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In defense of Nancy?

I know she was flirting with Steve, looking at him lecherously, ogling his body, feeling that sexual tension, you name it, but… She mentioned to Robin that she felt like Jonathan was pulling away from her (which he wanted to because he mentioned to Argyle that he was thinking of “slo-mo break up with Nancy” so it was working) and she didn’t know if he met someone there.

Nancy should’ve felt excluded, insecure and needy, I believe. Mostly because she tends to adhere and attach herself to someone when these traumatic events happen, and she usually does that with Jonathan. In this case, she had more people to pull from but Steve happened to be someone she dated, the guy she lost her virginity with, so there will always be a sort of connection, even if unwanted, between them.

Jonathan and Nancy were dealing with a long-distance relationship and this was the 80’s. I guess they can send letters and call each other, although the latter may be more expensive, and therefore, short-lived.

I don’t condone the way it seemed like Nancy forgot about Jonathan (for a few days) while everything happened with Vecna and Hawkins, but I do understand, to a certain degree, why she must have acted that way, besides the obvious.

We villainize Nancy a lot, but I feel like people can understand other character’s reasons for what they do and defend them (Mike, El, Henry, Brenner) but I don’t see that same energy with Nancy…

This is a fictional character, yes, but I feel like we should consider her a bit more, even if the circumstances made us mad.

Jut blame The Duffers, lol.

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The Hill - Get In Line

“Get In Line” is a debut full-length album by The Hill, a solo project of Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter Jon Kowit, also known for being a former record store employee at Main Street Music and former Ascend Records owner. After recording a debut single with a longtime friend and a renowned Philly musician Mike “Slo-Mo” Brenner, The Hill decided to record eleven more songs for his debut.…

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The Hill: Crafting Musical Magic with "Get In Line" In the dizzying spin of folk strings and Americana spirit, "Get In Line" emerges like a coyote howl under an indigo sky - haunting yet familiar. The Hill's debut prances through history's backwoods with Jon Kowit as its bard, strumming not just instruments but heartstrings in one fell swoop. This unlikely collaboration between Kowit and Mike “Slo-Mo” Brenner is less a handshake and more a secret pact sealed within smoky vocals that resonate deep into the chest cavity. https://open.spotify.com/album/28xEV0fSN95jOA1xp1h8hp?si=NEcnHWVbSA-G2EDcBRrSEA Diving headfirst into this album is akin to thumbing through a worn journal; each track offers winks to self-reflection, life’s quandaries, twined relationships and inner yearnings so often echoed in alleyways of our own minds. With sounds as sincere as an old front porch chat, it feels both raw cut from burlap sackcloth and silky smooth like whiskey on ice – oh what harmonious dissonance! [caption id="attachment_54778" align="alignnone" width="2000"] Credit: Neil Kohl[/caption] Though fresh-faced as The Hill might be, do not let their novice exterior fool you — there’s decades of soulful penning at work here by composer Kowit. Crisp production courtesy of childhood buddy Brenner ensures no note goes unpolished nor any subtlety missed in this pensive odyssey enriched with allegorical lyricism. Defying all norms for modern releases - available digitally for technophiles or etched into vinyl grooves for traditionalists via Forty4 Music — "Get In Line" stands firmly rooted in tradition while peering curiously at the horizon of folksy futures. Who knew confusion could dance so eloquently on musical notes? Follow The Hill on Website, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram.

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Get In Line, The Debut Album From The Hill, Set For April 02 Release

Americana and modern Folk singer-songwriter project The Hill founded by Jon Kowit announces the release of their debut album, Get In Line, due out April 02 digitally by Forty4 Music . The album’s first teaser single “Dent” and its accompanying lyric video will become available on March 21. The songs written by Jon Kowit, a former indie record store (Main Street Music) employee and indie label owner (Ascend Records) were written over decades, but had never been shared or performed. Then came a fortuitous set of circumstances in 2023 that reconnected Kowit with  established Philadelphian musician and producer Mike “Slo-Mo” Brenner, who has now brought Kowit’s songs to recorded perfection. ”While I managed to stay close to the music I loved, I also was quietly writing my own songs, but never felt comfortable with sharing them,” Kowit explained. “When I reconnected with Mike, who I knew when I was 10 years old and later became a fan of, I just wanted him to hear the song ‘Dent’ and hoped he’d help me realize it. Then, we kept going and recorded 11 more.” With a firm love of music, art and poetry intact, Kowit is now ready to expose his somewhat stealth-like singer-songwriter persona to the world. Get In Line delivers a thoughtful and poetic journey into Kowit’s personal interpretations on life, relationships and inner yearnings. Brenner, a multi-instrumentalist and producer thoughtfully weaves the sounds of a pedal steel guitar, keys and violin into the song’s composure to give the project a predominantly Folksy and Americana vibe. “As a self-taught musician who only plays by ear, working with Mike, who’s a true craftsman, was daunting at first,” Kowit continued. “But, after a couple of sessions, the songs just flowed and Mike was able to bring in the best veteran contributors to round out the sound of The Hill. Everyone embraced the vibe right away and the songs just landed; I’m truly proud of the result.” Get In Line Track Listing: - “Dent” - “Get In Line” - “Make a Find” - “Set That Aside” - “Making Angels” - “Setting Sun” (featuring Meaghan Kyle) - “Let Myself Fall” - “Not Trying” - “More Than You” - “Wait So Long” - “Wake Up Call” - “Driving” Album name: Get In Line Audio release date: April 02, 2024 Songwriter: Jonathan Kowit Audio producer: Mike “Slo-Mo” Brenner at Slo-Mo Central Pre-Save/Buy/Stream: Radio/Media/Industry: PlayMPE profile About The Hill: The Hill is an Americana style music project founded upon the songs of Jon Kowit, a former record store employee of the popular Main Street Music in Manayunk, Pennsylvania, a borough of his hometown of Philadelphia. Jon also is a former indie record label owner of Brooklyn’s Ascend Records, where he worked with such artists as James Maddock, Jason Karaban and Grand. With a firm love of music, art and poetry intact, he’s now ready to expose his somewhat stealthlike singer-songwriter persona, with a new album of self-written songs entitled Get In Line, that is being readied for an official release independently on April 02, 2024. Jon has quietly written songs for several decades, but has never played them for anyone, other than his four-legged companions. A multi-instrumentalist, Jon learned to play guitar and piano by ear, and knew his methods were a bit unorthodox. For that reason alone, he was never comfortable with sharing his music, until now. This unlikely album comes after an improbable collaboration with Mike “Slo-Mo” Brenner, who produced the album and plays several instruments on every track. The two were close friends at age 10, and reconnected by chance decades later as Jon sought a collaborator for his songs. This comes after Jon wrapped up a career that included stints in New York, London, Sydney and Montreal. Always, it was the creative parts of his roles at Audible, Amazon, and other professional endeavors which drove his progress. Weekends have typically been spent writing, painting and listening to his vast music collection. A love for the great songwriters like Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, Jules Shear, Lucinda Williams, and Radney Foster have laid the foundation for many of Jon’s songs, but it was the unique collaboration with his childhood friend that produced the debut album, Get In Line. # # # Read the full article

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Get In Line, The Debut Album From The Hill, Set For April 02 Release

Americana and modern Folk singer-songwriter project The Hill founded by Jon Kowit announces the release of their debut album, Get In Line, due out April 02 digitally by Forty4 Music . The album’s first teaser single “Dent'' and its accompanying lyric video will become available on March 21. The songs written by Jon Kowit, a former indie record store (Main Street Music) employee and indie label owner (Ascend Records) were written over decades, but had never been shared or performed. Then came a fortuitous set of circumstances in 2023 that reconnected Kowit with  established Philadelphian musician and producer Mike “Slo-Mo'' Brenner, who has now brought Kowit’s songs to recorded perfection.  ”While I managed to stay close to the music I loved, I also was quietly writing my own songs, but never felt comfortable with sharing them,” Kowit explained. “When I reconnected with Mike, who I knew when I was 10 years old and later became a fan of, I just wanted him to hear the song ‘Dent’ and hoped he’d help me realize it. Then, we kept going and recorded 11 more.” With a firm love of music, art and poetry intact, Kowit is now ready to expose his somewhat stealth-like singer-songwriter persona to the world. Get In Line delivers a thoughtful and poetic journey into Kowit’s personal interpretations on life, relationships and inner yearnings. Read the full article

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REVIEW: Indigo De Souza "All of This Will End"

REVIEW: Indigo De Souza "All of This Will End" @IndigoDeSouza @saddlecreek @hellomerch @americanaandy #listenbetter #americanahighways #newmusic2023 #allofthiswillend

Indigo de Souza – All of This Will End Pedal steel has been all over indie music in the past year or so, and it’s a glorious development. Indie dad rockers The War on Drugs have always made room for steely guitar sounds, but last year’s ILYSM from Wild Pink balanced John Ross’ devastating songs about his cancer diagnosis with subtle steel work from Mike “Slo-Mo” Brenner. And Wednesday burst…

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Live Picks: 8/16

Ashley McBryde; Photo by Daniel Meigs

BY JORDAN MAINZER

Apple stores, Pritzker’s playground, the Madison Square Garden Chicago Theatre, and the brand spankin’ new Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom!

Ashley McBryde, Apple Michigan Avenue

As part of Apple’s Up Next series, country singer-songwriter Ashley McBryde will perform at the Michigan Avenue store followed by a Q&A. Her debut album Girl Going Nowhere, led by its tender title and opening track and lovelorn dive bar singalong “A Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega”, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Album this year. The minimalism of her arrangements and weary voice should make for a great performance in a more intimate setting.

Trash Talk, Aragon

Sacramento hardcore band Trash Talk is, thankfully, touring again. While they haven’t released any new music since 2016 EP Tangle, and they’ll have a shorter set due to the massive bill on the tour, their songs are short bursts of extreme energy. Hopefully they play some Eyes & Nines stuff!

New Orleans rap duo $uicideboy$ headline. L.A. hyphy group Shoreline Mafia, NYC hip hop group City Morgue, Atlanta rapper Germ, and Missoula rapper Shakewell also open.

Wild Pink; Photo by Hayden Sitomer

Ryley Walker & Wild Pink, Hungry Brain

He’s finally playing older songs again! Word on the street is that Raw Dog Ryley is bending classics like “Primrose Green”, “Summer Dress”, “The Halfwit in Me”, and “The Roundabout” to extended jams and arty breakdowns to fit along tracks from Deafman Glance. The now NYC-based prolific guitar master has no officially announced records this year, though he and local jazz drummer Charles Rumback signed to Thrill Jockey for a record that’s supposedly coming out this fall, and Walker’s curating the next Tompkins Square Imaginational Anthem volume, coming out next month.

When we interviewed Wild Pink’s John Ross last year, he mentioned he was already working on the follow-up to breakout Yolk in the Fur. In the meantime, check out 5 Songs, the EP they released earlier this year consisting of 3 remixes of Yolk songs and 2 unreleased tracks from the same sessions. “There Is A Ledger” is given a clattering tropical rhythm by Shy Layers, the project of Atlanta electronic musician JD Walsh. Dondadi, the ambient project of sometimes Wild Pink member Connor Hanwick, turns “Love Is Better” into an unrecognizable collage of chopped noise. Ross himself takes on “All Some Frenchman’s Joke”, using his Eerie Gaits moniker/ambient guitar project to expand upon the original’s awakening timbre. However, the two you’re more likely to hear tonight are the proper Wild Pink songs on there: “Coaches Who Cry” and “How’s The Tap Here”. The former sees Ross looking back to growing up in a small town with a sense of community; the driving acoustic guitar and eventual climactic synthesizer-and-fuzz dream pop nail the sense of melancholy inherent in Ross’s nostalgia. The latter is about Ross’s relationships with a person, and the purity of his relationship with his dog; musically, it would have fit on Yolk, sounding a lot like the progression of “Lake Eerie”.

The two are also playing Park Grill in Millennium Park earlier in the day, starting at 4:30 P.M.

Ali Wong, Chicago Theatre

Comedian Ali Wong, who got her chops writing but has become a star thanks to two hilarious Netflix specials, a starring role in romantic comedy Always Be My Maybe, and a titular voice role in Tuca & Bertie, brings her Milk & Money Tour to the Chicago Theatre tonight and tomorrow.

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Screen capture from tonight's show! Mike "SLO-MO" Brenner, Hoagy Wing on #percussion and @minamoonchild (Mina Santiago) #bellydancer #bellydance #concert #livemusic #livestream #acoustic #producer #philly #philadelphia #doylestown #musicians (at Hopetown Sound)

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Space Cowboy

Space Cowboy by Daniel Ayers

Space Cowboy is Daniel's second studio album.  

Artwork by Will Osborne. 

Daniel Ayers - Guitar, Lead Vocals. William O'Brien - Drums, Electric Bass. Bill Sphar - Doghouse Bass (King of Hearts). Joseph Lombard - Banjo. Ethan Power - Dobro, Lap Steel. Mike "Slo-Mo" Brenner - Pedal Steel, Lap Steel. Shannon Barter - Backup Vocals.

Buy Now on Bandcamp

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Provisions: Mike "Slo-Mo" Brenner - Tripti

Tripti by Mike 'Slo-Mo' Brenner

Tripti means "satisfaction" in Hindi. It's also the name of the new album by Philly guitarist Mike "Slo-Mo" Brenner, who harnessed the power of Kickstarter to fund a trip to India and study with Indian slide guitar master Debashish Bhattacharya. The intoxicating and colorful tracks found here are the result of his studies. A few were recorded while in India and feature some of the talented people he met on his trip. Others were recorded back in Philly with a group of old friends and collaborators.

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A concert preview I did for the Philadelphia-based band John Train featuring an interview with slide-guitarist Mike “Slo-Mo” Brenner.

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Mike "SLO-MO" Brenner playing the #chaturangui #indianmusic #concert #livemusic #livestream #producer #musicproduction #musicians #musicphotography #acoustic #slide #philly #philadelphia #phillymusic (at Hopetown Sound)

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Mike "SLO-MO" Brenner playing the chaturangui. #musicians #doylestown #philadelphia #philly #acoustic #concert #livemusic #livestream #producer #indianmusic (at Hopetown Sound)

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#stage set for Mike "SLO-MO" Brenner. #livestream at 7pm EST. https://www.facebook.com/hopetownsound #philadelphia #philly #musicians #concert #indian #bellydance #producer #recording #recordingstudio #doylestown (at Hopetown Sound)

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Mike 'Slo-Mo' Brenner performing Tripti, traditional #indianmusic - Live on Facebook Saturday April 15, 7pm Tune in to: https://www.facebook.com/hopetown sound for the livestream #livemusic #live #livestream #concert #recordingstudio #producer #philadelphia #philly #doylestown #recording #lapsteel (at Hopetown Sound)