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Sometime late last night after yesterday's post while I was aimlessly surfing the internet in between attempts to study, I realized that something had gone wrong, terribly wrong. Although it was always in the back of my mind, I had failed to notice the exact date of the T.V. on the Radio/Grizzly Bear show at the Showbox in Seattle. Turns out that it's the same night as the Cold War Kids show at Neumo's. After some initial disappointment and sulking I came up with the following fool proof plan: my friend and I both decided that we'd rather see TVOTR and Grizzly Bear (arguably one of the best bills to pass through Seattle this year) BUT we didn't want to subject ourselves to the ridiculous fees of Tickets West (although it's not quite the same abominable creature Ticketmaster is, it's still bad). So this is what we came up with: Drive down to Seattle, wait in line for TVOTR, if it's sold out head over to Capitol Hill and have a blast seeing Cold War Kids. Once again, my local hipster knowledge comes into play (see, 8/25 post), with deductive problem solving skills (I knew I was in college for a reason) I determined that if the TVOTR show is sold out, most of the Seattle area hipsters will be absorbed by the Showbox leaving Neumo's and the Cold War Kids show wide open -- damn, it feels good to be a gangsta.
In order to get my self psyched for both shows, I'm posting a sampling of mp3s from both bands, enjoy the fruits of my genius [all the stuff about me being smart is a joke by the way... please, never take me too seriously]
Option 1: TV on the Radio - 'Wolf Like Me'
TV on the Radio - 'I Was a Lover'
Bonus: Grizzly Bear - 'Lullabye'
Option 2: Cold War Kids - 'Saint John'
Cold War Kids - 'Hospital Beds'
Cold War Kids - 'We Used to Vacation'
I'll Let you know how the night pans out... P.S. I got my ticket for the Blue Scholars show at my school on Saturday, can't wait for that one either!
I really don't know what's up with me at concerts since I've started this blog, but I've gone 2 for 2 with the pre concert intoxication, which probobally vastly compromises any journalistic integrety that I might have... Needless to say, I got to the concert about 5 minutes after the opener had finished their set (I heard it sucked anyway... drinking > shitty local emo band). Then the Sam Roberts Band came out, they're apparently pretty big up in the great white north, and all in all, their set was pretty tight. Then BK came out (SIDENOTE-- it freaked me out at first, he looks like the pro snowboarder golden boy Shaun White) and played a solid 5 songs, including good renditions of 'Penny On The Train Track' and 'Run', at which point I drunkenly decided that the keg at my house > BK, and I peaced out. Hey, at least I got there before the keg was tapped and had a pretty solid night. Hopefully I can regain some journalistic integrety later this week though, it looks like I'm going to two shows; Cold War Kids, and Blue Scholars... expect pre-concert posts for both as well as a non-hungover review (I hope).
Let me preface this short post by apologizing for my 20 day (or so) hiatus... My life was in flux moving to school and everything, it won't happen again. Promise. DISCLAIMER: this shit was just randomly off the top of my fried brain... Kind of like the sculpture of the guy fucking the bear at our school. Enjoy!
1. Buying textbooks sucks
2. Moving into a house is a pain in the ass
3. Beer is good
4 This song pretty much explains the last couple of weeks for me - Arcade Fire - Headlights Look Like Diamonds.
5. Watching people fall on campus just might be the funniest thing ever.
6. 'The Office' is a brilliant show.
7. I think the cut on my right index finger is infected.
8. TGIF
9. Where is my mind?
10*. Ben Kweller tonight (Amazingly average artist, I know... hopefully the live show is better)
*Concert review to come, hey, at least if the show sucks I'm coming home to this...
