Mahgeetah

January 18, 2019 was the final Big Ups show. A band that meant a lot to me, one of the first bands I ever saw at Shea, a big part of what made me realize how special that place truly was. Their final show, at the Bowery Ballroom is among my all-time favorite shows, a packed house full of love for a weird New York band, it was an explosive celebration as much as it was a goodbye. Then rumblings – a remix tape of Eighteen Hour Of Static was coming out, and I joked “I wonder if they’re gonna get back together” in the group chat, and next thing…