So the tradition of Bodega’s Christmas-eve-eve is so special because it’s not only the one night of the year that the people who grew up surrounding the band get to see them play together, but it’s also one of the few days of the year members of Bodega are reunited with one another as well. And that, paired with that cliche wisp of Christmas wonder hanging in the air, is a recipe for on-stage magic.
“People can get lost in a jam and fall back on just knowing how to play scales, but if you don’t listen, it doesn’t work. Music is a conversation.”
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Beardfest is bringing the magic of their festival to the city, and there is only one thing we need to bring in return: the community.
Albums from Dot Gov and Nipper the Band that you’ll roll down your windows for.
Some fresh music from Travis Mason and Maggie Mae
2018 has been a tumultuous year, as they all are. One of the constants has been that wherever Muscle Tough plays people dance, people smile, people ask (joyfully) ‘what is going on?’, and people remember to text their dads.
Sonni takes us inside Reconcile, her “Honey Jar of Tunes” set to release September 2018
AJ DiBiase (guitar), Jon Tomczak (synth & keys), Joe Vela (drums), and Dan McDonald (bass) work together as a rhythmic Rumpelstiltskin, spinning their grooves into intergalactic gold. Wielding their respective wheels, improvisational jams are woven with funk breakdowns, and their trademark Tweed is flossed right before the crowd’s eyes.