About

Listening to the music I love in the city I love.

My name is Blake and I love listening to music, old and new.  The music discovery process is very exciting to me and I thought I’d share some classics and current favorites with you by posting a song of the day and a few playlists.  What you should ultimately know about me is that I love going to concerts and seeing artists play in their authentic environment.  It’s an ultimate testament to their sound, stage presence, personality, and character.  Every audience takes note when an artist makes an effort to know something about the city they’re playing in; I have an appreciation for artists (or manager’s) who do their homework.  My all time favorite artist to see live is Charles Bradley.  He knows how to get a show going and how to connect with his audience.

Photo: That’s me in the middle after an MSMR concert with my brother, Spencer on the left and, Cooper on the right.

Shows I’ve Been To:

Alabama Shakes
Alt-J
Andrew McMahon (Something Corporate/Jack’s Mannequin)
Ani DiFranco
Avril Lavigne
The Beach Boys
Beck
Beirut
Big Gigantic
The Books
Brandon Flowers
Brazilian Girls
Bright Eyes
Cabinet
Charles Bradley
CocoRosie
Coldplay
Cold War Kids
Cut Copy
The Decemberists
Eliot Sumner
Elohim
Emancipator
Emily Wells
Feist
Florence and the Machine
Foster the People
Girl Talk
Glitch Mob
Great Lake Swimmers
Hannah Georgas
The Head & the Heart
Hurray for the Riff Raff
Jimkata
Josh Ritter
July Talk
Kasador
LCD Soundsystem
L’Orange
Little Hurricane
Lord Huron
Lovedrug
Ludovico Einaudi
Mat Kearney
Matt & Kim
Melissa Ferrick
Moby
MS MR
*NSYNC
The Naked and Famous
The Oh Hellos
Passenger
Passion Pit
Pearl and the Beard
Phantogram
Purity Ring
Ratatat
Santigold
Sara Bareilles
Sarah McLachlan
Spoon
St. Paul & The Broken Bones
STRFKR
Sufjan Stevens
Taking Back Sunday
Tegan and Sara
Turkuaz
U2
Vance Joy
Wax Tailor
Wild Child
Wolf Alice
Young Empires