Jonathan Coulton with Paul & Storm on saturday Dafnis Prieto in new york city 10/9 Garaj Mahal in new york city 10/10 Picked up excellent seats for Rodrigo y Gabriela in Boston on 10/23. moe. 'fans vote for the show setlist' is the plan for halloween.
Just got back from an indie music night. Enjoyed Captain Kickarse and the Awesomes quite a lot and not just for their name - I'm normally a fan of bands with, like... vocals, but these guys were just so good at all the other stuff I didn't care. They were followed by the atonal dissonant artfuckery of Ghoul, some adorable baby rockers called Rockets Explode (their PARENTS were there, oh my god - but they were pretty great if a little generic) and Super Florence Jam, who had the same leet skillz as Captain but sadly in a style I just can't get into.
Saw Gojira tonight. That was pretty fucking awesome. I moshed for the last song, which was great, as I haven't bothered for quite a while as the idea of running into large sweaty men doesn't seem as appealing as it once did.
Really hope I haven't lost any more of my hearing, as I'm rather fond of what I have left.
I saw Them Crooked Vultures on the 14th. They were pretty good. The vocals by Josh Homme were okay... musically, the band was on fire. Grohl beat the hell out of his kit, and John Paul Jones looked great. The crowd sucked because no one knew the songs and it's DC. DC crowds are usually tame. I saw Dave Grohl's mom in the private box rocking out haha...
Went to see OM the next day... great show. Being in an altered state of mind might have had something to do with it. I wish Sleep would do some reunion shows in the US...
CHRISTMAS WILL COME A DAY LATE FOR ME HATRED SURGE GET DESTROYED ELDERS in a storage unit, december 26th
the next month(s) are crazy..LAWRENCE ARMS, MELT BANANA, WIZWARS, TOTALLY MICHAEL, RAYOS X, TUBERCULOSIS, CONVERGE (possibly if i can get on the list...) and maybe...NEGATIVE APPROACH???? seriously.
Saw Electric Six last night, w/ Millions of Brazilians and The Gay Blades opening. Millions of Brazilians is such a good name for a band. Their music was pretty cool, too. The Gay Blades' music didn't really interest me at all. It was like every other song, they were ripping off The White Stripes. But the singer's stage banter was quite off the wall. Electric Six is awesome live. And they played FOREVER. Dick Valentine talked for minutes at a time, and it was amazing. "Our current drummer... is made of... Pigeon Forge, Tennessee."