Remembering the Encores

As anyone who has ever lived with me (or studied with me)  (or taken a car trip with me) (or talked to me, really), I have a tendency to get really, really fixated on a thing and...beat it to death? From time to time, I'll be sharing my musical obsession of the week.  The only qualification will be that I have to have listened to it more than 30 times in the last seven days. This week's song of the week?  'Find My Way' by the Gabe Dixon Band.  I "discovered" Gabe Dixon via a Pandora station playing the song 'And the World Turned'.  I've purchased and listened to a couple of their albums but this week, this song is really hitting the spot. Enjoy!

Who: moe. When: October 12, 2006 Where: Town Ballroom/ Buffalo, NY With: myself Of Note: The October Surprise moe. was playing two nights Town Ballroom in October 2006, Thursday & Friday the 12 & 13. This was my first fall after grad school and I was getting into the swing of "grown up" life. I was really excited that moe. was coming to town and bought tickets for both nights. Because I didn't know anyone that wanted to go, I just bought tickets for myself. I'm pretty sure that's the first time I'd done that - bought tickets to something just for me. I was apparently feeling all kinds of sassy and independent. Anyway, as anyone who lived in Buffalo at the time knows, that afternoon it started snowing. I remember coming in from lunch and talking about it with my then new co-workers. Mark said, "There is no way this is going to stick; it's just a flurry." When I got home, it was still snowing and definitely stickin

Who: the Sheepdogs with Monster Truck and Young Rivals When: December 11, 2011 Where: Lee's Palace/ Toronto, ON With: Hillary Of Note: "I just want to give up my life and go on tour!" Okay. So. The Sheepdogs. I love the Sheepdogs so much that I can't even really talk about it. They appeared on an episode of Project Runway, where the designers had to design looks for the members of the band. Instead of the traditional fashion show, the band played a mini concert to showcase the outfits. While they were playing, I turned to Steph and said, "Man, they're really good. I would totally listen to that." I went on to read about them and the the Rolling Stone contest (which is an awesome story), and bought their 'Learn & Burn' album which has ended up as one of my top 5 most played albums of 2011. (Side note: As a marketer, I really questioned their Project Runway appearance. As gritty, bearded, old school rockers, it seemed li