Music

I've been on a mission the past few months. In February 2025 I finally got fed up with how the Spotify* algorithm was deciding to show me new music and have taken it upon myself to better curate my account. I listened to every song I clicked like on, decided if I still liked it, and put every artist and band that I liked into a spreadsheet. I'm now working through those artist's catalogs.

Since I'm already doing the work for fun, might as well share it here.

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Hit up my guestbook with music recommendations!

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100 gecs
"Hey, you little piss baby" is an objectively hilarious way to start a song.

3OH!3 (6/14/26)
Saying that I like 3OH!3 feels like a stretch, but they are fun in small doses and I'm happy that I saw them live.

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Against Me! ♥

Alanis Morissette

Alessia Cara

All Time Low ♥ (5/24/25, 9/2/25, 11/22/25, 11/23/25)
I saw ATL at Boston Calling in 2025 and it altered my brain chemistry. I went from being a Dear Maria/Weightless/Monsters girlie to a superfan over the span of that set, man.
Blog about the November 2025 shows: here.

American Hi-Fi (6/14/26)
Another Warped set.

Andrew W.K. (7/22/2010, 3/28/2012)

Jump scare of me hungover in 2010 at Warped Tour.

Ashnikko

Avril Lavigne (5/24/25)

I get the impression that she would rather be anywhere on earth other than on stage, but Let Go had a chokehold on me in middle school.

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Bad Cop/Bad Cop

Bad Religion

Bastille
We need to talk about his cover of City High's "What Would You Do" because my conflicted feelings on that are why he doesn't get a heart.

Bayside (6/13/26)
Write up of my Warped DC experience seeing them here.

Beauty School Dropout (6/13/26)

Warped blog here.


Boston Manor (6/14/26)

I saw them at Warped and wrote about it here.


Bryce Vine
I was into his first two albums and was looking forward to seeing his set at Warped but...I'm over him. The new pop punk album feels like a soulless money-grab genre shift and now he's posting political apathy and trolling people in his instagram comments. I don't believe that this is a "cancelable" offense but I do believe that my music spreadsheet and the Warped lineup are too full for me to pay any more attention to what he has to say.

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Caskets (6/14/26)
I saw them at Warped but think it was an off day. We need a do-over.


Chloe Moriondo ♥ (11/20/25)
Blog about the show I went to: here

Coheed and Cambria (6/14/26)

Does anyone have, like, a powerpoint to get me into the lore?
Saw them at Warped.

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Doechii

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Echosmith
Their live album is so good!

Etta James

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Faith Hill
Are you sleeping on 90s country? Because you shouldn't.

Fame on Fire

Florence + The Machine ♥ (4/20/2026)

A flawless witch angel.

Blog about the show that I went to: here.

Freddie Mercury ♥

Four Year Strong (11/22/2025)
They put on a good show and it was really fun to watch the pit and crowd surfing from my seat in the balcony, they just aren't my thing.
Blog about the show that I went to: here.

fun.

Some Nights is a no-skip album for me and I will hear no Jack Antonoff slander.

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Girlfriends (6/13/26)

I refuse to take a man with an apple logo tattoo seriously but my husband wanted to see them so we did. Blog here.

Glassjaw

Grandson (6/14/26)

My husband likes him so we saw him at Warped.


GWAR (6/13/26)

GWAR fucking rules and we don't deserve them. Blog about seeing them at Warped here.

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Halsey
I genuinely like their music but have relegated them to secondhand vinyl-only after their NFT foray and signing on to play Riyadh.

Hawthorne Heights (6/13/26)
I mean, does it count as seeing them if I only stayed for two songs? I'm counting it. Warped write up is here.

Hayley Williams ♥ (4/4/2026)
I won the ticket war for her Ego Death tour! I'm not sure how I managed, either. It was fine, which makes it sound like I do not think this album was a masterpiece. I do. Blog here.

I will forever love that she went on Jimmy Fallon after he said he wasn't going to make his show political and played the most political song she's ever written.

Hoobastank (6/14/26)
Hoobstank won me back over at Warped.

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Icona Pop (12/8/2012)

Imogen Heap

Initiate

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Janelle Monae

Jason Mraz ♥ (7/6/2024, 6/5/2026)

Blog about the second show that I went to: here


Jhariah (11/20/25)
Blog about the show I went to: here

Jimmy Eat World ♥ (6/14/26)

I'm bobbing my head to this live performance while I update the site today:

I had the honor of experiencing a full playthrough of Bleed American at Warped.


Julien Baker

My first exposure to Julien Baker was This Song Exploder episode.


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Kacey Musgraves

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Lady Gaga

Lights ♥ (6/3/2025, 3/10/2026)

My favorite singer for over a decade. Name someone else who has a concept album based on a comic book that they wrote and drew and colored themselves. (No really, tell me if there is more!)

Blog post for my second Lights concert here.


Linkin Park
A corner of my brain will always be dedicated to Meteora. I gave myself some space to decide if I thought the Emily backlash was warranted or misogyny and unfortunately went with warranted. Hunting for that secondhand Meteora vinyl.

Lorde

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Marina and the Diamonds (12/8/2012)

Mayday Parade (11/22/25, 11/23/25)

They sound better in person than they do their studio albums, which is wild. Unfortunately I think my time on antidepressants was too successful for me to get into them without the nostalgia factor.

I wish that man would wear shoes.

Blog about the shows that I went to: here.

Meet Me @ the Altar

Millington

Mirah ♥ (5/2/2026)

Blog about the show that I went to here.

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New Found Glory (6/14/26)

Was it even Warped tour if you didn't see NFG?

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Of Monsters And Men

Olivia Rodrigo ♥

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People R Ugly (6/13/26)
These guys are so much fun. Blog about my Warped experience is here.

Purity Ring

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Queen

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Ripe (7/6/2024)

Rise Against ♥ (6/13/26)

Blog about the show that I went to is here.

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Sabrina Carpenter

Softcult (3/10/2026)

I feel bad for not liking them.

Blog about the show that I went to here.


Sofia Isella (4/20/2026)

Just not my thing despite all parts of my personality suggesting she would be!

Blog about the show that I attended: here.

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Taking Back Sunday ♥ (6/13/26)

YOUR LIPSTICK, HIS COLLAR, DON'T BOTHER ANGEL. I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT GOES ON.
It wasn't a phase, etc. Blog about Warped is here.


Taylor Swift
I think TLOAS is one of the most blatant money-grubbing acts I have ever seen and that it is utterly devoid of artistry or thought. Aaron Dessen and Jack Antonoff can cook, though, so I have some vinyl I'm looking for.

The Academy Is...

The Dollyrots (6/14/26)
Blog about Warped here.

The Early November

The Home Team (6/13/26)

I don't know what songs I heard at Warped, but I'm slapping these guys on my list so I remember that I saw them and can check them out later. It seemed like fun over there. Blog here.


The Paradox (11/22/25)
I'm not a fan of their stage personalities. I thought they sounded fine, but the singer's guitar straight up came unplugged during a song and I couldn't tell the difference.
Blog about the show that I went to: here.

The Story So Far

The Used (6/13/26)

I thought the kids in middle school that were allowed to listen to The Used were the coolest, most hardcore kids. And then when I finally saw them live they had a four year old on stage with them. We all grew up. :'). Blog about Warped here.


Third Eye Blind (6/13/26)

I said it here, but I'll say it again: WHY WAS I ALLOWED TO SING ALONG TO SEMI-CHARMED LIFE AS A CHILD.


tiLLie

I will never stop feeling FOMO for not attending the Pep show in Boston where tiLLie opened for Lights. And Lights broke her foot. Not that I want my girl to break her foot, but it's a part of her lore now and I missed it! It was too close to covid for my comfort so I didn't buy tickets.

I also missed her at Warped DC because security took so long. One day.


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Vana

Vance Joy

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Water From Your Eyes (4/4/2026)
Opened for the always perfect Hayley Williams. I hated them. There's no nice way to say it.

Waterparks ♥ (11/20/25)
Blog about the show I went to: here

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Yellowcard (6/14/26)

I thought Yellowcard was so punk rock in middle school. They still hit.

I saw them at Warped.

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