Curious what notable personalities in the scene think was great this year? So is TGEFM! So we reached out to some of our favorite luminaries ranging from musicians, label personnel, and more for their “Best of 2024” lists. Now, listen: TGEFM is not a taskmistress. Contributors can write these out however they want. So if it doesn’t actually look or read like a list… and sometimes it really is just a list with no other observations! Who cares?
Tampa’s Big Sad dropped their latest record, Balck Umbrellas in September on New Granada Records. Good gravy was it a powerful 7-tracks that remain reverberating across the listener’s cerebellum. But what, did the members of Big Sad do this year that brings a smile to their faces? Glad you asked, because Richie Lawler (guitar, vocals) and Mario Framingheddu (bass) let us know about their favorite shows from 2024.
RICHIE:
HOME FRONT in Jackonsville, FL
SOFT KILL in Tampa, FL
SCREAM at The Fest / Gainesville, FL
DAN PADILLA at Slow Death Fest
SUPERCHUNK at The Fest / Gainesville, FL
MARIO:
JEFF LONDON singing a Fay Wray song at The Fest (Gainesville, FL) w/ Miller Lowlifes.
COME CLOSER record release show at Red Brontosaurus Records in San Diego, CA
BIG SAD our very own album release show with Pohgoh & Discord Theory at Microgroove / Tampa, FL
Bad Dad (occasionally called Ed) has been on the periphery of the punk and punk-adjacent scene for over twenty years. While many contributors to this site have musical experience and talent, Ed’s musical claim to fame comes from his time in arguably the most punk rock Blockbuster Video district in NJ where he worked alongside members of Blanks 77, Best Hit TV and Brian Fallon. He is more than just an awful father to his 2 daughters, he is also a dreadful husband, a subpar writer, a terrible dresser and has a severe deficiency in all things talent… but hey, at least he’s self-aware, amirite?
Check out the pathetic attempts at photography on his insta at https://www.instagram.com/bad_dad_photography/
