Today's Date!
Back from Portland. It was alright. Didn't get to see much, but I did get to see The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Girls, and Champagne Socialists. While the sound wasn't too hot (especially for C.S.), the show was good. I spoke to Kip of the Pains after the show and he said they were coming back to Cleveland in September and to check the website, but I'm afraid he was mistaken. I really hope they do come back sometime soon though, and still play a smaller venue (they were at the Beachland Tavern last time). There are two new Pains releases coming soon, and three of the songs were played from them at the show. Kip said they were going to play more, but he broke a string and felt it sort of killed the flow of the show. Oh well, hopefully next time. Girls was also very enjoyable, and I am very glad that I'll be seeing them again when they open up for Los Campesinos! at the Grog Shop in a week or so. Their album comes out on September 22 (I think) on Matador, but I'm really hoping they have some sort of record for sale at the show. The Champagne Socialists...I can't say much about. I didn't have earplugs at the time, and the guitar was the only thing that I could hear, except for a screech from the lead singer every once in a while. Again, this is nothing about their music, they continually asked the sound guy to fix the set-up and he continually ignored them, so it's just a shame. I should have bought their 7".
In other news of bands I like, Weezer played a few new songs in Korea and Japan this past week. Their rendition of "Can't Stop Partying" (a very good song written by Jermaine Dupri and released on Rivers' Alone II), and the debut of "The Girl Got Hot" and "I'm Your Daddy". All I can say is that I stopped really listening to Weezer lyrics after the Green Album. The band added "whoa", "oh yeah", and "oh oh oh"'s to "Can't Stop Partying", and that only mostly changed it for the worst. The big downer, as most Weezer fans on the internet agree, is the bridge that was tacked on. "The Girl Got Hot" is...I don't remember. I haven't heard it since earlier this afternoon, and had heard it before a couple days ago. It just doesn't do anything for me. Out of the three, it is my least favorite, and not just because of the um...sub-par lyrics. "I'm Your Daddy", while still maintaining what seems to be Weezer's status quo of lyrical quality, contains music that I totally dig. So, that's a plus! People have compared it to "Diamond Rings" (a Weezer song that was played live once or twice that I totally dig; check out my What Happened? post, it should be there; and if not there, check weerez.com) musically, although I haven't compared the two. If they are alike, then that would explain why I like the music as "Diamond Rings" is one of my favorite Weezer songs of that era.
I have to thank Paul, and through a game of telephone, Tim for turning me onto the Strange Boys. While it seems it is impossible for me to find their record And Girls Club in stores, it is good enough that I am going to order it online.
At the moment I'm listening to the new Yo La Tengo album, Popular Songs. So far, I really enjoy it. I'll finally be seeing them in October, so that's pretty exciting. That entire week is full of shows I'm going to! I just saw that Built to Spill is playing the night before Yo La Tengo, and then the Japandroids are that Thursday, with Dinosaur Jr in Columbus on Saturday!
It's late, and I still have to cut my hair, so I think I'm done.
Click all the links above, and buy records from bands you like.
Or just click right here:
And buy some records!
Oh, yeah! And check out this picture from April 29:
setlist!
In other news of bands I like, Weezer played a few new songs in Korea and Japan this past week. Their rendition of "Can't Stop Partying" (a very good song written by Jermaine Dupri and released on Rivers' Alone II), and the debut of "The Girl Got Hot" and "I'm Your Daddy". All I can say is that I stopped really listening to Weezer lyrics after the Green Album. The band added "whoa", "oh yeah", and "oh oh oh"'s to "Can't Stop Partying", and that only mostly changed it for the worst. The big downer, as most Weezer fans on the internet agree, is the bridge that was tacked on. "The Girl Got Hot" is...I don't remember. I haven't heard it since earlier this afternoon, and had heard it before a couple days ago. It just doesn't do anything for me. Out of the three, it is my least favorite, and not just because of the um...sub-par lyrics. "I'm Your Daddy", while still maintaining what seems to be Weezer's status quo of lyrical quality, contains music that I totally dig. So, that's a plus! People have compared it to "Diamond Rings" (a Weezer song that was played live once or twice that I totally dig; check out my What Happened? post, it should be there; and if not there, check weerez.com) musically, although I haven't compared the two. If they are alike, then that would explain why I like the music as "Diamond Rings" is one of my favorite Weezer songs of that era.
I have to thank Paul, and through a game of telephone, Tim for turning me onto the Strange Boys. While it seems it is impossible for me to find their record And Girls Club in stores, it is good enough that I am going to order it online.
At the moment I'm listening to the new Yo La Tengo album, Popular Songs. So far, I really enjoy it. I'll finally be seeing them in October, so that's pretty exciting. That entire week is full of shows I'm going to! I just saw that Built to Spill is playing the night before Yo La Tengo, and then the Japandroids are that Thursday, with Dinosaur Jr in Columbus on Saturday!
It's late, and I still have to cut my hair, so I think I'm done.
Click all the links above, and buy records from bands you like.
Or just click right here:
And buy some records!
Oh, yeah! And check out this picture from April 29:
setlist!Labels: concerts, girls, Portland, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, vacation
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