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Keith O'Brien

Keith O'Brien

Keith O'Brien is the founder and editor of The Diffraction.
Brooklyn
http://www.keithrobrien.com
My Backyard Coachella: Keith O'Brien
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My Backyard Coachella: Keith O'Brien

If you had the power to throw a backyard Coachella with six bands, who would you pick?
25 Sep 2024 2 min read
Unsolicited Advice: Water should be free
Unsolicited Advice

Unsolicited Advice: Water should be free

Water for free for everyone at a concert should be nonnegotiable. Feel free to offer expensive bottled options, but there should be plenty of water fountain/stations for everyone else.
16 Sep 2024 2 min read
A tale of two spectacles
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A tale of two spectacles

Banking so much of your cache on reforming defunct acts inevitably leads you here. You eventually run out of the willing and able acts, then transition to the ones accepting the pay days and the ones that, in all honestly, should not be headliners.
11 Sep 2024 4 min read
Unsolicited Advice: See a band you don't know
Unsolicited Advice

Unsolicited Advice: See a band you don't know

Make a habit of seeing a local show of a band you've never heard of. You are directly supporting live music, and are able to enjoy the experience with zero expectations.
09 Sep 2024 2 min read
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