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  • #smarchvinylchallenge

    Celebrating the second anniversary of my very first participation year in @brandudesrecordvault’s seemingly annual #smarchvinylchallenge. Day 1-Pulling myself from the bowels of what I think might’ve been norovirus to provide humble submission to @brandudesrecordvault#smarchvinylchallenge Today’s prompt… Read more

  • Vintage Vinyl Holidays

    Everyone posting their Album of the Year and I’m over here spinning Kenny Rogers’ first Christmas album like it’s 1981. And while I’m not sure it was an Album of the Year juggernaut then, it… Read more

  • Hitting Pause.

    Off taking care of life and will be back soon. If you’re from a show/festival needing coverage of your event, thank you so much for inquiring. Please reach out via email kim@siliconeandvinyl.com and I will… Read more

  • We Had An All Night Revival w/ Zach Bryan

    A perfect square stage set, with lights cut, save a lonely spotlight. The reverb of an early Kings of Leon song echoed in the background while Zach Bryan and his Highway Boys settled in, facing… Read more

  • Quittin’ Time Has Only Just Begun

    Belated review of American Heartbreak by Zach Bryan, along with related commentary of his other work. Preview for Quittin Time Tour coming to Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI, on March 20th, 2024. Read more

  • Day 31: #fallvinylhealing The Album to Define You

    There were big plans for Day 31 #fallvinylhealing to showcase an album that is quintessentially you. I was planning to run a comb thru my ratty ass hair, maybe fix my face up a little, give my… Read more

  • Day 30: #fallvinylhealing Album for Self-Care

    I’ve been leaving breadcrumbs for the final #fallvinylhealing post tomorrow, yet I couldn’t help myself today for Day 30. It’s sincerely what has been on today and is helping to alleviate the Muuundays and, in turn, take… Read more

  • Warren Zevon is the Love of My Life: Probably, Part I

    There are artists, much like people, who grace your life with their presence, and it feels so poignant you wonder how you’ve existed in the world without knowing them, their soul, and the fruits of… Read more

  • Jesus Don’t Want Me for a Sunbeam

    “Jesus don’t want me for a sunbeam/Sunbeams are never made like me.” One of my favorite covers of all time. Originally done by The Vaselines. Check on your friends. Even the ones who regularly wear… Read more

  • Quittin’ Time Setlist-Zach Bryan @ Fiserv Forum on 03/20/24

    This was me getting absolutely lit on Zach Bryan at Fiserv last night. I have so many thoughts and, for now, I’m still basking in that post-show glow by nursing some of the most traditional… Read more

  • Parents Just Don’t Understand #smarchvinylchallenge

    Weekend entry for @brandudesrecordvault #smarchvinylchallenge for Day 16: Parents Just Don’t Understand with the epic album Ten by Pearl Jam. Affectionately referred to as “Toe Jam” by my dad, he generally hated on all my… Read more

  • “Last of the Old Dogs” Plays New Tricks

    Fans got a new single, “I Was” from Matt Koziol this morning. The moderately tempoed opening guitar hum sets the tone of a stage curtain, slowly peeling back, revealing a humbled narrator witnessing to the… Read more

  • (Untitled) Insert from American Heartbreak

    Throughout the course of my life I have tried so hard in everything I have ever done and I can say I’ve never put more into anything as I have this group of songs. Falling… Read more

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