The Weekend Dispatch
The Weekend Dispatch
Quick music and menswear picks for a fall Saturday
Thanks for joining me here for another dispatch of my twice-weekly music and menswear newsletter, which is different (but somewhat the same) as my daily style blog from which it gets its name. Thanks for reading!
If you’ve been keeping up with my pursuits this week, from my Instagram to this very newsletter, you know it’s been a banner string of days, and one for the books. I visited Horse Soldier Bourbon’s amazing, future $200 million distillery destination in the home of bourbon itself: the lovely state of Kentucky! My trip included a stop in Louisville — as I outlined in my daily style blog covering the trip — plus plenty of stellar Horse Soldier Bourbon. It was a whirlwind trip for which I’m supremely grateful. Since then, two jam-packed days of meetings and deadlines have kept me moving on the go, so let’s check out a few quick picks, a few stories I’ve published and a whiskey recommendation I’ve got for you on this fine fall Saturday, shall we?
To shop and read this weekend: Check out my guide for men’s lifestyle site The Manual on the best merino shirts for fall and winter; the fabric is stretch-filled, anti-microbial and perfect in T-shirt or buttondown form. And I’ve got one more for you: Earlier this season, I also wrote about the best waxed jackets for cold-weather layering at AskMen.
To listen this weekend: Here’s a fun one for you, especially for Saturday night — given the band’s penchant for bluesy hooks, searing riffs and an overall sense of carefree cool that few groups can top. Do yourself a favor, grab a cold beer or a whiskey and listen to Spoon, the long-running, underrated and yet critically acclaimed rock band out of Texas! For 20-plus years, they’ve delivered album after album of recognizable hooks. Even better? They play a show in Brooklyn tonight! I very well might see you there…
To sip this weekend: You might have guessed this was coming, but my pick for your weekend imbibing is pretty simple - make sure you’ve got some Horse Soldier Bourbon at the ready right now (and remember that you can get it delivered to you via Drizly!). Cheers, my friends!
If you like what you read, what you sip and what you hear, just a reminder to swing back by on Tuesday for a full newsletter dispatch from yours truly. In the meantime, be sure to hit “Subscribe,” tell your friends about this newsletter — and my daily style blog — and then gear up for fall accordingly. Thanks for reading!