So, 2021 happened. All of it. From the storming of the United States Capitol to the death of Betty White. From start to finish it’s been one wild ride—and all while rarely setting foot outside. The final month of the year hasn’t been all that different, but we did use that time to produce some really engaging content…
Here’s everything we covered in December 2021. Continue reading Monthly Roundup: December 2021
We’re ready to put the final nails in this year with our annual tradition of very scientifically and democratically sorting through
each and every song sent our way and assembling them into our list of The Best Music of 2021.
We understand that no one will be entirely happy with any of these decisions, but the staff have only just barely escaped the process with their lives still intact, which is still more than we can hope for in 2022. Please, go easy on them and enjoy this list with the spirit in which it was intended. Continue reading The Best Music of 2021
Not even during the darkest moments of 2020 did we ever throw our hands up and exclaim “Damnit, get me some puppets! It’s the only way we can report the news without inflicting further trauma.” This year came a little closer. 2021 meant more cancellations, re-schedulings, and re-cancellations — all while regularly putting more stuff up our noses than some nostrils will ever see during peak festival season.
2021 was not for the faint of heart, but it wasn’t without its shining moments. Here are all of our top stories from this past year.
Boy, it’s been forever since The Nerdz tore up the stage back in 2007. For Peter MacDonald, who goes professionally by the diminutive moniker ‘Pete’, it was his first chance to play in a band—he was in the fifth grade—but not his first crack at performing. That’s something he’s been doing his whole life having grown up in the theatre. His parents, Peter MacDonald Sr. and Ronalda Hutton MacDonald operate a musical theatre production company. Since he was five years old, MacDonald has lived in the glow of stage lights. Continue reading Pete’s ‘Songs for Theo’ Just Gave Us the Perfect Soundtrack for Nap Time
I think it’s safe to say that if we took a peek at most people’s Christmas list this year, the desire to go back in time might be high on a lot of them. The uncertainty of the past year would almost certainly wane if we could only go back to the times before all of this madness, right?
Enter Piero Baiani and his debut album All You Desire. While he may not have a magic wand to wave at time travel or hypotheticals, what he does have is a solid rock and roll record that will take you back to a time long before rapid tests and gathering limits. Continue reading Piero Baiani’s ‘All You Desire’ Takes You Back to the ‘80s Without All the Fuss of Hairspray and High-Tops
