Your regularly scheduled Bandgeeek will return next week.
This feels like the worst case of deja vu. Some of this was shared via Instagram. Apologies to anyone rereading.
My mom died 1/6/25.
My dad died on Saturday.
Twice in a lifetime is horrible, but within the limits of what can be managed. Twice in two months seems unbearable. So, I’m taking a quick break from this newsletter to deal with the processes of life.
Hopefully it’ll just be a week or so. Here’s some links to follow in the meantime (shouldn’t be much new for y’all).
Valley Echoes: Great newsletter for keeping tabs on the music scene. Weekly concert listings, plus playlists and more.
The Fresnan: Mike Seay’s Fresno culture and travel blog. Mike’s been doing this work forever. He’s gotten pretty good at it.
The Munro Review: Art blog from former The Bee reporter Donald Munro and a slate of talented art lovers + writers.
Rogue Festival: Official site for the Fresno’s fringe festival, which is happening now.
That’s it for this week. Remember you can now hear me on the Homegrown Show Sundays at 8 p.m. on New Rock 104.1 FM. Follow my other writing at The Fresno Bee. If you have anything you think I need to be looking at or listening to, feel free to let me know: jtehee@gmail.com