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Today is the 10 year anniversary of my first Features concert. Bootlegs from that show can be heard here.
This band changed my life. 10 years ago I was a senior in high school with a musical taste much less evolved than mine is now, as well as a smaller group of friends. The music of the Features changed both of those for me. I met every single friend I made for the first few years of college through the Features and the Features scene. I also discovered bands that I now love thanks to the band (Roxy Music, The Kinks, Talking Heads, Wire, etc). They changed me, and this blog has been thanks to them for that.
That first show, I remember it well. We showed up late, but I still saw at least 3/4ths of the show. I remember being absolutely floored by every song, they were all instant favorites and I could not wait to hear more. I began scouring the internet for MP3s, and my best friend Nicole and I (who I saw the Features with ten years ago) made the trip to Grimey’s together to buy “The Begging EP.” It was a big deal.
And this blog is not over yet. I just worked so hard on it from May to September that taking a break seemed…time. Also, everything is crazy busy for me (as Octobers always are). ALSO if Tumblr would let users queue up audio posts, this would be infinitely easier. But anyway, the blog will come back, but for now enjoy the sweet sounds that made me a Features fan for life.
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damageisdone posted this
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THE MUSIC OF THE FEATURES
Official Site
Message Board
The Features Store
Send song requests
The Features are a Nashville, Tennessee based rock band. The purpose of this Tumblr is to provide a comprehensive and interactive database
of the Features' music. The blog is named after the Features song "The Damage Is Done."
If you would like any of the unreleased songs featured on this site, you can download them yourself or email me for copies. I am not able to send every Features song I own in one go, mainly because I don't have a way of hosting all the files, and I also gotta keep some song tricks up my blog sleeve. Specific song requests are the easiest ones to fulfill. It might take a little while to respond but I will try my best. I will not send songs that have been officially released in any capacity, so buy their albums.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
BRETT WHITE is a New York City-based comedian who has appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman and written for Wizard Magazine. He is currently a writer on the Upright Citizens Brigade sketch team Thunder Gulch. He performs improv comedy with the groups Iron Ruckus and Daddy. He is also the author of the web comic Tales To Diminish and contributes to the nerd-humor site Topless Robot.
His obsession with the Features began when he first saw them on October 18th, 2001. His college years were spent posting on the Features message board under the name DigsySlattery. He has seen the Features over 50 times in concert and never makes a mix CD without including at least one Features song.
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