February 1985, Hollywood Sportatorium, Hollywood, Fla. Concerts aren’t good places to go on dates. A good show wants you to be an active participant, and for me, a concert is
GarbageGarbage
April 1999, House of Blues, Las Vegas, Nev. I have XM radio because terrestrial radio is mostly terrible (why so much Steve Miller band?). On XM I have a couple
The DecemberistsThe Decemberists
September 2005, House of Blues, Orlando, Fla. When I was a kid, I discovered bands through the radio. I was fortunate to live in a town where the college radio
Death Cab for CutieDeath Cab for Cutie
October 2004, Revolution, For Lauderdale, Fla. There was, for a brief period of time in the mid-aughts, a Sub-Pop musical uprising, where it seemed like every band worth listening to
StingSting
October 1985, Hollywood Sportatorium, Hollywood, Fla. There is no musician who has taught me more than Sting. I was not aware of Nabokov, or what the term muckraking was, or
Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3
March 2007, 40 Watt, Athens, Ga. I first came across Robyn Hitchcock in 1985 after hearing “My Wife & My Dead Wife,” still one of the weirdest songs I’ve ever
Bad Brains, Toxic ReasonsBad Brains, Toxic Reasons
March 1987, Cameo Theatre, Miami Beach, Fla. I love slam dancing, I do (or did, my body isn’t so keen on it nowadays). Back in the ’80s, when what I