Terminal Stereo @ HCA, June 21 2025

 Terminal Stereo plays Hopkinton Pride celebration

My fav punk band played a blistering 60 minute set, including two cover songs (Pink Pony Club and Psycho Killer) and some tunes I have not yet heard. It was a scorchah but we had fun anyways. 

Miho Hatori @ Myrtle (Providence), Apr 23 2025

Solo show for the Cibo Matto founder.

The space had an amazing design and aesthetic, the shows are free (although you can pay for seats), the audience size is limited to provide breathing room and space and overall it's the best new club I've been to in 25 years.  Looking forward to seeing more shows there in the future.

Bonus:  the bar tender was the opener

Miho (pic above) covered a lot of lyrical ground - whales, AI, her mom, and her favorite city.

Slomosa @ Paradise, Mar 20 2025

Horse heads unite! 

(I don't understand the photo effects going on here but love the horse heads in the crowd)

It was a midweek show and I don't want to see Helmet made up of just Paige Hamilton so I bailed before they went on.  The middle act was one of my favorite desert/stoner rock bands (along with Domkraft). Slomosa has taken the slightly more mainstream sound on the Kyuss/QOTSA split record and made it their own. 

The full set is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoJyp4msFxs

Set list:
Afghansk rev Cabin fever Rice In my mind's desert Battling Guns There is nothing new under the sun Kevin Horses