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The Music Bowl's First Summer

Greetings from The Music Bowl! I'm The Wonderfish.

Summer is upon us! We here at The Music Bowl want to let you know what's bubbling to the surface in the next couple of months so you don't miss any of the music goodness.

What's coming up?

1) NEW POSTS

  • Next week, we'll introduce our "Half of the Year Hear" where you can check out some of the year's new albums with us.
  • Fin Favorites start this month! The Wonderfish will introduce you to films about music that you won't want to miss, such as 20 Feet From Stardom, It Might Get Loud, Whiplash, and Sound City.  
  • What is summer without summer concerts? We'll be discussing summer tours and festivals - the pros and the cons, yes, but also the sheer joy that is meant to take place.

2) NEW SHOWS

  • Heard has some gigs! 
  • I have some gigs! 
  • Yes, there are even a few Heard and The Wonderfish gigs this summer! You can keep up with our show schedule on our website.

3) NEW SONGS & STUFF

  • We've been busy writing some new tunes and we can't wait to share them with you.
  • Can you ever have enough gear? We don't think so, and we are experimenting with a few new additions to our arsenal. The possibilities for music creation are indeed limitless.
  • There are so many great new songs out by our favorite artists already in 2018. We'll definitely want to discuss the songwriting and creative aspects behind them. Here's one of my favorites, Pink Lemonade by James Bay. He released this single off his new Electric Light album earlier in the year and it is constantly stuck in my head!!! The pop rock guitars shimmer just like Bay's shirt.



That's all the updating for now. Heard and I hope to catch up with you this summer! Shark's in the water! See you next week.
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