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Well, at least we’ve finally got Animal Crossing: New Horizons to pass the time. #animalcrossing #nintendoswitch #nintendo #animalcrossingnewhorizons https://www.instagram.com/p/B98GIE2lgy-/?igshid=aycqh33fqsr6

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Shellac at Lincoln Hall. #shellac #lincolnhall #chicago #livemusic (at Lincoln Hall) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9m1J0bFoso/?igshid=1pku4bgodz71g

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Próxima Parada // the bellow + the whale // Jacob On The Moon ya Cubby Bear 02.28.20. This was a super fun show with such lovely, kind, and extremely talented musicians! For me, I haven’t don’t a whole lot of mixing this month and have instead mostly focused on day-of-show responsibilities, but I ended up doing FOH for the opener, Jacob On The Moon, since I’m friends with their drummer and work with him at another venue. Wow, it felt so good to mix again! Such a good night, hope to have these bands back! @proximaparada_music @thebellowthewhale @jakedinneen #proximaparada #thebellowandthewhale #cubbybear #cubbybearchicago #livemusic #frontofhouse #livesound #audioengineer #audiolife #audio #frontofhouseengineer #soundengineer #productionmanager (at Cubby Bear Wrigleyville) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9JJKy8lIlA/?igshid=797hhe2p14fs

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Beach Bunny // Field Medic // niiice. at Metro tonight. What a solid show. Also, I’m an old man, I got no cardio for those pits anymore. #beachbunny #beachbunnymusic #fieldmedic #niiice #niiiceband #metrochicago #livemusic #pits #moshpits (at Metro Chicago) https://www.instagram.com/p/B85iXLpl9gI/?igshid=wr912585tnck

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Autumn Kings // Earth Radio // Earthgrazer at The Cubby Bear — 12/05/19. @cubbybearwrigley @autumnkingsband @earth_radio @earthgrazer_ #livemusic #livesound #productionmanager #monitorengineer #audio #audioengineer #autumnkings #autumnkingsband #earthradio #earthradioband #earthgrazer #sonya6000 (at Cubby Bear Wrigleyville) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5uQKNfFaKy/?igshid=15uehh6p3zebw

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Mike Mains & The Branches // Molehill // The Darling Suns // The Burst and Bloom at Cubby Bear tonight. @cubbybearwrigley #productionmanager #monitorengineer #livesoundengineer #audioengineer #livesound #livemusic #chicago #mikemainsandthebranches #molehill #thedarlingsuns #theburstandbloom (at Cubby Bear Wrigleyville) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5PTehvlGFl/?igshid=79hg2b1q4211

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Beach Bunny at Thalia Hall last night. What a killer show! They killed it on stage, and being a part of the crowd was a fun time! Glad I got to go and enjoy the show with good people all around! @beachbunnymusic @thaliahallchicago #livemusic #concert #beachbunny #thaliahall #chicago #halloween (at Thalia Hall) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4WCT9sF268/?igshid=1volap6a5zkdz

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Do you have any valuable feedback to offer? I believe their is a gap between artist and venue and all the points in between that can be better managed in order to ensure everyone is happy, respected, and a performance can run as smoothly as possible. Let’s help make performances better and build better relationships between artists and venues! #musicians #artists #audioengineers #lightingengineers #livesound #bands #venues #productionmanagers #venuehospitality #concertvenues #performers #diyshows #advice https://www.instagram.com/p/B4NU7PulTq7/?igshid=z22op4c3tp49

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Hollow Front // Villain of the Story // American Slang at The Cubby Bear - 10/24/19 #monitorengineer #audioengineer #audiolife #audio #livemusic #livesound #hollowfront #villainofthestory #americanslang @cubbybearwrigley (at Cubby Bear Wrigleyville) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4HvlhFlpHi/?igshid=8i1p84nr6jom

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Ran sound today for the Tom Garling Sextet and a wonderful night of jazz. These guys blew me away! They’re so talented, they lay down the groove, they play beautifully and with such gusto, they’re attentive to each other and balance well, and again, they’re playing is just outright phenomenal! An absolute pleasure to get to run sound for them and listen to them perform! #audioengineer #audiolife #audio #frontofhouse #frontofhouseengineer #foh #fohengineer #livesound #jazz #tomgarling #sextet #brass #monitors @heynonnyah (at HeyNonnyAH) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3JMHf9Fa0Y/?igshid=15xi5in0gw70z

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Frank let me run monitors at Lincoln Hall today for the opening band, Altopalo, and it was an absolute privilege! Got some SC48 experience and was able to grasp the workflow of the board, built up my monitor chops a bit, and it was a fun band to top it off! #monitorengineer #monitorworld #livesound #livesoundengineer #audio #audioengineer #audiolife #stagehand #altopalo #lincolnhall #lincolnhallchicago @altopalomusic @lh_schubas (at Lincoln Hall) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Gj8-PFOT3/?igshid=4v471ed3tpmg

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Day 1 of Intz-A-Palooza, with Midcoast // Whüzy // You Folk // Origami Button. Sick show, sick bands, @c13intz is the man for throwing a banger of a show! #intzapalooza #diymusic #sidestreetstudioarts #mountainkingmusiccollective #mkmc #audioengineer #audio #elginillinois #livemusic #midcoast #midcoastband #origamibutton #youfolk #whuzy (at Side Street Studio Arts) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2-1L9mFhqs/?igshid=wll2hyi3sqxz

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Yo, what’s up music-loving people! Here’s a new playlist; let’s talk about a couple songs. First, Shalfi just dropped his EP this past Monday. I’ve been following Shalfi for a while now on social media, and his guitar-playing absolutely floors me. The fact that he JUST DROPPED HIS EP IS HIGH ALERT NEWS. Go check the full Shalfi EP, titled “The Redlands,” right now if you haven’t already! What a gifted musician, you’re all in for a treat. This Incubus song, “Echo” is seriously right up my alley. It reminds me of TTNG’s “Forever and Always” (which is featured in playlist 24), which is from the bands first demo released way back in 2003. It’s beautiful, soothing, pleasing, enticing, and just draws me in. Overall, it’s a very pretty song, and I love the atmosphere and aesthetic. I realize this is the first time I’ve put a Via Luna song on a playlist, but this is a band I’ve truly enjoyed listening to for a good while now. Their music is absolutely incredible. You know how some bands or artists just seem to resonate on a different level with you? For me, Via Luna is one of those bands. I’ve listened intently and with much focus and decisiveness that their music just jives completely in my brains my heart, my body. Every song does something for me, but alas, I will only include one, that being the absolute banger “Ness Knows Best.” As always, the link to this week’s playlist has been updated in my bio. Track list: Amaterasu - Shalfi Echo - Incubus After Dark - ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION Ness Knows Best - Via Luna Alas, We Found Ourselves - halfsleep Rock & Roll Queen - The Subways Ride - The Vines LUCIFER - SHINee A Faint Illusion - Tides of Man henna tattoo - Field Medic Enjoy the music! #theweekwithsaqeef #shalfi #shalfiedu #incubus #incubusofficial #asiankungfugeneration #vialuna #halfsleep#halfasleepband #thesubways #thevines #shinee #tidesofman #fieldmedic #neosoul #guitar #alternativerock #indierock #mathrock #garagerock #punkrock #kpop #boyband #posthardcore #progressiverock #lofi #folk #freakfolk #music #playlist https://www.instagram.com/p/B23F4QtFpKW/?igshid=y2q7l818dkm8

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The Urge at The Cubby Bear. Ran monitors for their set; the crowd was wild for them! @cubbybearwrigley #livesound #audio #audioengineer #audiolife #monitors #monitorengineer #music #livemusic #nationalbands (at Cubby Bear Wrigleyville) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2qQyU5ljP7/?igshid=eio1eqej03t0

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Week 26, the playlists keep churning out! A fun week of live music last week, working shows and seeing tons of cool bands perform live last week! I even got to see Slaughter Beach, Dog, a band I was super excited to see! This week’s featured song is “The Bridge” by Meadow Mountain, their newest single, which is the first song they’ve recorded together since my dear friend, Sam Armstrong-Zickefoose (@banjosamjo), joined them as their banjo player! I have been waiting for some new recordings from Meadow Mountain, and I’m excited things are in the works! The track is killer, as are all of Meadow Mountain’s music, but give it a listen! And don’t forget the rest of playlist as well! I hope you’ll each find something you like! Track list: The Bridge - Meadow Mountain Nightingale - The Reign of Kindo Heart Attack - Slaughter Beach, Dog Voh - Prateek Kuhad Raft Easily - Rooftops Get Along - Joy Kills Sorrow Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39 - Frédéric Chopin, Philippe Entremont Untrain My Heart - Wyatt Waddell, R E D Atlas - Battles Stella - Cereus Bright Enjoy the music! #theweekwithsaqeef #meadowmountain #thereignofkindo #slaughterbeachdog #prateekkuhad #rooftopsband #joykillssorrow #fredericchopin #chopin #philippeentremont #wyattwaddell #battles #battlestheband #cereusbright #bluegrass #acoustic #progressiverock #indierock #jazzrock #indie #folkrock #folk #singersongwriter #indiefolk #mathrock #indiepop #scherzo #piano #romanticeramusic #soul #randb #music #playlist https://www.instagram.com/p/B2k9SIDFmLN/?igshid=1p7b8zdh6imdm

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Slaughter Beach, Dog at soundcheck. So excited to see them play tonight at Lincoln Hall! 🤩 @lh_schubas @slaughterbeachdog #lincolnhall #lincolnhallchicago #slaughterbeachdog #livemusic #music #livesound #stagehand #audio (at Lincoln Hall) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2XyZdaluri/?igshid=ggp07ncp75ud

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Martin came up to me yesterday while he was sleepy and licked my leg for a bit before laying his head down on me and taking a nap. I love this boy so much and am thankful to have him and Melody, my other cat and his sister, as a part of my life. #aboyandhiscat #cats #catlove #catdad https://www.instagram.com/p/B2Vn__sFGlt/?igshid=1a3dvtwav57zf