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I met William Beckett Because my Cousin Convinced his Mom it was a Christian Rock Concert
by Amanda Davis In 2015 my cousin asked me if I wanted to go to a show at the Backbooth, and of course I said yes. This was in July,… Read more
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Last Stop: Sappy Town—Going to Shows with my Mom, Becoming “Punk Rock,” and Seeing Reggie and the Full Effect in 2019
by Amanda Davis Believe it or not, my mom took me to some of my first shows. Actually, if you knew me in high school, this probably wouldn’t come as… Read more
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Funk Shui, Trustfall, and the Joytraders, and How I Accidentally Fell in Love With Local Music
by Amanda Davis When I first moved to Gainesville, I had no idea that the local music scene was so thriving. Coming from Orlando, I was used to seeing touring… Read more
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Queef Has Gone Nuclear – How QUEEF JERKY Made It Big By Doing Everything Wrong
by Amanda Davis Last summer, it seemed like every other video on my TikTok for you page used the song “PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN.” Users were either lip-syncing “At my wedding… Read more
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“Superstar” by the Carpenters
“Loneliness is such a sad affair / And I can hardly wait to be with you again / What to say, to make you come again? / Come back to… Read more
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Review – I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love (2002) by My Chemical Romance
It’s been more than twenty years since the explosion of post-hardcore and emo in New Jersey, a scene that rose from the gritty, sticky floors of basements and music venues.… Read more
Welcome to the Afterparty
Once upon a time, the hardest show I ever went to was Atilla at Hard Rock Live. My mom asked me if it was a satanic cult. Nobody understood me. Now, I’m channeling my obsession with music into writing for this blog, instead of twirling my hair and staring at the posters of band members taped to my bedroom walls. And someday when I’m a big famous writer for Pitchfork or the New York Times, you can all say you knew me when.
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