What a week. An enormous hurricane darkened the doors of millions on the East Coast, leaving countless people without power, or worse, without homes. Tragically, some even lost their lives. Although Sandy touched down in New Jersey, it seems that New York City was hit the hardest, resulting in historic closings of public transportation, streets, schools, and even the New York Stock Exchange. Both businesses and residents are now struggling to recover, trying to get back some shred of normalcy after taking such an immense hit.In honor of John Lennon's birthday, we are re-posting this article. He would have been 72 today. Thank you, John, for your outstanding music, and your eternal messages of peace and love. Your candle burned out long before your legend ever did.
Originally posted December 1st, 2011
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Today is a very bittersweet day. On the one hand, it's the anniversary of the largest terrorist attack the United States has ever seen, but, on the other hand, it's also the day that the Dave Matthews Band released their 8th studio album. It seems somewhat inappropriate to even include those two events in the same sentence, as if the release of a new record could have the same magnitude as the horrific loss of lives on September 11th, 2001. And still, in a very respectful way, this is exactly what I am saying. That music is that powerful.
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August 19th marked the anniversary of an enormous loss. That was the day the world lost one of the greatest horn players of all time. LeRoi Holloway Moore was a founding member of the Dave Matthews Band, and his legacy will never be forgotten. It's hard to believe it's been four years since he gave up his ghost. The contributions that LeRoi offered to DMB are innumerable, but one thing that Dave said of LeRoi has always stuck out in my mind. That is that LeRoi believed that music must be honest. If nothing else, the musicians must always strive to tell the truth through the chords, lyrics, and rhythmic beats that make up their collective voice.
This summer has been crazy busy. Between swimming, writing, working on extra projects, being a Mom, and complaining about Republicans, I've barely had a moment to myself. That's why, I'm chagrined to admit, I only got a chance to listen to the Dave Matthews Band's Warehouse 8 CD yesterday. I have so much DMB on my ipod, that I mistakenly thought that I could stand to wait a little while before giving the new tracks a whirl. But before I knew it, a little while turned into a few months, which is pretty hilarious, considering how I checked the mailbox as if I was waiting on an acceptance letter to Harvard beforehand.