Rob Larsen

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A Weekend in the City

The title reminds me of the Bloc Party album, which brought me to this live version of "I Still Remember"

and now you've seen it too. Funny how that works.

Some Photos from America Remixed- Celebrating the MFA's New Wing

Here are some photos from the party I went to Friday night to celebrate the opening of the new wing of the MFA. The new wing is bewildering. In a good way. I think I'll have to go back about 10 times before I really get the new lay of the land.

The party was fun. Here are some photos.


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Usually I Listen to the Economist Audio Edition When I'm At the Gym….

Today I listened to this like 9 times in a row:

I'll leave it to you to figure out my mood.

Have I mentioned I want to do a piece that looks like this song sounds? I do. Who with me?

Vampire Weekend

There's not much that will make me miss Mad Men. Going to see Vampire Weekend is one of them.

They're ridiculously good live, so if you're a fan and they're going to be in your town, you should really make the effort to check them out. The sound is great, looser but still faithful to the album vibe; the crowd is really into it; and they played pretty much everything they've ever written. Well worth the $25 (or whatever I paid) to see them.
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The Grays Are Still Gray (with a nod to Bell and Sebastian)

Title inspired by: