the week of shows

this is one of those quick jumps from nothing to everythingatonce. after pitchfork this weekend, we went to see Mirah on tuesday, and the decemberists on wednesday.

Mirah's shows started late (10:45), and led off with slow songs from C'mon Miracle. We stuck around purely because we knew she ...

Pitchfork

Volunteering for P4m Festival on saturday was great. The weather was cool, we worked under a shady tent, our break came during one of our favorite bands, and taking tickets seemed worthwhile, but not backbreaking.
Sunday, not so much. The heat came back, and we missed ...

Sweat Equity

I'm going to the pitchfork festival this year. After my dissappointment with taste of chaos, i swore off concerts without named bands altogether. Last year it wasn't much of an issue, what with pitchfork, intonation, and lollapalooza all stealing artists from each other, none ...

[is code for]

on friday, i went to see appleseed cast with ryan.  the wifest, having not forgotten the horrible experience last time, couldn't be persuaded to come along.  which is perfectly reasonable, given what a jerk i was.   you would think, then, that i'd try really hard to make sure that ...

Heavy Metal Sexism

I sometimes wonder what it must be like for women at metal shows. My experience at shows involves a lot of shoving, elbowing, hair-in-the-face, and the occassional experience of moving without walking, because the crowd is surging. But every guy who brings his girlfriend, and every guy who ...