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4785 miles in 9 days and I'm back from tour! Touring, sightseeing, and playing my music made me realize how much I needed to disconnect from everything back home. I'm already planning my next road trip and next summer's tour! Now for band camp tomorrow! (at San Bernardino, California)

GET STOKED for this ska fest going down in the OC on July 14th. All ages, for the price of a $5 footlong! @bitemebambi @unicorninjectionband @stupidflandersband @iwanaga_ska @natefunk626 @skaberryjam @pocket_entertainment #ska #punk #punkrock #orangecounty #shows #gardengrove (at Garden Amp)

@slimshootsbands takes some rad show photos. #ska #punk #punkrock #solo #diy #pyratepunx

Overwatch League Stage 4 playoffs while recording more guitar. Let's go @lavaliant! #overwatchleague #wingsup #fender

Getting some work done tracking guitars at home! #reaper #amplitube #orange #fender (at San Bernardino, California)

It feels awesome (and less lonely) to support your friends and their endeavors. The west coast misses @djayofkeepflying too, and thank you for the shirts that came out awesome!

And @lavaliant completes the upset of @nyxl in Map 5. Holy crap, what a match! (at Blizzard Arena: Los Angeles)

Pre-game setup @spitfire vs @dallasfuel #overwatch #overwatchleague (at Blizzard Arena: Los Angeles)

Quick break from grading today to catch @overwatchleague. I get to watch an epic Stage 4 matchup between my two favorite teams @lavaliant and @nyxl! #overwatch #overwatchleague

This just happened

One of my band kids improved my soda...

Drum recording setup in my classroom!

Day 10: WORRY - Jeff Rosenstock When this album dropped in 2016, I was hooked- I think this is @jeffrosenstock's magnum opus (at least so far- I hope to see more, especially after POST- came out this year!). WORRY captures the uncertainty that many young adults and even grown adults can associate with, and is such a masterclass in weaving soul-crushing, brutally honest lyrics with incredibly poppy melodies and sound, jumping around Jeff's stylistic background including the hardcore punk, ska, light dustings of chiptune, and the powerpop that has come to define his solo work. If you haven't heard it, don't sleep on it. Seriously. #10days10albums #worry #jeffrosenstock #powerpop #punk #diy #quoteunquoterecords

First read of book with rookies in the mix! #musiced #complexmeters #wedidntcrashandburn

Day 9: Three Cheers for Disappointment - The Arrogant Sons of Bitches Oh, this album. This is one of the few albums I just always listen front to back when a song comes into rotation. Huge ska punk album with an aesthetic change to be more aggresively frenetic musically but lyrically so unabashedly and emotionally honest and raw. Such a large album from a largely underrated band thay didn't receive much attention until after they broke up. This is the album that turned my attention to @jeffrosenstock's songwriting prowess and the aesthetics, culture, and sound behind Bomb the Music Industry! #10days10albums #ska #punk #skapunk #punk rock #threecheersfordisappointment #arrogantsonsofbitches #asob

Day 8: Make Believe - Weezer Ohhhhh the melodies. Not much to say, other than that this album singlehandedly got me into the melodic powerpop (and to the sad nerdboy) aesthetic. So many bangers on this album, from Beverly Hills to Perfect Situation to We Are All On Drugs... well, actually, basically every song on this album is not worth sleeping on. #10days10albums #weezer #makebelieve #powerpop #pop