3/8–16/24 SXSW 2024 — Austin, TX. Bought my pass for next year before I left Austin this past March. And you can count me in for 2025 too. These are shows I’ve seen lately. Click the links below for…

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23.06.2023

JFarin Upcoming Shows - Updated 6/23/23 | by Jeff Farin | Jun, 2023 | Medium

I’ve got tickets to the following shows. I’ve added links to representative Spotify tracks if you’d like to check them out. 3/8 — 16/24 SXSW 2024 - Austin, TX. Bought my pass for next year before I…

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31.05.2023

JFarin Upcoming Shows — Updated 5/30/23 | by Jeff Farin | May, 2023 | Medium

I’ve got tickets to the following shows. I’ve added links to representative Spotify tracks if you’d like to check them out. 3/8–16/24 — SXSW 2024 — Austin, TX. Bought my pass for next year before I…

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24.03.2023

Best Bands at SXSW2023. SXSW 2023 ended this past weekend, and… | by Jeff Farin | Mar, 2023 | Medium

SXSW 2023 ended this past weekend, and was as usual packed with talent. Literally thousands of bands from around the world converged on Austin, Texas, to provide an unbelievably rich cornucopia of…

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08.03.2023

SXSW 2023 Preview: Must-See Bands | by Jeff Farin | Mar, 2023 | Medium

SXSW 2023 is less than a week away. I’ll be heading to Austin, Texas with thousands of other music fans, to check out the best in new music from around the world. Some two thousand or so bands are…

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05.03.2023

The Dandy Warhols at Elsewhere 3/3/2023 | by Jeff Farin | Mar, 2023 | Medium

The Dandy Warhols are another band that snuck up on me in the past couple of years. How I managed to miss them for the past ten years is another of life’s great mysteries. I got hooked on the song…

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02.02.2023

Exclusive: Water Tower drops “Take Me Back” Friday 2/3 | by Jeff Farin | Feb, 2023 | Medium

It’s a bluegrass song, full of finger-picking, banjos, and strings, that hits on the themes of nostalgia, and the hard road back from drug and alcohol abuse. Check it out — the vocal and musical…

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11.01.2023

JFarin Upcoming Shows — Updated 1/10/23 | by Jeff Farin | Jan, 2023 | Medium

I’ve got tickets to the following concerts. I’ve added links to representative Spotify tracks if you’d like to check them out. 2/22/23 — Otoboke Beaver — Le Poisson Rouge, New York. Another Tracey H…

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10.01.2023

New Jersey Rocks at Bond Street Bar in Asbury Park 1/8/2023 | by Jeff Farin | Jan, 2023 | Medium

Bond Street Bar offered up three solid local bands from New Jersey last night. Have A Good Season, Well Wisher, and Latewaves each served up short, tight sets that included old and new material on a…

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03.01.2023

Best of Live Music 2022. Live music came back big in 2022, and I… | by Jeff Farin | Jan, 2023 | Medium

By my count, I saw eighty-eight shows, give or take, in venues across New York City, Austin, Pennsylvania, and the great state of New Jersey. My live music year kicked off with War On Drugs at…

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26.12.2022

A Ramones Hanukkah with Yo La Tengo 12/21/2022 | by Jeff Farin | Dec, 2022 | Medium

Yo La Tengo wrapped up this year’s Hanukkah Residency at the Bowery Ballroom last night. In what’s become an annual tradition for the band, they stake out a venue in the New York area for all eight…

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20.12.2022

JFarin Upcoming Shows — 12/19/22. I’ve got tickets to the following… | by Jeff Farin | Dec, 2022 | Medium

I’ve got tickets to the following concerts. I’ve added links to representative Spotify tracks if you’d like to check them out. 12/21/22 — Yo La Tengo — Bowery Ballroom, New York. Night Number 4 of…

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20.12.2022

Cloud Nothings at Music Hall of Williamsburg 11/16/22 | by Jeff Farin | Dec, 2022 | Medium

Credit Spotify for introducing me to Cloud Nothings. Over the summer and into the fall, I kept hearing their anthem “Wasted Days” when it showed up in several free-fall playlists. Those Spotify…

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18.12.2022

The Lemonheads at White Eagle Hall 12/16/2022 | by Jeff Farin | Dec, 2022 | Medium

Evan Dando and The Lemonheads celebrated the 30th anniversary of their signature album, “ It’s A Shame About Ray” last night at White Eagle Hall in Jersey City. They played a strong, two-hour set…

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30.11.2022

Fontaines DC at The Stone Pony 10/5/22 | by Jeff Farin | Oct, 2022 | Medium

Back in April, Fontaines D.C. postponed their Asbury Park gig, blaming it on lead singer Grian Chatten’s inability to sing that night. The postponement came about three hours before show time, so…

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30.11.2022

JFarin Upcoming Shows — Updated 10/23/2022 (includes sample cuts) | by Jeff Farin | Oct, 2022 | Medium

I’ve got tickets to the following concerts. I’ve added links to representative Spotify tracks if you’d like to check them out. I’ve also added a link to my “Best of Live 2022” playlist (so far), and…

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30.11.2022

Cuffed Up at The Broadway 10/24/2022 | by Jeff Farin | Oct, 2022 | Medium

Cuffed Up was one of the bands that got away from me at SXSW 2022. They were one of the “must-see” bands on my list, but I managed to miss them while getting my fill of Los Bitchos, Yard Act, Wet…

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30.11.2022

Violent Femmes at Count Basie — 10/22/2022 | by Jeff Farin | Oct, 2022 | Medium

So, the Violent Femmes have been around for over 40 years. My brother Rob and I saw them for the first time last September at The Stone Pony Summer Stage, sandwiched between Me First And The Gimme…

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30.11.2022

Amyl and the Sniffers at Terminal 5–9/23/2022 | by Jeff Farin | Medium

I missed Amyl and The Sniffers back on May 19, when they were due to play Brooklyn Steel, because of Covid (mine!). I was pretty disappointed to miss this one, since the Aussies don’t get to New York…

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30.11.2022

Wolf Alice at Terminal 5. 9/27/2022 | by Jeff Farin | Medium

I had seen Wolf Alice at The Stone Pony back in March. As I described in my review, it was my first time hearing the band live, and they were terrific. When they announced the New York gig, I jumped…

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30.11.2022

Nova Twins at Bowery Ballroom 10/16/2022 | by Jeff Farin | Oct, 2022 | Medium

You’ve already heard me sing the praises of Nova Twins, both at their SXSW 2022 performance in Austin and their follow-up concert at Baby’s All Right in New York back in April. I’m running out of…

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30.11.2022

Shame and Viagra Boys at White Eagle Hall | by Jeff Farin | Oct, 2022 | Medium

Friday night I saw Yard Act, and Sunday I saw Nova Twins, both at the Bowery Ballroom in New York. Both were excellent, and both bands zipped back to London to take part and perform in BBC’s Mercury…

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30.11.2022

The Joy Formidable at the Bowery Ballroom | by Jeff Farin | Oct, 2022 | Medium

I’ve always had a soft spot for The Joy Formidable, since I saw them at SXSW 2019. They played at an outdoor Doc Martens sponsored venue in the afternoon, and I was so impressed I saw them again…

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30.11.2022

Tropical Fuck Storm at Music Hall of Williamsburg | by Jeff Farin | Nov, 2022 | Medium

“Tropical Fuck Storm isn’t just a cool name”, so says Tracey, one of my Colleagues For Life. He sent me a clip of “You Let My Tyres Down”, which you too can hear. A little edgy, I’m thinking, but…

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Upcoming Shows — Updated 9/8/23. I’ve got tickets to the following… | by Jeff Farin | Sep, 2023 | Medium

JFarin Upcoming Shows - Updated 6/23/23 | by Jeff Farin | Jun, 2023 | Medium

JFarin Upcoming Shows — Updated 5/30/23 | by Jeff Farin | May, 2023 | Medium

Best Bands at SXSW2023. SXSW 2023 ended this past weekend, and… | by Jeff Farin | Mar, 2023 | Medium

SXSW 2023 Preview: Must-See Bands | by Jeff Farin | Mar, 2023 | Medium

The Dandy Warhols at Elsewhere 3/3/2023 | by Jeff Farin | Mar, 2023 | Medium

Exclusive: Water Tower drops “Take Me Back” Friday 2/3 | by Jeff Farin | Feb, 2023 | Medium

JFarin Upcoming Shows — Updated 1/10/23 | by Jeff Farin | Jan, 2023 | Medium

New Jersey Rocks at Bond Street Bar in Asbury Park 1/8/2023 | by Jeff Farin | Jan, 2023 | Medium

Best of Live Music 2022. Live music came back big in 2022, and I… | by Jeff Farin | Jan, 2023 | Medium

A Ramones Hanukkah with Yo La Tengo 12/21/2022 | by Jeff Farin | Dec, 2022 | Medium

JFarin Upcoming Shows — 12/19/22. I’ve got tickets to the following… | by Jeff Farin | Dec, 2022 | Medium

Cloud Nothings at Music Hall of Williamsburg 11/16/22 | by Jeff Farin | Dec, 2022 | Medium

The Lemonheads at White Eagle Hall 12/16/2022 | by Jeff Farin | Dec, 2022 | Medium

Fontaines DC at The Stone Pony 10/5/22 | by Jeff Farin | Oct, 2022 | Medium

JFarin Upcoming Shows — Updated 10/23/2022 (includes sample cuts) | by Jeff Farin | Oct, 2022 | Medium

Cuffed Up at The Broadway 10/24/2022 | by Jeff Farin | Oct, 2022 | Medium

Violent Femmes at Count Basie — 10/22/2022 | by Jeff Farin | Oct, 2022 | Medium

Amyl and the Sniffers at Terminal 5–9/23/2022 | by Jeff Farin | Medium

Wolf Alice at Terminal 5. 9/27/2022 | by Jeff Farin | Medium

Nova Twins at Bowery Ballroom 10/16/2022 | by Jeff Farin | Oct, 2022 | Medium

Shame and Viagra Boys at White Eagle Hall | by Jeff Farin | Oct, 2022 | Medium

The Joy Formidable at the Bowery Ballroom | by Jeff Farin | Oct, 2022 | Medium

Tropical Fuck Storm at Music Hall of Williamsburg | by Jeff Farin | Nov, 2022 | Medium

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