all the little kids are dressed in dreams

old man did our 1st and 2nd shows of november on the 9th and the 14th. the show at za's on the 9th was unexpected. we went in to watch green formica table play, and were asked to fill in for a band that didn't show up. luckily, our equipment was at my house, which was only three or four blocks away. we hit the joint fast and hard, rock commando style. our energy was up and we rocked harder than usual, which made up for the bad p.a. and acoustics. the show at twice-told started off kind of weird, but we were quite happy with it. our friends enjoyed it and said that it sounded really good. the november invasion continues on the 26th at the rudyard kipling, with lucifigous prick. it's the tuesday before thanksgiving at 9 pm and it's only $2.00. allison and i made some wonderful, eye-catching flyers for the show.

cheers.
posted by paul 2:11:14 PM

all possibilities

damn. two posts in two days. i must be high.

well, i couldn't resist the urge to buy some of the cds i mentioned yesterday. i picked up the imperial teen: live at maxwell's and badly drawn boy: have you fed the fish?. sometimes you just got to feed the (bewilder)beast.

as far as the imperial teen album goes, it's a live album so the content shouldn't really come into question since they're mainly for fans anyway. most complaints would normally be due to what isn't on the album (similar critiques can be used with "best of" records). the recording is top-notch and the performances ass-kicking. a fun live album from a fun band. 4 out of 5.

the badly drawn boy cd is a solid piece of work. compared to his last effort, hour of the bewilderbeast, have you... seems to be a little more focused in attack. the songs fit quite well together and there is more of a full band (if not orchestral) feel, as well. after a few listnings, have you...'s songs, though marvelous, don't quite have the intimacy or charm that the songs on bewilderbeast. still this is a incredible sweeping epic of a record that deserves a listen. 4.5 out of 5.

cheers.
posted by paul 12:01:43 PM

it's our time

allison came back from her trip to new york and filled me in on the details of what sounded like a fun trip. being the selfish bastard that i am, i'm really happy that she's back in town. oh, and she nabbed me the setlist from the imperial teen gig she got to witness from the front fucking row. yeah, i'm a jealous bastard, too!

speaking of imperial teen, apparently, they've just released a live album. i've got to pick that up. they never disappoint, and allison says they put on a hell of a show.

there's also a new one from badly drawn boy and a new one from ours that i need to check out. more music to go broke to.

cheers.
posted by paul 3:36:44 PM