UPDATE 3.0: I’m 27 now, and after going through a major life change that has turned all my life plans on their head – hello, Saturn’s return! – I’m coming back to this, back to myself, healing. After talking with lots of those close to me, I figured it was time to jump back into this little project in the hopes of falling back in love with it.
I think the pandemic really threw a wrench in things for a lot of us; it’s changed how we see the world and how we see ourselves and our priorities. I was really comfortable and guarded in the position that I ended up in, and as that crumbled, I realized that it might be time for me to be a little more uncomfortable again. So here’s to being uncomfortable, trying new things, and being brave even when it’s hard.
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UPDATE 2.0: So here I am, 24 years old. This blog is now a little over 5 years old (I think??). I graduated from school with a bachelor’s degree in Professional Strategic Communications. I’m working a job that I really enjoy – but it’s definitely not where I thought I’d be when this whole blog was born – and that’s okay. I realized through my later college years and my first year after, that I prefer writing about music and photographing bands just for myself, not because someone is paying me to do it. Some may say I’m a sensitive person and I have a hard time taking criticism of my writing when it’s about a topic I care about so much.
So here’s to learning and growing and continuing to find yourself and chase your dreams. The pandemic has definitely changed things, but with bands starting to book live gigs again I hope to be around here and writing soon. Feeling grateful.
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UPDATE: It has been two and a half years since I began the GAT blog (look how enthusiastic I was initially! ie, the below “about me” which I have decided not to take down in attempts to preserve some of the history of this site, including that horribly embarrassing paragraph I toiled over for days when I was still a teen. It has brought me so much joy and so much stress. I have seen some really incredible shows and some weird shows; I’ve met wonderful people who mean so much to me, and I’ve met some not-so-great people, but that’s life, right? I’ve fallen in love with music even more than when I started this project.
I’ve slowed down on publishing to focus on school (I’m almost done, kinda) and my other, fancy-pants writing gig at The Current and working at City Pages (which have both been such essential learning experiences, and have brought me sad-tears, stress-tears, but so many more happy-tears). This is still a labor of love, and I plan to continue to come back here occasionally and post, but for now, thank you to everyone who has supported me along the way. This is so fun.
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Ahoy Sexy! (That’s a Frances Ha reference, I hope you understand.) My name is Maia, and I am the resident writer/owner of this whole deal, woo! I am a young adult just crawling out of teendom, screaming into the void about music I love so I can get into shows for free, and maybe one day write for SPIN or Rolling Stone or something else cool like that, okay!? I have to give major props to my Super Cool Parents ™ for just being really awesome, but also for sparking my interest in music and art. I am going to school in Minnesota, which has arguably the greatest music scene ever. Anything DIY/Indie/Alt I probably love, and that is what the majority of this consists of, but I do like so much more. Catch me on the guest list! 😉
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