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Brian Kobil
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Co-creator, 3Albums6OldGuys Substack - https://open.substack.com/pub/3albums6oldguys?r=1tzo6z&utm_medium=ios
Husband, dad of 3 boys, lawyer by day. Mets, Knicks, Isles.
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New from the 6OGs - I give my favorite albums (along with a few other things) from 2025. Enjoy!
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OG Brian's Favorites of 2025
We’ve reached the end of another music year.
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December 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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New from the 6OGs - Brad gives his favorite albums from 2025. Enjoy!
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OG Brad's Best of 2025
The Top 30 + 40 More Worthy of Your Attention
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December 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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New from the 6OGs - our Quick Take on the latest album from This Is Lorelei. Enjoy!
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OG Quick Take: This is Lorelei - Holo Boy
Call Me Scrooge, but Nate Amos Can Get Off My Lawn
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December 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Latest from the 6OGs - we take a look at the folk singer Jesse Welles and ask whether he is the new voice of protest.
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6OG Special: Is Jesse Welles the Voice of the Resistance?
We’re full-on into the holiday season.
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December 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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With our latest Quick Take, the 6OGs look at the new (spoiler alert) amazing lo-fi guitar pop album from Sharp Pins. Enjoy!
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OG Quick Take: Sharp Pins - Balloon Balloon Balloon
Happy Thanksgiving!
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November 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Latest from the 6OGs - our Quick Take on the new album from Haley Heynderickx and Max Garcia Conover. Enjoy!
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Quick Take: Haley Heynderickx and Max Garcia Conover - What of Our Nature
Their second collaboration mostly finds the right side of a tricky balance
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November 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Latest from the 6OGs - Good Flying Birds, SG Goodman, and the return of Sugar. Enjoy!
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90s Kids Rejoice: Sugar, Good Flying Birds, and S.G. Goodman
After a long break, OG Brad is back to give OG Brian some help.
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November 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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With our latest Quick Take, the 6OGs look at the surprising collaboration between The Avett Brothers and Mike Patton. Enjoy!
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OG Quick Take: AVTT/PTTN (s/t)
New Avett Brothers album?
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November 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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In honor of Warren Zevon finally entering the rock & roll hall of fame, I’m re-posting my piece from earlier this year. Enjoy every sandwich.
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6OGs Special: Brian Takes a Drink as Zevon Enters the Hall
OG Brian delivers a perfectly conflicted and deep take on the too late? just on time? induction of perennial outsider Warren Zevon into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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Latest from the 6OGs - our Quick Take on the new album from Mavis Staples. Enjoy!
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OG Quick Take: Mavis Staples - Sad and Beautiful World
Another week, another Friday of album releases.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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With the debut of a new feature, the 6OGs give our instant reaction to We Are Love, the new album from @thecharlatans.bsky.social. Enjoy!
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OG Quick Take: The Charlatans UK - We Are Love
We’re trying out a new feature here at 3A6OG HQ – OG Quick Takes.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Latest from the 6OGs - Glass-Beagle, The Easybeats, and Needle Drops 2: The Sequel! Enjoy!
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The Needle Drops Strike Back! Plus, Glass-Beagle and The Easybeats
"We're (still) getting too old for this sh*t."
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October 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Latest from the 6OGs - Jeff Tweedy, Wednesday, and the Texas Headhunters. Enjoy!
It's All "Americana" Nowadays: The 6OGs on Jeff Tweedy, Wednesday, and Texas Headhunters
Embracing some sub-genres, while blending or running away from others.
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October 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Latest from the 6OGs - Nourished by Time, Anna Tivel, and The Delphines (feat. @kathyvalentine.bsky.social). Plus a little more on @waterboysmusic.bsky.social and @mickpuck.bsky.social. Enjoy!
OGs at Summer's End: Nourished by Time, Anna Tivel, and The Delphines.
Also a little more on The Waterboys, Dennis Hopper, and keytar solos.
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September 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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The 6OGs’ latest is an eclectic mix- we briefly note the situation in our home city of DC before discussing local band Motherfuckers JMB & Co, we review the latest album from Clipse, and look back at the hot mess that was Loutallica’s Lulu. Enjoy!
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6OGs on OGs: Clipse, Lulu, and Motherf'ers JMB & Co
The 6OGs yell at clouds a bit as they wrestle with the new Clipse and re-listen to Lou Reed and Metallica's Lulu so you don't have to. And who can blame them given the occupied state of DC's streets? ...
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August 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Latest from the 6OGs - I discuss the latest album from Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band, a recent show by @ducksltd.bsky.social and Trace Mountains, and I revisit a classic album from Girls Against Boys. Enjoy!
OG Brian Out and About: Ryan Davis, Ducks, Ltd., and Girls Against Boys
It’s hot out there, kids. OG Brian has 3 (actually, 4) great records to help keep things cool.
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July 28, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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Latest from the 6OGs - Brad gives his favorite albums from the first half of 2025. Enjoy!
OG Brad's 25 Best of 2025 So Far
2025 has been many things, but one of the adjectives that sticks with me for the year so far is Loud. So here is a Best of 2025 that tries to be just a bit quieter.
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June 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Latest from the 6OGs - It’s our 50th Substack, and I give my favorites (so far) from 2025. Enjoy!

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OG Brian's Best of 2025 So Far
(and Our 50th Post)
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June 15, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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RIP to Sly Stone. Earlier this year I revisited his classic album, There’s a Riot Goin’ On.
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Marchin' On: Sly and the Family Stone, Yaya Bey, and 8 More Great New Records
As we have noted in many posts, the 6OGs are middle aged white guys living in DC, most of us current or former federal workers, or working and living in worlds filled with federal workers.
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June 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Latest from the 6OGs - The Tubs, Dead Gowns, Uncle Tupelo, and as a bonus feature, a very serious, very thoughtful analysis of the music(?) of Lara Trump. Enjoy!
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Jeff Tweedy Presaging Trump Voters on No Depression...Plus the Tubs, Dead Gowns, and an Actual Trump Album
After two special edition posts, we’re going to put the 3Albums back into the 3Albums6OldGuys, and with three very meaningful ones for us: two albums that are at the top of our lists this year and one...
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May 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Another 6OGs special - I give my reaction to Warren Zevon’s Rock Hall induction. The mystics and statistics say it’s a good read, so check it out, along with a (very) thorough playlist. Enjoy!
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6OGs Special: Brian Takes a Drink as Zevon Enters the Hall
OG Brian delivers a perfectly conflicted and deep take on the too late? just on time? induction of perennial outsider Warren Zevon into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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May 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Latest from the 6OGs - a special note from OG Brad about his recent radio show on WOWD in Takoma Park devoted to Passover- and Easter-themed songs, along with a playlist. Enjoy!
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6OG Special: WOWD-LP Sunday Midday Show Exploring Passover
The first post from 6OGs-connected radio show, Sunday Midday, on Takoma Park Md's WOWD-LP, featuring songs that connected to the main characters, themes, locations, and events of the Passover story. A...
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April 30, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Zevon making the rock hall leaves me conflicted, in that I’m thrilled he’s being recognized by an entity that I consider to be ridiculous and irrelevant. And yes of course I’ll watch to see who shows up to play his songs.
April 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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The 6OGs are back! In our latest post, we discuss the new albums by Fust and Los Piranas. We also look back on a classic album by @waterboysmusic.bsky.social. Enjoy!
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6OGs on the Patio: Fust, Los Pirañas, and the Waterboys
As we’ve written about, we here at 6OGs HQ don’t just love music itself; we love movies and books about music, and, since we are alive in the 2020s, we of course have our favorite podcasts.
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April 21, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Latest from the 6OGs - Yaya Bey, a look back at Sly & the Family Stone, and a run-through of some great new albums featuring, among others, Horsegirl, The Altons, and Miles Cooke. Enjoy!
Marchin' On: Sly and the Family Stone, Yaya Bey, and 8 More Great New Records
As we have noted in many posts, the 6OGs are middle aged white guys living in DC, most of us current or former federal workers, or working and living in worlds filled with federal workers.
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March 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM