tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183602142024-03-07T14:22:02.150-05:00Kushi TanMy Nerdy Life!
Music and Concerts In Baltimore and Nearby.
Also Random BS about TV, Movies, Art, and Culture.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger416125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360214.post-88420733986298917502010-04-04T21:55:00.000-04:002010-04-04T21:57:03.739-04:00Gone to Tumblr<a href="http://1000yregg.tumblr.com/">I've gone to Tumblr. Find me there.</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360214.post-26937977053359839432009-08-03T07:22:00.005-04:002009-08-03T09:13:49.921-04:00Elvis Italiano<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEbsc4Bktg7L8c8FAHsEwQliXf89euaj_ZH-h0b4vXKhYYibmgdqaE1VvTqStN71RniZSbUehl8H7EWxAUKys2s5qYoTpXaLX8RuH2Y-XVPUv0PAwcEnpsGcXNUFSULqLgjXQmw/s1600-h/P1070711.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEbsc4Bktg7L8c8FAHsEwQliXf89euaj_ZH-h0b4vXKhYYibmgdqaE1VvTqStN71RniZSbUehl8H7EWxAUKys2s5qYoTpXaLX8RuH2Y-XVPUv0PAwcEnpsGcXNUFSULqLgjXQmw/s400/P1070711.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365696534060390178" /></a>In Montreal, we saw these posters in the Italian neighborhood near Marche Jean Talon. Who is Elvis Italiano? I noticed he has a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/ELVIS-ITALIANO/202166425133">facebook site</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiof5vYXowa-244eEOvC0iYavvR3rdvXnmxA8tQ3NpGW4bjbYtvHX0srMcfOQ0QJBllwsNt5bdcxUeIpU9Eb3GnnoSWHfYv3fBkt0dz8HSuH2Xd6207JJnz9zsKnbqJzJkjvumnqw/s1600-h/P1070713.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiof5vYXowa-244eEOvC0iYavvR3rdvXnmxA8tQ3NpGW4bjbYtvHX0srMcfOQ0QJBllwsNt5bdcxUeIpU9Eb3GnnoSWHfYv3fBkt0dz8HSuH2Xd6207JJnz9zsKnbqJzJkjvumnqw/s400/P1070713.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365696439740660002" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360214.post-67236328714580003162009-08-02T21:28:00.004-04:002009-08-02T21:35:52.881-04:00Fleet Foxes with Espers at 9:30 Club<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWNDo1W0CcHCnNCQi7pCkIyBYojVUH3AtLwGoW4BDUfvwwrcApF903pA_hq0LYCGnMpD1R8h6uhYz3s2GTg-iLDRCoPV309UPOnnYdlPGdm5PyJq1IUj7ds0KVUX7c9jC3df_Eww/s1600-h/P1080518.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWNDo1W0CcHCnNCQi7pCkIyBYojVUH3AtLwGoW4BDUfvwwrcApF903pA_hq0LYCGnMpD1R8h6uhYz3s2GTg-iLDRCoPV309UPOnnYdlPGdm5PyJq1IUj7ds0KVUX7c9jC3df_Eww/s400/P1080518.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365544199476767218" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLO_jT3lC4oSn8d-51LIr57nfUkjka4keM68rJ0Xgts4sgZgaX_wGKgAMyHWVVoqXruRBQ051TnIV_ARic1hsqA9hQPdkV7y_EtT7zIpE3ohu9HFt6_HDmMC_ehT5ez_KlB6jyw/s1600-h/P1080511.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLO_jT3lC4oSn8d-51LIr57nfUkjka4keM68rJ0Xgts4sgZgaX_wGKgAMyHWVVoqXruRBQ051TnIV_ARic1hsqA9hQPdkV7y_EtT7zIpE3ohu9HFt6_HDmMC_ehT5ez_KlB6jyw/s320/P1080511.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365544099966397074" /></a>Last week, saw the band Fleet Foxes at the 9:30 Club.<br />The openers were Philly psychedelic folk band, The Espers. I love their music, but the Fleet Foxes audience were pretty chatty during the set. I'm glad they have a new record coming out in the fall, and I'm planning to see them play when they headline with Kurt Vile in Baltimore.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL03616yivhzVQ9k3zR4ff4Abh4iaM6EKMGrCrr8fYve3gQmC8L7vSxK0SdgTAr8nJTgRP148NCrXyQunWROFiPJuy7W7vlxC0yfL4g14PebH6QnaqCbZrwxCJTGRXFPwyt8l-aQ/s1600-h/P1080551.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL03616yivhzVQ9k3zR4ff4Abh4iaM6EKMGrCrr8fYve3gQmC8L7vSxK0SdgTAr8nJTgRP148NCrXyQunWROFiPJuy7W7vlxC0yfL4g14PebH6QnaqCbZrwxCJTGRXFPwyt8l-aQ/s400/P1080551.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365543684827030210" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTtWAWkQ5dEqE7IcQtGtCbmrx93hyphenhyphen6TfY-6WKpYvZqOm5uiNi7SWk4JirvlkmRGie9siFpg5tadFMYHdbXpgLGdNXMcxOHN1sZUhKgTJTfPpFTgkRR5u4HL1FkqJv_UTNkAhQ59A/s1600-h/P1080545.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTtWAWkQ5dEqE7IcQtGtCbmrx93hyphenhyphen6TfY-6WKpYvZqOm5uiNi7SWk4JirvlkmRGie9siFpg5tadFMYHdbXpgLGdNXMcxOHN1sZUhKgTJTfPpFTgkRR5u4HL1FkqJv_UTNkAhQ59A/s320/P1080545.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365543590715989682" /></a>Fleet Foxes were good, but they really need to work on their stage show. They seemed to take forever to get ready betweeen songs, tuning and tuning, even with their guitar tech already tuning their instruments. When they played their songs though, it was lovely.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360214.post-30000041229485795182009-08-02T20:18:00.004-04:002009-08-02T20:30:35.703-04:00Dead Weather with Screaming Females at the 9:30 Club<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjE2KYHsbBie_i0-dlNp-B8-E2SBq31wCJdPVgHCIADX9QG0aq9nGUfmmlomJVxJzLX6Gi2qu35fiwIxQioOVhldghWTWE_CTdfPvqTqhhOv26BP6FNCRAnljVNaljEXbcCKKBfA/s1600-h/P1070970.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjE2KYHsbBie_i0-dlNp-B8-E2SBq31wCJdPVgHCIADX9QG0aq9nGUfmmlomJVxJzLX6Gi2qu35fiwIxQioOVhldghWTWE_CTdfPvqTqhhOv26BP6FNCRAnljVNaljEXbcCKKBfA/s400/P1070970.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365526708310413522" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikPe1cBuBg6BxRXwPm19kQADW0xnZhm_PUNBrZ7gkq9sc0WGJDKVZ5Rl7g-xOn6a6L6zazOwvwi_zPveZCbTnpX1lmFx2DQCynNiprTJ0zrUDgU_HQhficHKw4vJVAQjAD2az5YA/s1600-h/P1070884.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikPe1cBuBg6BxRXwPm19kQADW0xnZhm_PUNBrZ7gkq9sc0WGJDKVZ5Rl7g-xOn6a6L6zazOwvwi_zPveZCbTnpX1lmFx2DQCynNiprTJ0zrUDgU_HQhficHKw4vJVAQjAD2az5YA/s320/P1070884.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365526612938528930" /></a> A little of a late post here, but saw the Dead Weather play at the 9:30 Club the night before their record Horehound came out. The openers, <a href="http://www.screamingfemales.com/">Screaming Females</a>, from New Brunswick, NJ were a true revelation- the lead singer/guitarist was a tiny woman who could really belt it out.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJbdIg9oAQVzRj7I7tcVLrELY3yrpdi8cJ7-X1lIJQdcjHulu5K593mX2-b58DqlTqozPjvIC_jtnRcljmAUMeBhwD-IVFo6V0iOLoIl9XHstunY2geBlxpdHWq3NL1h13Ldis3w/s1600-h/P1070966.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJbdIg9oAQVzRj7I7tcVLrELY3yrpdi8cJ7-X1lIJQdcjHulu5K593mX2-b58DqlTqozPjvIC_jtnRcljmAUMeBhwD-IVFo6V0iOLoIl9XHstunY2geBlxpdHWq3NL1h13Ldis3w/s320/P1070966.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365526376339932674" /></a>The Dead Weather were pretty awesome live. Lead singer Alison Mosshart was a charismatic and sexy frontwoman, and Jack White on the drums was tight and formidable. The show reminded me of seeing Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds- kind of dirty, filthy rock and blues.<br />Towards the end of the set, Jack White took over guitar duties as well.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_TO4nHtI2yJiEmXl1SwR3Hw_FiDamNLOdGx1hJeVC1hMJSyYlYSXVDCCX8vmxXxTBT7Hzac9i_QIVbcEei2L3BnbVYWq9YYk8PD5QtcC3wIkfmbje2shIAlYPC3XNwmDb1GDeA/s1600-h/P1080011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_TO4nHtI2yJiEmXl1SwR3Hw_FiDamNLOdGx1hJeVC1hMJSyYlYSXVDCCX8vmxXxTBT7Hzac9i_QIVbcEei2L3BnbVYWq9YYk8PD5QtcC3wIkfmbje2shIAlYPC3XNwmDb1GDeA/s400/P1080011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365526205889759234" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360214.post-84424856613581563712009-07-30T19:34:00.004-04:002009-07-30T19:41:47.419-04:00XX Merge Night 4<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPjGlEb9OjDCPoOor8TnFPLnMO5hy7VpWwTg-SOoFDKoixZ7IBO95Yppcybwfdbs1c6h4nUhpATymzrFZqWlAFeJbfdv8cE-OpCQgFqBSxlnPSZVqP8MmU5uMxfzApbmjiJT5zw/s1600-h/P1080375.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPjGlEb9OjDCPoOor8TnFPLnMO5hy7VpWwTg-SOoFDKoixZ7IBO95Yppcybwfdbs1c6h4nUhpATymzrFZqWlAFeJbfdv8cE-OpCQgFqBSxlnPSZVqP8MmU5uMxfzApbmjiJT5zw/s400/P1080375.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364401770628611378" /></a>Night 4 had a lot of special guests including Ben Gibbard introducing Telekinesis with the guitarist from Nada Surf and Ian from The Rosebuds.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYsOojVPBY2oS_vY2tf90z-cHrslR7apdmyS6bBwJ9633HUu3TnGDbbwPtLZIQ2IQT9HxeFjmCbKABt73FNuP_8FB3-G_-n9stCG0OJxmPyDR79DAkLEIEyyqXc0TZbAoBPS6bQ/s1600-h/P1080423.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYsOojVPBY2oS_vY2tf90z-cHrslR7apdmyS6bBwJ9633HUu3TnGDbbwPtLZIQ2IQT9HxeFjmCbKABt73FNuP_8FB3-G_-n9stCG0OJxmPyDR79DAkLEIEyyqXc0TZbAoBPS6bQ/s400/P1080423.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364401545842126706" /></a>M. Ward played and for his last few songs, Zooey Deschanel came up onstage for backup vocals.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qHdgkf0FHWBnzLsrq5IhFxnUpyPl9s-mtC9NzjoyaxIw_UvNys0cNhR0KgWr11FF8WigQgmxuYvrSOvCeunWSIYeqCA2IEFL4Lu1yp88RpUt2nvd8vb5MQFmHF2M6ww_IqUZYg/s1600-h/P1080446.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qHdgkf0FHWBnzLsrq5IhFxnUpyPl9s-mtC9NzjoyaxIw_UvNys0cNhR0KgWr11FF8WigQgmxuYvrSOvCeunWSIYeqCA2IEFL4Lu1yp88RpUt2nvd8vb5MQFmHF2M6ww_IqUZYg/s400/P1080446.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364401166146106770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1EjbymuGNVd8ZgI3NNBpQtT5_5bjSXBAV0NkAg77egPZCtxvvQolJeBGeiHOs7iDBne0nudJntcAB074zafnvX8scWF0s7iWoEwbqBaaQkuuDFoB4Q_PxJzQ4r0BLPx70Ovy7tA/s1600-h/P1080461.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1EjbymuGNVd8ZgI3NNBpQtT5_5bjSXBAV0NkAg77egPZCtxvvQolJeBGeiHOs7iDBne0nudJntcAB074zafnvX8scWF0s7iWoEwbqBaaQkuuDFoB4Q_PxJzQ4r0BLPx70Ovy7tA/s400/P1080461.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364400936604308370" /></a><br />My favorite part of the evening was see Destroyer, Dan Bejar playing a nice acoustic set.<br />Sorry no pictures from night 5 because cameras were forbidden at the venue that night.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360214.post-17725607350560082972009-07-30T18:34:00.000-04:002009-07-30T18:34:00.587-04:00XX Merge Night 3<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_c6vkEoaIU_YoWjC7U6niaBFvagebrovtwyRw3wKlbbRs2gSpAjhVMNw6fwYpeIqqH4bKrzGmTkxOfxAQ3r17L4n2xVPXGGnT2SA66P8Ggrg-vmcMgAFmrl0rXe-Vyxxj5ug8lg/s1600-h/P1080273.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_c6vkEoaIU_YoWjC7U6niaBFvagebrovtwyRw3wKlbbRs2gSpAjhVMNw6fwYpeIqqH4bKrzGmTkxOfxAQ3r17L4n2xVPXGGnT2SA66P8Ggrg-vmcMgAFmrl0rXe-Vyxxj5ug8lg/s400/P1080273.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364207673881708610" /></a>Night 3 of XX Merge was ok.<br />Saw the reunion of New Jersey band, Spent which was really fun. They had that nice wall of sound to their guitars which I really like.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjls_VCpHHWQjR83sFwBsbZlaVj3wUMK36m7Kf2hWL7IEuUv26uMmYEPHA-TatxsDSEDy0th0JD7bI9NSkmKBLQgr38bpKrZIc9CJkCDkldfYkIR9lcNdJ9FeN7PJOXy0B6yO-w/s1600-h/P1080307.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjls_VCpHHWQjR83sFwBsbZlaVj3wUMK36m7Kf2hWL7IEuUv26uMmYEPHA-TatxsDSEDy0th0JD7bI9NSkmKBLQgr38bpKrZIc9CJkCDkldfYkIR9lcNdJ9FeN7PJOXy0B6yO-w/s400/P1080307.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364207208838186722" /></a>The best set hands down went to Lambchop. Someone took a vid of their finale, a revelatory cover of the Talking Heads "Once in a Lifetime".<br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5769542&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5769542&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/5769542">Lambchop @ XX Merge</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user199192">sassafrassv</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8Dvz2IzPqNQnJWaKo2MWxbTTybdtCUuGCIe6qS4RB-nFXO0UHAg7afpKV_RI4OVtpmHkKPTrlqnLd2JW34FCdSCgXjVwRE-A9gS5JPh_G8GvFx8bzgV2GZcOXYbSVVomU8aQzw/s1600-h/P1080329.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8Dvz2IzPqNQnJWaKo2MWxbTTybdtCUuGCIe6qS4RB-nFXO0UHAg7afpKV_RI4OVtpmHkKPTrlqnLd2JW34FCdSCgXjVwRE-A9gS5JPh_G8GvFx8bzgV2GZcOXYbSVVomU8aQzw/s400/P1080329.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364204714438115858" /></a>Polvo.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MeTaj5dkj4cFMsxaiVVWPjsfzqB3FC0FvzJ-KkhjhaV-Bnc4uOkZcYHg8c9tw0oxZcVawg3MNK2wQ727OI9w1PgW2uE9Xd-6VVFxdb1vgBkK3ScsH5eofcT_kNJb20YT3EhZcg/s1600-h/P1080335.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MeTaj5dkj4cFMsxaiVVWPjsfzqB3FC0FvzJ-KkhjhaV-Bnc4uOkZcYHg8c9tw0oxZcVawg3MNK2wQ727OI9w1PgW2uE9Xd-6VVFxdb1vgBkK3ScsH5eofcT_kNJb20YT3EhZcg/s400/P1080335.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364204249783910642" /></a>Pipe- much beer was thrown during this set.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FgB1kn4MhKSzx9pW2sSwNH73KLMsgmp7npa14LoAiqjvOa5v-qDYWI7HklVjIC_OOAVEgS4vIR0kw0dfGQdsRt9LbVM-HDq3MJI_AZ6LRwKUuFTedFknw2s9NTu9H8fW3_0b1A/s1600-h/P1080344.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FgB1kn4MhKSzx9pW2sSwNH73KLMsgmp7npa14LoAiqjvOa5v-qDYWI7HklVjIC_OOAVEgS4vIR0kw0dfGQdsRt9LbVM-HDq3MJI_AZ6LRwKUuFTedFknw2s9NTu9H8fW3_0b1A/s400/P1080344.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364204075623159650" /></a>Spoon.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360214.post-84972281681172400722009-07-30T12:00:00.000-04:002009-07-30T12:00:03.301-04:00XX Merge Night 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbmV4gOaiXFCREiHQ4PKjtAeikeRpX9sjOwjc2-KTWnmHd2yM07YPhdAfg4GLU6tbqsNzREqo2PUSdXp1_TXk1nGQIKKuSBSDh5HnYrT7Ux9OXoqgfJetWxbYE5Cu0BPOE2IejA/s1600-h/P1080161.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbmV4gOaiXFCREiHQ4PKjtAeikeRpX9sjOwjc2-KTWnmHd2yM07YPhdAfg4GLU6tbqsNzREqo2PUSdXp1_TXk1nGQIKKuSBSDh5HnYrT7Ux9OXoqgfJetWxbYE5Cu0BPOE2IejA/s400/P1080161.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364106453136592914" /></a>Night two of XX Merge was highlighted by performances by Richard Buckner, the New Zealand band, the 3Ds, Versus, and Superchunk.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQqrjigeHfzLemTVzIuEL-uSJci1laDM-4Jd5BzwXjomg_ifINLF9_iOCLE8zex7flQVUkB1qPreb5DJipXEp0lgN5xFPO3gfuHiAcJk_J98Qo4eppVC-ZXwy_eLhH3HXI6qJkQ/s1600-h/P1080190.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQqrjigeHfzLemTVzIuEL-uSJci1laDM-4Jd5BzwXjomg_ifINLF9_iOCLE8zex7flQVUkB1qPreb5DJipXEp0lgN5xFPO3gfuHiAcJk_J98Qo4eppVC-ZXwy_eLhH3HXI6qJkQ/s400/P1080190.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364106342822756370" /></a>Guv'ner.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_cZPbWoeYcyq_Epp5mBfkZs6GEkQgfz5U2mSPhWb5SYngkHlvZdPd73lqUdaaIq1PtKZNSezn_x-ExpwCMd6srZB9v75Rucaljr6tH-6p2-qjKj24JgBTfwPt9W7FB6QiEpskQ/s1600-h/P1080202.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_cZPbWoeYcyq_Epp5mBfkZs6GEkQgfz5U2mSPhWb5SYngkHlvZdPd73lqUdaaIq1PtKZNSezn_x-ExpwCMd6srZB9v75Rucaljr6tH-6p2-qjKj24JgBTfwPt9W7FB6QiEpskQ/s400/P1080202.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364106200646087794" /></a>Versus.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTS90pswRjtOdXbYwqVXEjWYSHGqFwClWxH_JDLUHNITWuA8EPj6PuhBbR5E_oo-HLK2qi6tlWtHi7L3Cscv8nzYWQKOfNGJSQk3PkItFPRcCEEhJ35ZJV_C-g56HmbzhZ9uutw/s1600-h/P1080230.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTS90pswRjtOdXbYwqVXEjWYSHGqFwClWxH_JDLUHNITWuA8EPj6PuhBbR5E_oo-HLK2qi6tlWtHi7L3Cscv8nzYWQKOfNGJSQk3PkItFPRcCEEhJ35ZJV_C-g56HmbzhZ9uutw/s400/P1080230.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364105924860833554" /></a>The 3Ds.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0DtCDmoxHKwGmeHDZVNePPtV7jUHu9BaHyxj1xo63xS-pMlgvpKcGBVczNXlU998psyE2eA-ES6EdZIwUtfzmUTQ004D2xDgDBOdKaLekD5HXqUxwIYi8ws30Ia3H3QqCgiDO3w/s1600-h/P1080240.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0DtCDmoxHKwGmeHDZVNePPtV7jUHu9BaHyxj1xo63xS-pMlgvpKcGBVczNXlU998psyE2eA-ES6EdZIwUtfzmUTQ004D2xDgDBOdKaLekD5HXqUxwIYi8ws30Ia3H3QqCgiDO3w/s400/P1080240.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364105814652444914" /></a>Superchunk.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360214.post-13089162381731624792009-07-30T00:02:00.009-04:002009-07-30T00:22:26.806-04:00XX Merge Night 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz4VPlic0UAhd3UH5xWhQlC13_dW6nsrcLPbJygpt5fcqgvWvb0R5xkpUj2LwyuB9fCCW4v2KYhVHIofVrMJpj8Gv8YJQzp7u4MxdyQZfZGwv7eA7dyPDsFvm2ySNe2j15MXQLOg/s1600-h/P1080030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz4VPlic0UAhd3UH5xWhQlC13_dW6nsrcLPbJygpt5fcqgvWvb0R5xkpUj2LwyuB9fCCW4v2KYhVHIofVrMJpj8Gv8YJQzp7u4MxdyQZfZGwv7eA7dyPDsFvm2ySNe2j15MXQLOg/s400/P1080030.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364103144129915234" /></a>I was lucky to go to Carrboro, NC for XX Merge, the 20th anniversary concert series for Merge Records. Here are some highlights from the first night.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjegXdiF6RGKVqg_R5dLcOwczpNBWhvBMiefK5_8bKYfEbYhukBEQ8MFEOsY1IfZ93vgw_DGe1Xl3ciGSGH7E_uNvVwg8vQzCVz86ywqvxQlaiNf9jhfapC0KNvQDXvyq_MQaUX6A/s1600-h/P1080039.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjegXdiF6RGKVqg_R5dLcOwczpNBWhvBMiefK5_8bKYfEbYhukBEQ8MFEOsY1IfZ93vgw_DGe1Xl3ciGSGH7E_uNvVwg8vQzCVz86ywqvxQlaiNf9jhfapC0KNvQDXvyq_MQaUX6A/s400/P1080039.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364103021722422946" /></a>Lou Barlow.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeYpYq-dE8Qsww-qmoN0IUbFp9L39iw5N8jJNDUgWc6gdKZ8G1k_fWfus3uu5s-_G04l-PuFVBZ_277bZZQ-PCXFXQr-OTkCREKf0XUwjKEl75CrXJF8nFF1HDE8Skukh6IyGlw/s1600-h/P1080070.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeYpYq-dE8Qsww-qmoN0IUbFp9L39iw5N8jJNDUgWc6gdKZ8G1k_fWfus3uu5s-_G04l-PuFVBZ_277bZZQ-PCXFXQr-OTkCREKf0XUwjKEl75CrXJF8nFF1HDE8Skukh6IyGlw/s400/P1080070.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364102749551339314" /></a>The Clientele.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yWMORZuf7KQ3b9JEAA8FukY9-xz2xafV3TfghZVodg_mDLr6rFDxcAgH_6Hf2v3zUzbcjT2UpA2DRozxOLQhTibO8Ajj19khrA-2ythTXWKJJky8QTED2Zy8WYz3JvU1zWHyHg/s1600-h/P1080087.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yWMORZuf7KQ3b9JEAA8FukY9-xz2xafV3TfghZVodg_mDLr6rFDxcAgH_6Hf2v3zUzbcjT2UpA2DRozxOLQhTibO8Ajj19khrA-2ythTXWKJJky8QTED2Zy8WYz3JvU1zWHyHg/s400/P1080087.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364102461887997842" /></a>The Magnetic Fields.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaK4gPF3VRssF6y9XdqeRILfR0jtvfE8gVxBtxdTzoHmKzonYSurzfXNBGp4t-kKIdUl2y_4wJ7ieYaB23wdDnYbIMPm5tqkmVxxFep27Zv67K5gaPOfvpAM7kuxbRIf6UK-sz6g/s1600-h/P1080093.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaK4gPF3VRssF6y9XdqeRILfR0jtvfE8gVxBtxdTzoHmKzonYSurzfXNBGp4t-kKIdUl2y_4wJ7ieYaB23wdDnYbIMPm5tqkmVxxFep27Zv67K5gaPOfvpAM7kuxbRIf6UK-sz6g/s400/P1080093.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364102357515587714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHzclLpJM2lMNx0ct1oEOkeoXwZ38RmbsLw-mg0-QLZehlEFNLqnoY8rl1U3MMEw6LBndDg6HQWqMxJ5UfPyhe-MgDZSAQvybnIQnjKS2UKFlI0DG2cLUaDawF5n5nxOpuOJD2mQ/s1600-h/P1080116.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHzclLpJM2lMNx0ct1oEOkeoXwZ38RmbsLw-mg0-QLZehlEFNLqnoY8rl1U3MMEw6LBndDg6HQWqMxJ5UfPyhe-MgDZSAQvybnIQnjKS2UKFlI0DG2cLUaDawF5n5nxOpuOJD2mQ/s400/P1080116.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364102109376533010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfCZI_JPx1H2yChT1bB7qcDK_45EuxRhvHirMChG4ofdPqcd0K-lPv_WSFzXAbSkW9m3m_m2_SFJ_WPd-VVrMBYRrFIrV9WGMZ6t3_v_CfqabdPaiYugBX1djcpuSvxZtNenR5g/s1600-h/P1080122.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfCZI_JPx1H2yChT1bB7qcDK_45EuxRhvHirMChG4ofdPqcd0K-lPv_WSFzXAbSkW9m3m_m2_SFJ_WPd-VVrMBYRrFIrV9WGMZ6t3_v_CfqabdPaiYugBX1djcpuSvxZtNenR5g/s400/P1080122.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364101711181488754" /></a>The Rosebuds.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360214.post-57537216803382551122009-05-11T07:05:00.004-04:002009-05-11T07:25:42.364-04:00Animal Collective at the Ottobar<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUqJDlxvhBFQPYb7t-aXqDEVNjYH4KnG0YDmHzTBO6XysYEln0HTbb65lHXaQ9JYlLrIh_zenbaSP5juJY8ugaDFCSgXlOTlrKZVc034LHubmq7AuZiJ8wmWGENBvxWfiK1_ReA/s1600-h/P1070215.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUqJDlxvhBFQPYb7t-aXqDEVNjYH4KnG0YDmHzTBO6XysYEln0HTbb65lHXaQ9JYlLrIh_zenbaSP5juJY8ugaDFCSgXlOTlrKZVc034LHubmq7AuZiJ8wmWGENBvxWfiK1_ReA/s400/P1070215.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334522467502260818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsLYsOwHRvWDKpIZ9VY2_W5ajLFBLPPcZf02uWLr1SzuVOKXkaxDH1wbGpUTdvxL-N7wlLvjlOZnZlFxDfydh4xZkoY-fwLXjUXBCXy-Ll8ktYSV4HGIzVxd27ZvaE4_gUDnZHA/s1600-h/P1070197.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsLYsOwHRvWDKpIZ9VY2_W5ajLFBLPPcZf02uWLr1SzuVOKXkaxDH1wbGpUTdvxL-N7wlLvjlOZnZlFxDfydh4xZkoY-fwLXjUXBCXy-Ll8ktYSV4HGIzVxd27ZvaE4_gUDnZHA/s320/P1070197.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334521729369047970" /></a>Last night, the band Animal Collective kicked off their tour in support of their new record Merriweather Post Pavillion in their hometown of Baltimore in the intimate setting of the Ottobar.<br />The soldout crowd of about 400 filled up the club early in the evening, and were restless and a bit noisy for opener, local musician, Daniel Higgs.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAJGO1xBtZCzHPCmYzBcvwAIRO4fTjlU832GKzxAeQdH9WEBJJHPpg07der7pve4BXF0TuwXsuxU6KpGbdrMfJ8GvRc-cgmttqXOecdCb5WuDGDtQuk5kxeVEQ7gDYOqdOKEMXNg/s1600-h/P1070203.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAJGO1xBtZCzHPCmYzBcvwAIRO4fTjlU832GKzxAeQdH9WEBJJHPpg07der7pve4BXF0TuwXsuxU6KpGbdrMfJ8GvRc-cgmttqXOecdCb5WuDGDtQuk5kxeVEQ7gDYOqdOKEMXNg/s320/P1070203.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334521485365709090" /></a>When Animal Collective arrived onstage though, the crowd were riveted. The bands trippy, groovy electronics were incredible. Just using simple lights under tablecloths and an image of their most recent album cover on the wall, the show was simple, but the mood of the room was all about their sound and the audience grooving along to the music.<br />It was truly a privilege to see this amazing band in such a small venue.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnkS1TvezdutOxulLEf2elCSaywo3BDhHcSp12SV-_1Wbb8wpWE3V3HbUnsuEM3zdGyLPRBwxkAbuo69LG418m1fAucvmKSW1h5JnH3KCEpRvctgjsUsU92yCeYv-27Vu56q_nuw/s1600-h/P1070198.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnkS1TvezdutOxulLEf2elCSaywo3BDhHcSp12SV-_1Wbb8wpWE3V3HbUnsuEM3zdGyLPRBwxkAbuo69LG418m1fAucvmKSW1h5JnH3KCEpRvctgjsUsU92yCeYv-27Vu56q_nuw/s400/P1070198.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334522589964241074" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360214.post-52176572497957410832009-02-24T07:55:00.003-05:002009-02-24T08:09:36.033-05:00M. Ward with The Vivian Girls at Sixth & I Synagogue<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9uSRfh9BsFDD_E8TvewO0GxcF-03bNtyICFhJRUWSKBTmuTqzzsl77O035i1R9NSjj0HMswVzAi5JX0Zg6uE5-vfvULUsA_iVuPI0MoAURJgzh1w7CUeE5TVYzppqDxmNcnertg/s1600-h/P1050675.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9uSRfh9BsFDD_E8TvewO0GxcF-03bNtyICFhJRUWSKBTmuTqzzsl77O035i1R9NSjj0HMswVzAi5JX0Zg6uE5-vfvULUsA_iVuPI0MoAURJgzh1w7CUeE5TVYzppqDxmNcnertg/s400/P1050675.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306347980591557042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_4YqReJY4V2QVmGbl_Rek2GHOoyPXzVuHAGcKDuijlCcjzqOStiHQgtO2U53FetqwrDnocqScQHhCDQpjJbrJ8NOzvq6UeviHvykxD_XceSDXT85qkg2HFC2R25NDHaZZL4wZQ/s1600-h/P1050664.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_4YqReJY4V2QVmGbl_Rek2GHOoyPXzVuHAGcKDuijlCcjzqOStiHQgtO2U53FetqwrDnocqScQHhCDQpjJbrJ8NOzvq6UeviHvykxD_XceSDXT85qkg2HFC2R25NDHaZZL4wZQ/s320/P1050664.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306347804284005634" /></a>Over this weekend, I went to DC's Sixth & I Synagogue to see M. Ward. It was my first time at this venue- beautiful inside with great acoustics.<br />The Vivian Girls from Brooklyn opened up. I loved their enthusiasm on stage, and their sound reminded me of The Shaggs meets post-punk. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn31c4eYRO0Oawxso0nzq3hD7qWlgnIHXsU0afYdbpykc2PUCZceVhEwl5npl4Q6vUhQeyUldak7HcfSY0sL44hHH7zjzw34irSU4iIt7WcNoiVq7ciFB9Frg2vVP8_oe9e0lvkA/s1600-h/P1050687.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn31c4eYRO0Oawxso0nzq3hD7qWlgnIHXsU0afYdbpykc2PUCZceVhEwl5npl4Q6vUhQeyUldak7HcfSY0sL44hHH7zjzw34irSU4iIt7WcNoiVq7ciFB9Frg2vVP8_oe9e0lvkA/s320/P1050687.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306347356857759874" /></a>This was my second time seeing M. Ward play and, as before, he was great. He started onstage solo with an acoustic guitar. The ladies in the audience swooned.<br />A few songs in he brought out the full band, and the show was spectacular. I was blown away by his guitar playing on a John Fahey cover. I also loved his cover of Daniel Johnston's "The Story of an Artist".Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360214.post-60874203474498339042009-02-17T07:51:00.003-05:002009-02-17T08:03:18.265-05:00Beirut at BAM<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCIMWHbbqpXRQvEKm-R6OXu6bpPt7D9hA8R7m2Ymm8wpGphTIhYcHc1jgGLcZas2N50hQ2GUbcMoFF5gtkpHEFunrltazONPLhIL3-Aff8KLR2GSzULGT6M_RoQ6mUkw_MKxKQw/s1600-h/P1050566.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCIMWHbbqpXRQvEKm-R6OXu6bpPt7D9hA8R7m2Ymm8wpGphTIhYcHc1jgGLcZas2N50hQ2GUbcMoFF5gtkpHEFunrltazONPLhIL3-Aff8KLR2GSzULGT6M_RoQ6mUkw_MKxKQw/s400/P1050566.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303749271083939442" /></a><br />A couple weekends ago, I was up in NYC to see the band Beirut play at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, opening a series of concerts celebrating musicians from that borough.<br />He was accompanied by the Vassar Orkestar, which added significantly to the drama of their music. He played a few new songs from his new double ep set as well.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360214.post-90881368425914068932009-02-05T10:17:00.003-05:002009-02-05T10:33:55.664-05:00Antony & The Johnsons at the Keswick Theater<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIt57BCi7rvKOLcWnSTv-r5PCynRzbpqytAbQyVRis7tBVoscANLWh0LKvSehXADKE_-XJ5mev4zIMUBWPNWatAY0wZVDv5sePTBK7nm_SfB0gqxbdTzVnmVmOriEviWanLu0b7Q/s1600-h/P1050529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIt57BCi7rvKOLcWnSTv-r5PCynRzbpqytAbQyVRis7tBVoscANLWh0LKvSehXADKE_-XJ5mev4zIMUBWPNWatAY0wZVDv5sePTBK7nm_SfB0gqxbdTzVnmVmOriEviWanLu0b7Q/s400/P1050529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299335215204042898" /></a><br />Monday night, we went to the Keswick Theater NW of Philly to see Antony & The Johnsons play. Suprisingly, the show was not completely filled. Despite that, the concert was amazing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIUcqZAhd91TenxcjjJJ6L9ZhR1JffQArut0ruo7BzQ6wNjMabt_ODHkie6ppcZ86PM4cdFDt-CJC2aTqMKPLjMRIpj0UOC-_0psGNV4nLo5gbux-wSwe07dkYiPC1pgH3lxJuw/s1600-h/P1050524.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIUcqZAhd91TenxcjjJJ6L9ZhR1JffQArut0ruo7BzQ6wNjMabt_ODHkie6ppcZ86PM4cdFDt-CJC2aTqMKPLjMRIpj0UOC-_0psGNV4nLo5gbux-wSwe07dkYiPC1pgH3lxJuw/s320/P1050524.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299336015082364578" /></a>Antony's voice was beautiful. He said he felt like he had lemons on his fingers as he was playing piano, but the the support of the Johnsons, the music was great. He did a fun cover of Beyonce's "Crazy In Love" as well as songs from all his records.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360214.post-51125895841002142892008-10-30T09:21:00.001-04:002008-10-30T09:21:39.683-04:00Jay Reatard with Cola Freaks at the Black Cat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqAVAFewQU8NL7hfr64Z901gGUBis7EiOCb-dmZS7IHFdTABflNrxOLC2V7zqKmhYLy1_5ykmOQvMEjlA3h7bIjcHKVPblKe2fCq29JUimuLoZ8xX87A-o298KQcYLG9dpi6AuQ/s1600-h/P1040944.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqAVAFewQU8NL7hfr64Z901gGUBis7EiOCb-dmZS7IHFdTABflNrxOLC2V7zqKmhYLy1_5ykmOQvMEjlA3h7bIjcHKVPblKe2fCq29JUimuLoZ8xX87A-o298KQcYLG9dpi6AuQ/s400/P1040944.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262934442553316546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIzxU_FOusBTAsggNDBwHuOoR-mCRwH0KwwmFct_hbiDbyvJTnD8xaU9K3RaUnHRXYcNALzxDoRKDlvuaBM-b9tXFcZOnJDHj6JPEkjdcfhUZZIXHOUQvFgHcxTOcYdkIh3ULZw/s1600-h/P1040929.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIzxU_FOusBTAsggNDBwHuOoR-mCRwH0KwwmFct_hbiDbyvJTnD8xaU9K3RaUnHRXYcNALzxDoRKDlvuaBM-b9tXFcZOnJDHj6JPEkjdcfhUZZIXHOUQvFgHcxTOcYdkIh3ULZw/s200/P1040929.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262934212816104114" /></a>I went to the Black Cat Tuesday night to see Jay Reatard play. It was a good crowd of mostly dudes, but the show was really great. The openers were the <a href="http://www.myspace.com/colafreaks">Cola Freaks</a>, a really high energy punk band from Denmark. The lead singer was really intense and he went into the crowd and had people scream into the mic.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejB17fSpbzvsZVFXFaKWRQIWbsoMV7ZZ5gtNP7OR0jOb4wkLQjQhZFiDPB2SglRGjoJTOTfwOUKAvsGi4xfDCa1XgcLmbdR1XYcm1xu6hJE8YMn3YZuECA6cmaOWklh6KKfa0sA/s1600-h/P1040939.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejB17fSpbzvsZVFXFaKWRQIWbsoMV7ZZ5gtNP7OR0jOb4wkLQjQhZFiDPB2SglRGjoJTOTfwOUKAvsGi4xfDCa1XgcLmbdR1XYcm1xu6hJE8YMn3YZuECA6cmaOWklh6KKfa0sA/s320/P1040939.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262934024704101266" /></a>I've been listening to a lot of <a href="http://www.jayreatard.blogspot.com/">Jay Reatard</a> records recently, particularly Blood Visions. He was pretty fantastic live- reminded me of punk shows I saw in college. He played his set with very little break between songs, and I'm betting that in my younger days, I would have wanted to get in on a mosh pit.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360214.post-75847675494690668452008-10-20T23:54:00.003-04:002008-10-21T00:21:25.532-04:00The Magnetic Fields at Meymandi Concert Hall, Raleigh, NC<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3fjZvjamFPIXAYFyOpOcMx7rRVBHIcqbYCn0YOjpyalnHuF2FEc_QWdxWMjFE_07TH3agdSSifC_JxgfrjgOPLKJpONVPIZ_cV2cNSU3fT9q4d8JsiPv-NRkeZz8mI3Ku_ucCA/s1600-h/P1040833.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3fjZvjamFPIXAYFyOpOcMx7rRVBHIcqbYCn0YOjpyalnHuF2FEc_QWdxWMjFE_07TH3agdSSifC_JxgfrjgOPLKJpONVPIZ_cV2cNSU3fT9q4d8JsiPv-NRkeZz8mI3Ku_ucCA/s320/P1040833.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259453443610464466" /></a>This past weekend, I was lucky enough to get to see The Magnetic Fields play in Raleigh, NC at the Meymandi Concert Hall. The show was truly memorable.<br />The band played their set all acoustic which is interesting because their new record has a lot of distortion in its production. The songs performed more pared down sounded incredible. A lot of it also had to do with the amazing acoustics of the venue, which was definitely set up for classical music. During the show, the power went out, but the sound of the instruments still carried well in the hall. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXXLIpVDUWl-df3T7R7giasTvPXNX6xeJsxMkIWtFb6V8_nOMPAdhqOe89BqzNAHIRTXrtZUDRDkI5byesJPANg8Zkr3zLGVZTU7e_Zo3lHWr-pKJ8FfNm8mBK6OBWhCc1stCuQ/s1600-h/P1040837.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXXLIpVDUWl-df3T7R7giasTvPXNX6xeJsxMkIWtFb6V8_nOMPAdhqOe89BqzNAHIRTXrtZUDRDkI5byesJPANg8Zkr3zLGVZTU7e_Zo3lHWr-pKJ8FfNm8mBK6OBWhCc1stCuQ/s320/P1040837.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259453196500503890" /></a>The show was so good, I hope that the band plans to record a live record from this tour. They played songs both new and old, which prompted me to want to re-visit some records of theirs I don't listen to as much right now.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQ9t-mEd4dgsFT8z9wwQ3fOYF33AQiBFPfmNC7MvppiNTbWtovg5LUpdGMuofAcInWr-iJ-5DULB4lldS2irqZDvooerZPTx0Yqu4ph1DzvjDCRQIq0cKddvKUdfSesQw5rUv4w/s1600-h/P1040844.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQ9t-mEd4dgsFT8z9wwQ3fOYF33AQiBFPfmNC7MvppiNTbWtovg5LUpdGMuofAcInWr-iJ-5DULB4lldS2irqZDvooerZPTx0Yqu4ph1DzvjDCRQIq0cKddvKUdfSesQw5rUv4w/s400/P1040844.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259452484990783362" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360214.post-27731023579952316382008-10-20T23:23:00.004-04:002008-10-20T23:54:29.937-04:00The Wedding Present at the Black Cat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPO_fnfWwwPS5RqWknexE4iPV4qirNJsk9VlwkDAIQv4YTd94oFdThs3dcSR_eWDMPbNhWUyYzaY0EmeRCLx7LmwFlAXyDPQzHKSpYifmQ2EklbSt5-spLZvy4I0_mkJkrRRUSgQ/s1600-h/P1040772.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPO_fnfWwwPS5RqWknexE4iPV4qirNJsk9VlwkDAIQv4YTd94oFdThs3dcSR_eWDMPbNhWUyYzaY0EmeRCLx7LmwFlAXyDPQzHKSpYifmQ2EklbSt5-spLZvy4I0_mkJkrRRUSgQ/s320/P1040772.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259445818773128914" /></a>Last weekend, I went to the Black Cat to see Britpop legends, The Wedding Present play. Before the show even started, David Gedge was talking to fans at the merchandise table which I thought was pretty cool.<br />Their set was a nice mix of some of their classics as well as songs from their most recent record, El Rey. The band sounded great, and Gedge broke several guitar strings. It was odd that their roadie, instead of being the stereotypical middle aged dude, was a young cute woman wearing an Obama button.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RHnWJ7ewuofBycdG5FtvXo5KE3ebNwejSc0OwLHSBFryVdQEAJ4iA-cJE5Pw1ML64AYxPfdfMzwK8P2E6Me03gtQWUQkujUEBViIestq3viiN5SawKYauRydCtjN42tAaSivbQ/s1600-h/P1040751.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RHnWJ7ewuofBycdG5FtvXo5KE3ebNwejSc0OwLHSBFryVdQEAJ4iA-cJE5Pw1ML64AYxPfdfMzwK8P2E6Me03gtQWUQkujUEBViIestq3viiN5SawKYauRydCtjN42tAaSivbQ/s200/P1040751.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259445622008349138" /></a>As with all their shows, they played their setlist with no requests or encores. During their show, Gedge said they don't do requests because it was too hard to remember all his songs.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5mUeSS-O3W_XMwYeR1IEFD75nwhqGlFdv6NmOK3Q5pGCTv0Wr7XDPRJuKUwGIwvrUCMWRzleAGA6baHx77xSZPBmzDyKS2l83-T-vCmfiOl1ZMjvWCqF9DEvaMs5YHCFv0y7wA/s1600-h/P1040775.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5mUeSS-O3W_XMwYeR1IEFD75nwhqGlFdv6NmOK3Q5pGCTv0Wr7XDPRJuKUwGIwvrUCMWRzleAGA6baHx77xSZPBmzDyKS2l83-T-vCmfiOl1ZMjvWCqF9DEvaMs5YHCFv0y7wA/s400/P1040775.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259445051992418802" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360214.post-79605736293758614682008-10-06T21:24:00.003-04:002008-10-06T21:46:29.276-04:00Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds at the 9:30 Club<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiey8Al46N8C1iHzZaWhDHz5i7f6UH7sqlbSiuhoCvddJnLANqsDE8fQ9LN3gfE7tH3EZv8TLxluNdwz29Z5Yjox24zcbobnbsXcYvwt8racoWWFldi9hxlIHMZ-882GxpL7VENog/s1600-h/P1040693.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiey8Al46N8C1iHzZaWhDHz5i7f6UH7sqlbSiuhoCvddJnLANqsDE8fQ9LN3gfE7tH3EZv8TLxluNdwz29Z5Yjox24zcbobnbsXcYvwt8racoWWFldi9hxlIHMZ-882GxpL7VENog/s400/P1040693.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254218288927258738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6sCOsHtQWCBH4KHMxTAz9_ZveS8aLfd-hpWNvJ81aDcPVeRUVC6WBku0QvwplBv67ui2QFUrwqzQChFMihVZhyphenhyphenpCuoFCNvJT2vM-khz1gjfRk_Xule7t6bSty33fbWQ913L6gXw/s1600-h/P1040744.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6sCOsHtQWCBH4KHMxTAz9_ZveS8aLfd-hpWNvJ81aDcPVeRUVC6WBku0QvwplBv67ui2QFUrwqzQChFMihVZhyphenhyphenpCuoFCNvJT2vM-khz1gjfRk_Xule7t6bSty33fbWQ913L6gXw/s320/P1040744.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254219044016801474" /></a>Last night, I went to the 9:30 Club to see Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds play. It was an interesting group of fans from aging goths, young hipsters, and some guy in a bathrobe wearing devil horns and a red glove on his right hand.<br />Nick Cave and his band were amazing- especially guitarist Warren Ellis, who looked like a madman onstage. Nick Cave was charismatic onstage and his voice sounded incredible. He even took the time between songs to sign autographs.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBeOHEUKKOy5EwKY_z5BUZed2E6Mp_pq6SPEX4WzfibTv-e2IM58594Vg9ltagf1tJeSYnJAJWkYNxTW2rAh6As65XrJwKc5XGLn9_k7fa925XGMN8wCbYxb3hoSI6E-PpQk9h4Q/s1600-h/P1040702.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBeOHEUKKOy5EwKY_z5BUZed2E6Mp_pq6SPEX4WzfibTv-e2IM58594Vg9ltagf1tJeSYnJAJWkYNxTW2rAh6As65XrJwKc5XGLn9_k7fa925XGMN8wCbYxb3hoSI6E-PpQk9h4Q/s400/P1040702.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254218118366025106" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360214.post-77480337686445471692008-10-06T21:04:00.002-04:002008-10-06T21:23:48.552-04:00Glasvegas at The Ottobar<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLZwdflygO3Ok1vMcUy_1joxe5e8iCb7VnZZ4Qhyphenhypheno8hHkycVUSFU6moA2utcdYw9qankbZGsyd0wdWX2waiMNZNine_AGnOhyphenhyphen-EHfbkps55stej0yafLaOdTBKNH35QJ2XPi9Pw/s1600-h/P1040628.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLZwdflygO3Ok1vMcUy_1joxe5e8iCb7VnZZ4Qhyphenhypheno8hHkycVUSFU6moA2utcdYw9qankbZGsyd0wdWX2waiMNZNine_AGnOhyphenhyphen-EHfbkps55stej0yafLaOdTBKNH35QJ2XPi9Pw/s400/P1040628.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254212805118568994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLha16WG2NYc6f2lOwGB5UKkPfLMxwfyaIdTBDt4LyYqKTKCsPIpOOnn87xYewm0dxOBSaukBUtFprYDnz8xW2QTHT61DUZfYaF0JUaV3sQaY7ye1HLOrFOF-kHkZVXcv_zGupA/s1600-h/P1040631.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLha16WG2NYc6f2lOwGB5UKkPfLMxwfyaIdTBDt4LyYqKTKCsPIpOOnn87xYewm0dxOBSaukBUtFprYDnz8xW2QTHT61DUZfYaF0JUaV3sQaY7ye1HLOrFOF-kHkZVXcv_zGupA/s320/P1040631.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254213352578230594" /></a>After the VP debate last week, I went to the Ottobar to catch up and coming Scottish band, Glasvegas play at the Ottobar. The turnout was a bit meager- there must have been about 30 people there, but the band sounded great. Since they only have one record, there set was only about half an hour, however all the songs sounded great. There were enough Britpop fans there that there was even a singalong.<br />The bassist and guitarist danced around like the Fine Young Cannibals, and the lead singer admitted his only knowledge of Baltimore was Hairspray. I bet it wasn't even the John Waters version. . .Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360214.post-3565219726005165072008-10-06T20:20:00.002-04:002008-10-06T20:35:56.987-04:00Santogold at the TLA, Philly<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIyl699g_-Qo0hZaBZYcdNmM_8ciHHKqqWwFI5SaLrCUa2uSyi1h9QNEujptS7JdbLoXMOV8m7ywIrjp3BvlMjXVnd9zfuaG1o2sh2ZWoVu0YuVaHrhyphenhyphenjsWmpZ1C2wzrE7qhde1A/s1600-h/P1040516.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIyl699g_-Qo0hZaBZYcdNmM_8ciHHKqqWwFI5SaLrCUa2uSyi1h9QNEujptS7JdbLoXMOV8m7ywIrjp3BvlMjXVnd9zfuaG1o2sh2ZWoVu0YuVaHrhyphenhyphenjsWmpZ1C2wzrE7qhde1A/s400/P1040516.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254203436120291090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9IAtUbkglQThI8KYj7r3inJ6cKecEF_Ct9ERvY5uYhKpgLAEwhiFJskwqUooecqTc1TXR2ApHXf-3Qu_PdEk-ZDFtYVEnBaFnv-b71AyQ_V6YJgpW-B7_h0krMlFpJDKpzzRDw/s1600-h/P1040506.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9IAtUbkglQThI8KYj7r3inJ6cKecEF_Ct9ERvY5uYhKpgLAEwhiFJskwqUooecqTc1TXR2ApHXf-3Qu_PdEk-ZDFtYVEnBaFnv-b71AyQ_V6YJgpW-B7_h0krMlFpJDKpzzRDw/s320/P1040506.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254203001893347954" /></a>I was lucky to catch Santogold in Philly at the TLA a few weeks ago. She puts on a great show. Accompanied by two dancers and a laptop, she sang nearly all the songs from her record, and she did a few of the songs from her mixtape with Diplo.<br />I particularly liked it when she did "The Guns of Brixton" cover song. The crowd was pretty wild for her music.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360214.post-19821925126540521222008-09-07T19:46:00.005-04:002008-09-09T15:16:40.504-04:00The Walkmen at the 9:30 club<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghNyqKqvQAme5BfRESlmBQ6c2BZyI694z6_rW9ZLtKAvjifzJ5RZu3jm8iyUlTYcZApRiX1SJbUOYGskGRLmvcxredvJ9atNjpd8cTZiyOYuPSQod1h9lfKyyIwkf4VyI4NAT_w/s1600-h/P1040098.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghNyqKqvQAme5BfRESlmBQ6c2BZyI694z6_rW9ZLtKAvjifzJ5RZu3jm8iyUlTYcZApRiX1SJbUOYGskGRLmvcxredvJ9atNjpd8cTZiyOYuPSQod1h9lfKyyIwkf4VyI4NAT_w/s400/P1040098.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243430828906907506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVDJpaGjMJjLPIEEMxef3bWRSXyrNqtVzshw7A1AE2tSbSIX9SnWZMOpGSmk3v9IQcFSRjbEQcjnaUDdzPvqbAjhg0buYSjqjefX-Gg11vs3Slqxr9Ds2-VppxPhlhJUMHWm6Cg/s1600-h/P1040073.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVDJpaGjMJjLPIEEMxef3bWRSXyrNqtVzshw7A1AE2tSbSIX9SnWZMOpGSmk3v9IQcFSRjbEQcjnaUDdzPvqbAjhg0buYSjqjefX-Gg11vs3Slqxr9Ds2-VppxPhlhJUMHWm6Cg/s200/P1040073.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243432630437157906" /></a>Last night, after the rains from Hurricane Hanna passed over, I went to the 9:30 club to see The Walkmen perform.<br />Opening up was a group called <a href="http://www.golemrocks.com/">Golem</a>, a band inspired by Eastern European and Jewish klezmer folk music. They were fun to listen to, and the violinist was gorgeous.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxwghonPKLuM_nrFjPtcbP0WwEcG2d7yQVRdV1d3nqTFtPMuNSX6iY96xFN9V9yqeFaAXLepb-okj-EWP_Mbt9Oeg2rMo7bqqnq3yl5ARtiy3hxwyvaRZyuuwb79sJYJoD0dx4Q/s1600-h/P1040086.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxwghonPKLuM_nrFjPtcbP0WwEcG2d7yQVRdV1d3nqTFtPMuNSX6iY96xFN9V9yqeFaAXLepb-okj-EWP_Mbt9Oeg2rMo7bqqnq3yl5ARtiy3hxwyvaRZyuuwb79sJYJoD0dx4Q/s320/P1040086.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243431697621045346" /></a>The <a href="http://www.marcata.net/walkmen/">Walkmen</a>'s new record, You & Me, is really good- they seem to have a knack for writing songs about the holidays and New Year's. Live, the new song "In the New Year" was amazing- Hamilton Leithauser's voice crescendoed into a scream in the chorus. They played a nice mix of songs from all their records. It was also nice to see Leithauser smile and banter between songs.<br />At the end of their main set, during "Louisiana", keyboardist Pete Bauer's son rushed up on stage in a small set of earmuffs and played the wooden sticks.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360214.post-62877257229900687832008-06-30T23:14:00.003-04:002008-06-30T23:33:32.709-04:00Mission of Burma perform Vs. at the Black Cat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45i-qxCsuq8mmnPYrqAX3jLW5AIeDVNeFs-jK9HL03durpkBjZiZQXv1j7kvjyg-BGR0Ed7Zwa4gDC_1FvXNzp9oY2TSAuklwpg8e_chsZKZMIEOQBVg_bhyRywyfMq63kbjQQw/s1600-h/P1030408.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45i-qxCsuq8mmnPYrqAX3jLW5AIeDVNeFs-jK9HL03durpkBjZiZQXv1j7kvjyg-BGR0Ed7Zwa4gDC_1FvXNzp9oY2TSAuklwpg8e_chsZKZMIEOQBVg_bhyRywyfMq63kbjQQw/s200/P1030408.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217879940801947634" /></a>This past weekend, I went to see legendary band, Mission of Burma perform their album <span style="font-style:italic;">Vs.</span> at the Black Cat.<br />Opening up was the band Versus, named after the Mission of Burma album. They haven't really played much since 2001, so I was pleasantly surprised at a chance to see them as well. They sounded good- playing a mix of old songs as well as some new ones.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcKSnBRBt3FTwND0bZVIXbK5Af8OApvSjLdY1lxhE7lPZPnScEMSK6_7yQUXZXFd5cKbwzhyl1FAKk7XYIfeC6-rqSTvD2TBSVpqkeBlhj-q1o2SFsmUimciPT984Lp195Qirgg/s1600-h/P1030426.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcKSnBRBt3FTwND0bZVIXbK5Af8OApvSjLdY1lxhE7lPZPnScEMSK6_7yQUXZXFd5cKbwzhyl1FAKk7XYIfeC6-rqSTvD2TBSVpqkeBlhj-q1o2SFsmUimciPT984Lp195Qirgg/s320/P1030426.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217879752864627186" /></a>This was my first time seeing Mission of Burma, and they were awesome. Their energy onstage really got the crowd going, even singing along. They had producer/musician Bob Weston on the sound board doing the effects for the songs. I really liked watching Clint Conley rock out. Despite their age, this band played better than a lot of younger acts.<br />For encore, highlights included "Academy Fight Song" and "This is not a Photograph".<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFsjmV_QraQw-qGkmPka9xP5YA5hGwVUGj7f-ysgwCbzeq3zqs9k7SBBZPIPA21GJg8wSX_dl6i1Z66jV_GidxX0Qh7c88jayyASmHfbn5FhilDT3IoHQ1cdzkJ3pCZ4d4A2BkSQ/s1600-h/P1030427.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFsjmV_QraQw-qGkmPka9xP5YA5hGwVUGj7f-ysgwCbzeq3zqs9k7SBBZPIPA21GJg8wSX_dl6i1Z66jV_GidxX0Qh7c88jayyASmHfbn5FhilDT3IoHQ1cdzkJ3pCZ4d4A2BkSQ/s400/P1030427.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217879576205398850" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360214.post-85015273685649453972008-06-12T10:01:00.002-04:002008-06-12T10:07:59.296-04:00The Breeders at the 9:30 Club<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3cUDSJEC3DjV0sdTP5wnFVENPW_XaEOaTH995Mku6-eoAeNKFMQ1qDvWv8EL5kHxK7aibruDWPg6llBVCF3hR0i5HLapm6J5NzGhSTAHpVP3IYXDZ0yQtkVVA6rUtws1h34SISg/s1600-h/P1030333.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3cUDSJEC3DjV0sdTP5wnFVENPW_XaEOaTH995Mku6-eoAeNKFMQ1qDvWv8EL5kHxK7aibruDWPg6llBVCF3hR0i5HLapm6J5NzGhSTAHpVP3IYXDZ0yQtkVVA6rUtws1h34SISg/s400/P1030333.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210995602300782338" /></a>I went last night to see The Breeders at the 9:30 Club. It was actually my first time seeing them play, and it was great. They played songs from all their records as well as some Amps tunes. Kim and Kelley Deal were really fun onstage, and their voices sounded amazing. Honestly, they were more fun to see than the reunited Pixies shows a few years ago.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360214.post-45373162369047638592008-05-17T08:38:00.005-04:002008-05-17T08:45:38.160-04:00SVA MFA Thesis Exhibition<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-r2eMb20MG6HHXeJXTMpBbV01jWPg3Gu_1H0c0FgI0pUDLe0m_WIGZBV7PenejZTlchGeZQrBBj2ox3dgy_O8ke1vB1Sk1R58zdZNWe3gXOc6sEVI5f5v76T_dVpajZKvPPXEEA/s1600-h/P1030228.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-r2eMb20MG6HHXeJXTMpBbV01jWPg3Gu_1H0c0FgI0pUDLe0m_WIGZBV7PenejZTlchGeZQrBBj2ox3dgy_O8ke1vB1Sk1R58zdZNWe3gXOc6sEVI5f5v76T_dVpajZKvPPXEEA/s320/P1030228.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201326163537181298" /></a>Big props to my friend Brooklen, who just completed his MFA at the School of Visual Arts in NYC. I stopped by his MFA exhibit reception to check out his project, <a href="http://mergefeast.com/">Merge/Feast</a>, which focuses on food (of course) with families from different backgrounds and cultures.<br />Congrats.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkKURkS6mNPbwmhnTEeIHIeprWZcwZy0SQ178Ihm2XL3eBL5Lk6iZkV9L5m2BVR31BOuWE1Ye6nUw7gHtUm9HwL5zG0RbKh-Znk2tZ4inQeyZ3bnIY3eY6kAZTfCzsGiAzY_Xldw/s1600-h/P1030227.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkKURkS6mNPbwmhnTEeIHIeprWZcwZy0SQ178Ihm2XL3eBL5Lk6iZkV9L5m2BVR31BOuWE1Ye6nUw7gHtUm9HwL5zG0RbKh-Znk2tZ4inQeyZ3bnIY3eY6kAZTfCzsGiAzY_Xldw/s400/P1030227.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201325953083783778" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360214.post-91057498520956602622008-05-10T09:32:00.005-04:002008-05-10T10:03:24.163-04:00Polvo at the Black Cat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_937Dx6lyuCLTNOnoPl74m0pGqjSHFGQp70Q5K8t6GwJOpB-4tMYA-QbQ40zhQh5sBVXTsUZJnsK_AIug6LwFiE4dWX275qCZYsBtMljrIXo0xO3eDzgW01E-XunuUZvrZ917xQ/s1600-h/P1030196.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_937Dx6lyuCLTNOnoPl74m0pGqjSHFGQp70Q5K8t6GwJOpB-4tMYA-QbQ40zhQh5sBVXTsUZJnsK_AIug6LwFiE4dWX275qCZYsBtMljrIXo0xO3eDzgW01E-XunuUZvrZ917xQ/s400/P1030196.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198743371931883890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8U6phS1H61Af-9qWNnoTEXXVwcOg2YDXPZ8c6h8XpJ0KEWIprKnRwsCtgsqd_HSSDwsOfkWUBeSFWj61lOsh39tRruu43_vgWZnq14HpooxeiX46PRndmyOjiK3b8TGlj6LxKGw/s1600-h/P1030199.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8U6phS1H61Af-9qWNnoTEXXVwcOg2YDXPZ8c6h8XpJ0KEWIprKnRwsCtgsqd_HSSDwsOfkWUBeSFWj61lOsh39tRruu43_vgWZnq14HpooxeiX46PRndmyOjiK3b8TGlj6LxKGw/s320/P1030199.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198743152888551778" /></a>So last night in DC, I was lucky to see the newly reunited NC noise rock band Polvo in their first show in 10 years.<br />The last time I saw them was opening for Pavement in the mid-90's. They made a crack about a lot of drunken 35 year olds in the audience tonight.<br />At first, they didn't seem as tight a band as before, but after warming up, they were pretty great. The new drummer seemed to fit in well to their vibe as a band. They played some familiar songs as well as a new song.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLEciW_T0t-VtiWM6wmSaw99C2j2-a51lhPNI0bGKgR7HMtwPhG2GCo_DEWEfIcV-uoDD9Y-Xvq38nzW6p5JljdWiAZ8d6GeirNMqj4eBbIj1Z2g5aMPyhGDqWndrP5LZuj_RcKA/s1600-h/P1030206.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLEciW_T0t-VtiWM6wmSaw99C2j2-a51lhPNI0bGKgR7HMtwPhG2GCo_DEWEfIcV-uoDD9Y-Xvq38nzW6p5JljdWiAZ8d6GeirNMqj4eBbIj1Z2g5aMPyhGDqWndrP5LZuj_RcKA/s320/P1030206.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198742384089405778" /></a><br />Their setlist included: "Thermal Treasure", "Every Holy Shroud", "Festher of Forgiveness", "Fast Canoe", "Tragic Carpet Ride", "Title Track"Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360214.post-50710087465057938952008-03-30T10:24:00.006-04:002008-03-30T15:20:10.903-04:00The Raveonettes with Black Acid at The Black Cat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfktwqgh88lj0kz2-hwc0Qs-0Ow6_w04imZyaMetXRJLQSV_A7H2LFyJL2HsJXmG_GjZ7O3AQUZZX523F2iSHEHPZJ6K-zrpFUG5Ewh2JrMqqc5hqmqLSD59V8HxU4_HEI8vH5A/s1600-h/P1020946.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfktwqgh88lj0kz2-hwc0Qs-0Ow6_w04imZyaMetXRJLQSV_A7H2LFyJL2HsJXmG_GjZ7O3AQUZZX523F2iSHEHPZJ6K-zrpFUG5Ewh2JrMqqc5hqmqLSD59V8HxU4_HEI8vH5A/s400/P1020946.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183616619705091458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimidoFPPLfBmiVp_vbThAf9-06apht7hGEc9nsiBTxz7P2n8n08211Y7BXcncDPEcq_JpMsrYBi59zaJ_k2tKi0G7j2FtCIfI2jH3P1x7TAydP9XWMyJfjyMtk9X8-hsq7MXl7Pw/s1600-h/P1020940.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimidoFPPLfBmiVp_vbThAf9-06apht7hGEc9nsiBTxz7P2n8n08211Y7BXcncDPEcq_JpMsrYBi59zaJ_k2tKi0G7j2FtCIfI2jH3P1x7TAydP9XWMyJfjyMtk9X8-hsq7MXl7Pw/s320/P1020940.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183541977468454258" /></a>Three sold out concerts in a row in DC- I'm tired today.<br />Last night I went to see Danish band The Raveonettes at the Black Cat main stage.<br />The openers were a British band Black Acid whose style reminded me of old British metal of the 70's and 80's. They were actually very entertaining for me- the lead singer had on tight white pants and a sleazy voice.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEild17puphVH4Uci9dHBCkMZlthcade4cXZwjazpr8d9wEBXyzPLBB9essb7WgHbARW1OLeUmY3hlZrJDHgziWAMyx67Rb5_ISFW0l_4AarzY7Uft8ZKMTcztfHUVPAebpGWg3HTw/s1600-h/P1020952.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEild17puphVH4Uci9dHBCkMZlthcade4cXZwjazpr8d9wEBXyzPLBB9essb7WgHbARW1OLeUmY3hlZrJDHgziWAMyx67Rb5_ISFW0l_4AarzY7Uft8ZKMTcztfHUVPAebpGWg3HTw/s320/P1020952.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183541767015056738" /></a>I love the new album by the Raveonettes, Lust Lust Lust. It's their best to date- part Jesus & Mary Chain and part Angelo Badelamenti. In concert, they were really great. Their music needs to be heard really loud because of the feedback and noise made by their guitars- they remind me of the house band in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqlR0DNIKVwtZpjtN9j7jPahixIKEFgybr7xIpng-UWxTsOQ6_KBkt4DpWi09NZBsR064hTMDAklzJLlRdJT8b6tr5-97V3xTCe-MwBJf8U5L5vRQGjrsWsiEz_tglT4EC9e9-vQ/s1600-h/P1020948.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqlR0DNIKVwtZpjtN9j7jPahixIKEFgybr7xIpng-UWxTsOQ6_KBkt4DpWi09NZBsR064hTMDAklzJLlRdJT8b6tr5-97V3xTCe-MwBJf8U5L5vRQGjrsWsiEz_tglT4EC9e9-vQ/s320/P1020948.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183541492137149778" /></a>I was standing right in front of singer-guitarist Sharin Foo- she looked cool with her really blond hair, dark mascara and blue eyes. I also liked how their drummer only had 2 drum and a cymbal. One highlight of the concert was when they did a cover of Stereolab's "French Disko".Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360214.post-73746616221676988292008-03-30T10:01:00.002-04:002008-03-30T10:24:13.658-04:00Stephen Malkus & The Jicks with John Vanderslice at the 9:30 Club<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6VpAS11417gXj4zkqPwic1kRwZk0NQgcfpqEytStCkMwdQB4i_gl6Q8Gpmdi4FATxwhbH3pZmLX78VPSHWd1rQGZ3yt4v8FoRKAbdgKeqBDhZcXhP-9030fM2eVUH6V1WKf33g/s1600-h/P1020882.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6VpAS11417gXj4zkqPwic1kRwZk0NQgcfpqEytStCkMwdQB4i_gl6Q8Gpmdi4FATxwhbH3pZmLX78VPSHWd1rQGZ3yt4v8FoRKAbdgKeqBDhZcXhP-9030fM2eVUH6V1WKf33g/s320/P1020882.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183535337449014562" /></a>Friday night, went to the 9:30 club to see Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks perform in a sold out show. Wonder why he didn't come to Baltimore because it's a title of a song on his new album. Oh well.<br />The opener was John Vanderslice, who I had heard of, but not actually heard before. Not too bad- he had nice songs and his band was good. He gave props to vegetarian Chinese restaurant <a href="http://www.thevegetablegarden.com/">Vegetable Garden</a> in Rockville.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhONFjlfCC_Q3KVZk6QbCaaUogUBBu-8SWO9d11iTIjRDLmeoNNwirjHlkpOYj99SRqcn-d-5L9IPGRd71OmloB2dkmwFMN57SRf4FqPA4lt6cLj0J2PhY0qFR4E_KKY08s-_3z-Q/s1600-h/P1020910.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhONFjlfCC_Q3KVZk6QbCaaUogUBBu-8SWO9d11iTIjRDLmeoNNwirjHlkpOYj99SRqcn-d-5L9IPGRd71OmloB2dkmwFMN57SRf4FqPA4lt6cLj0J2PhY0qFR4E_KKY08s-_3z-Q/s320/P1020910.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183537446277956930" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfsU1hidegRJ4J2NfPmIaguHiGzu7tX95vHWzNi7j3qx35ckYsrTz9OQU-xceJK-b2cu4azH9SmJaJQPatCH3dZMToU_4wHGLwU3eH1p01UfO7l7s8t1yQModaodh0SW7ySECHw/s1600-h/P1020895.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfsU1hidegRJ4J2NfPmIaguHiGzu7tX95vHWzNi7j3qx35ckYsrTz9OQU-xceJK-b2cu4azH9SmJaJQPatCH3dZMToU_4wHGLwU3eH1p01UfO7l7s8t1yQModaodh0SW7ySECHw/s320/P1020895.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183537059730900274" /></a>This was my first time seeing Malkmus outside of Pavement. Janet Weiss formerly of Sleater-Kinney was also his drummer. They were really good- I still love Malkmus' quirky lyrics combined with his always interesting guitar sound.<br />He is definitely a big nerd- I recall a reference to the word "Frak" during the show.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0