{"id":6322,"date":"2021-10-06T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/315music.com\/?p=6322"},"modified":"2021-10-06T15:51:54","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T19:51:54","slug":"editorial-inaugural-suburbs-fest-proves-that-not-all-bad-came-from-the-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/315music.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/06\/editorial-inaugural-suburbs-fest-proves-that-not-all-bad-came-from-the-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"EDITORIAL: Inaugural Suburbs Fest Proves that Not All Bad Came from the Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is a story about friendship. Actually, several friendships. On the weekend of October 1-3, 2021, a group of friends gathered in the nation’s capital, most of whom were meeting for the first time in person. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These people come from all walks of life and from all parts of the U.S. What brought all of them together was the brainchild of Jim Lenahan and Patrick Foster, co-hosts of the Rockin’ the Suburbs<\/a> podcast. Yes, a podcast brought all of these people together from various parts of the country. And while not all fans and friends of the podcast from the U.S. and beyond were able to attend this October gathering, all were there in spirit, celebrating their mutual love of music and the friendships they have developed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jim Lenahan and Patrick Foster of Rockin’ the Suburbs podcast (Photo: Barret Ries)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Our hosts originally came together in podcast form in 2015 as Dad Rock, a weekly USA Today-produced podcast that covered topics familiar to many music nerds of a certain age, mainly, the 40-60 demographic, dads who still rock. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those growing up in the formative years of MTV, a lot of different types of music were brought into suburban households all over America. Music that didn’t get airplay on regular FM radio. To say that MTV was an eye-opener for teens of a certain age in the early ’80s is quite an understatement. Much of what was being played was foreign to a lot of ears. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This writer ate up everything MTV had to offer. From the strange hairdos in Flock of Seagulls to DEVO’s energy dome hats to late ’60s weirdness like The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, I didn’t want to miss a video. The TV was tuned to channel 23 as much as was allowed in the Kohli house. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I particularly took a liking to the “pub rock” sounds of Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello, and Dave Edmunds. I still regularly listen to “Cruel to Be Kind” to this day, to the bewilderment of my friends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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