
Phantogram. Ogden Theatre. 04.15.14
Thoughts are fleeting. The rich narrative that builds in my head during any given show is usually gone within 24 hours. Like spring snow melting down to nothing more than wet spots
Thoughts are fleeting. The rich narrative that builds in my head during any given show is usually gone within 24 hours. Like spring snow melting down to nothing more than wet spots
It was a Sunday night and I was standing on a chair in a bookstore. A quick scan through the shelves below me provided my bearings as somewhere between the
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Some shows just scream to be written about. By the end of the night the narrative already exists. When I sit down in front of the computer the next day,
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