Monday, June 16, 2008
Love Is All and other things continually amaze me
1. Love Is All were amazing last night. They're almost intolerably fun, like I was having so much god-damned fun I almost couldn't physically take it. They're kind of the best, in general. Plus their new covers ep is totally rad and shit. Talked to Wyatt a bunch - don't know if I've ever seen him without a Giants hat on. But so last night was game five of the NBA finals, and the Celtics were a win away from total victory, so the crowd spent most of the evening split between the stage and the tv. As the game wound down though that ratio grew in the tv's favor (to the consternation of one of the opening bands), and it was decided that Love Is All should wait for it to finish before playing. There were like five minutes on the clock, so they didn't think it would take too long. 'Cuz y'know they're Swedish and don't maybe realize how the last two-three minutes of a basketball game take a half-hour. Thankfully the band really got into the game and were bummed the Lakers won. But so for twenty minutes or so there was no music, as everybody in the club was glued to a couple different tvs, save for three or four grumpy looking indie kids who sat near the stage waiting for the show. Sports haters, we got 'em even in Sportstown. Y'know Boston is the Sports Authority. And we gotta lotta dicks sporting goods. But anyway again, Love Is All were ridiculously great, the new songs were awesome (especially that one that sounds like "Tally Ho"), they played all the songs I wanted to hear, and Josephine high-fived a few random audience members from the stage mid-lyric, which is plenty awesome. Go see 'em whenever you can. I really wish I had gone down to New York on Saturday for their show with the Vivian Girls and Cause Co-Motion!; that's an awesome bill.
2. speaking of Vivian Girls: their new record is really good. Noisy, shambly, lo-fi rock with some nice female vocals - sounds like something SA would've played on Single Theory ten years ago.
3. a big JEERS to Brian "Brah" Girgus, for once again refusing to make the astoundingly short drive to Boston while touring with friends. It wasn't too bad last summer, as the France definitely needed the extra space, but I grew furious last night when Wyatt told me Brah was travelling with them but stayed in New York. What the crap, Brah? Boston loves you even if you refuse to admit it, at least it will if you don't keep up this cavalcade of horseshit avoidance. Are you fearful of our history? Of our succulent seafood? Or do you just realize you're too weak for this greatest of towns not located in the Southeast? I would definitely be far more tired and hungover today had he come, so I'm actually thankful, thankful that he'll apparently turn to dust the second he crosses the Suffolk County line.
4. other shit that's happening... saw a top-shelf show on Friday night, Kurt Vile - Reports (who might be getting a bit darker soon nudge nudge) - Mmoss - Ganja, at PA's Lounge. Found out Gerry from PA's is a Braves fan - all issues resolved there, stand-up dude of the tallest order. Reports were bad-ass as always, Ganja and Mmoss played some fine psych sounds both heavy and wispy (respectively), but the night kinda belonged to Kurt Vile in the end, some fine mind-expanding folk-rock-pop-whatever that reminded me of Bobb Trimble or a less overtly poppy Ariel Pink or something. His record's great, but different from the live show. I don't know, go see 'em.
5. I still think the Braves should trade guys. I'll detail that later on.
6. more comics stuff over at Shazhmmm...
7. and a new Je Suis France blog over at the old France site. We'll gradually be putting all the cd-rs and some live shows up here for free. A couple of things are already waiting. Get on that.
1. Love Is All were amazing last night. They're almost intolerably fun, like I was having so much god-damned fun I almost couldn't physically take it. They're kind of the best, in general. Plus their new covers ep is totally rad and shit. Talked to Wyatt a bunch - don't know if I've ever seen him without a Giants hat on. But so last night was game five of the NBA finals, and the Celtics were a win away from total victory, so the crowd spent most of the evening split between the stage and the tv. As the game wound down though that ratio grew in the tv's favor (to the consternation of one of the opening bands), and it was decided that Love Is All should wait for it to finish before playing. There were like five minutes on the clock, so they didn't think it would take too long. 'Cuz y'know they're Swedish and don't maybe realize how the last two-three minutes of a basketball game take a half-hour. Thankfully the band really got into the game and were bummed the Lakers won. But so for twenty minutes or so there was no music, as everybody in the club was glued to a couple different tvs, save for three or four grumpy looking indie kids who sat near the stage waiting for the show. Sports haters, we got 'em even in Sportstown. Y'know Boston is the Sports Authority. And we gotta lotta dicks sporting goods. But anyway again, Love Is All were ridiculously great, the new songs were awesome (especially that one that sounds like "Tally Ho"), they played all the songs I wanted to hear, and Josephine high-fived a few random audience members from the stage mid-lyric, which is plenty awesome. Go see 'em whenever you can. I really wish I had gone down to New York on Saturday for their show with the Vivian Girls and Cause Co-Motion!; that's an awesome bill.
2. speaking of Vivian Girls: their new record is really good. Noisy, shambly, lo-fi rock with some nice female vocals - sounds like something SA would've played on Single Theory ten years ago.
3. a big JEERS to Brian "Brah" Girgus, for once again refusing to make the astoundingly short drive to Boston while touring with friends. It wasn't too bad last summer, as the France definitely needed the extra space, but I grew furious last night when Wyatt told me Brah was travelling with them but stayed in New York. What the crap, Brah? Boston loves you even if you refuse to admit it, at least it will if you don't keep up this cavalcade of horseshit avoidance. Are you fearful of our history? Of our succulent seafood? Or do you just realize you're too weak for this greatest of towns not located in the Southeast? I would definitely be far more tired and hungover today had he come, so I'm actually thankful, thankful that he'll apparently turn to dust the second he crosses the Suffolk County line.
4. other shit that's happening... saw a top-shelf show on Friday night, Kurt Vile - Reports (who might be getting a bit darker soon nudge nudge) - Mmoss - Ganja, at PA's Lounge. Found out Gerry from PA's is a Braves fan - all issues resolved there, stand-up dude of the tallest order. Reports were bad-ass as always, Ganja and Mmoss played some fine psych sounds both heavy and wispy (respectively), but the night kinda belonged to Kurt Vile in the end, some fine mind-expanding folk-rock-pop-whatever that reminded me of Bobb Trimble or a less overtly poppy Ariel Pink or something. His record's great, but different from the live show. I don't know, go see 'em.
5. I still think the Braves should trade guys. I'll detail that later on.
6. more comics stuff over at Shazhmmm...
7. and a new Je Suis France blog over at the old France site. We'll gradually be putting all the cd-rs and some live shows up here for free. A couple of things are already waiting. Get on that.
