Mat Brewster is a periodic ex-pat wondering if he'll ever find a home. You can find him musing on pop culture, and obsessing over concert bootlegs at The Midnight Cafe.
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Random Shuffle: Natalie Merchant, U2, Ryan Adams, The Grateful Dead
After a break that defies explanation, the Random Shuffle is back, and badder than ever.
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Concert Review: Chick Corea - Shanghai, China
Chick Corea on solo piano. In China!
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The Shanghai Diaries - Work
I've got my home set up and my cheap shopping done. Now all I need is a good job.
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The Shanghai Diaries: Special Bootleg Edition
Reasons I moved to China: Thousands of years of history, culture and civilization. Lots of cheap crap!
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The Shanghai Diaries: Culture Shock
Ants! Taxis! Shocking culture!
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The Shanghai Diaries - Setting Up Our New Home
Remote controlled air conditioners, hard-as-rock beds, and the giant monstrosity known as IKEA.
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The Shanghai Diaries: The Long Flight There
My wife and I are living for a year in Shanghai, China. Come and join our weekly adventures in the Far East. This week: the long trip there.
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Concert Review: Wilco At The Murat Theatre, Indianapolis
Too many tickets. Terrible seats. Great music.
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Concert Review: Bill Monroe Bluegrass Festival Featuring IIIrd Tyme Out And Dr. Ralph Stanley
You might be able to find a better summer's evening than at the 41st annual Bill Monroe Bluegrass Festival, but I can't imagine what it would be.
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Random Shuffle - The Cure, David Grisman Quintet, and Smokey Robinson
Scrambled Cure, unknown David Grisman, and finding fun in Texas with Smokey Robinson, all in one Random Shuffle.
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