FTA’s Summer 2022 Recap

by | Sep 9, 2022 | Features

Clockwise: Jawbox, Winter Wolf/The Dilators, Julien Baker, Man or Astro-Man? (photos by Kate Hoos)

 

What an incredible summer we just had…well if you don’t factor in that we’re still in a global pandemic, the stripping of reproductive rights, the climate crisis, police brutality, the war in Ukraine, the water crisis in Mississippi…alas, not to downplay any of that because it all totally sucks, but musically speaking, what an incredible summer we just had. I feel excited every day that live music is back in full force and that so many incredible shows have been going on. I am also beyond lucky to not only run this blog and get to see a lot of music because of that, but that I also work in live music so I’m at shows most nights of the week, getting paid to take all of this beauty in. Even when I’m not actively going out of my way to see a show—which I often am anyway—there I am and loving it. It especially always feels like I’ve won the lottery when I’m working shows of artists I love.

 

I was reflecting back over the last few months and thought it would be fun to have a highlight reel of sorts of the summer and the many shows I was at June through the “cultural end of summer” aka Labor Day and the week attached to it (mainly so I could squeeze a few shows I knew I was shooting or working this week under the deadline). I got to see a lot of incredible music either because I was there as a fan or I was selling their merch or handing out credentials in the box office and I think a playlist is the perfect way to relive some of it.

 

There were the big weeks—seeing Rage Against the Machine, Man or Astro-Man? and Julien Baker (twice) in the span of seven days—and the seemingly head scratching moments that are actually totally on brand for me aka skipping a free ticket to Phoebe Bridgers to go to a house show and saw my friends play adjacent to a kitchen instead. (I worked her two BRIC shows so I did in fact get to see most of her set BUT even without that still would have chosen the house show because you know I would have.) The surreal—the Union Pool fire happening mere hours after seeing friends play there. And the legendary and emotional—seeing The Messthetics, spending three powerful nights with Jawbox, and being at Sons of Kemet’s last NYC show.

 

From death metal shows in Quebec to reggae in Central Park to Punk Island in the 100 degree heat, and shows at the edge of The Atlantic Ocean in Rockaway Beach, from living rooms to arenas to parks and patios and everywhere in between, I had a grand summer of amazing music.

 

I was getting very excited to share some songs from these artists that I loved and then I thought why not include some of the shows the other contributors brought to FTA too? Because they brought a ton of great stuff to the table! Shows I wish I could have been at myself if only I could split myself into two—sometimes three—people a night. The hard part of this list too was picking only one song by all of these artists, the eternal struggle really. But all of these artists are deserving of your time so whether it’s a new artist to you, or a familiar song you’ve heard before, let them all serve as a gateway to some great musical exploration.

 

This playlist encompasses a very wide array of genres/styles and has plenty to dig into. So listen in order, skip around or put it on shuffle and see where it takes you. Most importantly, enjoy!

 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7jZSjnhtgjrmphGgpi5ZkV?si=V_YjlBghQEGiFn1lbBEZSw

 

Scroll down for pics from the summer:

 

7 Seconds performing

7 Seconds (photo by Stephanie Augello)

95 Bulls performing

95 Bulls (photo by Kate Hoos)

Amigo the Devil (photo by Kevin McGann)

Angel Olsen performing

Angel Olsen (photo by Kate Hoos)

Anysia Kym performing

Anysia Kym (photo by Juliette Boulay)

Avail performing

Avail (photo by Ray Rusinak)

Bass Drum of Death performing

Bass Drum of Death (photo by Kate Hoos)

Bat House performing

Bat House (photo by Juliette Boulay)

The Beths performing

The Beths (photo by Ray Rusinak)

Big Girl performing

Big Girl (photo by Juliette Boulay)

Bikini Kill performing

Bikini Kill (photo by Kate Hoos)

black midi performing

black midi (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Bodega performing

Bodega (photo by Kate Hoos)

Boris performing

Boris (photo by Kate Hoos)

Burning Spear (photo by Stephanie Augello)

Camp Cope performing

Camp Cope (photo by Ray Rusinak)

Circle Jerks performing

Circle Jerks (photo by Stephanie Augello)

Creek & Kills performing at Parkside Lounge

Creek and Kills (photo by Kate Hoos)

cumgirl8 performing

cumgirl8 (photo by Kate Hoos)

Dead Tooth performing

Dead Tooth (photo by Kate Hoos)

Death Valley Girls performing

Death Valley Girls (photo by Kate Hoos)

Debbie Dopamine performing

Debbie Dopamine (photo by Kate Hoos)

Depresion Tropical performing

Depresión Tropical (photo by Kate Hoos)

Desert Sharks performing

Desert Sharks (photo by Jeanette D. Moses)

Dog Date performing

Dog Date (photo by Kate Hoos)

El Ten Eleven (photo by Kate Hoos)

Elway performing

Elway (photo by Ray Rusinak)

Flexi performing

Flexi (photo by Kate Hoos)

Frankie and the Witch Fingers performing

Frankie and the Witch Fingers (photo by Kevin McGann)

Frank Turner performing

Frank Turner (photo by Ray Rusinak)

Gun performing

Gun (photo by Kate Hoos)

Haybaby performing

Haybaby (photo by Jeanette D. Moses)

Horse Jumper of Love performing

Horse Jumper of Love (photo by Juliette Boulay)

introtyl performing

Introtyl (photo by Kate Hoos)

Jawbox performing

Jawbox (photo by Kate Hoos)

JessX performing

JessX (photo by Kate Hoos)

Jim Andralis & the Syntonics performing

Jim Andralis and the Syntonics (photo by Kate Hoos)

Julien Baker performing

Julien Baker (photo by Kate Hoos)

Kartel performing

Kartel (photo by Kate Hoos)

Katy Kirby performing

Katy Kirby (photo by Edwina Hay)

The Kills performing

The Kills (photo by Kate Hoos)

Kissed by an Animal performing

Kissed by an Animal (photo by Kate Hoos)

The Linda Lindas performing

The Linda Lindas (photo by Ray Rusinak)

The Loneliers performing

The Loneliers (photo by Kate Hoos)

Los Bitchos performing

Los Bitchos (photo by Kate Hoos)

Maafa performing

Maafa (photo by Kate Hoos)

Man or Astro-Man? (photo by Kate Hoos)

The Messthetics performing

The Messthetics (photo by Kate Hoos)

Motel Portrait performing

Motel Portrait (photo by Kate Hoos)

Mountain Goats performing

The Mountain Goats (photo by Edwina Hay)

Murder By Death performing

Murder By Death (photo by Kevin McGann)

Negative Approach performing

Negative Approach (photo by Stephanie Augello)

Nevva performing

Nevva (photo by Kate Hoos)

Nihiloceros performing

Nihiloceros (photo by Kate Hoos)

Non Residents performing

Non Residents (photo by Kate Hoos)

Pancho Villa's Skull performing

Pancho Villa’s Skull (photo by Kate Hoos)

Pons performing

Pons (photo by Kevin McGann)

Posterboy 2000 performing

Posterboy 2000 (photo by Juliette Boulay)

Rage Against the Machine performing

Rage Against The Machine (photo by Kate Hoos)

Ratas En Zelo performing

Ratas En Zelo (photo by Kate Hoos)

Rebelmatic performing

Rebelmatic (photo by Kate Hoos)

Sadurn performing

Sadurn (photo by Juliette Boulay)

Sasami performing

Sasami (photo by Kate Hoos)

Savak performing

Savak (photo by Kate Hoos)

shadow monster performing

Shadow Monster (photo by Kate Hoos)

Sharon Van Etten performing

Sharon Van Etten (photo by Kate Hoos)

Shilpa Ray performing

Shilpa Ray (photo by Kate Hoos)

Shut Up performing

Shut Up (photo by Kate Hoos)

Sons Of Kemet performing

Sons of Kemet (photo by Kate Hoos)

Spite Fuxxx performing

Spite FuXXX (photo by Kate Hoos)

Spoon performing

Spoon (photo by Kevin McGann)

Stuyedeyed performing

Stuyedeyed (photo by Kevin McGann)

Sun Ra Arkestra performing

Sun Ra Arkestra (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)

Ted Leo performing

Ted Leo (photo by Kate Hoos)

TAGABOW performing

They Are Gutting a Body of Water (photo by Juliette Boulay)

Thus Love performing

Thus Love (photo by Juliette Boulay)

TVOD performing

TVOD (photo by Kate Hoos)

Vacant Company performing

Vacant Company (photo by Kate Hoos)

Venus Twins performing

Venus Twins (photo by Kate Hoos)

Versus performing

Versus (photo by Kate Hoos)

The Wailers performing

The Wailers (photo by Stephanie Augello)

Weeping Icon performing

Weeping Icon (photo by Kevin McGann)

White Hills performing

White Hills (photo by Kevin McGann)

Winterwolf performing

Winter Wolf (photo by Kate Hoos)

WORLDSUCKS performing at a house show

World Sucks (photo by Kate Hoos)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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