music shows!

i have been bugging derek for a while now to start going to shows again as it has been forever since the last time we went to one- i'd say it was when he opened up for finch like two years ago or something.  also, i've felt the need, lately, to do other things with my weekends besides booze it up. i want to look back at my life when i'm old and decrepit (if i make it that far) and be able to say that i did a lot of the things i wanted to do, and had a bit of variety as well. his excuse has always been that there are no bands out there anymore that he'd like to see. i never really had much to say to that because it is getting harder and harder to find music/bands that are truly beautiful and adept, it's like treasure hunting. anyway, i was elated to find out that there were some shows coming up that were worth seeing! we just saw sunny day real estate last friday, a great band from the 90's. they broke up around '05, i think, so it was amazing to hear they were doing a reunion tour.

they put on a spectacular show as well. it was just like listening to the CD's! i wonder if this isn't the last we'll see of them after all.

i was particularly happy to hear them play 'seven', and '47', a couple of my favorite songs from my personal favorite album, "diary". here's 'seven':

the sketched effect they do off and on kinda reminds me of aha's music video for 'take on me'.

we're also going to the brand new show this friday. i'm not as much going for them as i am for manchester orchestra, one of the bands touring with them. now they are one of the treasures among newer music that you don't see alot of these days.

they got together around '05 and came out with the album, "like a virgin losing a child" in '06. this was love at first note for me. it's funny too because the lead singer, andy hull's voice sounds like he'd look more like jeremy enigk from sunny day and fire theft but he's a heavier set guy with a big bushy beard from atlanta- love it! he's the second singer i can think of since claudio sanchez from coheed and cambria who's voice is so wonderfully off from the expected. 

 

claudio can sing something fierce! i also find that andy looks a hell of a lot like zack galifianakis.

he's one funny mother fucker!

back to the subject at hand, here's some sexiness for your ear pussies: 'where have you been' by manchester:

this is an up close and personal rendition of  'i can feel a hot one' (not a fart reference haha) from their new album, "mean everything to nothing".

okay, one more off the new album. they recorded the whole CD live for a more real sound, which i love. this is 'i've got friends':

the lyrics are so heartfelt and all written by andy. instrumentally, they say it's a collabortion between every band member. they've got some great chemistry!