Bridget BuckleyOct 5, 20173 minThe Shins: "This song will change your life."As of Sunday, October 1, 2017, all my dreams have come true. “I would go to more live shows if babysitters were free” no longer applies...
Bridget BuckleyOct 1, 20173 min17 Musings on Imagine Dragons1. I surprised my 14 year old daughter with tickets to see Imagine Dragons and I don’t know if she was more excited to go to the concert...
Bridget BuckleySep 28, 20175 minThrough The Looking Glass: San Diego Hosts U2's Joshua TreeIt’s a miracle that bands come to San Diego anymore. Sure, we have great weather, but our music venues are limited and our radio stations...
Bridget BuckleySep 25, 20172 minAirpark: Early Works, Vol. 2Music is a business. It’s a job. It’s an art and an industry. And much like a tree falling in the forest making a sound; music is only...
Bridget BuckleySep 19, 20174 min2017 Kaaboo: A ReviewAs a veteran “Kaabooer,” I have higher expectations than most for the three day September festival that has taken over the Del Mar...
Bridget BuckleySep 15, 20173 minThat Time I Went to a Barenaked Ladies Concert All By Myself...aka Last Night.The musical festival known as Kaaboo has reached the shores of Del Mar beach for the third year in a row. Where the surf meets the turf...
Bridget BuckleySep 14, 20171 min10 Things I Took With Me: The Indigo Girls1. When the crowd is 90% women, they turn the men’s bathroom into an additional women’s bathroom…and make the men basically exit the...
Bridget BuckleyJun 29, 20172 minAlbum Review: Crack-Up by Fleet FoxesLike most people aware of Fleet Foxes, I was first introduced to their music through the hit “Winter Hymnal.” During my musical...
Bridget BuckleyJun 24, 201721 minMom on the Run...Nicaragua and BackPhoto: Eric Kelley The night before The Day of Light celebration in the Nueva Vida trash dump, Brad Corrigan, the founder of Love Light +...
Bridget BuckleyJan 18, 20171 min31 Songs (and counting) to Get You Through the Next Four YearsJanuary 20th is coming. Much like the Seven Kingdoms threat of winter and the dangers it brings, I am worried about the uncertainty that...
Bridget BuckleyDec 7, 20162 minDeck Them Halls and All That Stuff...During this season of holiday cheer, festive decorations, ho ho ho and mistletoe and presents for pretty girls (please go watch Charlie...
Bridget BuckleySep 12, 20163 minKAABOO 2016: What 2 see & What 2 skipLet’s start off with a few disclaimers. To say I am underwhelmed by the festival line up would be an understatement. Problem 1: They...
Bridget BuckleySep 1, 20163 minThe Beer Test Study Guide #6: Simon and GarfunkelI need well rounded kids that can pass The Beer Test. I am not talking about underage drinking, but the ability to have a conversation...
Bridget BuckleyAug 26, 20163 minElvis Presley: Misogyny, Racism and YogaI have no memories of my Uncle Bill. He died of a heart attack in 1978 when I was two, so that made him a bit of a mythical person to me,...
Bridget BuckleyApr 26, 20161 minKAABOO 2016 Lineup PredictionsFive months before the musical festival descends on the Del Mar Racetrack, KAABOO will release their full music line up tomorrow, on...
Bridget BuckleyApr 8, 20161 minHouse Show Party PlaylistI have always been a positive person…a “glass half full” kind of gal. But that optimism tends to lend itself to high expectations. And...
Bridget BuckleyMar 29, 20164 minHey Marseilles: Worth the WaitI’ve seen a lot of concerts. Some good. Some bad. Some memorable. And some terrible. It is easy to get swayed during a bad concert into...
Bridget BuckleyMar 13, 20165 minMust Have Irish PlaylistIrish music is big in my house, but every March, it goes through the roof. I have been Irish dancing since I was 12 and my daughter...
Bridget BuckleyMar 10, 20162 minOnce: A Movie Musical for MarchDuring our latest little El Nino threat here in San Diego, I sat down, amidst the sounds of season, and revisited the brilliance that is...
Bridget BuckleyMar 3, 20161 minFoo Fighters Give the Middle Finger...AgainFoo Fighters knocked it out of the park last night, with their anticipated official announcement regarding the future of the band. Hours...