So I couldn't go to SXSW....
There's been an influx of great albums lately, most of which have found there way onto my harddrive. Even more exciting is the spring schedule in and around the Boston area. I picked up my first round of tickets recently, and although Wolf Parade sold the shit out of the Paradise (thus continuing my streak of being left in the cold for any of the Wolf bands, i.e. Wolf Eyes in Easthampton), there were still some tix left the Lupo's show in Providence the following night. I'm thinking that the crowd won't suck as bad down there.
The crowning moment of my musical-spring is certainly Mogwai's return to the states. The first round of US dates left out Beantown, but the post-rockers will be there, along with myself. I've been waiting for several years to check their live show out, and from what I heard/read about the SXSW gig, they're tight. Mr. Beast, the new album is obviously worth checking out, although it's a step away from the densely atmospheric soundscapes of Young Team and the others. I for one, think it's refreshing to hear some concise 5-minuters every once in a while from a post-rock band. Their classic EP+2 has remained a mainstay in my rotation for years.
This is from the new one:
Mogwai - Folk Death 95
And whatever you do, don't see the new Cronenberg disaster, "A History of Violence". If I wasn't so hungover and tired, it would have incited violence due to the knowledge that I'll never get the wasted two hours back. See "The Squid and the Whale" instead. Chock full of memorable quotes, brutally human characters and superb performances. Jeff Daniels rules. And one of the Baldwins is up in there! The one from Backdraft maybe?
The crowning moment of my musical-spring is certainly Mogwai's return to the states. The first round of US dates left out Beantown, but the post-rockers will be there, along with myself. I've been waiting for several years to check their live show out, and from what I heard/read about the SXSW gig, they're tight. Mr. Beast, the new album is obviously worth checking out, although it's a step away from the densely atmospheric soundscapes of Young Team and the others. I for one, think it's refreshing to hear some concise 5-minuters every once in a while from a post-rock band. Their classic EP+2 has remained a mainstay in my rotation for years.
This is from the new one:
Mogwai - Folk Death 95
And whatever you do, don't see the new Cronenberg disaster, "A History of Violence". If I wasn't so hungover and tired, it would have incited violence due to the knowledge that I'll never get the wasted two hours back. See "The Squid and the Whale" instead. Chock full of memorable quotes, brutally human characters and superb performances. Jeff Daniels rules. And one of the Baldwins is up in there! The one from Backdraft maybe?
posted by Matt at 11:08 AM
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The Squid and the Whale is a terrific movie!
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