Wear the Damn Earplugs
Texas clubs, sheds, and arenas will cook an unprotected ear. Concert plugs cut the damage and leave the mix standing.
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The Camera They Will Let You Bring In
A photo pass is a different night. For a general-admission ticket, the camera that gets through is the one that does not come apart.
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I Hope a Love Like This Never Finds Me.
I had a great time with Obsession. I also spent the whole back half going please do not let anybody love me like that.
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Stop Calling It a Throwback
Juvenile in San Antonio. Mary J. Blige at Moody Center. Nobody in those rooms was visiting the past.
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The Pregame Is the Night
The set is two hours. A pregame that turns the ticket into a rumor is a wasted night. Eat. Water. Leave for the door with time to spare.
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Church to Club and Back
Choir on Sunday. Somebody’s cousin DJing on Saturday. Texas rooms have been bilingual. The contradiction is pretending anyone has to pick.
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Afroman at Echo Lounge, Dallas
Quentin Moore and Jo La Fo opened. Then the flag fit, the jeweled cup, and Because I Got High. Echo Lounge got the bit.
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The Afters Problem
Most Texas rooms empty at 11. House lights are not a closing time. They are a transfer. Know the next room before the encore.
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