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Simply having a wonderful almost Christmastime

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What's your passion?

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Experiencing live music for the first time in almost two years...

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This month’s playlist features songs from Royal Headache, Car Seat Headrest, The Bronx, Lorde, Palehound, and much more.

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Summer is halfway over and so is 2021. I can't believe it's moving so fast even though Ali and I have still been hunkering down like we were in 2020. We did have some glimpses of "normalcy" this month. We saw a couple of

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Summertime is officially here, vaccines are up (but not by enough) and things are returning to "normal" whether we want them to or not - whether we're ready or not. Ali and I have been out to see a couple of movies, ate dinner at actual

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This time of year is one of my favorite times of the year, the weather is nice - not too cold and it's just before it gets too hot outside. One of the benefits of living in Texas is that the weather warms up earlier in the spring,

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April was a hell of a month for the Rastiello's. First off, we started the month fully vaccinated. We celebrated with family in Houston and it felt so good to see our Texas niece and nephews. They were so happy to see and hug us - it was

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While prepping for this month's newsletter I had the horrifying realization that the formative albums of my adolescence will start hitting 30 years old in rapid succession over the next few years. Some of the first big albums for me that turn 30 in 2021 are: * Ten by

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What a long year February was. Woof. It started out normally, as normal as can be that is, and then Texas was hit with a freak storm that led to a week of power and water outages for a lot of the state, including many of our friends and family.

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Every January brings new changes - or at least the promise of them. New Year's resolutions, promises all in the name of trying to better yourself. But, resolutions don't need to be about correcting behavior - stop smoking or drinking, lose weight, etc. A few years

Downbeat.fm Vol. 1 Track 12 (December 2020)

December's playlist and newsletter bring two monumental things to a close: 1. This hugely shittastic year. 2. The conclusion of the first year of Downbeat.fm. I don't want to dwell on the first point, because we all know what has happened. What I will say