Liner Notes (September 3rd, 2022)

Pizza
Jason Tate

This week’s newsletter has some thoughts on my first live concert in over two years (Dashboard Confessional and Andrew McMahon), some brief commentary on other music and entertainment I consumed over the past week, and a playlist of ten songs I enjoyed. This week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.

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Interview: Crossing I’s Dotting T’s

Crossing I's Dotting T's
Adam Grundy

Recently I was able to catch up with the lead vocalist of the LA-based rock band, called Crossing I’s Dotting T’s. In this interview, we chatted about the direction the band took on their recent single “You,” which features the band Have Mercy, as well as the band’s core influences. We also discussed just how often people get the band’s name wrong as well as the band’s goals for the future.

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Review: No Trigger – Dr. Album

Adam Grundy

It’s hard to believe it’s been ten years since No Trigger released a full-length record. In the decade that’s passed, the band appeared to be cooking up just the right combination of punk-flavored hooks paired with a more melodic approach to the groove of their songs to make one of their most memorable records to date on Dr. Album. This six-piece punk band will be touring in support of the new record with The Lawrence Arms, Riot Fest, and more to spread the message of this great-sounding album that has a little bit of something for everyone. The band shared they were trying to create, “the Sgt. Pepper of punk records. We took a bunch of drugs and made this record while the world stopped. It sort of just poured out of us. A ‘had to get it all out’ sort of scenario.” Out of this experiment, No Trigger have proved that the world needs more punk bands like this.

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