February Music Appreciation ~ Late In The Month With A Fire On The AFA, There's Stuff I Like 25Feb24

I don't know how to categorize this amalgamation... so, I won't. For starters, while we weren't evacuated from Peregrine, we did see and smell the fire on the USAFA a couple miles from us. It was a madhouse in Perigrine for a bit... everybody wanted to see. We did not want to be evacuated again ~ though M&E did call from I25 to see if we were alive. We packed some stuff but ultimately said: "Fuck it, let it burn, let's have a beer." We met our close neighbors S&P at Red Leg for some pops ~ yeah, it was a decent observation point as well. We saw the smoke dissipate and headed home but WTF, it's only February!

On to the show; it's super eclectic...

• Mark Knopfler - Ahead Of The Game - 29Jan24 Studio ~ So F#*#ng cool: vibe all over this tune, old killer musicians, such a long time since I've heard that guitar.
• Mipso - Carolina Rolling By - Jan23 ~ Why am I late to this party? One of the best Americana bands I've heard... where'd'ya play next.
  
• Mipso - The Numbers - Manifold Recording in Pittsboro, NC - Jan23 ~ Reprise in the studio; awesome.
• Bleachers - Tiny Moves (Antonoff & Qualley) 17Jan24 ~ Yeah, they are recently married. Cool choreography and Jack sings a cool song to her.
• Julia Lage & Scritch & Aofie ODonovan @Woodsongs 15Apr20 ~ Wicked good all around. 
• Daiistar @ KEXP 16Jan24 ~ Dark hooky dreams in Seattle; very good.
• Abruptors - Best Wishes - Jan22  ~ Gimme SKA Buffalo; total yesss. Or, Who, What, Where Jan21
• Teens In Trouble - 31Jan23 - Old Starnes Cove Road ~ Asian Man Records has the inside line to brilliant dissonances. Lady is super cool.
• Maren Morris - covering Songbird on Stern on 13Dec23 ~ She swore off country but man can she sing; Stern's studio sound is the absolute best... NQA.