Fran's Top 10 Albums of 2016

What would a year end be without a year end list? This has become kind of a tradition here at My Music, My Concerts, My Life.  Although you have been hearing me ramble about my favorite music all year let's put it on paper and make it official.

Fran's Top 10 Songs of 2016 (So Far...)

Music discovery never seems to amaze me.  This blog has allowed me to hear and see many bands that I may have never discovered.  It is incredible how many of these bands I fell in love with and are now on this list.  I give you my Top 10 Songs of 2016 (So Far,,,)

Grammys, Tattoos, and Hair: An Interview with Rich Meyer of Highly Suspect

I heard Fran's voice on the other end of my cell phone saying, "This is a good thing, Steph!"  He had called me on a Wednesday night to tell me that I had an interview with the band Highly Suspect on Saturday night.  I had been binge listening to Highly Suspect for around a month, after a friend of mine turned me onto them.  You can read my review of their album here and the concert I attended here.

Concert Review: Highly Suspect @ Rock Bottom American Pub - Montgomery, AL 02/20/16

It isn't often that you get to see a band perform right on the cusp of breaking big.  In my case, this was the first time I've witnessed this phenomenon.  I not only got to see this wonderful spectacle of burgeoning fame as a member of the press but as a new fan.  Full disclosure, my objectivity may be a bit clouded but what a night in Montgomery, Alabama it was.

Album Review: Mister Asylum by Highly Suspect

My long time friend, Rho, has pretty excellent taste in music.  Sometimes our tastes don't coincide, sometimes they do, but we always seem to glean something from each other's lists.  She checked out my Top Songs of 2015 playlist and I was thrilled when she made one of her own.  That's how I first heard of the band Highly Suspect.