We at Bank Robber Music are devastated by the untimely passing of Mark Newman Lipsitz. The last few years of knowing him well were not nearly enough. You either didn’t know Mark, or you knew that he absolutely loved music—and his effortlessly funky bucket hats. Often, the business of music took a backseat to the love of music: “Have you heard this? It’s my favorite album of last year,” he’d say, sharing something totally unrelated but deeply loved. If we mentioned liking a Bar/None catalog song or album, he’d light up with stories about the band’s formation, the recording, and what they’ve been up to since breaking up 15 years ago.
We know how excited he was about the new albums by Matching Outfits and Ivy. He simply adored the music of The Feelies, Koleżanka, Darren Jessee, Paranoid Style, and countless others.