Weezer (Tsongas Arena, Lowell, MA 9/23/08)

The Blue Album. It arrived in the mail on a sunny summers day back in 1994. I had ordered it through the music mail service BMG. At 13 years old, I had no idea who they were, but I liked the color of the cover. On the day it arrived, I grabbed my radio and stuffed it in the kitchen window that overlooked our small deck. I briefly battled with the CD packaging and cranked the volume (no one was home), and pressed play. I was instantly taken with “My Name is Jonas.” Lying in the sun, ...

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