Atmosphere last night at Brooklyn Steel

My "best of 2025" mix is now available, either at link below or direct spotify playlist open.spotify.com/playlist/4iO... #qcomp qcomps.blogspot.com/2026/01/q165...

Finally getting around to playing the Hail to the Thief live recordings, really taking me back to that tour, this sounds fabulous

Moved to NYC 14 years ago on this day, which happens to coincide with #sundaydaiquri to celebrate

Went bowling (managed a 123 which I'll take!) and had a great meal at Chuan Tian Xia, this place should be on all the lists

A few photos from a warm weather break in Mexico last week

Happy 2112 to all who celebrate, here's a pic from when I had front row tickets in 2011

They Are Gutting A Body Of Water tonight at Bowery Ballroom was an aural delight

New #qcomp is a little late but the October/November edition is out. Direct playlist open.spotify.com/playlist/1nT... Or notes/download qcomps.blogspot.com/2025/12/q164...

A double-whammy tonight at Bowery Ballroom, seeing Snocaps headline who were very good but Ryan Davis and the Roadhouse Band stole the fucking show!

Went to see @thebeths.bsky.social tonight, the seventh time I've seen them since Mercury Lounge in 2018, always amazing, maybe the best band of the last 8 years. Also bumped into the rhythm section before the show!

Saw The Hold Steady at Brooklyn Bowl tonight, they played Separation Sunday in full and another set of fan favourites

A lovely show tonight, The American Analog Set at Pioneer Works

Such a great show last night celebrating the return of Slonk Donkerson, who just released their first album in 10 years. Amazing to see Lost Boy? again too #slonkdonkerson

Scotland qualify for the world cup for the first time since 1998, surely it's time to dust off the @delamitri.bsky.social song "Don't Come Home Too Soon"? 🤣 youtu.be/6UGuBl3xIzU?...

Saw @themountaingoats.bsky.social play a rare* "Sit down, John Darnielle" show tonight with Molly Tuttle opening * I'm pretty sure the first time I saw The Mountain Goats, he also played sitting down, at Studio X in 2013

Lovely show tonight at Sony hall, Marshall Crenshaw and The Bongos!

Made a small batch of fig bitters which I'm pretty happy with, just need to test them in some cocktails! #bitters

There are few better things than going to an intimate NYC show featuring three great bands. Lapeche, Desert Sharks and Freezing Cold at the Sultan Room, a real top-up for the soul

Action packed birthday to celebrate @egtheog.bsky.social yesterday! Death Becomes Her on Broadway, dinner at Fish Cheeks and Fruit Bats at Music Hall of Williamsburg, if only the stupid dodgers hadn't won the world series it would have been a perfect day!

Shock horror you can buy your way to championships...

I've always identified as a champagne socialist so let's go Zohran..Also fuck Cuomo (and RFK Jr) for shutting down basically all of the city's clean energy when they closed Indian Point nuclear power plant

Today's Sunday daiquiri is with Mount gay, line juice, cold brew coffee syrup, and a touch of creme de banane Also yesterday I made what I'm sure is not original, but I made what I'll call an "och-aye-tai" which is basically a mai tai with a 1/2 oz of peaty scotch, resulted in a nice smokey version

The Halloween house in ditmas park looks outstanding as always

Going to see Rush twice in NYC next year!!!

Of the 1100-plus shows I've gone to, it's a little known opinion that grizzly bear have arguably played top two I've ever seen (the roundhouse in London 2010 and radio city music hall in 2012), an impossible ask to best those in 2025 but they were still amazing again tonight at Brooklyn steel

Loved seeing Air play Moon Safari tonight at Brooklyn Paramount, but even better was the second set including some of my favourites from their Virgin Suicides score

Latest #qcomp finally seeing the light of day qcomps.blogspot.com/2025/10/q163... Or direct spotify playlist here open.spotify.com/playlist/1jU...

Saw John Carpenter tonight at Knockdown center, great soundtracks and songs from his solo records. A real feel good show all round

This was completely unexpected and I am quite emotional about it!

Went to see Born Ruffians and Queen of Jeans last night at Music Hall of Williamsburg, very fun show!

Isn’t “stop the fascists” okay?

Spectacular show by The Beaches tonight at Webster Hall, one of the best bands of the last few years (I'll forever be mad at myself that I didn't see them at Mercury Lounge...) #thebeaches

Pretty weird Ryan Adams show last night, got free tickets so decided to go with fairly low expectations. He played heartbreaker in full and went on some odd rants, not sure he's taken any accountability for his actions. He sang and played pretty well (without playing any of my favourites)

Decided to throw up an old audio recording of an interview I did with @delamitri.bsky.social singer (and greatest ever songwriter) Justin Currie from 2014 youtu.be/GuiGp0RqvfA?... The transcript is probably a better experience to avoid my voice someothersuckersparade.blogspot.com/2014/10/just...

Decided to throw up an old audio recording of an interview I did with @delamitri.bsky.social singer (and greatest ever songwriter) Justin Currie from 2014 youtu.be/GuiGp0RqvfA?... The transcript is probably a better experience to avoid my voice someothersuckersparade.blogspot.com/2014/10/just...

Forgot to post about the superb Oso Oso show at le poisson rouge on Wednesday night

Supergrass last night at pier 17, celebrating the 30th anniversary of I Should Coco. Good Oxford boys, a great show!

Had the absolute pleasure of seeing Unwound tonight at Elsewhere, they performed their third album, The Future of What, to celebrate its 30th anniversary. One of the greatest bands of all time

Bounced up to Boston to see another Rilo Kiley show, very glad I did two shows and had a lovely weekend

No big deal, just a perfect Rilo Kiley show tonight

So glad I picked up a day-of ticket to see Nine Inch Nails, set included my favourites from the downward spiral as well!

Good Josh Ritter show tonight up in Burlington, my first time in Vermont

Sat next to a first date at a restaurant bar in D.C. the other night and overheard one person “casually” drop their Bluesky follower count into conversation. I just want you to know if you do this on a date you deserve never to get laid again.

For today's #sundaydaiquiri I did a pistachio oil fat wash on some light rum

Happy #nationalrumday to all who celebrate. Concocted a margarita-type drink with some aged Jamaican rum, dry Curacao, creme de banane and lime juice. Pretty good! I also bought @egtheog.bsky.social this blackalicious record after she eyeballed it in a record store when we were in Toronto recently

Spectacular Fruit Bats show down at the Rockaways tonight

Some more strawberries from the farmers market so rude not to recreate this #sundaydaiquiri albeit a quarter ounce of maraschino in this one is a nice addition

My latest #qcomp is now online at qcomps.blogspot.com or this direct Spotify playlist url (aside from Nina Nastasia who isn't on Spotify, good for her!) open.spotify.com/playlist/1Rm... #nowplaying