List: Music and Pop Culture | Curated by Dana DuBois

Jan 23, 2025
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Music and Pop Culture
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Three Imaginary Girls
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Dana DuBois
17 Songs About 17-Year-OldsI celebrate my child with music, as she teeters over “the edge of seventeen”
Jan 22
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Jan 22
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Three Imaginary Girls
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My Top Shows of 2024From Taylor to Tullycraft, most of my favorite memories of 2024 were musical ones — all 18 of them.
Jan 4
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Jan 4
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Bad Luck With Billie EilishTwo of the three of us finally saw her live. December 5, 2024 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.
Dec 23, 2024
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Dec 23, 2024
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When Your Former Rockstar Crush Is a #MenToo TypeAnd his response to allegations is to tour and blame his victims.
Oct 18, 2024
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Oct 18, 2024
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It Was Rare, I Was There: Taylor Swift in Munich, GermanyMy two teens and I traveled nearly 6,000 miles to see the Eras Tour. It was stressful, expensive, chaotic — and completely worth…
Aug 24, 2024
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Aug 24, 2024
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45 Years of Friendship Meets 25 Years of “69 Love Songs”I flew to San Francisco and met my best friend for the Magnetic Fields’ two-night show at the Curran Theater.
Jul 15, 2024
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Jul 15, 2024
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The Wonder in the WanderI had 11 hours with nothing to do in San Francisco. Nothing became everything.
May 13, 2024
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May 13, 2024
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I Saw a Secret R.E.M. Show Thanks to a Rockstar CrushAbout 500 of us were in the right place, at the right time — the Crocodile Cafe on October 23, 2001 — for the show of a lifetime.
Apr 18, 2024
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Apr 18, 2024
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Six Love Stories as Told Via “69 Love Songs” by the Magnetic FieldsSome of them are just transcendental. Some of them are really dumb.
Apr 26, 2024
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Apr 26, 2024
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Don’t Tell My Kids, But I Just Bought Us Tickets to See Taylor Swift in EuropeOne of the least practical — but most exciting — decisions I’ve made.
Apr 3, 2024
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Apr 3, 2024
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The Coolest New Band Out of Seattle: Meet mega cat!Record release party at the Sunset Tavern in Seattle, WA. March 2, 2024
Mar 9, 2024
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Mar 9, 2024
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Happy 71st Birthday to Robyn Hitchcock!Sometimes you meet your heroes and they’re gracious and amazing.
Mar 4, 2024
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Mar 4, 2024
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We Saw Death Cab for Cutie on the Cusp of International StardomHow surreal it was in 2003 to realize our hometown band had fans traveling across the ocean to see them.
Feb 22, 2024
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Feb 22, 2024
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Don’t Stop Believin’: My Musical Coming-of-Age Was a JourneyFrom Journey to R.E.M. to Mitski — how I evolved into a lifelong music fan and writer.
Feb 28, 2024
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Feb 28, 2024
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Song Crush: “Bend” by Middle Kids“Maybe you’ve gotta break me to see what I’m made of.”
Feb 14, 2024
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Feb 14, 2024
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Mitski Announces More North American Tour Dates — Presale Tickets on Sale Tomorrow!!!This is not a drill. Get thee registered for the presale!
Jan 21, 2024
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Jan 21, 2024
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A Year in Music and MemoirMusings on my top three musical moments of 2023
Dec 31, 2023
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Dec 31, 2023
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Running With the Devil at My First ConcertYes, my first concert was Van Halen. They set the bar extremely high.
Nov 11, 2023
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Nov 11, 2023
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Katy Perry Was the Perfect Gen Z First ConcertThis Gen X mama was happy to oblige.
Nov 17, 2023
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Nov 17, 2023
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Being a Mom Means Learning to Let Go — Even Into a Mosh PitMy babies and their first mosh pit adventures at Girl in Red.
Dec 7, 2023
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Dec 7, 2023
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