Abel Brainz Digest, Vol. 72. February 2025

Hey all!

Lots of stuff going on so let's get to it. 

It's time to Jam!

I'm hosting a jam at St. Paul Methodist Church on the following Thursdays:

Feb. 13th

Feb. 27th*

March 13th

March 27th*

Jam starts at 8pm and it's pay what you can. I'll be giving notes on the dates with the asterisks. The other dates will either have invited groups/players perform or some experimental formats during the "second half" 

fun music stuff

Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary -

A fun, well made documentary that really tries to answer the question: What is Yacht Rock? 

I made this playlist of a few of my favorites and keep adding from time to time.

I've been feeling these albums lately:

Doechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal

Tyler the Creator - CHROMAKOPIA

fun movie stuff

Stumbled upon this trailer for a movie about baseball... and so much more. Definitely  looking forward to it. 

MacGruber- I'd never seen it before and it absolutely is bonkers beyond belief in the best way possible. 

Nightbitch - Accurate. Hit me right in the parenting. 

Season 2 of Shrinking

Will not confirm or deny that I'm 1 degree away from Han Solo

Comedic Geniuses at work - Steve Martin and Martin Short in Only Murders In the Building have me rolling almost every episode. 

I was reminded about this Saul Williams clip from years ago and it reminds me of yet another way we can approach improv and to make sure we're switching up what we consume and how we consume it. 

speaking of poems and poets

This poem, man... holy shit. 

Please send me your favorite Yacht Rock songs and other thoughts and questions. 

Click here for all the past volumez. 

And remember, this labor of love is handcrafted and distilled every week. Click here if you want to show some love and "subscribe." And even if you don't, I'll still send you the newsletter :) 

Much love, 

Abel