Category Archives: music is life

.@ayahmusic & friends on the business of indie music

i know it’s been mad dusty ’round here. blame the hellacious school year i’ve had. i’ve got a backlog of concert pics & footage stretching as far back as september ’12 that i hope to get posted in (relatively) short … Continue reading

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.@JeromeHolloway + @RobertGlasper x @HOBChicago = AWESOME

once upon a time, i won some concert tickets. i had forgotten that i entered the contest, so i was über excited to see the email notification from @Do312 just before i bought my tickets. “what tickets,” you ask? or … Continue reading

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a weekend with @kindredthefam @kindredthewife & @zzaje in #chicago

hey, boos, hey! gather ’round, it’s storytime. so as i said before, i have folks who play for kindred the family soul. this generally bodes well for my life of  poverty (currently induced by grad school).* but even aside from … Continue reading

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#animemidwest with @megaran & @dn30001

i love my music fam, i really do. what’s even better is watching as my fam’s hard work pays off. today: random aka megaran. (note: everybody in this post is part of the same fam: RHAM nation. check ’em out.) gather ’round … Continue reading

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step one: i’m an addict

hi, my name is amanda michelle & i’m a music addict. at first i thought it was just a ‘thing’. y’know, i always have to have music playing, no matter what i’m doing. i’m that chick who gets mad that … Continue reading

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#MusicIsLife: @Zo3hree5ive & @Syberspace at @TheShrineChi in #Chicago

so almost two five months ago now, i went to see two members of the foreign exchange fam: zo! & sy smith. the show was amazing, as one would expect from these two (and it was FREE!) they performed a mix of … Continue reading

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glad to be born during #blackmusicmonth

welcome to the inaugural post on musings of a gemini! i turned 31 at 9:51am (savannah time), so i thought it only fitting to launch on this day. you’re welcome!* i don’t have anything really deep to say here, but … Continue reading

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Recap of FELA! & The Purple One at Madison Square Garden

so i got to see prince at madison square garden. it was only my 2nd time ever seeing him (my first was the musicology tour).  as usual, he put on an amazing show!  i tweeted it… or so i thought. … Continue reading

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