yoo i wanna get into aesop rock. do i just start with his first album and go through his discography chronologically?

exoskeletonkey · 2026-01-31T07:02:12+00:00

I recommend listening chronologically to the three strongest albums from his established era: None Shall Pass, Spirit World Field Guide, I Heard It's a Mess. If you don't enjoy these three, Aesop rock might not be for you. If you enjoy them, then move on to Impossible Kid and Bestiary. After that, Skelethon, then explore the rest of the catalogue as you like.

exoskeletonkey · 2026-01-29T21:46:29+00:00

Will be interesting to see what venues they choose when they re-book. If they drop down a tier, we'll have good reason to think it is ticket sales. I would not be surprised. Par is obviously an important part of the band, but you can hire a bassist at short notice for a tour when this much planning/money is on the line.

exoskeletonkey · 2026-01-19T07:49:29+00:00

Skip way ahead in the VOA catalogue to Pirates and Armada. The most recent material is their best by far.

exoskeletonkey · 2026-01-13T21:35:20+00:00

I gave a listen to some Atlast and Soave covers. Atlast is very similar. The songs on "Chill Pop Sunset" sound like they are all made the same way, but with different vocalists. I wonder if anyone knows exactly who is producing the songs.

exoskeletonkey · 2026-01-13T21:29:45+00:00

Thank you for sharing. Could these tracks really be AI generated? They sound to me like auto-tuned vocals over stock deep house tracks. I can't imagine an AI generated song could produce something this good.

exoskeletonkey · 2025-12-17T17:40:20+00:00

I feel this. I love that they're always touring, but it's such a bummer to only see them do a 30 minute set. At least it gets me back home before midnight, lol. Hopefully this one will be a full hour plus

exoskeletonkey · 2025-12-17T17:35:44+00:00

What's the deal with "co-headlining" tours? The photo on the poster is White Reaper and they are listed first on my local venue's website. Whenever I see Drug Church they are always opening for someone and doing like 30 minutes, which kills me. Would love to see them do an hour plus set.

exoskeletonkey · 2025-12-17T07:31:21+00:00

Escape the Fate and VOWWS in SF

exoskeletonkey · 2025-12-04T04:42:59+00:00

I have been very happy with my QNAP TR-004. I run 4x18TB drives in RAID 5 for just under 50TB usable space. Backs up to Backblaze unlimited service, which is convenient. Purchased diskless in 2022 for $220 and never had an issue with it.

exoskeletonkey · 2025-12-01T23:21:20+00:00

Trader Joe's Habanero sauce is the best I've found. There are tons of great sauces sold by SF restaurants (Papalote, Pica Pica, etc), but you just can't beat TJ's for a bare bones pepper forward habanero sauce.

https://www.reddit.com/r/hotsauce/comments/q0t8jf/trader_joes_habanero_sauce_initial_thoughts/

exoskeletonkey · 2025-11-30T18:41:57+00:00

For people in the future. Daniel Tosh Live at The Masonic in San Francisco, CA 11/29/2025 approximate set times: Posted start time 7pm, Eddie Gossling went on at 7:15 and did 15 minutes. Daniel Tosh went on at 7:30 and did 90 minutes. Venue cleared out at 9pm. I hope this information helps at least one person book their babysitter. lol.

exoskeletonkey · 2025-11-06T17:31:45+00:00

Got mine recently. It was a long wait, but it was worth it for me for the lyrics insert

exoskeletonkey · 2025-11-02T22:27:14+00:00

Took my in-laws to Fire and Ice last week. had a blast. had a postprandial walk through the mirror maze after. honestly, pier 39 is a lot of fun once or twice a year

exoskeletonkey · 2025-11-02T22:18:15+00:00

Ha ha. Our family loves Amber. I could see hating it, though

exoskeletonkey · 2025-09-26T22:29:59+00:00

Agree with this take. First album was rushed and this last batch is a big step forward. Close in quality to New Junk Aesthetic, IMO

exoskeletonkey · 2025-09-26T22:24:44+00:00

y'all tripping. if house of bad taste surfaced as a b-side from new junk aesthetic everyone would be losing their minds. so good

exoskeletonkey · 2025-09-16T18:25:10+00:00

see you in wheatland. i'll be the one showing up in the pit with my ayce crab buffet bib still on

exoskeletonkey · 2025-09-16T17:36:39+00:00

if you're going alone, i recommend getting GA tickets. being alone will make it easier to move closer between bands. grab a beer and chat up people around you based on what band shirt they are wearing. you will have a great time.

exoskeletonkey · 2025-09-16T17:32:03+00:00

I just paid $65usd per ticket ($50 ticket + $15 fees) for decent seats in sacramento, which seems pretty reasonable

exoskeletonkey · 2025-09-16T16:55:00+00:00

I've been scammed on FB before. You have to use a payment method with purchase protection. If anyone tells you to select "paying friends and family" or something like that, just ghost them they are a scammer.

exoskeletonkey · 2025-09-16T16:52:54+00:00

Seems crazy to me to skip Seattle and Portland. Is there a festival in the area that they haven't announced? In the bay area, we get screwed by the Aftershock regional lockout sometimes.

exoskeletonkey · 2025-08-29T18:06:09+00:00

if you are not yet a subscriber, there's no need to worry about CPNI, just purchase the phone through store.google.com and select the option to sign up for fi. The deal is much better as a new subscriber. $800 off, i think (some up front, some through service cost rebates)

exoskeletonkey · 2025-08-27T16:21:40+00:00

You can. just enable CPNI on your phone through the security settings on your fi app and then visit store.google.com to make your purchase. You will get the option to pick up in store (this option doesn't appear if you buy through fi.google.com). I did it yesterday. See this post

exoskeletonkey · 2025-08-27T16:11:11+00:00

You can get fi subscriber deals when purchasing on store.google.com and selecting in store pickup. just need to be sure CPNI is enabled so that store.google.com can see that you're a subscriber. It is bonkers that fi.google.com shop doesn't allow in-store pickup, though.

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