Thu 12 Nov – TaxLo presents Peaches

Doors were at 8pm. I showed up at 9pm. I still waited for about an hour before any of the acts went on.
'Ponytail' was a strange band. They played grateful dead guitar music, maybe phish-esque sound, but the VOCALS were the really charming part. They made weird noises like quirky-psychedelic unicorns mixed with something a little bit like Ween. The lead singer was androgynous and wore a muscle/fat suit underneath a plaid lumberjack shirt and had one eye painted in black with glitter.
'Men' was an amazing performance. Everyone loved them. They…

Sun 11 Oct – Homecoming Concert

It was a cozy concert that I would not have attended if the original act scheduled to perform had not canceled. The beginning half was a little like a rock concert, not my style. Why is this happening at hip hop concerts now? Interesting.
But then it got better.
My favorite part was when Lupe did a little talking in the middle of the show. He talked about love and war and said that everyone should live in integrity and be true and smile…etc. etc. etc.

"We're not losers, we're lasers!" -Lupe Fiasco 10/11/2009

Sat 25 Apr – The Roots: Johns Hopkins Spring Fair Concert

The security for this event made the whole thing STRANGE.
I was not allowed to have cigarettes in the venue. My bag was searched. I also was not allowed to have matches or a lighter. I don't even smoke weed, but I felt a little paranoid! The performance itself was good. The Roots are always a good!

I was distracted by the flood lights. During the entire performance, there were lights shining on the AUDIENCE. Honestly, I felt a little cheated. I went to see the band, not the…

Sun 31 May – Santigold

Wed 20 May – Mr. Lif

I went. It was a friendly show. My friend, also a teacher, and I met another teacher from Tennessee who said it was his "first hip hop show ever." That was enough for me to know it was a good show. He liked it.

By the way, there were a maximum of thirty people there, which made it even better.