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MY MIX // AN AUTUMN PLAYLIST

1:00:00 AM



Is it truly a lovely adventure Fall without a new acoustic, folky, indie playlist? I think not.

It's been a minute since I've created a playlist with some of my new favorites, but I think it was worth the wait, as I had an absolute blast piecing this playlist together. Each of these songs brings a certain peace and reflection that causes me to daydream, float among the changing leaves, and satisfies that Fall craving. 

I've really been enjoying Iron & Wine as well as The Head and The Heart. Their sound is like poetry with a musical rhythm that fits the lyrics like a glove.

I've been listening to this during my longer walks across campus, when sipping tea and watching candles flicker, and during my 6:30am commute to sunrise yoga. Its peace generating sounds fill the Fall days with sweet contentedness. 


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FIREFLY MUSIC FESTIVAL 2016

10:56:00 AM


Firefly 2016. Oh my goodness. What an absolute dream you were. One of the best weekends of my life.  The music, the company, the weather, the atmosphere. It was all a fantasy. 

I've said it so many times before, but live music is my favorite thing in the entire world.  There is nothing I love more than that feeling of music shaking you to your core. I'll never get enough of it. 

Concerts are like my addiction.  I spend way too much money but I can't get enough of the feeling.  And music festivals are like an overdose of this happiness, excitement, complete bliss that I feel when I hear live music. It rocks.

I'd say after three years at Firefly Music Festival that I am pretty much a festival veteran, and, yes I will be sad to not go to Firefly next year, but I will undoubtedly be at other shows, eyes closed, swaying back and forth, to the sounds that grab my soul. 

So thank you Firefly, for my three favorite summers ever.  I wouldn't trade the memories, sounds, feelings, and friends for anything. 



There were so many incredible moments that the entire weekend was really just one big highlight reel but if I had to name a few...

-Tame Impala. One of the top three best concerts I've ever been to.  The lights, confetti, visuals, Kevin Parker, everything. I can't even put into words how truly happy, stoked, dazed, and speechless I was.

-Third row for M83 where the bass blew out our ear drums in the most painfully awesome way.

-The remarkable surprise of how RAD Louis the Child was.

-Crowdsurfing at Major Lazer. 

-Throwing glowsticks inside the tent when we couldn't get enough of Deadmau5's set. 

-Peanut butter sandwiches at 3am with my best friends. 




 











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my mix // summer baby

6:31:00 AM



Summer is here and I CAN believe it! (Probably because I have been counting down the days since the beginning of second semester). But anyway, summer is here and it is bliss and it is wonderful.

For many many many years I have associated a certain mix with the summer season and while some songs may carry over from year to year, my playlist does indeed change as I discover new, worthy songs, artists, and bands. Each year, however, manages to maintain the same bouncy, quirky, I-want-to-go-run-around-barefoot kind of vibe. Thats the vibe I adore.  There is nothing on this Earth that I love more than live music, but I do truly appreciate and (quite honestly) lose it when when music makes me feel something. It is truly incredible.

So here are the tunes that I have on full blast on the bike ride to work, when it's Thursday night and almost the weekend, and every second in between. Cheers to summer!


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my mix // feelin good

1:00:00 AM



New year new jams, right? Right.

Recently I feel like I've been kind of stuck in a music rut.  I used to spend so much time discovering new music, jamming out in my room, and making playlists.  It's been so long since I've found new and fun music that I just want to play on repeat all day.  So I've made it a goal to get back into the music scene.  Music is my all time favorite thing and I should definitely be making time for it in my busy schedule.

I mean, everyone knows I love music.  I even came into college with a music minor and I never even declared that I wanted to minor in anything at all.  Needless to say, that issue is completely taken care of now :)

So heres a short playlist that I will be adding on to.  I've been listening to this when getting ready in the morning before class, getting ready at night to go out, and every second in between.  My heart is happy to have found some new jams.


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