After the Vampire Weekend show at 7pm in the Haight, I took the #7 bus to SOMA to check out a “groundbreaking event combining a 20-piece orchestra, DJs, lighting, and art installations” at Mezzanine by a group called Mercury Soul.
I can’t really give a proper review to Mercury Soul because, quite honestly, I wasn’t paying attention […]
2-1-08: Mercury Soul
2-1-08: Vampire Weekend
Tuesday: My roommate mentions Vampire Weekend
Wednesday: Vampire Weekend shows up in my feed reader … everywhere. (see at right)
Thursday: Roommate buys CD. A friend’s Facebook status mentions the Vampire Weekend
Friday: I go to a show.
The HYPE
The Vampire Weekend’s hype is defeaning. They are on every internet.
Now I haven’t read many of the blog posts so perhaps […]
A New Year Playlist
I was poking around my old music collection of ripped CDs (which the RIAA believes are illegal…) and stumbled on Death Cab for Cuties’ The New Year. Given the proximity to New Year’s Eve, I threw together a quick playlist of songs appropriate for this time of year.
In another day and age, I would’ve burned […]
11-9-07 Swell Season: a concert review, a random connection
I saw Swell Season at the Regency Grand Ballroom on Friday, November 9th, 2007. Swell Season is made of up Marketa Irglova and Glen Hansard (lead singer from The Frames); their songs together eventually became the feature-length movie-musical Once. I saw Glen Hansard with The Frames at the Somerville Theatre in Fall 2005 (opening for Josh Ritter) and […]
11-30-07: If Only I Were Fourteen
If I was 14 years old, this past Friday night at Arco Arena would have been a ”nite 2 remmbr.” For the youtube set, Plain White Tees (PWT), Gym Class Heroes (GCH), and Fall Out Boy (FOB) playing together is, like, OMG.
But I’m 25 and this was an arena concert featuring an emo-acoustic, pop-hip-hop, and pop-punk bands. […]
Magical Transforming Song Moment
Is there anything better than that moment in a movie when the main character lets down their guard, sings from their heart, and transforms through a song?
No, there isn’t. The Magical Transforming Song Moment (MTSM) combines music, story-telling, and visuals into one powerful moment. The MTSM has it all.
You know it’s a good MTSM when […]
What Kind of Cat Are You?
In honor of the Fall Out Boy concert later this week — a concert where I will be the oldest person in attendance — I decided to post a true”kid’s song” today, to show these teeny-boppers the difference.
Pearl Jam: Two New, One Old, All Worthwhile
Ah, Pearl Jam. I’ve been watching their new concert DVD, listening to the new movie soundtrack by Eddie Vedder, and recently stumbled across an unreleased track. My two initial thoughts:
First: “Wow.”
Second: like most of Pearl Jam’s more recent efforts, the quality varies a bit. I found myself wanting to skip some of the tracks on the DVD and soundtrack … and was captivated by others. But don’t forget what I said first: those “wow” parts are mesmerizingly gorgeous. Here’s a brief run-down of the three new PJ items…