From Great Scott in Allston Rock City, MA.
Best handstamp ever.
November 16, 2007Concert notes: Battles
November 13, 2007[Paradise, Boston; November 12, 2007]
They absolutely rock live. You should go see them. That is all.
The taste of going out
November 12, 2007
Concert notes: Sea Wolf
November 7, 2007[Middle East Upstairs, Cambridge; November 6, 2007]
Sea Wolf played an modest little show at the Middle East Upstairs last night (no pics, sorry – there wasn’t enough stage light for my poor little camera, and I didn’t want to ruin the atmosphere by using a flash). Despite the intimate setting, they didn’t sound quite as warm live as they do on their full-length CD, Leaves in the River. Alex Church, the principal (singer, songwriter and lead guitar) rocked out quite a bit more than I expected – not quite devil-horns level, I’ll admit, but there was some rockin’, especially on “Black Dirt.” And I particularly liked the old-skool Moog-y keys of Lisa Fendelander.
Techno and impressionable young minds
November 6, 2007A friend of mine pointed me to this vintage Sesame Street clip, with the description, ‘The last few seconds of this clip may hold an answer to my early love of techno.’
More: A taxonomy of electronic music; The zen garden theory of minimal techno; xkcd and techno
Two guiding quotes
November 3, 2007Today, we have an infinite number of choices available to us, and when content is infinitely abundant, the only scarce commodities are convenience, taste, and trust. [Peter Rojas]
Obscurity is a far greater threat to authors and creative artists than piracy.
[Tim O’Reilly]
Concert notes: Pansy Division
November 3, 2007
[Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge; October 26, 2007]
Pansy Division totally rocked out at the Middle East Downstairs. I think they are the perfect pop-punk songwriters, and their hilarious and/or touching lyrics are just an added bonus. I was delighted to hear that they are working on a new album, and they played some new songs, including one that Jon Ginoli introduced by saying, “You have to be a certain age to write a song like this.” Someone in the audience yelled out, “Twenty-eight!” Ginoli gently disagreed with the audience member before revealing the title, “Twenty Years of Cock.” I’m really looking forward to the new album, not least because it means they will tour again soon.
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