Wes Eichenwald
@wese.bsky.social
Writer and occasional singer, remarried widower, dad of two Gen Z-ers, unknown celebrity. I like music a bit too much.
On Threads: @pogoer512
I blog at weseichenwald.substack.com
On Threads: @pogoer512
I blog at weseichenwald.substack.com
New blog post: Possibly the last record review I'll ever write. It concerns an obscure album recorded in Boston in 1982.
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Billy’s Revue, and Remembrance of Scenes Past
Souvenir de la scène rock locale passée, Édition de Boston
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October 1, 2026 at 7:28 PM
New blog post: Possibly the last record review I'll ever write. It concerns an obscure album recorded in Boston in 1982.
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Yeah, Austin Public Library!!!😍
September 30, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Yeah, Austin Public Library!!!😍
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September 17, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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This little book, which I bought from Scholastic Book Services for 50 cents when I was 9, is one of my prized possessions. Written by a high school junior, it satirizes the hippie culture of the time with clarity and wit. Big influence on me.
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How to Be a Nonconformist: A fond remembrance
[Note: This is a revised and updated version of a post I originally made to a previous Wordpress blog on June 9, 2008]
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August 9, 2026 at 2:51 PM
This little book, which I bought from Scholastic Book Services for 50 cents when I was 9, is one of my prized possessions. Written by a high school junior, it satirizes the hippie culture of the time with clarity and wit. Big influence on me.
weseichenwald.substack.com/p/how-to-be-...
weseichenwald.substack.com/p/how-to-be-...
Here's a link to a blog post I wrote in February after the Lyres' second to last show ever, in Austin. It includes video of two songs I filmed there. The music lives on, at least. RIP, Jeff Conolly. You left quite a mark on our world.
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Don't Give It Up Now: The Lyres in Winter
Current status: Shedding a tear or two at the Carousel Lounge while confronting the legend of Jeff Conolly and the Lyres, Year 47, and wondering how we all got here
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August 2, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Here's a link to a blog post I wrote in February after the Lyres' second to last show ever, in Austin. It includes video of two songs I filmed there. The music lives on, at least. RIP, Jeff Conolly. You left quite a mark on our world.
weseichenwald.substack.com/p/dont-give-...
weseichenwald.substack.com/p/dont-give-...
I just watched the new Mary Beth Barone special on Netflix, and I can’t tell you how much I dislike her. Actually I could, but I don’t feel like bothering.
August 1, 2026 at 3:59 AM
I just watched the new Mary Beth Barone special on Netflix, and I can’t tell you how much I dislike her. Actually I could, but I don’t feel like bothering.
My kind of celebrity feud is when writers and translators argue about the accuracy of a movie.
July 30, 2026 at 8:55 PM
My kind of celebrity feud is when writers and translators argue about the accuracy of a movie.
What's worse: Having a colonoscopy, or attending your high school reunion? In both cases, the prep is the worst part. (In the latter case, the prep is having to go to high school in the first place.)
July 22, 2026 at 7:18 PM
What's worse: Having a colonoscopy, or attending your high school reunion? In both cases, the prep is the worst part. (In the latter case, the prep is having to go to high school in the first place.)
Three things I'd like to abolish: ICE, Hamas, and pineapple on pizza.
July 21, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Three things I'd like to abolish: ICE, Hamas, and pineapple on pizza.
It is a pity that Oscar Wilde and Mark Twain never had the chance to do a podcast together.
July 12, 2026 at 4:05 AM
It is a pity that Oscar Wilde and Mark Twain never had the chance to do a podcast together.
Happy 100th to the King, Mel Brooks. I freely admit that I completely ripped off the title of a column I wrote in the '80s for Boston Rock magazine, Cave 76, from a 2000 Year Old Man routine. Thanks, Mel.
June 28, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Happy 100th to the King, Mel Brooks. I freely admit that I completely ripped off the title of a column I wrote in the '80s for Boston Rock magazine, Cave 76, from a 2000 Year Old Man routine. Thanks, Mel.
New blog post, part 2 of 2 (file under Memoir). In which I visit the Hudson River Valley for a "vacation" with no clear endpoint. Welcome to Phoenicia, only an hour and a half from Great Barrington by car if the traffic isn't too bad!
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Down and Out in Ljubljana, Budapest, Szentendre, Antwerp, Bruges, Allston, Chichester, Phoenicia, and freakin' Nanuet [Part 2]
Interregnum: Can you say "peripatetic"? How I ended up where I ended up, at least in 1997
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June 28, 2026 at 2:23 PM
New blog post, part 2 of 2 (file under Memoir). In which I visit the Hudson River Valley for a "vacation" with no clear endpoint. Welcome to Phoenicia, only an hour and a half from Great Barrington by car if the traffic isn't too bad!
weseichenwald.substack.com/p/down-and-o...
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Speaking as a music fan, is there anything better than finally getting to see a musician who you've been a fan of for decades, but gave up music years ago, finally get back on a stage and play those songs you know and love so much?
June 25, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Speaking as a music fan, is there anything better than finally getting to see a musician who you've been a fan of for decades, but gave up music years ago, finally get back on a stage and play those songs you know and love so much?
So Father’s Day, like hay fever season, has again crept up on us. Like hay fever, it’s long overdue for a complete overhaul and defunding. Anyway, here’s a Father’s Day column I wrote a couple of years ago that elaborates on my feelings about the holiday.
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Happy Father's Day, Father, We're Giving You a Tie
Why is this holiday perpetually stuck in 1964?
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June 19, 2026 at 3:23 PM
So Father’s Day, like hay fever season, has again crept up on us. Like hay fever, it’s long overdue for a complete overhaul and defunding. Anyway, here’s a Father’s Day column I wrote a couple of years ago that elaborates on my feelings about the holiday.
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My latest post takes a look at Julie London's offbeat final album, and the many songs that exist on the topic of Sunday morning.
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Julie London meets the zeitgeist and wins
Songs for a Sunday morning, and plenty of them
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June 7, 2026 at 11:24 PM
My latest post takes a look at Julie London's offbeat final album, and the many songs that exist on the topic of Sunday morning.
weseichenwald.substack.com/p/julie-lond...
weseichenwald.substack.com/p/julie-lond...
Among the musicians playing on the deck of the Titanic was a double bassist. Why didn't he just throw his instrument overboard, jump in after it and use the bass as a flotation device? (Yes, I know the thing would eventually sink, but what the hell, emergency.)
May 25, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Among the musicians playing on the deck of the Titanic was a double bassist. Why didn't he just throw his instrument overboard, jump in after it and use the bass as a flotation device? (Yes, I know the thing would eventually sink, but what the hell, emergency.)
Thinking about writing a collection of fairy tales for alcoholics. Goldilocks and the Three Beers. Rapunzel Really Lets Down Her Hair. Cinderella at Last Call. Sleeping Beauty Deals With a Hangover. Snow White and the Seven Daiquiris.
May 22, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Thinking about writing a collection of fairy tales for alcoholics. Goldilocks and the Three Beers. Rapunzel Really Lets Down Her Hair. Cinderella at Last Call. Sleeping Beauty Deals With a Hangover. Snow White and the Seven Daiquiris.
I hate the opening monologue segment on talk shows. It's been going on for 70 years, yet nobody seems to want to get rid of it. I don't care who the host is, either. The jokes suck, and the cringeworthy, pandering, blatant attempts at enlisting the audience to applaud throughout are the worst.
May 10, 2026 at 2:31 AM
I hate the opening monologue segment on talk shows. It's been going on for 70 years, yet nobody seems to want to get rid of it. I don't care who the host is, either. The jokes suck, and the cringeworthy, pandering, blatant attempts at enlisting the audience to applaud throughout are the worst.
New blog post: thoughts on returning to singing in public (well, sort of) after many years of not doing that.
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Okay, you're on
Adventures in and thoughts on performing in public. You're either on the stage or off it, and the world is divided into singers and non-singers (not equally, though).
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May 5, 2026 at 7:36 PM
New blog post: thoughts on returning to singing in public (well, sort of) after many years of not doing that.
weseichenwald.substack.com/p/okay-youre...
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In my latest blog post, I try to make sense of the Underground Garage Cruise 2.0. What does it all mean??? #cruises #garagerock
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Unsilent Nights, Unholy Week, Thank God: Tour Diary '26
You want living in the moment? I'll give you living in the moment.
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April 19, 2026 at 4:28 PM
In my latest blog post, I try to make sense of the Underground Garage Cruise 2.0. What does it all mean??? #cruises #garagerock
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Worst plays to turn into musicals? Here are my choices:
Death of a Salesman
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
The Crucible
The Normal Heart
Waiting for Godot
Rhinoceros
Oddly enough, these would all be good candidates for operas.
Death of a Salesman
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
The Crucible
The Normal Heart
Waiting for Godot
Rhinoceros
Oddly enough, these would all be good candidates for operas.
March 14, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Worst plays to turn into musicals? Here are my choices:
Death of a Salesman
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
The Crucible
The Normal Heart
Waiting for Godot
Rhinoceros
Oddly enough, these would all be good candidates for operas.
Death of a Salesman
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
The Crucible
The Normal Heart
Waiting for Godot
Rhinoceros
Oddly enough, these would all be good candidates for operas.
I'm sick of the Oscars. It's as bad as the State of the Union, except instead of one asshole talking for 90 minutes, it's four hours of many, many assholes talking interspersed with applause, unfunny jokes and bad music. And there will be a crappy memorial reel with all the focus on the musicians.
March 13, 2026 at 7:22 PM
I'm sick of the Oscars. It's as bad as the State of the Union, except instead of one asshole talking for 90 minutes, it's four hours of many, many assholes talking interspersed with applause, unfunny jokes and bad music. And there will be a crappy memorial reel with all the focus on the musicians.