City Daze Music

12/13/2016

Say what you want about 2016, but it has been an amazing year musically. Here are my thoughts to recap.

I think we can all agree that 2016 brought on an all time low in terms of the sheer magnitude of depressing things that happened. Because of this, I don’t think it’s an accident that th…

09/11/2016

I wrote about my experience at Hopscotch this year. It was a lot of fun and a reminder that our city is doing a lot of amazing things. Thanks Raleigh.

The seventh year of Hopscotch is now in the books. Let that sink in for a minute. Our city has seen seven years of this great festival and from what I can tell, it’s only getting better. Last…

08/26/2016

Hey I finally got around to writing about who I am most excited to see at Hopscotch this year. If you don't want to read the article, it's Beach House.

I joke, but honestly Hopscotch has honestly become potentially one of the things I look forward to the most every year. Now, my anniversary is one week after Hopscotch so it’s kind of a doubl…

08/22/2016

Hey! I brought the blog out of hibernation so that I could tell y'all what I think about the new Frank Ocean album and complain about how many kids are at hopscotch this year. BUT FIRST, here are some of my favorite ambient albums for consideration.

I spend a lot of time listening to ambient music. As a child, I was raised on gospel, bluegrass and country, something that I initially hated and have grown to appreciate and love. In my rebellion,…

02/15/2016

Hey dudes, I changed the location/design of the blog because I didn't want to pay for the premium stuff anymore. I'll be updating it occasionally with content. Not often, but occasionally. Thanks for reading!

Www.citydazemusic.wordpress.com

05/19/2015

The hopscotch lineup has arrived!!!

It was a long wait but the lineup is finally here and as far as I can tell they’ve done it again. Godspeed You! Black Emperor, TV On The Radio, Pusha T, Natalie Prass w/ Spacebomb Orchestra, EYEHATEGOD, Prurient, Owen Pallett, etc. It should be a fun year.

05/07/2015

New Hangout with Ryan of Oulipo!

When Raleigh’s abstract pop quintet, Oulipo, debuted with That Is What I Said (And I Dove Into The Water) in 2011, they landed a spot at Hopscotch within the next month. And after the subsequent release of 2012′s Primitive Ways, the high energy of their experimentation was still present but it need…

04/02/2015

The latest Sufjan Stevens record is beautiful and heartbreaking. Here is Seth's review.

The new Sufjan Stevens record is, without a doubt, the most heavy handed record he has ever recorded. Stripped to mostly bare recordings of vocals and acoustic instruments, Stevens deals with his troubled relationship with his mother who was mentally ill and abandoned him at a young age.

03/20/2015

Last weekend Phuzz Phest threw a beach party in Wilmington with Towers (T0W3RS), The Tills, Estrangers, Free Clinic, Astro Cowboy, DADDY ISSUES, Couches, and Coy. Ashleigh Phillips and Austin Duke were there to tell you what went down.

http://citydazemusic.com/2015/03/20/phuzz-wilmington-weekender/

03/12/2015

Some good friends of mine are doing a weekly podcast about all sorts of cool stuff. If you like good movies, intelligent discussion, and NC local culture in general, check out Citizen: Earth Podcast.

12/01/2014

Any interest in a (probably monthly) podcast by city daze where we discuss/debut local music in the triangle?