Silence! The Musical (the Silence of the Lambs musical) performances in NYC have been extended until September 24th. I may actually be able to make it to one now. Just gotta pick a day and rally the troops.
Jeff Mangum, Fleet Foxes, Joanna Newsom, Low, Boredoms, The Fall, Superchunk, Thurston Moore, The Olivia Tremor Control, Mike Watt & George Hurley perform the songs of the Minutemen, Scratch Acid, Sun Ra Arkestra, The Raincoats - Performing The Raincoats (debut LP), The Mountain Goats, Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise, The Apples in stereo
I saw The Music Tapes and Olivia Tremor Control tonight, both put on really great shows. OTC sounded way better than I expected live and they played the entirety of Green Typewriters, which was really cool and unexpected.
If you ever get the chance to see them both play together definitely go for it, Julian jumping around and playing the singing saw during some of the OTC songs was great and he obviously has great chemistry with the rest of the band and stuff. Maybe he'll be with them at the show you're going to? I talked to him a little bit after the show and he said they were going to keep touring and even doing some shows in Europe ("with Jeff"). But even if it's just OTC you won't be disappointed, they played new stuff and old stuff and it all sounded good.
The Olivia Tremor Control is playing a festival here in LA on Saturday. Julian might play with OTC if they're touring together, but there won't be a Music Tapes show.
Just got my Etymotic earplugs today. I had really crap earplugs, but these should be more suited for concerts. Upcoming concerts: DevilDriver, They Might Be Giants, Texas Hippie Coalition.
I'm really on the fence about going. On the one hand: awesome, on the other: expensive (especially since the government decided my parents made too much money last year for me to get free money [which is utter bullshit]).
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Sept. 22 - 24!
Flaming Lips, Ghostland Observatory, EOTO, STS9, Girl Talk!
WOOOOOOO!
http://www.blackwatermusicfestival.com/
If you do go, we should hang out. Not too often we get a FRC meetup in the south. Also I have drugs... <.< >.>
Unfortunately, we got shitty seats and I have to go with my mother and sister, neither of whom are big TMBG fans, but whatever.