads cover) Theme From Jerome (Forgotten Words) Ø
Summer of ’42 (solo) Ø Q&A ∠ I Am the Antichrist to You (solo) ∇
Violin Tsunami Ø Penny Rabbit and Summer Bear Ø This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) (Talking Heads cover) (solo)
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) (Talking Heads cover) (solo) Marigolds Ø Violin/Banjo improv
Escape from Knossos € I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That) (Meat Loaf cover) Bright Whites ∇
Icarus IV € The Ballad of Mr. Steak ∠ Q&A ∠
Hahaha Pt. 2 ∠ Honeybody (began with studio arrangement which bled into performing in the style of the Mattsoro remix) $ Penny Rabbit and Summer Bear Ø
Lilliputian Chop € encore Angeline Ø
The Ballad of Mr. Steak ∠ Violin Tsunami Ø Violin Tsunami Ø
Philosophize in It! Chemicalize with It! ∠ Philosophize in It! Chemicalize with It! ∠ Ode to My Next Life $
Honeybody $ Philosophize in It! Chemicalize with It! ∠
encore Atticus, in the Desert ∇
Penny Rabbit and Summer Bear (acoustic, in crowd) Ø (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life (Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes cover)
Manchester (acoustic, in crowd) ∇ The Ballad of Mr. Steak ∠
Ooh La La (Rod Stewart cover) (acoustic, in crowd) It All Began With a Burst ∇
encore
Annie, Heart Thief of the Sea (acoustic, in crowd) Ø
Manchester (acoustic, in crowd) ∇
Summer of ’42 (acoustic, in crowd) Ø

 

 

 

2016 Union Transfer 2015 TLA (opening for Guster) 2014 New Brunswick (opening for Rod y Gab)
Stranger Things Theme [recordong] violin improv violin improv
Statues in a Gallery $ Atticus, in the Desert ∇     It All Began With a Burst ∇
Hey Big Star $ Bright Whites ∇ Bittersweet Genesis for Him AND Her ∠
m’lover $ Bittersweet Genesis for Him AND Her ∠ Atticus, in the Desert ∇ 
Atticus, in the Desert (featuring extended banjo percussion solo) ∇     The Ballad of Mr. Steak ∠ Bright Whites ∇
Bright Whites (with improv interlude featuring flute solo) ∇ Q&A ∠ Philosophize in It! Chemicalize with It! ∠
Carry on Phenomenon ∠ Philosophize in It! Chemicalize with It! ∠ Manchester ∇
Who’d You Kill $ Manchester ∇
Can’t Let Go, Juno $
Say Yeah $
Ode to My Next Life $
I Am the Antichrist to You ∇ (solo)
The Ballad of Mr. Steak (featuring Mr. Steak) ∠
Philosophize in It! Chemicalize with It! ∠
It All Began With a Burst (with “Don’t vote for Trump” vocal loop) ∇
encore
Honeybody $
Q&A ∠
Manchester ∇
€ Kantos (2024)
Ø Omoiyari (2019)
$ Sonderlust (2016)
∠ Lighght (2014)
∇ 151a (2012)

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Ben Folds and a Piano / Lindsey Kraft (Fillmore Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, May 31, 2026) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: May 31, 2026] Ben Folds and a Piano / Lindsey Kraft

Time was that if Ben Folds played a show, we would go.  His shows are always fun and rocking.  But the last time we went we were annoyed by the crowd and felt like he might have been annoyed by them as well.  Then he started becoming more and more of a composer (which is not a bad thing in itself) and we didn’t enjoy his music as much.

This show, which may have been a request show, I’m not sure, had a really fun setlist.  Four songs from Rockin’ the Suburbs.  Four from Songs for Silverman.  A few older songs and only three from his most recent album–the one I don’t know.

I think we may have to check back in with Ben the next time he comes around.  It’s also possible that the next time he comes around it will be with the Ben Folds Five.  And I would go to that in a second.

Lindsey Kraft is an actress (in things I have not seen) and a singer.  She plays piano (and I assume used the same piano as Ben).  Her voice sounds very musical to me, as in Broadway musical.  Or maybe Disney musical.  Not bad, just of a particular style.  Her songs are also pretty spare, so of the couple songs I listened to, they weren’t especially gripping.  Although they were amusing.

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Flipper / Eye Flys (Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia, PA, May 31, 2026) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: April 4, 2026] Flipper / Eye Flys

Flipper.  Really? I haven’t thought about Flipper since the 90s.

I admit I don’t know a lot about Flipper.  I just know that they have been around forever and were always kind of a thorn in the side of music.  Someone told me that the album Generic Flipper was in response to PiL’s generic album.  But I see that Flippers came out four years earlier, so nevermind that.  Regardless, they are legendary.  Of course, this version of Flipper doesn’t include either front man Will Shatter or Bruce Loose.  Although original members Ted Falconi (guitars) and Steve DePace (drums) are still in the band.  Recently Mike Watt was playing bass and singing although for this tour Matt Korvette (of Pissed Jeans) is singing.

But, even though there is a kind of legendary status to the band, I just didn’t care enough to see what the fuss was about.

Eye Flys are from Philly and they are purveyors of heavy sludge metal–too much so even for me.  Sounds like a perfect double bill for those who like this.

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TsuShiMaMiRe / Countdown from Ten (Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia, PA, May 30, 2026) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: May 30, 2023] TsuShiMaMiRe / Countdown from Ten

TsuShiMaMiRe (つしまみれ) are Japanese band who I had not heard of until this tour was announced.  Then I looked into them and I was hooked.  They have a punky vibe–bass-heavy and overdriven guitars–with influences of noise and Japanese pop music.  Their lyrics are often quirky and idiosyncratic and are about sex, food, love and peace.   But they also do weird things that lend them a more artsy sheen.

I listened to a few songs of theirs and new they would be a hoot to see live.

I was really excited to go and then through a confusing miscommunication at my house, I wound up not going.  Which was a real bummer since they don’t tour the US all that much.  But they were here last year as well, so maybe they’ll come back next year.

I could have seen Countdown from Ten three years ago, but was unable to get to that show (they were opening for Dysrhythmia).  Their bio is pretty simple: from the southern city limits of Philadelphia. We play eerie, high-energy music with uncommon rhythms and an abundance of grooves. CDFT is Ariel Golden (bass) Dan Getty (drums) and Cameron Davidson (guitar.)  So I was intrigued to see them this time.

Since they’re local, I’m sure they’ll be around again. I’d like to check them out too.

 

 

 

 

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Just Mustard (Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia, PA, May 29, 2026)

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[ATTENDED: May 29, 2026] Just Mustard

I saw Just Mustard open for Fontaines D.C. back in 2022 and they were amazing. They are a five piece band from Dundalk, Ireland.  They make a fantastic noisy mess of shoegaze combined with a wall of noise and singer Katie Ball’s droney vocals.

The band exuded seriousness and they were exceptional musicians.  Drummer Shane Maguire played some amazing and unexpected fills and when he hit the snare hard (which wasn’t always) it cracked to attention. I was right under guitarist David Noonan, who made an amazing array of noises.  Many sounded like guitars, many more did not.  And he was LOUD.

Next to Katie was bassist Rob Clarke who held the whole thing together.   He played simple (sometimes two note) melodies that were absolutely essential to the rest of the band.  And next to him on the far side of the stage was guitarist Mete Kalyon who played a lot of rhythmic sounds (not so much rhythm guitar as rhythmic sounds–his playing was very percussive.  He also generated really cool noises and the music was mixed so that all of the noise came from all over the place.

They opened the show with the noise and really never let up.   Endless Deathless has some squealing guitars–a catchy melody played with sharp sounds.  The drums were fast, the bass was fast and Katie’s vocals were slow and almost soothing.  And that was the pattern for the 75 minute set.

David’s pedals array was dynamic and he used it throughout–I often saw him twisting knobs and tapping buttons–usually while playing the noises.

The fascinating thing is watching Katie–while all of the sounds are looping around the room and she’s not singing, she stands, expressionless, not even tapping to the beat.  It’s unsettling.  Although when she plays the tambourine (from time to time) her rhythm is perfect.

I loved on Seven the simple rumbling bassline and Katie’s quiet vocals occasionally interrupted by almost machine-like waves of guitar.  And then, midway through the song, everything shifted as David pressed his left hand down on the strings near the pickup and played a melodic but percussive clicking, while Mete played more of those machine-like sounds and the whole band just exploded into sound–tension and explosion over and over in one song.

Despite the noise there were many moments that were really quiet–almost shoegazey.  This was especially evident when Katie sang in her quiet style over the waves of sound with only a simple bass line keeping the song on track.  A song like I am You is even creepier since Katie’s voice is almost childlike/ghostly, softly singing “I am you….”

Although I really enjoyed watching David, I was utterly transfixed by Shane Maguire, who almost refused to play bass/snare/bass/snare.  For some songs he played a rhythm on the toms (check out That I Might Not See which only has snare for one section of the song), for others he played all the toms in a row for nearly the whole song.  He hit the rim of the drums, he used some of the cymbals.  It was so interesting and made the song so vibrant.

I don’t know if I realized David was singing as well last time I saw them (he was on the far side of the stage and not visible to me).  I almost didn’t realize he was singing tonight because his microphone was almost literally above my head.  But I did hear a voice that wasn’t coming from Katie and looked up and there he was singing lead on a couple of songs.  And on Deaf he unleashed some serious throat-shredding screams.

There were a couple of genuinely quieter, more conventional songs, like Dandelion (which people around me were excited to hear).  And Pigs opened quietly with a slow three note bass line and percussive sounds from David.  Then Shane gave a drum fill and the noise squealed in (briefly) until returning to that slow quiet section.  I was amused that Rob had sunglasses on the whole time (and it was plenty dark already, how did he see anything?)  The quiet extended middle had Shane playing solely on the rim of the snare drum for a few bars.

Pollyanna was even more fascinating because Rob played a rumble of notes and then generated feedback–and that was the rhythm of the song.  It was fun to watch the stoic bassist creating this wall of feedback.  They played a couple of songs that I had heard last time, like Seven and I am You.  I can’t say I recognized them from four years ago, but there was something about the pulsing echo and two note “melody” of Still that seemed really familiar.  And it’s a song like this–with all kinds of noises going on that it’s remarkable you can hear Katie’s tambourine near the end.

Seed seems like the perfect set ender for them.  As soon as the song started, Mete put down his guitar and started playing with his pedals.  Midway through the song, Rob did the same thing.  By the end everyone was just manipulating noises into walls of feedback.  A crushing end to an intense set.  So glad they came back to Philly.

 

2026 2022
Endless Deathless ⇓ Seven §
Silver ⇓ I am You ♥
Out of Heaven ⇓ Mirrors ♥
Seven § Tainted ϖ
I Am You ♥ Frank §
Deaf ϖ Still ♥
Frank § Seed ♥
Dandelion ⇓
That I Might Not See ⇓ possibly played
Pigs ϖ Curtains ϖ
The Steps ⇓
Pollyanna ⇓
Still ♥
We Were Just Here ⇓
Seed ♥

⇓ WE WERE JUST HERE (2025)
♥ Heart Under (2022)
§ single (2019)
ϖ Wednesday (2018)

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Miss Grit (Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia, PA, May 29, 2026) [JUST MUSTARD]

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[ATTENDED: May 29, 2026] Miss Grit

I saw Miss Grit open for Metric back in 2022.  At that show it was Miss Grit with a guitar and a guy with a keyboard.  She sounded a but like early, noisy St. Vincent, with lots of cool guitar sounds.

Here it is four years later.  Miss Grit was by herself on stage, but still with a guitar.  She had all of her backing music on various machines and she played and sang along.  These songs were of a different vibe than the previous show.  These songs were a bit more dancey.  Abut more electronic (kind of like St. Vincent’s later work, actually).  Although the person she most reminded me of was Mitski with her quiet vocals.

There was a guy in front of me who was very theatrical (and he was happy to tell you just how theatrical he was).  He was there just for Miss Grit, I believe and took lots of pictures, including a several of him with her behind him.  He was a character for sure, but I found him a bit much.

Anyhow, Miss Grit had set up a camera so that there were multiple images of her behind her on screen. It wasn’t much, but it was a cool effect.

It turns out she played only songs from her most recent album Under My Umbrella (last time it was all songs from her Follow the Cyborg album, which hadn’t com out yet).  The only thing weird about this format is that most of the songs had minimal guitar.  She played on every song, but the melody was mostly on the backing tracks.  Nothing wrong with that, but her guitar skills are really good, so it’s a shame they were underutilized (like new St. Vincent).

The slower, moodier Where is My Head was very cool sounding.  Although the songs all had a similar feel.

When she started Waste Me, a bunch of people responded excitedly, so maybe that was a single?  It was a little catchier, but not radically different from the other songs.

It was a chill set, especially given how noisy Just Mustard was,. but I enjoyed it and was glad to see her again.

 

2026 2022
Tourist Mind ∇ Perfect Blue ⇔
Mind Disaster ∇ Your Eyes Are Mine ⇔
It Feels Like ∇ Nothing’s Wrong ⇔
Where Is My Head? ∇ Lain (phone clone) ⇔
Stranger ∇ Buffering ⇔
You Will Change ∇ Follow the Cyborg ⇔
Waste Me ∇ Syncing ⇔
Like You ⇔

∇ Under My Umbrella (2026) [did not play Won’t Count on You and Overflow]
⇔ Follow the Cyborg (2023) [did not play 사이보그를 따라와and The End]

 

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Witch Club Satan (Underground Arts, Philadelphia, PA, May 27, 2026)

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[ATTENDED: May 27, 2026] Witch Club Satan

I found out about Witch Club Satan last year.  I’m not sure how I stumbled upon them (maybe Instagram?)  Anyhow,  I was immediately struck by the band:  three Norwegian women in corpse paint singing black metal.  And they were great.  They sang about different subjects (for black metal) and they were fearless.  They had great screams and were completely intense.

I didn’t really think they’d come to the States since they seem pretty niche, and yet, soon enough it was announced they were coming to the States for the first time, bring their tour: Founding of the North American Coven.  And they were coming to Underground Arts.  I grabbed a ticket immediately since I never know if shows like this will sell out.  It didn’t and I was able to invite my son along and grab a ticket day before.  He’s technically not allowed in Underground Arts yet (it’s 21+) but evidently, as long as I let them know ahead of time and follow some basic rules, he was allowed to come along.

He loved the venue (it is very cool) and he loved Witch Club Satan (Penelope Trappes not so much).  Actually, we were both blown away by Witch Club Satan.

The lights went down and they started playing a deep, synthy chord It went on for a few minutes (too long, tbh), but I think they were still setting up because shortly after, the band walked from behind the stage, holding incense.  They walked through the crowd, slowly, making eye contact with everyone nearby.  It was so impressive and the crowd was rapt.

When they arrived on stage lead singer and guitarist Nix (Nikoline Spjelkavik) welcomed us to the coven and they launched into Hysteria.  It was amazing seeing them up close.  The three women wear corpse paint and have blackened eyes and markings.  And from this distance it was easy to see that they blackened their teeth as well.  For the first couple of songs they wore knitted sweaters with openings for their breasts, as well as knitted horned headgear. Nix invited everyone to dance or take their tops off.

Bassist and singer Hedda (who is filling in for Victoria Røising who just had a baby!) was awesome.  She also sang and used a violin bow and a sword on her bass.

The songs are black metal–heavy, short, fast and growled.  I wished I had listened to their music a bit more just so I knew what was happening.  I was able to take a photo of the setlist before they came out so I knew what they were playing, but there were some notes on the page that made things a little unclear.  And after Water Girl, all three women came to the front of the stage to sing the mournful Mother Sea, a completely non black metal story/song that was really intense.

After the song they left the stage and showed a video on the stage.  A few minutes later they returned wearing nothing except for floor-length black wigs (and flesh-colored underpants).  They stood on stage and proceeded to spit blood on the stage and into the crowd (I got some on my glasses!).  Nix leaned into the crowd and whispered into the ear of the woman near me–wonder what she said.

For the intro of Black Metal is Krig, Nix shouted out that there would be no mercy for the mercyless–not for the warmongers, not for Netanyahu.  For the final song of this section, Mother, the three women came to the front of the stage again and they sang/screamed the word Mother (hearing their drummer Johanna Holt Kleive–who did sing occasionally) scream the word Mother in a high pitched wail sent chills up my spine).

They returned for the third part of the set in new outfits–denim and sequined, um, torn headgear and clothing.  They looked insane, and being able to see Nix’s eyes through this mask was really creepy–especially as she made eye contact with everyone.  For You Wildflower, Hedda walked into the crowd and shouted the intro to everyone and people individually

You don’t give up, you don’t give up
The sky shivers, you don’t give up
The ground breaks, the heart aches (Motherfuckers)
The heart aches, the heart aches
They keep lying, they keep lying
The dictators, the small dicks
You keep pushing, you keep pushing (Motherfuckers)
You keep pushing
You keep breathing, you keep breathing
The sun’s shining on your resistance
You keep fighting, you keep fighting
You show up, you keep fighting
You wildflower

It was awesome.  Their “single” Fresh Blood, Fresh Pussy” is certainly catchy and it sounded great.  And then for Witchcraft Techno, Nix crowd surfed (despite being mostly naked) and was safely transported to the stage.  Before the last song, she told us that we reminded her of Norway which was both good and bad.  We were very polite but we were also very uptight and se wanted to see people dance with them.  I was (pleasantly) surprised that there had not been a mosh put up to this point.  I think all eyes were on the stage instead of thinking about dancing.  But the crowd did oblige for the final song and a pit was started.

And that was that.  Their set was about an hour and it was exhausting.  I’m so glad I bought a shirt before the show, but I do regret not buying the tour vinyl of their album.  And, if by any chance, they played nearby again, I would see them in a second.

  • Intro
  • Hysteria ∇
  • Wild Whores ∇
  • Water Girl
  • Mother Sea ∇
  • I Was Made By Fire ∇
  • Black Metal is Krig ∇
  • Salvation ∇
  • Mother ∇
  • You Wildflower ®
  • Fresh Blood, Fresh Pussy ∇
  • Witchcraft Techno
  • Solace Sisters §

® single (2025)
∇ Witch Club Satan (2025)
§ single (2022)

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Penelope Trappes (Underground Arts, Philadelphia, PA, May 27, 2026) [WITCH CLUB SATAN]

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[ATTENDED: May 27, 2026] Penelope Trappes

I found out about Witch Club Satan last year.  I was immediately struck by the band:  three Norwegian women in corpse paint singing black metal.  And they were great. I didn’t really think they’d come to the States since they seem pretty niche, and yet, soon enough it was announced they were coming to the States for the first time.  I grabbed a ticket immediately

I didn’t know Penelope Trappes before this show.  I listened to a few minutes of a song and got the idea that she was a kind of ambient singer.

She came out on stage with a bow tied around her head with the ends raised above her head like horns or rabbit ears.  She had an electronics board and proceeded to make ambient sounds on it.  She is Australian, but lives in England.  She did say Fuck Ice, which–yes indeed!–but is she here long enough to know about ICE?   I don’t know how much international attention they are getting.  But she was immediately on our side after saying it.

She sang, often sounds, sometimes words.  The first song (I honestly don’t know if she was playing a song, multiple songs, or improvising) lasted about 20 minutes.  I only say this because that’s when she said thank you.  There were lots of changes throughout the 20 minutes and they could have been different songs but there’s no way to tell–her latest album is about 45 minutes and it’s possible she was playing the whole thing, but again, I don’t know.

Correction, I recalled a few words when she sang, and “violent hope” was one of the phrases. It’s from “Red Dove” which comes about half way through A Requiem.  It also featured synths ala Philip Glass which  rather liked. (more…)

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James “Murr” Murray (Helium Comedy Club, Philadelphia, PA, May 22 & 23, 2026) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: May 22 & 23, 2026] James “Murr” Murray

Both of my kids like Impractical Jokers.  And, of course they both like Murr.  A couple of years ago, Murr took out a billboard for his wife in an intersection near my house.  If you took a photo of yourself fin front of the billboard, he’d send you an autograph.  My kids did and he sent one.  So that’s cool.

We have no idea what his stand up would be like.  Neither of my kids wanted to go (I’m no even sure if you can go into Helium if you’re under 21).

But once again I marvel at Helium getting a big (ish?) name star to do two nights there.

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The Feelies (White Eagle Hall, Jersey City, NJ, May 22 & 23, 2026) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: May 22 & 23, 2026] The Feelies

The Feelies are a band from a town pretty close to where I grew up.  Of course, I didn’t know that at the time. I liked their Crazy Rhythms album and discovered Only Life while in college.   But I never got into them more than that.

I feel like I should have known them better and liked them more–local pride and all.  But I just never did.

They play sporadically and, really, if there were an opportunity to see them, this would be it.  They played two nights at White Eagle Hall–a venue I used to love but now find to be more of a pain in the ass than anything else (parking is a disaster there).  The first night, the were playing The Good Earth, an album I don’t think I know at all and then second night was Crazy Rhythms, which would have been more fun.

But I didn’t really feel like going out either night. So I missed out.  But thta’s ok.

Listening to them now, they really do sound a lot like the Velvet Underground, huh?

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